CASC 15

CASC 15
The 15th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 15, was the fifteenth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. Following Mongolia's win of the previous edition with Becca and her song "Leomini", this edition of the contest took place in Erdenet under the slogan "Beyond Borders".

With a population of around 100.000, Erdenet is Mongolia's second largest city. The city is located in northern Mongolia and is known for its copper mine.

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 15. The edition also featured 9 guest countres with 8 of them having participated in previous editions.

Debuting Countries
The edition featured 1 debuting country, which was the guest country Somalia.

Withdrawing Countries
A total of 9 countries withdrew from the competition. These countries were guest countries and did not appear on the published list due to not being invited. These 9 countries are Cambodia, East Timor, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Thailand and Yemen.

First Semi Final
The First Semi Final of CASC 15 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 15 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 15 featured 5 Automatic Qualifiers, who were pre-qualified for the Grand Final and therefore skipped the Semi Final stage. Among these 5 countries also was the host country, Mongolia. The table below shows all Automatic Qualifiers, sorted alphabetically.

Wildcard Round
The Wildcard Round of CASC 15 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 fifteenth Central-Asian Song Contest featured 26 countries and was won by Afghanistan. Meghan Kabir (میغان کبیر), Rakhs and their song "Ay Padeshahe Khooban (ای پادشاه خوبان)" received a total of 175 Points. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.