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I wanted to share this song because I feel it really embodies a spirit of international sisterhood and that's so special and dear to my heart. My two best friends are from different countries and we consider each other sisters.

Also, the Bulgarian rap part is fire and more people need to hear it.

What does the song mean to you personally? Is it political, feminist, both, or something else?

I’ve been thinking about this lately, and here are my observations.

PS: To keep a similar number of countries in the final, we are increasing the number of qualifiers from the semi-final from 10 to 12. The host nation remains pre-qualified.

2026: Germany and Italy join the first semi-final. Italy would easily qualify as the 11th nation, whereas Germany would likely fail to qualify (NQ), with Estonia (originally 11th) taking their place instead. France and the United Kingdom join the second semi-final. The UK would certainly fail to qualify, with Switzerland (originally 11th) taking their place, while France would likely qualify (having placed 6th or 7th in the semi-final). Thus, the final lineup features Switzerland and Estonia instead of the UK and Germany.

In 2025, to avoid a difference of two in the number of participating countries between the semi-finals, we move France to the first semi-final. Furthermore, predicting potential results is easier here because the voting is 100% televote.

2025: The first semi-final includes 15 countries plus Spain, France, and Italy. Spain would likely be a shock non-qualifier; France would qualify, though probably around 9th or 10th place; and Italy would certainly qualify, likely around 4th or 5th place. Cyprus takes Spain's place. The second semi-final includes 16 countries plus Germany and the UK. Given the 100% televote, the UK would certainly fail to qualify (though there might have been a chance of borderline qualification if a jury were voting); Australia takes the UK's place instead. Germany would likely qualify. So, we have Cyprus and Australia instead of the UK and Spain.

In 2024, we have the same problem as in 2025, so we are moving Italy from the second semi-final to the first.

2024: In the first semi-final, there are 15 countries plus Germany, the UK, and Italy. Starting with Germany—which finished 12th in the final, largely thanks to the juries—they would likely be a non-qualifier (or perhaps finish 12th). Australia (originally 11th) takes Germany's place. Then there is the UK, which received zero points from the televote—a definite non-qualifier; Poland (originally 12th) takes their spot. Italy would likely qualify from the middle of the pack. In the second semi-final, there are 16 countries plus France and Spain. France would certainly qualify, potentially even finishing in the top three (out of 18 countries). Spain, however, stands little chance and would likely fail to qualify; the Czech Republic takes their place. So, for 2024, Australia, the Czech Republic, and Poland replace Spain, the UK, and Germany.

Are there any differences between the two markets in terms of economy, consumer taste or anything else that has affected/ will affect what the contests have and will need to do to grow in the long term?

There was some confusion last week when the rules for Eurovision 2027 were published and they appeared to suggest jury voting in the semi finals may be scrapped again. The rules have now been revised to confirm they will continue to vote in the semi finals.

According to a press conference the Philippines’ national selection will be hosted by one of if not the BIGGEST celebrities the Philippines has, Vice Ganda.

To put into perspective how (in the words of one Venus Raj) major major this is, this is the equivalent of having Petra Mede host the first ever Melodifestivalen.

Vice Ganda is an actor, comedian and one of the hosts of one of the largest noontime tv shows in the Philippines, It’s Showtime. A staple in Filipino culture, Vice basically influenced Filipino humor massively to the point Wikipedia itself highlighted her impact. Vice is also a vocal champion for the local LGBTQ+ community in the Philippines and is part of the community themselves.

As a funnier sidenote: she has used the stagings of multiple Eurovision acts for his It’s Showtime performances including but not limited to Moldova 2018, Cyprus 2021 and infamously Sweden 2023 and the giant panini press.

All in all, this is to say the Philippines is not playing around when it comes to ESCA.

I’ve seen so much hate and disappointment that Burgas was chosen as the host city for Eurovision and Sofia lost out. But I’m sure there are lots of genuine reasons why Sofia didn’t work out.
I genuinely am really happy that Burgas was chosen as the host city for Eurovision 2027. From what I’ve researched, it seems like a really fun and nice city and I believe that the EBU and BNT made the right choice here. (Even if I don’t have much trust in the EBU at the moment)
I’m not sure why I just have a good feeling about it. I feel like it’ll be a good hosting and a good year in general, with lots of countries and good music (okay I’m just hoping)

Antigoni made a cover of Per sempre sí and the video clip is her sister's wedding.

What sources are you guys using to keep updated with ESC Asia news? Til now I've been using Eurovision World to follow the main ESC. They support RSS and they only post for actual news like artist selections, national final dates, songs released, etc (as opposed to reporting on rumors or unconfirmed things). Sadly they don't seem to be reporting on ESC Asia (which is odd cause they do Junior Eurovision). Does anyone know of a similar outlet of similar quality in the sense that they only post official, noteworthy updates? Bonus points if their site supports RSS.

EDIT: thank you everyone. Looks like Eurovoix is my answer. Website supports RSS and includes all Eurovision, including Asia, Jr, and Classic.

I'm Polish, and since we've won twice here, unlike the adult version of the contest, I'm a huge fan of Junior Eurovision.

While that doesn't surprise me, this year's Eurovision Asia has sort of sidelined Junior Eurovision, for example, by changing its date. I have the impression that no one cares about Junior Eurovision this year. What's more, I have the impression it's been this way since the very beginning of the year.

In May 2026, I wrote a post (deleted by Reddit 🙈) in which I wrote that by May 2025, we already knew 10 countries and the host country. But by early May 2026, we only knew 6 countries and didn't even know the host country. Now, for the first time in many years, there's not a single country returning to the contest.

Am I the only one who will be following Junior Eurovision more than Eurovision Asia (I'll be watching it and wish you luck, but don't take away my Junior Eurovision)? Let me know in the comments!

Hi everyone,

Recently, I have been listening a lot to North Macedonia 2019 and I like the theme of a parent singing to their child.

And I'm wondering if you know more songs with this same theme. Because we're used to hear when it's a child for their parents like :

- In adult contest we have Ukraine 2022, Germany 2018, Netherland 2025, France 2025, Italy 2019, Russia 2009.

- In Junior Eurovision we have Kazakhstan in 2020, France in 2022, Georgia in 2024.

I probably forgot some, but I'm mostly looking when it's from a parent's point of view.

Thanks you very much.

Main changes could be:

1. Limit to just voting for your top 3 countries.

2. One vote per country.

3. Online only.

Hii, I'm from Bulgaria and I've seen the outrageous prices for hotels this year. Burgas is a very beautiful city and I'm happy that it's hosted there, but if you don't want to spend your life-savings on some hotel, I'm here to help. In Bulgaria we have very old but still working trains and buses. You can get a place which is close to Burgas for example (Aytos, Sozopol, Nesebar (beach cities) or Shumen and Yambol (they are calmer cities). With that in mind you can take the train or bus from these places and go to Burgas. You can use the bdj site so you can see when and with which train you can arrive at you destination. Hope this helps if you need more help feel free to write.