ABU Radio Song Festival 2018

The ABU Radio Song Festival 2018 was the fifth edition of the ABU Radio Song Festivals, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). It was held in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana in July 2018 in the Kazmedia center.[1][2]

ABU Radio Song Festival 2018
Dates
Final11 July 2018
Host
VenueKazmedia center, Astana, Kazakhstan
Host broadcasterRepublican Television and Radio Corporation (RTRC)
Participants
Number of entries11 songs from 10 countries (to date)
Debuting countriesAfghanistan Afghanistan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Turkey Turkey
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
Returning countries Indonesia
Non-returning countries China
Myanmar Myanmar
Romania Romania
 Singapore
 South Korea
Thailand Thailand
2016 ← ABU Radio Song Festival → 2019

Provisional list of participating countries

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Country Artist Song Language Broadcaster
  Afghanistan Goodar Zazai[3] "I Don't Want to Grow Up" Persian RTA
  India Akashlina Amin "Jhumur" Hindi AIR
  India Siddhartha BelMannu "Anireekshita" Hindi AIR
  Indonesia Andi Rikzha Fadillah Mallarangeng "You are the shade" English, Indonesian RRI
  Kazakhstan Jordan Arakelyan[4] "No way back" English RTRC
  Macau Ao Ieong Sio Wa "Party Love" English TDM
  Maldives Abdulla Ziyau "Kuriah Dhanee gadha hiyvarun" Maldivian PSM
  Nepal Biju Pandit "Gorkhali Cheli" Nepali Radio Tulsipur
  Turkey Yahya Geylan "Masum Bebek" Turkish TRT
  Turkmenistan Atajanov Ahmet "Pyrakyndan" Turkmen TVTM
  Vietnam Nguyen Hoang Tung "Osole Mio" Vietnamese VOV

References

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  1. ^ "Kazakhstan To Host ABU Radio Song Festival 2018". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "International press leaders, local journalists exchange views at Asia Media Dialogue in Astana". 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan: Goodar Zazai To ABU Radio Song Festival 2018". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan: Jordan Arakelyan Entry For ABU Radio Song Festival Revealed". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix World. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
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