Overview
- Organisers announced Tuesday that the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia will stage its live grand final in Bangkok on November 14, 2026.
- Ten broadcasters are confirmed so far — including South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan — with more entries expected.
- Each country will run a national selection show to choose its act for the Bangkok final, while the contest’s rulebook and voting system have not yet been released.
- The event is being produced by the European Broadcasting Union with Voxovation, S2O Productions and Thailand’s Channel 3, and the EBU projects a potential reach above 600 million viewers.
- Major markets such as China, Japan and India are not confirmed, past efforts to launch an Asia version stalled in 2016 and 2021, and observers note regional disputes could test the contest’s neutral posture.