Eurovision Asia 2026: Meet Mongolia’s Beck
Mongolia is preparing to make its Eurovision Asia debut, with singer-songwriter, television presenter and economist Beck set to represent the country at the inaugural Contest in Bangkok, Thailand.
But who is the Beck, and how did he earn the chance to represent his country?
Here’s everything we know about Beck’s journey to Eurovision Asia 2026.
Who is Beck?
Ganbatyn Munkhbayar, otherwise known as Beck and formerly Becky, began his music career in the early 2000s as a member of the hip-hop and contemporary R&B group Funk Beats. He later left the group to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut album B21 in 2008. He took a hiatus from music in 2012 and studied economics which led to his position as the executive director of Mongolia's Fashion Channel.
If being a recording artist, television executive, producer and model was not enough, he also currently serves as an economic and political advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia. Beck also served as general secretary for the film festival, Hollywood in Mongolia in 2019 before embarking on his return to the music industry in 2020 by auditioning for The Voice of Mongolia. He was eliminated in the knockouts stage.
Beck has co-founded Andra Academy, a modelling agency, with his wife Khurelbaatar Badamgerel, who is a former Miss Mongolia and renowned model in the Mongolian fashion industry. In 2025, Beck wrote and produced his first theatrical play Gaijin: Mongol Samurai.
About the song: Chamguigeer (Without You)
Chamguigeer (Without You) is a mid-tempo, western style ballad which was co-written by Beck, B. Gankhurel and Dambyn Otgonbayar. Otgonbayar is the lead guitarist for prominent Mongolian heavy metal band Hurd who was also Beck’s coach on The Voice of Mongolia.
The song is a love song which takes the view of a man coming to terms with the breakdown of his relationship with his long-term partner.
Chamguigeer (Without You) is sung entirely in Mongolian.
How was Beck selected for Eurovision Asia 2026?
Unlike many Eurovision contestants who were chosen from national finals. Beck was chosen internally by the Mongolian broadcaster CNBC Mongolia. The announcement was made on 1 October with a four song contest featuring Beck- Mongolia's Chosen One taking place on 10 October. The result was determined by a combination of professional jury votes (40%), the Mongolian public (40%) and international viewers (20%). The final results were:
Light – Winner
Chamguigeer (Without You) – 2nd place
One of a Kind – 3rd place
Winner – 4th place
Light won Mongolia's Chosen One for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026, but was later disqualified after it emerged that it had been originally released in 2018. This violates the rule that songs must not be released prior to 1 July 2026. As Chamguigeer (Without You) was the runner up, this became Mongolia’s representative song.
Mongolia will compete in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia on 14 November 2026 at the One Bangkok Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, with the show beginning at 8:30 p.m. local time.
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