๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Pratik Himal Rai to represent Nepal at Eurovision Asia 2026

Eurovision Asia continues to take shape as another artist has been revealed. Over in Nepal, Himalaya TV held its selection, ‘Nepal Decides,’ where 11 artists competed for the Nepalese ticket to Eurovision Asia, with Pratik Himal Rai winning the selection with the entry “Ananta Maya”

Nepal is the latest country to select its Eurovision Asia entry

The eleven entries that participated in Nepal Decides, and the results are as follows:

OrderArtistEntryResult
1Beyond“Control”TBC
2Amit Baral“Sundar Sansar”TBC
3Meghna Gewali“Kanchi Nani”TBC
4Allam Aadesh“Bhakta”2nd
5Amrita Limbu“Madhos Raat”TBC
6Prithvi Khanal“Dhumba Talai Ma”TBC
7Bullet Flo x Preeti Kaur“Golden Danfe”3rd
8Nirmala Ghale“Mero Message Ko Answer Khoi”TBC
9Pratik Himal Rai“Ananta Maya”1st
10RC Rimal“K Maya Yesto Huncha Ho”TBC
11Suraj Tamang“Gorkhali Keto”TBC

‘Nepal Decides’ was hosted by Roneeshma, with the participants performing for a panel of industry professionals and live audience.

Nepal’s representative for Eurovision Asia was selected by a mixture of Jury Voting (40%), Local Voting (40%), and International Voting (20%).

What’s coming up?

We only have a few days until the next entry is revealed, as Mongolia is the next country to select its Eurovision Asia 2026 representative. The upcoming dates for the rest of the selections are as follows:

CountrySelectionDateWhere to Watch?
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ MongoliaNSS for MongoliaOctober 10thYouTube / MNC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ CambodiaCambodiaโ€™s Finest VoiceOctober 17thYouTube / TV5 Cambodia

What do 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 14th in Bangkok, Thailand.

The following countries and broadcasters have been confirmed for the inaugural edition of this yearโ€™s competition:

CountryBroadcaster
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ BangladeshNTV
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น BhutanBBS
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ CambodiaTV5
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ LaosVTE9
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ MalaysiaTV3
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ MongoliaCNBC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต NepalHimalaya TV
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesABS-CBN
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaENA
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand (Host)Channel 3
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ VietnamVTV

What do you think of Nepal’s selection? Did they make the right choice for Bangkok? As always, let us know what you think on social media and follow โ€˜That Eurovision Siteโ€™ on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, and ZOOP as we head towards Bangkok!

News Source: NTV

Photo Credit: Eurovision Asia

By Tim J

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