The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has revealed the countries and artists participating in the 10th edition of the ABU TV Song Festival.
Ten countries are set to participate in the ABU TV Song Festival 2021 on November 18. The show will once again be a virtual event with all of the performances in the show being pre-recorded. The event is being hosted in Malaysia and will be presented by Azura Zainal and Sharizan Borhan.
The countries, artists, and songs featuring in the festival are:
- Brunei – Suzan Maidin – I’m a Woman (RTB)
- India – Summersalt – Public Address System of the Khasi People (DD)
- Indonesia – Denny & Nonou with Mixline Band – Sense of Nusantara (TVRI)
- Japan – milet – inside you (NHK)
- Kazakhstan – Amre – Waves of Life (Khabar Agency)
- Macau – Dr.Jen – Say You Love Me (TDM)
- Malaysia – Amir Jahari – Ingga (RTM)
- South Korea – ITZY – LOCO (KBS)
- Turkey – İlyas Yalçıntaş – Gel Be Gökyüzüm (TRT)
- Vietnam – The Pentatonic – White Snow and Red Azalea
For the second time in the ABU TV Song Festival’s history, an artist is returning to the show. The Pentatonic first represented Vietnam in 2013 when VTV hosted the show in Hanoi.
The line-up announced by the ABU means that Kazakhstan returns after a one-year break while China, Nepal, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vanuatu have withdrawn from the festival. The ABU TV Song Festival 2021 features the smallest number of entries in the event’s history.
Source: ABU
