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The CBC's Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal will host a concert featuring the 5 Canadian finalists on November 1. ici.radio-canada.ca/experiences/...

The live announcement show will be 30 minutes long.

🚨 @news.escfent.com reveals more about #Eurovision Asia Grand Final voting: • Still vote for at least 3 songs • Potential for more than 10 booster votes & additional payment methods • Input phone number for stronger security checks More: escfentnews.substack.com/p/eurovision...

🔎 ESC Fent News has datamined the Eurovision Asia voting website and obtained new information on the televoting process for the Grand Final and, potentially, some future national selections. Read more on Substack: link.news.escfent.com/p/eurovision...

In a document obtained by @ESCFent, there are several new details about #Eurovision Asia. • Additional countries might include 🇮🇳🇮🇩🇯🇵🇰🇿 • Grand Final to last 3 hours • Week-long event inc. opening ceremony & special events More: escfentnews.substack.com/p/mongolia-s...

🚨 The running order has changed, with Satiya and Nov Dana switching places. The updated order is: 1. Nov Dana 2. Goofy 3. Sam Rocker 4. Kesorrr 5. Satiya 6. MC Pich 7. Monetrey

🇦🇺 Australian public broadcaster SBS will air Eurovision Asia 2026 with commentary by Courtney Act. The show will be broadcast live on November 14 on their streaming service SBS On Demand, and a replay will air on SBS2 the next day.

🇪🇸 María Eizaguirre, RTVE's Director of Communications, has announced that Benidorm Fest 2027 will feature 18 artists. She confirmed this on the RTVE talk show Teleplanistas. The artists will be unveiled at a live press conference on October 14 at 17:00 CEST.

🇰🇭 EXCLUSIVE: Phoenix Communications has confirmed to ESC Fent News that Cambodia's Finest Voice is set to last 2 hours and 30 minutes. The show, taking place on October 17, will start at 18:00 (13:00 CEST) and is set to end at 20:30 (15:30 CEST).

🇲🇳 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained the names of the songs participating in Mongolia's Chosen One, along with their running order in the show. 1. Chamguigeer (Without You) 2. Light 3. One of a Kind 4. Winner

🇳🇵 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained the running order for Nepal Decides. 1. Beyond 2. Amit Baral 3. Meghna Gewali 4. Allam Aadesh 5. Amrita Limbu 6. Prithvi Khanal 7. Bullet Flo X Preeti Kaur 8. Nirmala Ghale 9. Pratik Himal Rai 10. RC Rimal 11. Suraj Tamang

🇻🇳 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained the running order for The Sound of Vietnam. 1. Love Always Wins 2. Follow Me 3. Em Tiên 4. Khó Gì? 5. a to A

🇧🇩 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained the running order of Voice of Bangladesh. 1. Pulak Adhikary 2. Nusrat Jahan Kriti 3. Krishan Barman 4. Subconscious 5. Benazir Zilani 6. The Kushiyara Waves 7. Lubaina Afnan 8. Vintage Theory 9. Naim Imrat Sharot 10. Beatmosphere

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained a sponsorship deck for Mongolia's Chosen One, revealing brand new information on Eurovision Asia 2026 as a whole. Full story on Substack: news.escfent.com/p/mongolia-s...

🇮🇹 Carlo Conti revealed that he almost had RAYE as a guest at Sanremo 2026. During an episode of Tale e Quale Show, he said the singer was set to appear in this year's festival, but the deal fell through "by a hair".

🇹🇭 The songs competing in Thailand's Chosen One will release on streaming services at 15:00 CEST on September 27, right after the show is set to end. Therefore, just like at Italy's Sanremo, we'll hear the full songs live for the very first time during the show.

🇱🇦 EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News can confirm that Sieng Lao: The One was pre-recorded on August 5. The stage was built on July 31 and rehearsals took place afterwards. The 3 songs were quickly put together days before the show, and juries voted on them on the afternoon of August 6.

🇪🇸 Jesús Vázquez will return to host Benidorm Fest in 2027. Following his hosting debut last year, he recently confirmed his return in an interview to YourWay Magazine.

🇸🇲 The Italian 11-year old singer Violamarie Ledda will represent San Marino at Junior Eurovision 2026. Her entry will be written by Piero Romitelli, Emilio Munda and Denny Montesi, the country's head of delegation.

