ABU Song Festivals
| ABU Song Festivals | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Song Festivals |
| Based on | Eurovision Song Contest by European Broadcasting Union |
| Production | |
| Production company | Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union |
| Original release | |
| Release | 14 October 2012 – present |
The ABU Song Festivals are non-competitive song concert galas based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The format consists of two shows, a Radio Song Festival and TV Song Festival, organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
Participating countries that have full or additional full ABU membership are invited to submit a song to be performed in front of a live audience. The radio festival was a competitive show with a panel of judges determining the top-5 prize winners and is broadcast via live radio that later transitioned to a non-competitive gala format. The television festival which is a non-competitive, musical gala presentation, is live recorded so that each of the national broadcasters may add subtitles in their native languages.