With just over a month to go until Thailand selects its representative for Eurovision Asia 2026, broadcaster Channel 3 has revealed the names of the artists that are participating in their selection ‘Thailand’s Chosen One’ on September 27.
10 artists participating in the Thai selection
The reveal of the artists took place in a press conference, where the 10 artists were announced, and a running order draw, which determined which position they will be performing in during the show.
The artists and the running order are as follows:
| Order | Artist |
| 1 | WONDERFRAME |
| 2 | Retrospect |
| 3 | MONICA |
| 4 | JMNK |
| 5 | JETSET’ER |
| 6 | Tigger x Tara Viis |
| 7 | MANG x DAOU |
| 8 | Zom Marie |
| 9 | Gam Wichayanee |
| 10 | พี่หมาป่าสุดหล่ภ(The Handsome Wolf) |
Further information about the selection is set to be revealed in due course. Thailand’s Chosen One is set to take place on September 27 at 18:00 local time.
What’s coming up?
The other national selections that are currently known are as follows:
| Country | Selection | Date | Where to Watch? |
| 🇵🇠Philippines | Philippine Selection Night | August 30 | YouTube / Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, ALLTV 2, A2Z, iWant, TFC, Myx (Delayed Telecast) |
| 🇰🇷 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 |
At the time of writing, the dates for the selection of representatives for Cambodia, Mongolia 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 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | NTV |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | BBS |
| 🇰🇠Cambodia | TV5 |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | VTE9 |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | TV3 |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | MNC |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Himalaya TV |
| 🇵🇠Philippines | ABS-CBN |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ENA |
| 🇹🇠Thailand (Host) | Channel 3 |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VTV |
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News Source: Channel 3
Photo Credit: Eurovision Asia
Mateo Perez Presmanes