Asiavision Song Contest

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The Asiavision Song Contest is an Asian spin-off of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is an annual song contest held in the summer that has been running since 2019. Each country submits a song and performer and then casts votes for other countries entries through a jury vote and a televote.

As of 2021, Palestine and Vietnam have won the contest once.

Participation
As of 2021, all Asia-Pacific countries can compete in the contest. A partially recognised country must be recognised by the host country or have its participation request accepted by said country. Northern Cyprus debuted in the very first edition in 2019, as the host country Turkey recognises the disputed country. In 2020, the host country of Palestine accepted the participation of Northern Cyprus as a symbol unity as both nations have had trouble becoming fully recognised internationally, however in 2021, Vietnam rejected the Turkish Cypriot participation request. 50 countries debuted in 2019, followed by a further 7 in 2020. 3 Pacific countries, most notable Australia and New Zealand debuted in 2021.

Auto qualification
Since the very first edition, there have been 6 countries prequalified to the final. These include the host country and the next 5 participating countries that contribute the most to the contest's production.

Voting
Likewise in the Eurovision Song Contest, each country sends a jury who award 12 points, 10 points, 8 points and downwards to 1 point to their favourite entry. A televote is also counted in the same method, except votes are not tied to a country. Only participating countries can submit jury votes. Countries participating in a semi-final plus 3 of the automatic qualifiers can vote in each semi-final and all countries vote in the final, regardless of whether they qualify or not.

Hosting
The country that wins the contest must host the next edition. It may be in which ever city the host country desires, as long as there is a suitable arena. In 2019, Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, hosted the very first edition to 'bridge the gap' between Eurovison (Europe) and Asiavision (Asia). As of 2021, the Asiavision Song Contest has never been hosted in a country's capital city.



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