Own Asiavision Song Contest 12

Own Asiavision Song Contest 12, often referred to as OASC #12, is the 12th edition of Own Asiavision Song Contest. The contest took place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, following We Are Twin's victory in the 11th edition with the song "In the Moment". This is the first time that Sri Lanka hosts the contest.

Location
Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo has a population of 5.6 million metropolitan area, and 752,993 in the City proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a satellite city of, Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.

Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Venue
(Coming soon)

Active members

 * The country announced the withdrawal due to their bad result in the eleventh edition.
 * NIRT decided to withdraw from this edition, however a return in the next edition is highly possible.
 * The country didn't show interest in returning.
 * It was found out that the televoting results were rigged. However the country was disqualified and cannot take part in the twelveth edition.
 * The broadcaster withdrew due to their worst result achieved in the contest.