CASC 12

CASC 12
The 12th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 12, was the twelfth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. The contest was hosted in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after the country's win in the previous edition with Joy Crookes and her song "Feet Don't Fail Me Now". The official slogan of CASC 12 was "Keep On Walking".

Chittagong is Bangladesh's second largest city with a population of more than 5.2 million. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. It is known for having the largest sea port in the region and is among the biggest cities in its region, Bengal, along with Dhaka and Kolkata

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 12. The edition also featured 9 guest countres with 6 of them having participated in previous editions.

Debuting Countries
The edition featured 3 debuting countries. Those were the guest countries Belarus, Brunei and Cambodia.

Withdrawing Countries
A total of 6 countries withdrew from the competition. All 6 countries were guest countries and did not appear on the published list due to not being invited. These 6 countries are Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Singapore, Sudan and Vietnam.

First Semi Final
The First Semi Final of CASC 12 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 12 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 12 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, Bangladesh. The table below shows all Automatic Qualifiers, sorted alphabetically.

Wildcard Round
The Wildcard Round of CASC 12 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 Pakistan. Meesha Shafi received a total of 203 Points with her song "Rajkumari (راجکماری)". The table below shows all countries in their official running order.