{"id":97876,"date":"2025-08-26T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97876\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:40:07","slug":"%f0%9f%87%a7%f0%9f%87%b9-bhutan-druk-dra-semi-final-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97876\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 Bhutan: Druk Dra Semi-Final Held"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Semi-Final of Druk Dra, the Bhutanese selection for the Eurovision Asia Song Contest 2025, has been held.<\/p>\n<p>The Semi-Final show of the Bhutanese selection process for Eurovision Asia took place today. The results of the show were determined by 20% public voting and 80% jury voting.\u00a0 Seven acts made it through to the Semi-Final stage of the competition:<\/p>\n<p>Sangay Lhaden<br \/>\nKarma Drupchu<br \/>\nBaeyul 301<br \/>\nTashi Choden<br \/>\nTshering Namgay<br \/>\nThukten Nyendra<br \/>\nPelden Wangchuk<\/p>\n<p>Three artists were eliminated in the previous rounds of the competition:<\/p>\n<p>Kinga Rinchen<br \/>\nTandin Phub<br \/>\nDrubi Tshompapo<\/p>\n<p>On the panel that is assessing the participants are:<\/p>\n<p>Pema Samdrup<br \/>\nChoeying Gyatsho<br \/>\nUygen Dorji<\/p>\n<p>The results of the voting were as follows (jurors + online vote):<\/p>\n<p>Sangay Lhaden \u2013 259 (90+92+77) + 20.09% of the vote<br \/>\nThukten Nyendra \u2013 258 (90+92+76) \u2013 17.38% of the vote<br \/>\nBaeyul 301 \u2013 243 (80+90+73) \u2013 16.99% of the vote<br \/>\nKarma Drupchu \u2013 173 (57+59+57) \u2013 12.10% of the vote \u2013 Eliminated<br \/>\nPelden Wangchuk \u2013 168 (54+58+56) + 11.36% of the vote<br \/>\nTshering Namgay \u2013 166 (54+57+55) + 11.7% of the vote<br \/>\nTashi Choden \u2013 158 (53+54+51) +10.92% of the vote \u2013 Eliminated\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Grand Final, the winner will be determined by 30% online voting and 70% jury voting. The winner will compete in the Eurovision Asia Song Contest, while the second placed act will participate in the ABU TV Song Festival 2025. Voting is <a href=\"https:\/\/drukvote.com\/home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">currently underway<\/a> to determine the Bhutanese representative.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the Semi-Final below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision Asia Song Contest<\/p>\n<p>The contest, which was announced in March 2016, is the Asian spin-off of the 70-year-old Eurovision Song Contest, which is held annually in Europe. The launch of the competition, nearly ten years after its first announcement, has been signalled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovoix-world.com\/2025\/08\/25\/eurovision-asia-launching-with-selections-in-bhutan-vietnam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launch of national selections<\/a> in both Bhutan and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>According to the first episode of\u00a0Drukda, the Bhutanese selection, 18 countries are set to compete in Eurovision Asia, which will be held in Mumbai, India. The European Broadcasting Union, who organise the Eurovision Song Contest and has worked with partners to develop Eurovision Asia, has not made any public announcements regarding the Eurovision Asia Song Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Image Source: BBS<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\"  class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>Posted by:Anthony Granger<\/p>\n<p>Since launching Eurovoix on April 11, it has been a pleasure to find out more about this amazing continent through the Eurovision Family of Events. From starting out as a small site, it&#8217;s been brilliant to see the site grow and flourish and continue to bring our readers everything from the world of Eurovision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Semi-Final of Druk Dra, the Bhutanese selection for the Eurovision Asia Song Contest 2025, has been held.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,71782,134,51926,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-97876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-druk-dra","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-headline","13":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}