During the course of The Sound of Vietnam, just under 2.2 million viewers watched as the nation selected its first entry for Eurovision Asia.
VTV Ratings data show that across the two hours of The Sound of Vietnam, 2,171,451 viewers watched at least one minute of the competition. The Vietnamese national final was the ninth most watched TV show on VTV 3 yesterday, with an average audience of 867,985 viewers, but had the sixth highest reach of all shows aired on the channel.
The Sound of Vietnam took place on Saturday night in Ho Chi Minh City and was hosted by MC Duc Bao. Tóc Tiên performed five songs that were in the running to become Vietnam’s debut entry at the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. Alongside the contest performances, there were also guest performances from S.T Sơn Thạch, Minh Hằng, Châu Anh and MYLINA.
The results of The Sound of Vietnam were determined by 40% Vietnamese public voting, 40% jury voting and 20% international public voting. The jurors were:
Head of the jury – Lưu Thiên Hương (Musician)
Music Director – Huy Tuấn
Dương Khắc Linh (Musician)
John Hùng Trần (COO of DAO Music Entertainment)
Gavin Nguyễn (Content Manager of Southeast Asia TikTok Entertainment)
The results were as follows:
“Love Always Wins”
“a to A”
“Em Tiên” – Winner
“Khó Gì?”
“Follow Me”
Eurovision Asia 2026
The first Eurovision Song Contest Asia will be held on November 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. Like the Eurovision Song Contest, each country’s 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 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:
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: NTV – Beatmosphere – “Tumi Ele”
🇧🇹 Bhutan: Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) – Nyendra – “Lhayi Semo” (The Angel)
🇰🇭 Cambodia: TV5 Cambodia
🇱🇦 Laos: Vientiane Capital Television (VTE9) – Thinla – “Bae”
🇲🇾 Malaysia: Media Prima (TV3) – Aina Abdul
🇲🇳 Mongolia: CNBC Mongolia – Beck
🇳🇵 Nepal: Himalaya TV
🇵🇭 Philippines: ABS-CBN – Carmelle – “Sobra-Sobra”
🇰🇷 South Korea: ENA (SK Telecom / KT Group) – Junhee – “Deep Dive”
🇹🇭 Thailand: Channel 3 – Mang & Daou – “Glinratree (Aroma)”
🇻🇳 Vietnam: Vietnam Television (VTV 3) – Tóc Tiên – “Em Tiên”
Source: VTV Rating