The Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 reaches its big night. Today, Saturday 14 November, the One Bangkok Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, hosts the first edition of the contest from 14:30 CET (13:30 UTC, 20:30 ICT). 11 entries will take to the stage to win over the juries and the public.
Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda host the inaugural show, welcoming the artists and an international audience.
After almost two decades of attempts to launch an Asian version of the contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Voxovation, the company in charge of expanding the Eurovision format, are bringing the first international spin-off of the Eurovision Song Contest to life.
Broadly, Eurovision Asia 2026 keeps the mechanics of the original contest, with national juries and the public vote deciding the result. There is one notable change: the public votes online only, with no traditional phone lines. Here is how the voting works.
Eurovision Asia 2026: the full running schedule
After the individual rehearsals at the One Bangkok Forum, the dress rehearsal known as the jury show took place on Friday 13 November. It is the closest rehearsal to the live broadcast, and it gives a full picture of how the show will run.
Based on the timings of that rehearsal, this is the expected running schedule of Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026, in CET (subtract 1 hour for UTC, add 6 hours for Bangkok time). Timings may shift during the live show, as the rehearsal includes stops for staging changes. You can watch the show live worldwide.
- 14:30 Eurovision anthem, Charpentier’s «Te Deum» [Opening]
- 14:31 Opening act: «Bangkok Sounds and Senses»
- 14:36 Hosts Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda welcome viewers to the show
- 14:38 Flag parade with the 11 participants
- 14:42 Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda explain the voting system
- 14:42 Start voting now!
- 14:43 Let the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 begin!
- 14:44 01. VIETNAM: Tóc Tiên – «EM TIÊN»
- 14:48 02. CAMBODIA: Monetrey – «I Let You Go»
- 14:52 Break with the hosts
- 14:53 Video: “How Eurovision Asia was born”
- 14:56 Break with the hosts
- 14:57 03. LAOS: Thinla – «BAE»
- 15:01 Break
- 15:02 04. MONGOLIA: Beck – «Chamguigeer (Without You)»
- 15:06 Interview with Kelzang Dolkar
- 15:10 05. BHUTAN: Nyendra – «Lhayi Semo (The Angel)»
- 15:14 06. PHILIPPINES: CARMELLE – «Sobra-Sobra»
- 15:19 Interview with DARA, winner of Eurovision 2026
- 15:22 Special break: “Eurovision Quiz”
- 15:24 07. BANGLADESH: Beatmosphere – «Tumi Ele»
- 15:28 Break with the hosts
- 15:34 08. THAILAND: MANG x DAOU – «Aroma»
- 15:38 09. SOUTH KOREA: JUNHEE – «DEEP DIVE»
- 15:42 10. NEPAL: Pratik Himal Rai – «Ananta Maya»
- 15:46 Break with the hosts
- 15:51 11. MALAYSIA: Aina Abdul – «Bluest Sky»
- 15:55 Voting system explained
- 15:56 Recap of the 11 entries
- 16:00 Break with the hosts
- 16:02 Video call with Delta Goodrem, Australia’s representative at Eurovision 2026
- 16:03 Green room link-up
- 16:05 Interval act: DARA performs «Bangaranga» and «Bad Idea»
- 16:09 Break with the hosts
- 16:13 Green room link-up
- 16:16 Recap of the 11 entries
- 16:19 Interval act: JEFF SATUR performs «Black Tie» and «Grief Eaters»
- 16:24 Break with the hosts
- 16:27 Recap of the 11 entries
- 16:30 Stop voting now!
- 16:32 Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda open the voting sequence
- 16:33 National jury votes
- 16:46 Provisional scoreboard after the jury vote and green room link-up
- 16:48 Interview with DARA, winner of Eurovision 2026
- 16:53 Audience votes, including the Rest of the World
- 16:59 Final screen with the two countries still in contention and an animated scoreboard counting up their points
- 17:00 The winner of Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 is announced
- 17:01 Crystal microphone presentation, the winner’s first words on stage and winner’s reprise
- 17:03 Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda close the show
- 17:04 Credits
- 17:05 Eurovision anthem, «Te Deum» [Close]