AfriMusic Song Contest
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The AfriMusic Song Contest is a pan-African song contest inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest. It was first held in 2018, when Eswatini won with singer songwriter Symphony performing her original song "Sengikhona". The second edition of the event in 2019 was won by singer songwriter, Nonzwakazi from South Africa with her original song "Phakama Mbokodo". In 2020, Nigeria took the win with singer songwriter Dhortune That OndoBoy, with his original song "Yemi". The contest will continue as an annual event, acting as an African counterpart to the continental song contests such as Eurovision Song Contest, ABU Song Festivals or Caribbean Song Festival.[1] The contest runs on digital platforms, opening entries to all songwriters and artists across all 54 countries in Africa.[2][3][better source needed][4][5]
AfriMusic Song Contest | |
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Dates | August–April |
Location(s) | Africa |
Years active | 2018–present |
Founders | Michelle Fernandes
Suzie Vicente Victor Nunes |
Website | afrimusicsongcontest |