CASC 14

CASC 14
The 14th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 14, was the fourteenth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. The previous edition was won by China with Lia Lia and her song "City Of Tears". Therefore, this edition of the contest took place in Lhasa, under the slogan "Be Yourself".

Lhasa is the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The city has about 460.000 residents and is heavily influenced by Tibetian Buddhist architechture and religion.

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 13. 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 East Timor.

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 Bahrain, Finland, Indonesia, Laos, Libya, Singapore, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

First Semi Final
The First Semi Final of CASC 14 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 14 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 14 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, China. The table below shows all Automatic Qualifiers, sorted alphabetically.

Wildcard Round
The Wildcard Round of CASC 14 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 thirteenth Central-Asian Song Contest featured 26 countries and was won by China. Lia Lia and her song "City Of Tears" received 176 Points. The table below shows all countries in their official running order.