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Own Asiavision Song Contest 21
Dates
Semi-final	5 October 2019
Final	12 October 2019
Host
Venue	Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium Sana'a, Yemen
Presenter(s)	Balqees
Executive supervisor	Mihai
Executive producer	Anton
Host broadcaster	YTV
Participants
Number of entries	37
Debuting countries	New Caledonia Vanuatu
Returning countries	Kyrgyzstan Macau Oman Papua New Guinea Tajikistan Tonga
Non-returning countries	Hong Kong Indonesia Iran Myanmar North Korea Pakistan Qatar
Vote
Voting system	Each country awards 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song	South Korea "Adios"

Own Asiavision Song Contest 21, often referred to as OASC #21, is the 21st edition of Own Asiavision Song Contest. The contest took place in Sana'a, Yemen, following the country's victory in the 20th edition with the song "Mudbira", performed by A-WA. The contest was held at the Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. This is the first time that the country hosted the contest.

Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, with New Caledonia and Vanuatu making their debut appearance. The contest saw the return of Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tonga, while Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan and Qatar have withdrawn from the competition.

The winner was declared South Korea, who won the contest for the third time, with the song "Adios" performed by Everglow. South Korea became the first country to win the contest three times and so far holds the record of most victories. The second place went to French Polynesia, who managed to beat their best result from previous edition, alongside Samoa who ended up on sixth place and Kuwait on sixteenth place. The podium was completed by Fiji, followed by Vietnam and Thailand on fourth and fifth places respectively. Out of the "Big Six" countries, two managed to keep their auto-qualification streak by ending up in the top 6: French Polynesia and Vietnam. The host nation Yemen finished on the 24th place. This edition also marked the first appearance of Vanuatu in the final, while Kyrgyzstan failed to qualify for the first time.

Location

Further information on the host country: Yemen

Host City

Sana'a

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Location of the host city.

Sana'a, also spelled Sanaa or Sana, is the largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sana'a Governorate. The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of "Amanat Al-Asemah". Under the Yemeni constitution, Sana'a is the capital of the country, although the seat of the internationally recognised government moved to Aden in the aftermath of the September 21 Revolution. Aden was declared as the temporary capital by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi in March 2015.

Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an elevation of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world, and is next to the Sarawat Mountains of Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb and Jabal Tiyal, considered to be the highest mountains in the country and amongst the highest in the region. Sana'a has a population of approximately 3,937,500 (2012), making it Yemen's largest city.

The Old City of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a distinctive architectural character, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns. In the conflict that raged in 2015, bombs hit UNESCO sites in the old city. Located here is the Al Saleh Mosque, the largest in the city.

Venue

The Ali Mohsen al-Muraisi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sana'a, Yemen. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Ahli; the stadium holds 25,000 people.

Format

Semi-final Allocation Draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 27 September 2019. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big Six would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. Sixteen countries will participate in the first semi-final, while fifteen countries in the second semi-final. From each semi-final, ten countries will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of twenty-six countries will participate.

The thirty-one semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Australia India Nepal Papua New Guinea Philippines Thailand	China Japan Macau Mongolia South Korea	Fiji New Caledonia Samoa Tonga Vanuatu
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan	Iraq Jordan Kuwait Palestine Syria	Bahrain Brunei Oman Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Participating countries

Semi-final 1

Sixteen countries participated in the first semi-final. French Polynesia, Malaysia and Singapore also voted in this semi-final.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
01	Nepal	Nepsek & Srisa	"Eklopan" (एक्लोपन)	Nepali	7	81
02	United Arab Emirates	Shébani	"In the Fire"	English	1	107
03	Kyrgyzstan	Nurlan Nasip & Asel Kadyrbekova	"Yrdalyp butpoyt mahabat" (Ырдалып бутпойт махабат)	Kyrgyz	16	3
04	Samoa	Sol3 Mio	"I See Fire"	English	2	106
05	Japan	Reol	"Gekihaku" (激白)	Japanese	6	85
06	Australia	Lastlings	"I've Got You"	English	5	89
07	Vanuatu	Danielle Matthews	"Fantasy"	English	8	77
08	Iraq	Shatha Hassoun	"Waer" (واعر)	Arabic	11	65
09	Jordan	Aziz Maraka	"Mafi mennik" (مافي منك)	Arabic	15	45
10	Afghanistan	Laili Zahedi	"Deewana" (دیوانه)	Dari	12	64
11	Bahrain	Frank Turner	"Sister Rosetta"	English	13	53
12	South Korea	Everglow	"Adios"	Korean, English	3	96
13	Kuwait	Tamara Qaddoumi	"Flowers Will Rot"	English	10	73
14	Philippines	SB19	"Go Up"	Filipino, English	14	45
15	Thailand	Violette Wautier	"Drive"	English	4	95
16	Mongolia	Uka feat. Kairu	"Inner Peace"	Mongolian	9	76

