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- This article is about the Asia-Pacific Song Contest. For the European version, see Eurovision Song Contest.
For the image sensor, see APS-C.
Our Sound: The Asia-Pacific Song Contest logo (introduced in 2010). The host country's flag appears in the heart.
Our Sound: The Asia-Pacific Song Contest was planned to be an annual songwriting competition based on the Eurovision Song Contest. As of 29 November 2010, the website claims 'Coming Soon', the organisers do not actively participate on the Facebook page with the last response on 13 March 2011, and the proposed date of 26 November for the contest having passed.
Each participating country would submit a song to be performed on live television and then cast votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition.
The Contest was planned to be a six-month musical event consisting of national and regional tournaments and a grand final. The contest was to have been seen in 18 countries/regions in its first year: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. These areas comprise over 3 billion people (half of Earth's population) in over 500 million households. As of now, it is still unsure if the event will ever get off the ground at all. [1]
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History
The concept was first announced in 2007 when the European Broadcasting Union, producer of the Eurovision Song Contest, announced that it was selling the format to an Asian company which would hold a similar contest in Asia. Unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest which is produced by state-owned and public broadcasters, the Asia-Pacific Song Contest is a commercial venture, run by Asiavision Pte Ltd.[2]
It was originally titled as Asiavision Song Contest, but it was renamed as Our Sound due to the agreement by the organizers and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, who used the Asiavision name for their news exchange.[3]
Format
Andreas Gerlach, CEO of Asiavision Pte. Ltd, stated that "the format is highly suited to the Asia region and its people who love popular music and have a strong national pride. Asia today is all about competition, economically and politically. The Song Contest is a friendly competition between cultures. Like in Europe, the universal language of music will help to bring people closer together and nurture mutual understanding in the region."[4]
Eighteen countries and areas were to participate in the first Asia-Pacific Song Contest.[5]
Year Countries/regions making their debut 2011 
Australia, 
Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, 
China, 
Chinese Taipei, 
Hong Kong, 
India, 
Indonesia, 
Japan, 
Laos, 
Malaysia, 
Myanmar, 
New Zealand, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, 
South Korea, 
Thailand, 
VietnamReferences
- ^ Hondal, Victor (2008-09-18). "Asiavision Song Contest to be held by mid-2009!". ESCToday. http://esctoday.com/news/read/12301. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "About the Asiavision Song Contest". Asiavision Pte Ltd. http://asiavision.tv/about.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-18.[dead link]
- ^ Gerlach, Andreas (2009-02-27). "Asia-Pacific song contest gets new name". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/54317/Asia-Pacific-song-contest-gets-new-name. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (2008-09-18). "Asiavision Song Congtest announced for mid-2009". Eurovision.tv (EBU. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1369. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Costa, Nelson (2009-03-27). "New name for the Asian contest". Oikotimes. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5403. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
See also
External links
Categories:- Music competitions
- Singing competitions
- Song contests
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