Eurovision Asia Song Contest 2026 (ALLEGEDLY HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER)

[Penelope]

ALERT ALERT ALERT

Delighted we have something to add to THE SEASON in the quest to make it a year-round phenomena!

 

[Soldi]

Moopmeet Mumbai?

 

[Tisch]

Excuse me I already bumped an eight year old thread in the archives for this?

 

[Penelope]

Excuse me I already bumped an eight year old thread in the archives for this?

OH WELL

 

[win_the_game]

So when are we SYNC-WATCHING National Selection Show Druk Dra?

 

[auretz]

The website was updated with a date and host city before going offline again

 

[auretz]

Officially announced by the EBU:

Eurovision Song Contest Asia will debut in 2026

The Thai capital of Bangkok will host the inaugural edition in November

www.eurovision.com

No India, China, Japan or Indonesia and the South Korean broadcaster appears to be a paid for satellite channel so not sure how well that bodes for viability still, Bhutan is in

 

[Soldi]

North Korea please

 

[Lucille]

I’m kind of glad it’s mainly KHIA countries!

 

[Soldi]

Can we send Israel to take part in this instead?

 

[auretz]

Absolutely not convinced by the way they’ve stuffed the Nepalese flag into a heart

Apparently every country has to run a national final (and the Bhutanese one starting so early was “a miscommunication”)

 

[auretz]

Australia have decided against for now

SBS release statement on Australia's participation in Eurovision Asia

SBS release statement on the newly announced Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

www.aussievision.net

Although if this is fully open to the Pacific too then let’s go all in and have Kiribati

 

[auretz]

India added to the list of participants

 

[auretz]

 

[auretz]

Bangladesh are first with the details:



Trying to launch something like this and then insisting on tying it all in with obscure new platform ZOOP seems like classic EBU not having a clue

 

[Lucille]

Ooooooh ZOOP!

 

[rhythmbandit]

This is going to be absolute chaos and I'm here for it.

Dhaka 2027!

 

[Penelope]

From the track record of how it usually seems to go whenever contests like these are astroturfed into existence, I'm not anticipating much (if anything) to write home about musically or performance-wise - but I AM anticipating chaos and entertainment in some way or another

 

[Madison]

Zoop is so weirdly mysterious. It doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page yet.

The only other events I’ve seen them involved with are the Enhanced Games. In related news, the steroids appear to have given Ben Proud a shitty moustache.

 

[Lucille]

Keep up all the kids are ZOOPING nowadays!

 

[Finn]

I'm sure we've said this already but not calling it Asiavision is SO FUCKING STUPID

 

[Lucille]

It suggests the marketing budget for this is 0.

 

[auretz]

The national finals are also being streamed on YouTube in case you want to follow along with the Lao selection

 

[Penelope]

at 'Rhythm of Bhutan'

 

[auretz]

Voting system:

"Anyone around the world will be able to take part in the voting, regardless of their location. Each user will receive eight free votes, which can be cast online through the official voting app. In order for the votes to be considered valid, they must be distributed among at least three different entries. A similar voting system is already in place for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Those wishing to do so will then be able to purchase ten additional votes, which must also be allocated to at least three different entries."

Presumably potentially being applied to ESC itself too.

 

[auretz]

 

[Tetris-Rock]

TOO MANY MEN

 

[Kala]

TOO MANY MEN

MY MANTRA!

 

[Madison]

Nyendra FTW

 

[Apoca]

It’s the RHYTHM OF BHUTAN!

 

[auretz]

 

[Marina Salty]

 

[Madison]

He’s like a little Bhutanese Calum Scott.

 

[GNL]

I was told there would be rhythm.

 

[Penelope]

He’s like a little Bhutanese Calum Scott.

Louis Walsh if the X Factor was still on

 

[auretz]

Fingers crossed for some throat singing

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Someone has understood the assignment



(Watch as this becomes the first doomed national final favourite)

 

[Penelope]

God that's a total 'latest Malou Prytz Melfest heat fifth placer'

 

[Pingu]

*Suno-Suno

 

[D5K]

God that's a total 'latest Malou Prytz Melfest heat fifth placer'

OMG I must listen to it instantly