EBU confirms launch of the Eurovision Asia Contest

The EBU has confirmed that there will be a Eurovision Asia Contest. It is the Asia-Pacific version of the most spectacular television entertainment event in the world; the Eurovision Song Contest. The format is currently in development and today saw the launch of the official website EurovisionAsia.tv.

In recent years, Australia’s Head of Delegation Paul Clarke talked to ESC Daily a couple of times about the plans for an Asia-Pacific version of the contest.

The EBU’s production partners are working together to establish the Eurovision format in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together up to 20 countries to compete in one extraordinary live annual Grand Final. Eurovision is finally coming to Asia.