Hong Kong in the ABU TV Song Festival
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| Member station | Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) |
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| Appearances | 5 |
| First appearance | 2012 |
The participation of Hong Kong in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred thrice 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). Alfred Hui, Mag Lam and Frederick Cheng have all represented the nation at the 2012, 2013 and 2014 festivals respectively.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On 1 September 2014 it was revealed that Hong Kong would be represented by Fredrick Cheng.[4] It was announced on 24 September 2014 that Fredrick Cheng would perform "Xióngmao".[5]
2015
It was announced on 19 August 2015 that Hong Kong would not participate in the 2015 ABU TV Song Festival in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] But later it was announced that they would still participate in Turkey.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Language | Title | English translation |
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| 2012 | Alfred Hui (許廷鏗) | Cantonese | "Ma Ngai (螞蟻)" | The Ant |
| 2013 | Mag Lam (林欣彤)[7] | Mandarin | "Shi Jian (時間)" | Time |
| 2014 | Frederick Cheng (鄭俊弘) | Mandarin | "Xióngmao" (熊貓) | Panda |
| 2015 | Tracy Gu Wei (谷微) | Cantonese | Accept The Part (安守本份) | – |
| 2016 | Kayee Tam (譚嘉儀) | Cantonese | Puppet (扯線木偶) | - |
References
- ↑ Hamzah, Hanizah. "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "ABU'13: ABU TV Song Festival 2013 Confirmed In Hanoi". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Hong Kong: ATSF 2014 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "ABU TV Song Festival 2014: 12 Countries Confirmed So Far". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'14: China & Hong Kong Reveal Their Songs". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony. "ATSF'15: 14 Countries To Participate In Istanbul". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "ABU TV Song Festival - Hong Kong". Performer's profile. abuhanoi2013.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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