Following the confirmation that Mongolia will participate in the inaugural edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia in 2026, further news regarding the country’s national selection show has be revealed. The National Selection Show for Mongolia has been confirmed for Saturday October 10th.
NSS for Mongolia will select Eurovision Asia artist
Broadcaster MNC will use a National Selection Show to select Mongolia’s representative for the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. Mongolia joins the long list of countries using a selection show to choose their representatives for the Contest in Bangkok.
The NSS for Mongolia will be broadcast live on Saturday October 10th at 21:00 local time / 15:00 CEST. The show will be available to watch on the Eurovision YouTube channel.
Eurovision Asia National Selections so far
The nation of Bhutan was the first to select its representative for the Contest, with Nyendra winning the country’s national final earlier this month. Malaysia have also selected their entrant, choosing to internally select artist Aina Abdul. The other national selections that are currently known are as follows:
| Country | Selection | Date | Where to Watch? |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Philippine Selection Night | August 30 | YouTube / ABS-CBN Platforms (TBC) |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Korea’s Next Wave | September 4 | YouTube / ENA |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Nepal Decides | September 19 | YouTube / Himalaya TV |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Sieng Lao: The One | September 23 – Show September 24 – Results | Show – YouTube Results – YouTube VTE9 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Thailand’s Chosen One | September 27 | YouTube / Channel 3 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Voice of Bangladesh | September 30 | YouTube / NTV |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | NSS for Mongolia | October 10th | YouTube / MNC |
At the time of writing, the dates for the selection of representatives for Cambodia and Vietnam are still to be confirmed.
What we know about Eurovision Asia 2026
Early this year, EBU and Voxovation have confirmed the launch of Eurovision Asia, following its initial attempt to launch the format in 2017. The inaugual edition of the competition is set to take place on November 14 in Bangkok, Thailand.
At the time of writing, the following countries and broadcasters have been confirmed for the inaugural edition of this year’s competition:
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | NTV | ||
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | BBS | Nyendra | “Lhayi Semo (The Angel)” |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | TV5 | ||
| 🇱🇦 Laos | VTE9 | ||
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | TV3 | Aina Abdul | |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | MNC | ||
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Himalaya TV | ||
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | ABS-CBN | ||
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ENA | ||
| 🇹🇭 Thailand (Host) | Channel 3 | ||
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VTV |
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News Source: EurovisionAsia / MNC
Photo Credit: Eurovision Asia
Tim J