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Hong Kong In The ABU TV Song Festival
The participation of Hong Kong in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred eight times since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012. Since their début in 2012, the Hong Kong entry has been organised by the national broadcaster Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). In 2020, Hong Kong withdrew from the festival and has yet to return. History 2012 TVB is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals, having participated in the very first ABU TV Song Festival 2012. In Seoul Hong Kong was represented by Alfred Hui who performed 7th on the night after Japan and before Indonesia. 2013 On 15 June 2013 it was confirmed that Hong Kong would participate in the second ABU TV Song Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. TVB selected Mag Lam to represent the country on the stage in Hanoi. 2014 On June 4 2014 TVB confirmed that Hong Kong would participate in the third festival in Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABU TV Song Festival 2012
The ABU TV Song Festival 2012 was the first annual edition of the ABU TV Song Festivals. The festival, which was non-competitive, took place in the KBS Concert Hall, located in the South Korean capital of Seoul and coincided with the 49th general assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Eleven countries confirmed their participation in the first edition of the competition. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) had previously run international contests, inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, for their members during 1985 – 1987. The European Broadcasting Union had proposed a partnership with the ABU in 2008 to establish the Asiavision Song Contest, however these talks never produced any results. The ABU announced in 2011 that they would organise their own ABU Radio and TV Song Festivals. The format used was different from that of the Eurovision Song Contest, as there were two festivals that took place. The ABU TV Song Festival was a non-competitive mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
