In the United Kingdom, the origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. The style emerged as an offshoot of UK garage, drawing on a lineage of related styles such as 2-step and dub reggae, as well as jungle, broken beat, and grime. It is generally characterised by sparse, syncopated rhythmic patterns with prominent sub-bass frequencies. Maldives: It was announced that the country would not be returning due to flood issues.Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s.Macau: It was confirmed that Macau would not be returning this edition.Japan: Despite initially confirming their participation, it was announced that the country would be withdrawing from the edition.India: India failed to submit and present their entry within the given deadline and therefore was forced to withdraw from the edition.Bhutan: The broadcaster announced country's withdrawal from the seventeenth edition.The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 44 participating countries eligible to vote.įurther information: List of countries in the Own Asiavision Song ContestĮligibility for potential participation in the Own Asiavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OABU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. China, Thailand and Turkmenistan also voted in this semi-final. Nineteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Hong Kong, Syria and Tajikistan also voted in this semi-final. Nineteen countries participated in the first semi-final. The countries from the big five will vote as follow: Hong Kong, Syria and Tajikistan in the first semifinal, while Thailand and Turkmenistan in the second semifinal. The host country, China will vote in the second semi-final. The pots were calculated and are as follows:įrom these pots, 19 countries were allocated to compete in the first semi-final and 19 in the second semifinal. The participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists, have been split into six pots, based on voting patterns from the previous editions. The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place took place on 11 December 2017. The main stadium broke ground in 2011 and will completion in 2014/15.įormat Semi-final Allocation Draw The stadium is built in on a 400,000-square-meter site on the Qian Tang river front opposite the city’s new Central Business District. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 80,000 spectators. Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Hangzhou, China. Hangzhou prefecture had a registered population of 9,018,000 in 2015. During the 2010 Chinese census, the metropolitan area held 21.102 million people over an area of 34,585 km2. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China. The city's West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, immediately west of the city, is amongst its best-known attraction. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for much of the last millennium. It sits at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in east China. The contest also marked the first time that Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and South Korea failed to qualify for the final. The podium was completed by Thailand, which finished on the third place. The winner was Philippines with the song " Love Fades" performed by Hazel Faith which scored a record-breaking score of 200 points, winning by a margin of 34 points in front of Singapore. Despite originally confirming, India and Japan were forced to withdraw due to not submitting an entry before the deadline. Unfortunately, Bhutan has withdrawn from the competition. The contest saw the return of Bahrain, Kuwait, Mongolia, New Zealand and Philippines. This is the second time that the county hosts the event, after doing so in the second edition.įorty-four countries participated in the seventeenth edition. The contest took place in Hangzhou, China, following country's victory in the 16th edition with the song " Quiet", performed by Milck. Own Asiavision Song Contest 17, often referred to as OASC #17, is the 17th edition of Own Asiavision Song Contest. Participating countries Did not qualify from the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not this editionĮach country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs