Ladies and gentlemen, this is Bangkok calling! The Eurovision Song Contest Asia will debut this autumn in Thailand, but how many countries are joining the party in the Asian edition of our beloved contest? Let’s check it out.

The inaugural edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia is scheduled to be held on 14 November 2026 in Bangkok (Thailand).

So far 11 countries have confirmed their participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Asia.

Confirmed countries

  1. Bhutan
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Mongolia
  4. Laos
  5. Malaysia
  6. Vietnam
  7. Nepal
  8. Thailand
  9. Philippines
  10. South Korea
  11. Cambodia

The full list of competing countries at the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 is expected to be released by the EBU in due time.

(This article will be updated constantly in the lead up to the EBU’s official announcement of the offical list of competing countries at Eurovision Asia 2026)

 


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.