ABU TV Song Festival 2013

For European version, see Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

ABU TV Song Festival 2013
Dates
Final26 October 2013[1]
Host
VenueHanoi Opera House, Hanoi, Vietnam[2]
Presenter(s)
Host broadcasterVietnam Television[5]
Participants
Number of entries
  • 15 countries
  • 16 songs
Debuting countries
Non-returning countriesNone
  •      Participating countries
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The ABU TV Song Festival 2013 was the second annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals. The festival, which is non-competitive, that took place on 26 October 2013 in the Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi, Vietnam and coinciding with the 50th general assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) which took place between 23 and 29 October 2013.[1][2] Sixteen songs from fifteen countries participated in the second edition of the event. Brunei, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand made their début at the festival[6]

  1. ^ a b "ABU 50th General Assembly and Associated Meetings". ABU. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "ABU TV Song Festival 2013". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (21 October 2013). "Jamaica dela Cruz to co-host". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (25 October 2013). "Hong Phuc Announced As Co-Host". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b Mikheev, Andy. "ABU TV Song Festival 2013". ESCKaz. ESCKaz. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (15 June 2013). "ABU'13: ABU TV Song Festival Confirmed in Hanoi". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.