Semi-final 2

Fifteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Laos, Vietnam and Yemen also voted in this semi-final.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
01	Saudi Arabia	Omar Basaad feat. Karra	"Why Do We Run"	English	9	70
02	Palestine	Roisin El Cherif	"Half a Life"	English	13	42
03	Turkmenistan	Maro feat. Habib	"Suw sep lampa"	Turkmen	7	77
04	Tonga	Leilani Wolfgramm	"Sinner"	English	8	74
05	India	Ananya Birla	"Better"	English	4	93
06	Brunei	Jaz	"Katakan"	Indonesian	11	59
07	Uzbekistan	Gulsanam Mamazoitova	"Biyo" (Биё)	Uzbek	5	82
08	New Caledonia	Marcus Gad feat. Tamal	"River"	English	15	34
09	Syria	Wafia	"I'm Good"	English	3	100
10	Macau	Winnie Fai	"Zi yu ti" (自癒體)	Mandarin	10	65
11	Papua New Guinea	Mal Meninga Kuri	"Ambai ya"	Enga	12	53
12	Fiji	9Muses	"Remember"	Korean, English	1	123
13	Oman	Amy Syed	"You Go to My Head"	English	14	36
14	Tajikistan	Manizha	"Izumrud" (Изумруд)	Russian	2	113
15	China	Vava feat. Ty. & Nina Wang	"My New Swag"	Mandarin	6	81

Final

Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 37 participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
01	Fiji	9Muses	"Remember"	Korean, English	3	114
02	Samoa	Sol3 Mio	"I See Fire"	English	6	106
03	Malaysia	Fazz	"Blame"	English	12	87
04	Australia	Lastlings	"I've Got You"	English	15	75
05	Kuwait	Tamara Qaddoumi	"Flowers Will Rot"	English	16	74
06	Macau	Winnie Fai	"Zi yu ti" (自癒體)	Mandarin	26	32
07	Vietnam	Tóc Tiên	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	English, Vietnamese	4	109
08	Tajikistan	Manizha	"Izumrud" (Изумруд)	Russian	8	103
09	Tonga	Leilani Wolfgramm	"Sinner"	English	13	87
10	South Korea	Everglow	"Adios"	Korean, English	1	131
11	Syria	Wafia	"I'm Good"	English	9	97
12	Yemen	Jessica D. feat. Glance	"Get Down"	English	24	46
13	Laos	Sophie-Tith	"Enfant d'ailleurs"	French	19	65
14	Japan	Reol	"Gekihaku" (激白)	Japanese	7	105
15	Singapore	Chantelle Lee feat. Twin Lee	"Your Love"	English	25	39
16	Uzbekistan	Gulsanam Mamazoitova	"Biyo" (Биё)	Uzbek	10	97
17	Vanuatu	Danielle Matthews	"Fantasy"	English	18	66
18	Nepal	Nepsek & Srisa	"Eklopan" (एक्लोपन)	Nepali	17	73
19	China	Vava feat. Ty. & Nina Wang	"My New Swag"	Mandarin	21	63
20	Saudi Arabia	Omar Basaad feat. Karra	"Why Do We Run"	English	11	90
21	Thailand	Violette Wautier	"Drive"	English	5	106
22	Turkmenistan	Maro feat. Habib	"Suw sep lampa"	Turkmen	22	58
23	Mongolia	Uka feat. Kairu	"Inner Peace"	Mongolian	23	54
24	India	Ananya Birla	"Better"	English	14	85
25	United Arab Emirates	Shébani	"In the Fire"	English	20	64
26	French Polynesia	Jordan Fisher	"All About Us"	English	2	120

Other countries

Eligibility 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. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

• Bangladesh: Bangladesh decided to not return due to lack of motivation from the broadcaster to look for potential entries.
• Bhutan: It was confirmed that the country would not return in the 21st edition.
• Cambodia: It was confirmed that the country would not return in the 21st edition.
• East Timor: It was confirmed that the country would not return in the 21st edition.
• Hong Kong: RTHK announced a one edition break and that a return in the 22nd edition was not ruled out.
• Indonesia: The broadcaster missed the deadline for confirmations, thus being forced to withdraw.
• Iran: Iran decided to take a break without giving out more information.
• Maldives: It was confirmed that the country would not return in the 21st edition.
• Myanmar: The broadcaster missed the deadline for confirmations, thus being forced to withdraw.
• New Zealand: The broadcaster announced one more edition break due to the departure of the old delegation of the country.
• Niue: Broadcasting Corporation of Niue attempted to gain OABU membership and participate in this edition. A Niuean entry was selected to compete in the contest – Tommy Nee and "Feel" would have been the country's first entry. The entry was rejected from competing as the broadcaster cannot obtain OABU membership due to the island being a constituent territory of New Zealand.
• North Korea: KCTV declared North Korean participation highly unlikely after hosting the Second Winners Edition held in the capital Pyongyang. Also news broke out that the long-time Head of Delegation, had stepped down from his former position.
• Pakistan: Pakistan withdraws for edition #21. A final decision regarding the future of the current HoD will be made before edition #22.
• Qatar: The head of the delegation announced the country's withdrawal for this edition.
• Solomon Islands: It was confirmed that the country would not return in the 21st edition.
• Sri Lanka: The broadcaster failed to give any information about their participation.
• Taiwan: The broadcaster failed to give any information about their participation.