ABU Radio Song Festival | |
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![]() Generic logo used for the ABU Radio Song Festivals. | |
Genre | Song festival |
Created by | ABU |
No. of episodes | 6 festivals |
Production | |
Production company | Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union |
Original release | |
Release | 11 October 2012 present | –
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The ABU Radio Song Festival is a biennial non-competitive gala that showcases songs or instrumentals by musicians across Asia, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), and is based on the Eurovision Song Contest.[1] The format consists of a non-televised semi-final and grand final which is broadcast.[2]
Participating countries which have full or additional full ABU membership are invited to submit a song from an act that is unsigned to any record label. These entries are listened to by a panel of jury members, who select fifteen to proceed towards the radio festival final, were another panel of judges determining the top-5 prize winners.[2] The grand final may be broadcast live via radio and television, or as a delayed live recorded broadcast for national broadcasters who may wish to add subtitles in their native languages.[1]