Indonesia in the ABU TV Song Festival

Indonesia
Indonesia
Participating broadcasterTelevisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI)
Participation summary
Appearances11
First appearance2012

The participation of Indonesia in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred eleven times since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival and began in 2012. Since their début in 2012, the Indonesian entry has been organised by the national broadcaster Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI).

History

2012

TVRI is one of the founder members in the ABU TV Song Festivals, having participated in the very first ABU TV Song Festival 2012.[1] Indonesia was the only country to hold a televised selection process for the first ABU TV Song Festival, the selection called "Goes To Korea: ABU Asia Pacific TV Song Festival 2012 Indonesian Final" was held with six singers competing to represent Indonesia in Seoul. The singers all performed covers of existing songs, the winner was selected by a jury.[2]

Artist Song Result
Maria Calista And I'm Telling You 1
Angeline Situmorang Stand Up For Love
Putri All By Myself
Jeremia Lumbantobing When A Man Loves A Women
Melita Meliala Foolish Games & Listen

In Seoul Maria Calista performed "Karena Ku Sanggup" which was written specifically for the ABU TV Song Festival 2012.

2013

Indonesia once again participated in the ABU TV Song Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. Indonesia opted for an internal selection putting Putri Saigain who had participated in the 2012 selection together with Shella Tiatira, they were announced along with their song "Mimpiku" on 5 July 2013.[3] At the festival they performed 4th before Vietnam and after Hong Kong.

2014

On 26 June 2014 it was announced that Theresia Hutabarat also known as Tere Cia would represent Indonesia in Macau at the third ABU TV Song Festival.[4] The Indonesian entry "Dimana Hatimu" was revealed on 18 July 2014.[5] On 31 August 2015 Indonesia confirmed their intention to host the 2016 ABU TV Song Festival.[6]

2015

Indonesia confirmed their participation in the 2015 Festival on 5 April 2015.[7] Ahead of the 2015 it was announced that the ABU had selected Indonesia to host the 2016 festival in Jakarta.[8] On 15 September 2015 it was announced that the singer Zahra Damariva would represent Indonesia at the event,[9] her song was announced on 12 September 2015 to be "Tak Kembali".[10]

ABU TV Song Festival 2015 bid

At a press conference held on 18 July 2013 it was announced that Indonesia were submitting a bid to host the ABU TV Song Festival 2015.[11] In recent editions, the TV Festival has been held in the host city of the ABU General Assembly, with Istanbul, Turkey playing host to such assembly in 2015. If the bid were to be successful, it would be the first time that the TV Festival has taken place away from the host country of the General Assembly.[12][better source needed] The 2014 TV Festival is scheduled to take place in Macau, China, in conjunction with the 52nd ABU General Assembly.[12] Indonesia were unsuccessful in their bid for the 2015 Festival with Istanbul, Turkey being announced as the venue for the 4th festival on 20 October 2014.[13]

Participation overview

Year Entrant Song Language
2012 Maria Calista "Karena Ku Sanggup" Indonesian
2013 Putri and Shella "Mimpiku" Indonesian
2014 Tere Cia "Dimana Hatimu" Indonesian
2015 Zahra Damariva "Tak Kembali" Indonesian
2016 Novita Dewi "Terbang" Indonesian
2017 Januarisman "Blue Night" Indonesian
2018 Lana Nitibaskara "Reach For The Stars" English, Indonesian
2019 Hanin Dhiya "Berkawan Dengan Rindu" Indonesian
2020 Epo D’Fenomenon "My Love Get Locked Down" Indonesian
2021 Denny & Nonoy with Mixline Band "Sense of Nusantara" English
2022 Putri Ayu "Never Enough" English

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters
2016 Bali Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center TBA

References

  1. ^ Hamzah, Hanizah. "ABU TV Song Festival". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ Mikheev, Andy. "ABU TV & Radio Song Festivals 2012 - Телевизионный и Радио Фестивали Песни АВС 2012". esckaz. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 July 2013). "Indonesia: Putri & Shella To ATSF". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (26 June 2014). "Indonesia: Theresia Hutabarat Has Been Selected For ATSF'14". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (18 July 2014). "Indonesia: Tere Cia To Sing "Dimana Hatimu"". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (31 August 2014). "Indonesia: Plans To Host ABU TV Song Festival 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 April 2015). "Indonesia: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participant Search Begins". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (27 April 2015). "Indonesia: Will Host The ABU TV Song Festival 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. ^ Granger, Anthoony. "Indonesia: Zahra Damariva To ABU TV Song Festival". Eurovoix-World.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Indonesia: Zahra Damariva To Perform "Tak Kembali"". Eurovoix-World.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (19 July 2013). "Indonesia bid for the 2015 ATSF". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  12. ^ a b Mikheev, Andy (18 July 2013). "Indonesia bid for ABU TV Song Festival 2015". esckaz.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013. At the conference it has been announced that Indonesia is bidding for organization of ABU TV Song Festival in 2015 with "low cost, high impact" motto, while 2014 event will take place in Macau, China. If successful, that will mean that in 2015 event will be separated from ABU General Assembly which will take place in Istanbul.
  13. ^ Fidan, Mustafa. "Turkey to host ABU TV Song Festival in 2015". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.