CASC 10

CASC 10
The 10th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 10, was the tenth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. Following Bangladesh's victory of the previous edition with Xefer and her "Harbona (হারবো না)", CASC 10 was hosted in Dhaka.

Dhaka is both the largest city and capital of Bangladesh. It has a population of 10.2 million, which makes it one of the most populous cities in the world. The city lies in the centre of Bangladesh and is famous for its port.

Participating Countries
A total of 39 countries took part in the edition.

Returning Countries
All 31 regular countries that had participated in the previous edition returned in CASC 10. The edition also featured 8 guest countres with 3 of them having participated in previous editions.

Debuting Countries
The edition featured 5 debuting countries. Those were the guest countries Laos, Maldives, Palestine, Qatar and Thailand.

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 Bahrain, Indonesia and Oman.

First Semi Final
The First Semi Final of CASC 10 featured 17 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 10 featured 17 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 10 featured five Automatic Qualifiers, which were pre-qualified for the Grand Final and therefore skipped the Semi Final stage. The Automatic Qualifiers included the host country, Bangladesh. The table below shows the Automatic Qualifier's songs.

Wildcard Round
The Wildcard Round of CASC 10 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 twelfth Central-Asian Song Contest featured 26 countries and was won by Russia. Polnalyubvi (Полналюбви) won the contest with her song "Istochnik (Источник)", having scored 256 Points. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.