CASC 13

CASC 13
The 13th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 13, was the thirteenth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. Following Meesha Shafi´s win of the previous edition with her song "Rajkumari (راجکماری)", the contest took place in Karachi, Pakistan, under the slogan "Nights Like No Other".

With its 15 million residents, Karachi is not only Pakistan's largest city, but also one of the most populated cities worldwide. The city is situated in Pakistan's south right on the coast of the Indian Ocean.

Participating Countries
A total of 41 countries took part in the edition.

Returning Countries
All 32 regular countries that had participated in the previous edition returned in CASC 13, with Palestine taking the place of North Korea. The edition also featured 9 guest countres with 7 of them having participated in previous editions.

Debuting Countries
The edition featured 2 debuting countries. Those were the guest countries Finland and Libya.

Withdrawing Countries
A total of 8 countries withdrew from the competition. 7 of these countries were guest countries and did not appear on the published list due to not being invited. These 7 countries are Belarus, Brunei, Cambodia, Maldives, Qatar, Thailand and Yemen. North Korea is the first regular country to withdraw from the competition.

First Semi Final
The First Semi Final of CASC 13 featured 18 countries, out of which a total of 10 countries qualified to the Grand Final. Two additional countries got a ticket for the Wildcard Round. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.

These countries qualified for the Grand Final.

These countries qualified for the Wildcard Round.

Second Semi Final
The Second Semi Final of CASC 13 featured 18 countries, out of which a total of 10 countries qualified to the Grand Final. Two additional countries got a ticket for the Wildcard Round. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.

These countries qualified for the Grand Final.

These countries qualified for the Wildcard Round.

Automatic Qualifiers
CASC 13 featured 5 Automatic Qualifiers, who were pre-qualified for the Grand Final and therefore skipped the Semi Final stage. Among these 5 countries also is the host country, Pakistan. The table below shows all Automatic Qualifiers, sorted alphabetically.

Wildcard Round
The Wildcard Round of CASC 13 featured 4 countries, out of which one additional country qualified to the Grand Final. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.

This country qualified for the Grand Final.

Grand Final
The Grand Final of the thirteenth Central-Asian Song Contest featured 26 countries and was won by China. Lia Lia and her song "City Of Tears" received 176 Points. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.