CASC 04

CASC 04
The 4th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 04, was the fourth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. The contest took place in Ulaaanbaatar, Mongolia, following Odonbat and Uranus winning the previous edition with their song "Let Me Go".

Ulaanbaatar is the capital, as well as the largest city of Mongolia. With a population of 1.5 million, it is home to half of Mongolia's population. Ulaanbaatar is located in central Mongolia and is surrounded by mountains and steppe.

Participating Countries
A total of 22 countries took part in the edition.

Returning Countries
All 18 regular countries that had participated in the previous edition returned in CASC 04. The edition also featured 4 guest countres with none of them having participated in previous editions.

Debuting Countries
The edition featured 4 debuting countries. Those were the guest countries Cyprus, India, North Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

Withdrawing Countries
A total of 3 countries withdrew from the competition. All 3 countries were guest countries and did not appear on the published list due to not being invited. These 3 countries are Bhutan, Lebanon and Syria.

Grand Final
The Grand Final of the fourth Central-Asian Song Contest featured 22 countries and was won by Kazakhstan. C.C.Tay managed to gain 161 Points with her song "Tüsimde Körem (Түсимде Көрем)". The table below shows all countries in their official running order.