The participation of Malaysia in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred six times since the inaugural
ABU TV Song Festival
The ABU TV Song Festival is an annual non-competitive gala that showcases songs or instrumentals by musicians across Asia, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Participating countries which have full or additional full ABU mem ...
began in
2012
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. Since their début in 2012, the Malaysian entry has been organised by the national broadcaster
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( en, Radio Television of Malaysia, abbreviated as RTM, stylised as rtm), also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia ( ms, Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Establi ...
(RTM).
History
RTM is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals, having participated in the very first
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 gener ...
.
Withdrawal
On 2 June 2014,
Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Radio Televisyen Malaysia ( en, Radio Television of Malaysia, abbreviated as RTM, stylised as rtm), also known as the Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia ( ms, Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia) is the national public broadcaster of Malaysia. Establi ...
(RTM) announced that Malaysia withdrew from the
ABU TV Song Festival 2014, for a year-break.
Return
On 19 August 2015 it was announced that Malaysia would be one of 14 countries participating in the 2015 ABU TV Song Festival in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. On 13 September it was revealed that Malaysia would be represented by Ernie Zakri, three days later on 13 September Ernie's song was announced as "Dialah di Hati".
Participation overview
: ''Did not compete or was relegated''
References
{{ABU TV Song Festival
Countries at the ABU Song Festival