{"id":109569,"date":"2026-11-14T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/live-updates-eurovision-song-contest-comes-to-asia-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T13:09:16","slug":"live-updates-eurovision-song-contest-comes-to-asia-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/live-updates-eurovision-song-contest-comes-to-asia-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Eurovision Song Contest Comes to Asia for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe\u2019s long-running singing competition, is expanding into Asia for the first time on Saturday, with singers from 11 countries vying for the title. <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/11\/14\/world\/asia-eurovision\" title=\"\">The New York Times is covering it live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third attempt by the European Broadcasting Union to develop an Asian spinoff of the high-camp competition. With Bangkok as host city, it will test demand in Asia for an international competition based on original songs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"_R_h6j7am_\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The Eurovision Song Contest Asia could either be Eurovision\u2019s first successful foray into another region \u2014 or a one-off flop like NBC\u2019s <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/18\/arts\/television\/american-song-contest.html\" title=\"\">American Song Contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The Asian edition will have a far smaller pool of competitors than its European counterpart, which typically includes over 30 countries. But it will include South Korea and Thailand, whose pop songs have found international audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The contest will be live-streamed on YouTube on Saturday night local time (Saturday morning Eastern) and broadcast by government-owned and commercial television stations in the 11 participating countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">As in Europe, the winner will be determined by votes from a panel of judges and viewers from around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"live-blog-post-content css-5kv5qy eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-735f7d16\">Why is Eurovision coming to Asia?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Eurovision, which began in 1956 as an experiment in synchronized programming by public broadcasters across Europe, has grown into a weeklong spectacle with an international fan base. The competition\u2019s 70th edition in May was won by <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/16\/arts\/music\/dara-bulgaria-bangaranga-eurovision-winner.html\" title=\"\">Dara, a singer who represented Bulgaria<\/a>, with the dance-pop hit \u201cBangaranga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Organizers have unsuccessfully tried to replicate the contest outside Europe. The American Song Contest, which pitted singers from 56 states and territories, ran for only one season in 2022. An Australian public broadcaster, SBS, <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sbs-cancels-plans-for-eurovision-asia-song-contest-2949482\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">called off<\/a> its yearslong attempt to bring Eurovision to Asia in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">This time, the Asian project got off the ground partly because pop music from countries like South Korea, Japan and Thailand has global appeal, said Assaf Blecher, the executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s the right time for something to happen, with the evolution of music from Asia and the curiosity of Eurovision fans to see what\u2019s happening beyond Europe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"live-blog-post-content css-5kv5qy eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-e4afabe\">Which countries will participate?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The 11 countries, in order of performance, are Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Korea, Nepal and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Asia\u2019s three largest media markets are conspicuously missing. Mr. Blecher said that broadcasters from China, India and Japan had been in talks to join the competition, but did not sign on in time to meet the deadline for entries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">To stage the competition in Asia, Eurovision had to overcome a fraught relationship with the continent\u2019s broadcasters. In 2018, the European Broadcasting Union <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-44078305\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">canceled a contract<\/a> with China\u2019s Mango TV, a provincial-government-owned streaming platform, after it censored elements of that year\u2019s Eurovision show, including a gay love story depicted in an Irish singer\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Last year, China, India and Vietnam <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/20\/arts\/music\/intervision-song-contest.html?eafs_enabled=false\" title=\"\">sent singers to Intervision<\/a>, a Cold War-era song contest that Russia revived after it was expelled from Eurovision in 2022 over its invasion of Ukraine. A Vietnamese singer, Duc Phuc, won the contest with a song inspired by a mythical folk hero.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"live-blog-post-content css-5kv5qy eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7788269c\">Who are the contestants?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Each country will send a singer who won a national contest with an original song. For emerging singer-songwriters like Nepal\u2019s <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2X2i9CkWytQ?si=NQLNKb4zQiUeWOXW\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pratik Himal Rai<\/a> and Bhutan\u2019s <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OKXAXwOFEpQ?si=HLRFq_ukzQwLLvsO\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nyendra<\/a>, winning their national contests was life-changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Others, like Malaysia\u2019s <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y5bSrQus95A?si=QdE2wIhx6uchmnCi\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Aina Abdul<\/a> and Vietnam\u2019s Toc Tien, are established pop stars with decades-long careers. Bangladesh\u2019s entry, <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6aLxNdZ9kk8?si=LfSYuMIf1ca399B_\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beatmosphere<\/a>, is a six-member a cappella group that formed in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The 11 acts will perform a wide range of genres: love ballads, a hip-hop track, a rock song and dance anthems. Some artists, like <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WXyD_I_TseE?si=mYksIklavTuoG4y4\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thinla<\/a> of Laos and <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B0PFVoubJ9o?si=XVx0ftnTXgw66J5K\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Junhee<\/a> of South Korea, will sing in English.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-1h1ukpg\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026: All 11 Songs - Official Roundup | #EurovisionAsia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVb4tVR3IJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><figcaption class=\"css-1d5e5t4 e3rygrp0\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"live-blog-post-content css-5kv5qy eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-28b2dff9\">How will the competition work?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Each act will have three minutes to perform onstage at the One Bangkok Forum, a newly opened auditorium in central Bangkok that can seat around 5,000 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Once a performance is complete, a jury in each country will rank the songs. Those rankings will be converted into point scores for each singer, from zero to 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Public voting \u2014 in each country and among YouTube viewers watching internationally \u2014 will also be used to allocate points. The public and jury scores will then be combined to work out the winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">Viewers from participating countries cannot vote for their own nation\u2019s act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">A QR code will be shown onscreen to direct viewers to the Eurovision Asia voting website. Each user will have eight votes for free to distribute to at least three songs. They can purchase up to 10 extra votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The organizers said that they expect most viewers to watch the show from their phones and personal devices, not on television. Last year, the European contest&#8217;s final competition received <a class=\"css-povzk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovision.com\/stories\/new-report-highlights-global-impact-of-eurovision-2026\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more than five million views<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-qhzo1x evys1bk0\">The winner of the Asian contest will be invited to perform at the European edition next year, though not as a competitor. And unlike in Europe, the winning country will not automatically be chosen to host next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-16sk652 etfikam0\">Alex Marshall<!-- --> contributed reporting from London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/11\/14\/world\/asia-eurovision\/heres-the-latest\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe\u2019s long-running singing 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