ABU TV Song Festival 2019 explained

ABU TV Song Festival
Year:2019
Final:19 November 2019
Presenters:Shingo Murakami[1]
Yuki Sugiura
Host:Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Venue:NHK Hall, Tokyo
Return:
Nonreturn: Afghanistan





The ABU TV Song Festival 2019 was the eighth annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals.

History

The event, which is non-competitive, took place in Tokyo, coinciding with the 56th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).[2]

List of participants

A total of eleven countries took part in the ABU TV Song Festival 2019. Australia returned to the event after five year absence.[3] Apart from the participating songs, the show also included special performances from Joe Hisaishi[4] and Foorin.[5]

DrawCountryArtistSongLanguage
1Hoàng Thùy Linh"Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe"Vietnamese
2Dan Sultan"Cul-de-sac"English
3Adelino da Silva"Leave Again"Chinese, English
4Hey! Say! JUMP"Fanfare"
"Come On A My House"
"Ue o Muite Arukō"
Japanese, English
5Hanin Dhiya"Berkawan Dengan Rindu"Indonesian
6Kay Tse"Reposing Beside You" (只想死於你身邊)Cantonese
7Mustafa Sandal"Aya Benzer"Turkish
8TWICE"Feel Special"Korean
9Dimash Kudaibergen"S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse"French
10A. R. Rahman"Mausam & Escape"
"Jai Ho"
Hindi
11Na Ying"Silence" (默)Chinese

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 村上信五司会『ABUソングフェスティバル』Hey! Say! JUMP、TWICE、Foorin、久石譲ら出演 . realsound.jp . 20 November 2021 . 7 October 2019 . ja.
  2. Web site: Announcement of Performers - ABU TV Song Festival in Tokyo . Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union . 20 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Knox . David . ABC joins Asia-Pacific TV Song Festival . tvtonight.au . 20 November 2021 . 24 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Music festival gathers artists from across Asia . Japan Times . 20 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Foorinからのお知らせ!「ABUソングフェスティバル in東京」出演します! . nhk.or.jp . 20 November 2021.