🇹🇭 Tickets for Thailand's Chosen One will become available tomorrow at 12:00 PM Thailand time. The country's delegation's Instagram account (instagram.com/eurovisionth...) will post a link to register to attend the event.

🇨🇭 SRG SSR held 2 songwriting camps for Switzerland's Eurovision 2027 song selection. Participants included: - Lasse Nymann, The Code co-producer - Goldielocks, UMK 2025 runner-up - Karl Killing, Eesti Laul 2018/2021 finalist - Remo Forrer, Switzerland's ESC 2023 representative

🇪🇸 The Benidorm Fest 2027 finalists will be announced on October 13. This was announced by RTVE in a press conference earlier this afternoon.

🇪🇸 Lucas Paulano will represent Spain at Junior Eurovision 2026 with the song Cuore Bello (Te quiero, Te quiero). The song, whose release date is currently unknown, was written by Dangelo Ortega, Blas Cantó (🇪🇸 ESC 2020/2021) and Carlos Almazán.

🇰🇷 Further details on Korea's Next Wave have been revealed. - K-Pop star Jo Kwon will host the show - The jury, consisting of Joo Young-hoon, Chae Ri-na, Yoonhan, Hyungtag Lee and Klozer, will comment on each performance after it has finished - The show is set to last 90 minutes

🇮🇹 Sanremo's creative director Stefano De Martino has confirmed that Måneskin will perform as guests at Sanremo 2027. In an interview with TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, he revealed that "Måneskin and other international stars" will be joining the festival's guest lineup.

🇨🇦 Canada's CBC has outlined the details of its Eurovision 2027 song selection process. - Submissions open from August 31 to September 9 - Finalists will be announced in November - Performances of their entries will be posted online for the public to vote on them alongside a jury

🇹🇭 The artists participating in Thailand's national selection and their running order have been revealed at a press conference. 1. Wonderframe 2. Retrospect 3. MONICA 4. JMNK 5. JETSET'ER 6. TIGGER x TARA VIIS 7. MANG & DAOU 8. Zom Marie 9. Gam Wichayanee 10. The Handsome Wolf

🇲🇾 Aina Abdul will represent Malaysia at Eurovision Asia 2026. She was internally selected and announced as the representative during AJL 40, a music competition in which she also won the Icon Artist Winner by Shopee and Best Performance awards.

🇵🇭 The songs for Pili Pinas! (Philippine Selection Night) will be released on August 17 at 12:00 CET (18:00 PHT). You can pre-save them now at orcd.co/PHSelectionN....

🗳️ EXCLUSIVE: ESC Fent News has obtained the full voting breakdown for Rhythm of Bhutan / Druk Dra. Nyendra won the jury vote and came second in the televote, while Baeyul 301 won the televote and came last with the juries.

🇧🇹 Nyendra has won Rhythm of Bhutan (Druk Dra) and will represent the country at Eurovision Asia 2026. He won with 28 points from the televote and 24 from the jury. The Sangay Lhaden Band came second with 41 points and Baeyul 301 came third with 36.

🇲🇪 Mija Vujović will represent Montenegro at Junior Eurovision 2026 with the song Muzika Nas Spaja (Music Unites Us), due to be released in the coming weeks. The entry was written by Marko Kon (🇷🇸 ESC 2009) and Vasco (🇷🇸 PzE 2022).

🇲🇾 Malaysia's TV3 has announced it will internally select the country's Eurovision Asia entrant and reveal it live on air on August 15. If there's no official YouTube livestream for it, the announcement will be broadcast on YouTube on the ESC Fent Live channel.

🇪🇸 Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has received approximately 900 entries for Benidorm Fest 2027. 350 of them were submitted within the 24-hour window before the July 30 deadline. The 16-20 best entries will now be selected to participate in the contest.

🇲🇪 Mija Vujović has been chosen as Montenegro's Junior Eurovision 2026 representative. Her entry will be revealed in the coming weeks.

🇧🇬 DARA's Bangaranga has surpassed 50 million streams on Spotify, making it the platform's most streamed Bulgarian song to date. This record was previously held by Azis's Sen Trope, which currently has 43 million streams.

🇪🇸  La Voz Kids 2025 winner Lucas Paulano has been chosen as Spain's Junior Eurovision 2026 representative. The announcement was made live on the season finale of the RTVE late-night show "El Perro Andaluz".

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