Following the confirmation of Cambodia’s participation in the inaugural edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia in 2026, a date has been confirmed for their National Selection. Cambodia’s Finest Voice will take place on Saturday, October 17th.
Cambodia’s Finest Voice will select Cambodia’s Eurovision Asia artist
While initially planned for early September 2026, Cambodia’s broadcaster TV5 Cambodia has rescheduled its National Selection to October 17th to select Cambodia’s representative for the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. Cambodia joins the majority of countries using a national selection format to choose their representative for the Contest final in Bangkok.
Cambodia’s Finest Voice will be broadcast live on Saturday, October 17th at 18:00 local time / 13:00 CEST, and will be available to watch on the Eurovision YouTube channel. ‘Rest of the World’ voting is available for those watching the selection.
Eurovision Asia so far
As of writing, 4 artists have been selected for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. Bhutan was the first to select their representative, with Nyendra winning the country’s national selection in August. CARMELLE and JUNHEE were victorious in the national selection of the Philippines and South Korea, respectively, with Malaysia opting for the internal selection of the artist Aina Abdul.
The dates of the remaining national selections are as follows:
| Country | Selection | Date | Where to Watch? |
| 🇳🇵 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 |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | The Sound of Vietnam | October 3rd | YouTube / VTV |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | NSS for Mongolia | October 10th | YouTube / MNC |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Cambodia’s Finest Voice | October 17th | YouTube / TV5 Cambodia |
What we know about Eurovision Asia 2026
Early this year, EBU and Voxovation confirmed the launch of Eurovision Asia, following its initial attempt to launch the format in 2017. The inaugural 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 | CARMELLE | “Sobra-Sobra” |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ENA | JUNHEE | “DEEP DIVE” |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand (Host) | Channel 3 | ||
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VTV |
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News Source: Eurovision Asia
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Tim J