AfriMusic Song Contest
Appearance
The AfriMusic Song Contest is a pan-African song contest based in the ESC. Different singers representing an African country celebreted since 2018 to present.
Predecessors
[change | change source]- Song Of Africa (originally to be celebrated in May 25, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa to become the African licensed version of Eurovision)
- Africa Song / Le Chant De L'Afrique (originally to take place in December 2014 and to be organized by the Africa Song Holdings Limited legally registered in Mauritius with the key peeople from South Africa)
- All Africa Song Contest (originally to be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2015 and organized by the Kush Communications, London based production company led by Zeinab Badawi)
List of winners
[change | change source]Year | Country | Song | Performer | Article |
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2018 | Swaziland | Sengikhona | Symphony | AMSC 2018 |
2019 | South Africa | Phakama Mbokodo | Nonzwakazi | AMSC 2019 |
2020 | Nigeria | Yèmi | Dhortune ThatOndoBoy | AMSC 2020 |
Highest placings of non-winning countries
[change | change source]Best placing | Country | Most recently | ||
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Song | Performer | Article | ||
2nd | Cameroon | Stop | Ingrid White | AMSC 2018 |
2nd | Mozambique | Carlitos | Jay Arghh A.K.A J'R | AMSC 2019 |
3rd | Zimbabwe | Close To Me | Nina Watson | AMSC 2018 |
3rd | Zambia | Gold | Towela Kaira | AMSC 2019 |
3rd | Ghana | Downtown Guy | EpiqMenz | AMSC 2020 |
4th | Botswana | Coloured Skin | Feine | AMSC 2018 |
5th | Côte d'Ivoire | Juste en peu | CCI Studio Orchestre Meets D S Cynthia, Fabému, Masta Ricky & Papson D.C. | AMSC 2018 |
5th | Kenya | Cause You're Mine | Crank | AMSC 2020 |