ABU Radio Song Festival 2014
abu radio song festival second edition biennial abu radio song festival organised asiapacific broadcasting union abu festival took place may sri lankan city colombo nelum pokuna mahinda rajapaksa theatre originally chosen host venue later moved stein studio twelve country participated song festival festival originally hosted abc australia however unknown reason occur colombo largest city commercial industrial cultural capital sri lanka located west coast island adjacent sri jayawardenapura kotte suburb parliament capital sri lanka colombo also administrative capital western province sri lanka district capital colombo district colombo often referred capital since sri jayawardenapura kotte satellite city colombo colombo busy vibrant place mixture modern life colonial building ruin population city limit political capital sri lanka sri jayawardenapura kotte original venue selected host festival nelum pokuna mahinda rajapaksa theatre colombo theatre equipped ultra modern facility auditorium seat library training facility march abu announced stein studio would new venue year edition founder block studio sq ft sq area turn seat theater unlike format used eurovision song contest two version song festival abu radio abu tv song festival abu radio song festival took place may coincided radio asia event took place – may total country took part year festival host country sri lanka withdrew prior inaugural festival thailand made debut radio song festival whilst bhutan fiji indonesia kyrgyzstan sudan vanuatu vietnam withdrew radio festival year unlike festival year festival award presented top five act festival organiser presented token appreciation performer sign recognition diverse range musical genre sixteen preliminary entry twelve selected proceed final abu radio song festival remaining four qualify shown following table bhutan – december station manager centennial radio confirmed eurovoixcom would taking part contest abu song festival abu tv song festival asiapacific broadcasting union eurovision song contest eurovision young musician junior eurovision song contest official website abu radio song festival