CASC 01

CASC 01
The 1st Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 01, was the first edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. It took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which was chosen as the host city due to its central location within Central Asia.

Bishkek is the largest city and capital of Kyrgyzstan, being home to approximately 1.075.000 people. The city lies right next to both the Tian Shan and Ala-Too mountain ranges and is known for its soviet-style apartment blocks, which dominate Bishkek's skyline.

Participanting Countries
A total of fifteen countries confirmed their participation in the first edition of the contest. Among these 15 countries were two guest countries ,Israel and Turkey, whith became regular countries in the upcoming edition. The following countries took part in CASC 01:


 * AfghanistanCASC.jpg Afghanistan
 * ArmeniaCASC.jpg Armenia
 * AzerbaijanCASC.jpg Azerbaijan
 * ChinaCASC.jpg China
 * GeorgiaCASC.jpg Georgia
 * IranCASC.jpg Iran
 * IsraelCASC.jpg Israel (Guest Country)
 * KazakhstanCASC.jpg Kazakhstan
 * KyrgyzstanCASC.jpg Kyrgyzstan (Host Country)
 * MongoliaCASC.jpg Mongolia
 * RussiaCASC.jpg Russia
 * TajikistanCASC.jpg Tajikistan
 * TurkeyCASC.jpg Türkiye (Guest Country)
 * TurkmenistanCASC.jpg Turkmenistan
 * UzbekistanCASC.jpg Uzbekistan

Grand Final
The Grand Final of the first Central-Asian Song Contest featured 15 countries and was won by Russia. The group Now United, performing together with DJ R3hab managed to reach 111 Points with their song "One Love". The table below shows all countries in their official running order.