Khabar Agency, the Kazakh national broadcaster, stated that they have been invited to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026.
Following a media query, the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Information revealed that Khabar Agency has been invited to participate in the debut edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. The invitation came from Stephen Laslocky, vice-president of Media Partners Asia, who are representing the interests of Voxovation, the organisers of the contest.
The Ministry of Culture and Information stated they are currently evaluating whether or not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026:
“The Ministry highly appreciates the importance of the Eurovision Song Contest as one of the largest creative platforms for the countries of Central Asia and recognises its important role in the development of cultural exchange and the popularisation of national art at a global level. At the moment, the issue of Kazakhstan’s participation in this project remains subject to \ review of financial costs.”
Kazakhstan previously participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest between 2018 and 2022. They finished second in 2019 and 2020. Kazakhstan also participated in the ABU TV Song Festival, a non-competitive gala held between member broadcasters of the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union), of which Khabar Agency is a member.
Eurovision Asia Song Contest 2026
The first Eurovision Asia Song Contest will be held on November 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. Like the Eurovision Song Contest, each countryโs participation is organised by a participating broadcaster. Each participating broadcaster is expected to select its entry through holding a national final in their country. The format of the national selections will be revealed in the coming months, with some countries opting to hold multi-week selections.
The rules of the contest will match those of the Eurovision Song Contest, meaning that a song must not exceed 3 minutes in length and no more than 6 people can be on stage. The winner will be determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting.
The countries and broadcasters confirmed to date as taking to the stage in Bangkok are:
- ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh โ NTV
- ๐ง๐น Bhutan โ Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
- ๐ฐ๐ญ Cambodia โ TV5 Cambodia
- ๐ฑ๐ฆ Laos โ Vientiane Capital Television (VTE9)
- ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia โ Media Prima (TV3)
- ๐ณ๐ต Nepal โ Himalaya TV
- ๐ต๐ญ Philippines โ ABS-CBN
- ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea โ ENA (SK Telecom / KT Group)
- ๐น๐ญ Thailand โ Channel 3
- ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam โ Vietnam Television (VTV 3)#
Source: Tengri News
