Bhutan in the ABU Radio Song Festival
Bhutan have participated in the ABU Radio Song Festival once. The Bhutanese broadcaster, Centennial Radio, has been the organiser of the Bhutanese entry since the country's debut in the contest in 2012.[1][2]
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| Member station | Centennial Radio |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2012 |
| Last appearance | 2014 |
| Best result | 6th: 2012 |
| Worst result | DNQ: 2012 |
History
2012
Centennial Radio is one of the founder members in the ABU Radio Song Festivals, having participated in the very first ABU Radio Song Festival 2012.[2] At the first festival two songs were submitted to participate in the event, Dechen Wangmo was selected to participate in the final while Sonam Tshewang was not selected by the panel at the ABU. In Seoul Dechen finished in 6th place.
2014
On 30 December 2013 Centennial Radio confirmed to Eurovoix.com that Bhutan would not participate in the ABU Radio Song Festival 2014.[3]
Contestants
- Table key
Grand Prix
Gold Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Jury Award
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | English translation | Place | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dechen Wangmo[4] | Dzongkha, English | "Black as Snow" | – | 6 | – |
| Sonam Tshewang | Dzongkha | "Nga Num Che" | – | Failed to qualify | ||
| Did not participate between 2014 and 2015 | ||||||
References
- "ABU Radio Song Festival website showcases a strong field of entries". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Mikheev, Andy (4 October 2012). "ABU Radio Song Festival 2012 Participants". ESCKaz. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- Granger, Anthony. "Bhutan: Will Not Take Part In The ABU Radio Song Festival 2014". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ABU (12 October 2012). "Billy Acoustie awarded the Grand Prix in the inaugural ABU Radio Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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