The Eurovision artists of Asia

Our comprehensive list of Eurovision artists with ties to Asia.

Over the years, many Eurovision artists have competed for nations that aren't their own.

From Australia's own Olivia Newton-John, Gina G and Andrew Lambrou (plus many others) competing for another nation to Canadian Celine Dion winning for Switzerland, it's something that has always been part of the Contest.

Even down here in the Asia Pacific region, artists who were either born, grew up or have strong heritage in the region have competed or written songs for Eurovision.

So let's take a look at the connections (outside Australia) from Asia.

Bangladesh

Beatmosphere is a genre-bending, a cappella and beatbox performance group from Dhaka, Bangladesh originally formed in 2009. The group of six Bangladeshi will perform their love song Tumi Ele.

Bhutan

Bhutan was the first country in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia to choose its song and artist back in August. Nyendra will be making the Thunder Dragon Kingdom's debut in the competition with his song Lhayi semo (The Angel).

Cambodia

French-born Monetrey Ek will be the first Cambodian to ever go to the Eurovision Song Contest. On Saturday night he will sing his beautiful ballad I Let You Go, which is sung in the three languages of Khmer, English and French.

Indonesia

Anneke Grönloh was born in the Dutch East Indies (modern day Indonesia) and spent time in a Japanese concentration camp. She moved to the Netherlands later in life and finished 10th place at Eurovision 1964 with Jij bent mijn leven (I Am My Life).

The Maessen Sisters were the Dutch-Indonesian trio of Bianca, Patricia and Stella. In 1970 Patricia competed at Eurovision with her sisters as backing vocalists finishing 7th with the song Waterman. In 1977, they competed for Belgium as Dream Express and finished 7th again with A Million in One, Two, Three. Stella would compete at Harrogate in 1982 with Si tu aimes ma musique finishing in an impressive 4th place.

Sandra Reemer was born in Indonesia and represented her new homeland of The Netherlands on three occasions in 1972 (4th place when she competed with Andres (fellow Dutch-Indonesian singer Dries Holten); 1976 she performed as a solo singer with The Party's Over finishing in 9th place; and in 1979 she went on to form the band Xandra and they finished in 12th place in 1979 with the song ‘Colorado’.

Justine Pelmelay is of Indonesian heritage, and she competed at the 1989 Contest in Lausanne with Blijf zoals je bent (Stay the Way You Are), finishing 15th place.

Anggun was born, raised and began her career in Indoneisa before relocating to France. in 2012 she represented her new home with the song Echo (You and I) finishing in 22nd place.

Linda Wagenmakers is a Dutch singer of Indonesian heritage who competed at Eurovision in the year 2000 with No Goodbyes. She finished 13th in Stockholm but went down in history due to her enormous black and white dress that was hiding two of her backing dancers.

Eric Papalaya is an Austrian singer of Indonesian heritage. In 2007 he competed with Get a Life - Get Alive finishing 27th in the semi-final. The song did have a deeper meaning as the official 2007 theme song of the AIDS charity event Life Ball.

Jessica Mauboy was born in Darwin to an Indigenous mother and an Indonesian Father from West Timor. She competed at Eurovision 2018 for Australia with We Got Love finished 20th in the Grand Final.

Japan

Stephanie Topalian is an American singer and actress of Armenian and Japanese descent. She competed for Armenia in 2015 as part of the group Geneaology finishing 16th with Face the Shadow.

Laos

Formerly known as Thinlamphone, Thinla is a Lao singer whose music combines traditional Morlum with pop, R&B and dance influences. She has previously toured the United States and represented Laos at the Round Festival in Busan, South Korea. Her song BAE will be performed in Bangkok for the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

Malaysia

Guy Sebastian was born, and spent his early life in Malaysia. He was the debut entry for Australia at Eurovision 2015 with Tonight Again, finishing in an impressive 5th place.

Aina Abdul is one of the hot hot favourites to take out the very first Eurovision Song Contest Asia. She will perform her power ballad Bluest Sky.

Mongolia

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.

Nepal

When Pratik Himal Rai takes the stage in Bangkok on 14 November, he will be doing more than performing a song - he will be introducing Nepal to the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia. He will participate with his song Ananta Maya (अनन्त माया), which translates as Endless Love.

Philippines

Montaigne has Filipino heritage and competed at the Eurovision 2021 Contest with Technicolour for Australia. She was also meant to take part in 2020 before the cancellation.

Vincent Bueno was born in Austria but has Filipino heritage and was selected twice for Austria in 2020 and 2021. He competed in Rotterdam with Amen, just missing the Grand Final, finishing 12th in his semi-final.

Sheldon Riley is another performer with Filipino heritage who competed for Australia at Eurovision 2022. With his song Not the Same, he finished 2nd in his semi-final before placing 15th in the Grand Final.

JJ, who has Filipino heritage, won the Eurovision 2025 Contest for Austria with Wasted Love. He became the first Eurovision winner from the region saying, “I’m honored to be the first Eurovision champion with Filipino heritage."

CARMELLE will be flying the watawat ng Pilipinas at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok, with her song Sobra-Sobra. This talented 19-year-old is also one of the favourites to take out the Contest!

South Korea

Dami Im was born and spent her early life in South Korea before moving to Australia. She competed at Eurovision 2016 for her new nation, finishing in an incredible 2nd place with Sound of Silence.

JUNHEE is a South Korean singer and actor who has been active in the entertainment industry since 2017 when he made his K-pop debut in 2017 as a member of the boy group A.C.E, releasing the single Cactus. He will perform Deep Dive on 14 November 2026.

Thailand

Christina Chanée (aka Christina Ratchanée Birch Wongskul) is a Danish-Thai singer who represented Denmark at Eurovision 2010 with In a Moment Like This. She and her singing partner N'evergreen finished in 3rd place.

Thai pop sensations Mang and Daou combine their musical backgrounds in Aroma, a song centred on longing that blends Thai musical influences with contemporary T-pop. They will be the first entrants to ever represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026.

Vietnam

Vietnam is preparing to make its Eurovision Asia debut, with singer Tóc Tiên set to represent the country at the inaugural contest in Bangkok, Thailand. Em Tien is a genre-busting track that incorporates elements of traditional Vietnamese folk music, synth-pop and high-energy EDM.

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