Eurovision Song Contest spin-off, Eurovision Asia, looks set to be held in Bangkok this year – check out all the details below.
The Eurovision Asia Song Contest looks set to be held in November, a decade after it was first announced. As reported by Eurovix World, it appears the official website for the long-mooted contest was launched recently.
EurovisionAsia.com has since gone offline, but has already appeared to reveal the first details surrounding the contest, which is set to take place on November 14 in the Thai capital.
Several countries have been announced as competing, and among them are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
At the time of writing, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Voxovation have not commented on the latest Eurovision Asia news.
Eurovision Asia was first announced in March 2016 as the Asian spin-off to the Eurovision Song Contest. Initially, the format was to be co-produced with the Australian broadcaster SBS.
The first-ever #Eurovision Song Contest Asia will officially be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14 November 2026.https://t.co/XncCR49TGG pic.twitter.com/tqpTpC8s67
— Eurovision Asia Updates (@esc_asia) March 28, 2026
However, in 2021, SBS dropped plans for the contest, some five years after it was announced.
At the time, TV Tonight reported that it was axed after producers failed to galvanise a relationship with China for the competition.
“I think it’s fair to say we’ve rescinded our rights,” Josh Martin, the SBS’ Commissioning Editor and Australian Head of Delegation, said. “We spent a number of years trying to figure out how to do it and then the global pandemic came along.
“It’s very different to the way Eurovision started post-World War Two, as a means of bringing people together. There was a real purpose in establishing it.”
As for Eurovision, the UK recently unveiled its entry for this year’s contest, with YouTuber, electronic musician and tech creator Look Mum No Computer representing the country with ‘Eins Zwei Drei’.
Multiple countries have pulled out in protest of the controversial decision to allow Israel to compete this year, and these include Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and Iceland. Late last year, Portugal’s participation in the competition was put at risk as 11 of the 16 entrants in their song selection contest refused to represent them if they won.
Nemo, the winner of the Eurovision 2024, also returned their trophy to the headquarters of the EBU over “Israel’s continued participation”.
Eurovision director Martin Green addressed the situation in a statement, saying that “the Eurovision Song Contest continues to be a place where friendships are forged, languages are learned and new genres and artists are discovered”. He concluded: “In a challenging world we can indeed be United by Music.”
Austrian singer-songwriter JJ won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his track ‘Wasted Love’, beating Israel’s Yuval Raphael in second place. UK entry Remember Monday landed in 19th place with ‘What The Hell Just Happened?’.
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