Eurovision Asia 2026 is live in Australia on SBS On Demand at 12.30am on Sunday 15 November, east-coast daylight time, with Courtney Act commentating, and SBS2 repeats it at 7.30pm on Sunday. Australia is not competing: the eleven countries are all from Asia. Australians can still watch it free and vote in it, and for once the time zones are kind to the west: in Perth it starts at 9.30pm on Saturday. Below are the times for every state, how to watch on SBS, how to vote, and why the country that spent five years building an Asian Eurovision is not in the first one.
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Key takeaways
- Time: 12.30am AEDT on Sunday 15 November in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart; 11.30pm on Saturday in Brisbane; 9.30pm on Saturday in Perth.
- Where: live and free on SBS On Demand, with Courtney Act commentating. SBS2 shows a replay at 7.30pm on Sunday 15 November.
- Australia: not competing. SBS developed an Asia-Pacific Eurovision from 2016 and shelved it in 2021; this one is run by Voxovation under licence from the EBU.
- Voting: Australians can vote, in the Rest of World vote, but only during the live show. The replay is too late.
- Favourite: Malaysia’s Aina Abdul, 57% on Polymarket, which does not let Australian users open positions.
What’s on this page
Times by state · Watching on SBS · Is Australia in it? · Voting from Australia · The eleven songs · The odds · FAQ · Sources
What time is Eurovision Asia in Australia?
The Grand Final starts at 8:30pm in Bangkok on Saturday 14 November, which is 13:30 UTC and 12.30am on Sunday 15 November in Sydney and Melbourne. SBS’s how-to-watch page gives the same: “Catch all the action from Sunday morning at 12.30am.” Its October announcement said the stream runs “from midnight”, so open SBS On Demand a little early. It is one live stream, so it starts at the same moment everywhere:
| Where | Local start | Time zone |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart | 12.30am Sunday | AEDT |
| Adelaide | 12.00am Sunday | ACDT |
| Brisbane, Gold Coast | 11.30pm Saturday | AEST (no daylight saving) |
| Darwin | 11.00pm Saturday | ACST |
| Perth | 9.30pm Saturday | AWST |
| Auckland, Wellington (YouTube) | 2.30am Sunday | NZDT |
There is no semi-final, so this is the only live show. The ticketed Preview Show in Bangkok on Friday night is a full run-through for the audience and is not broadcast. The organisers have not published a finishing time; with eleven songs it should be shorter than the May final.
How to watch Eurovision Asia on SBS
- Live: SBS On Demand, free, from 12.30am AEDT on Sunday. You need a free SBS On Demand account. It runs in web browsers, on phones and tablets, Chromecast, Android and Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung, LG and Hisense smart TVs, and Fetch, Foxtel and Hubbl devices.
- Replay: SBS2 at 7.30pm on Sunday 15 November. Check your local guide outside the east coast.
- Commentary: Courtney Act, returning as SBS’s Eurovision commentator after Vienna in May. In Bangkok, Woody Milintachinda and Cindy Bishop present.
- YouTube: the organisers say the Eurovision Song Contest channel’s live stream is open to viewers all over the world. SBS is the official Australian broadcaster, and the only way to get Australian commentary.
SBS News puts it simply: “While Australia is not competing, fans will still be able to watch the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia live on SBS On Demand.” More than 3.27 million Australians watched Eurovision on SBS this year, according to the same report.
Watching the replay instead?
If 12.30am is too late, the SBS2 replay at 7.30pm on Sunday is the sensible option, with two catches. First, voting happens only during the live show, so replay viewers cannot vote. Second, the result will be known in the early hours of Sunday, Australian time, more than half a day before the replay starts, and the scoreboard will be all over social media by breakfast. If you want the result fresh, keep off your phone on Sunday. The organisers have not said whether the YouTube stream stays up as a replay.
Is Australia in Eurovision Asia?
No. SBS says so plainly: “Australia won’t be competing.” Australia competes in the main Eurovision Song Contest, where it has taken part since 2015. Delta Goodrem sang “Eclipse” for Australia in Vienna in May, and SBS is already looking for the 2027 entry for Burgas in Bulgaria.
The irony is that an Asia-Pacific Eurovision was Australia’s project first. In March 2016 SBS took on the job of developing it with the EBU and its production partner Blink TV. The Gold Coast said in 2018 that the first contest would be held there in 2019. It never happened, and SBS shelved the project in 2021. The format went to Voxovation, a company set up to take Eurovision to other continents, and the Bangkok edition was announced on 31 March 2026 with ten countries and no Australia.
At the launch, Eurovision director Martin Green said more countries could be added over the following months, ESC Insight reported; ESC Insight’s own words were that the line-up “does not include Australia yet”. Mongolia was the only addition. Whether a country can enter both contests has not been settled in anything official we have seen, so for now Australia watches. Our guide to which countries are in Eurovision Asia covers who else is missing, from Japan to Israel.
Can you vote in Eurovision Asia from Australia?
Yes, but only during the live show. Viewers outside the eleven competing countries vote in a single Rest of World vote under the official Voting Terms. Voting opens during the live broadcast and closes at a time announced on air, so if you plan to watch the SBS2 replay on Sunday evening, you will have missed it.
- Open eurovisionasia.com/vote in a web browser once the live show has started. The voting page says voting “will open during the Live Show”, and its countdown runs to the 13:30 UTC start. The closing time is announced on air.
- Sign in with Google, Apple or Privy. You must be at least 18, give the voting consent and pass an automated check that you are a real person.
- Use your eight free votes, spread across at least three different countries’ entries. Put them all on one or two countries and none of them count.
- Every song is on your list. The rule that stops people voting for their own country only applies inside the eleven competing countries.
- Booster packs are optional. One pack of ten paid votes per show takes you to a maximum of 18, with no more than 16 on any one entry, and paid votes count the same as free ones. The Grand Final price is published on the voting page before voting opens.
Do not vote through a VPN; §7.1 bans it. The Rest of World vote is public only and gives out one set of points, 12 for its favourite down to 1, out of a maximum of 252 any song can score. Australia’s Filipino, Vietnamese, Nepali and Malaysian communities all vote into it. How those points work is in our 252-points explainer, and the step-by-step sign-in is in the full voting guide.
The eleven songs, in running order
| # | Country | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | Tóc Tiên | “Em Tiên” |
| 2 | Cambodia | Monetrey | “I Let You Go” |
| 3 | Laos | Thinla | “Bae” |
| 4 | Mongolia | Beck | “Chamguigeer (Without You)” |
| 5 | Bhutan | Nyendra | “Lhayi Semo (The Angel)” |
| 6 | Philippines | CARMELLE | “Sobra-Sobra (Too Much)” |
| 7 | Bangladesh | Beatmosphere | “Tumi Ele” |
| 8 | Thailand | MANG x DAOU | “Aroma” |
| 9 | South Korea | JUNHEE | “Deep Dive” |
| 10 | Nepal | Pratik Himal Rai | “Ananta Maya” |
| 11 | Malaysia | Aina Abdul | “Bluest Sky” |
Malaysia’s Aina Abdul closes the show as the favourite; Vietnam’s Tóc Tiên opens it. Every official video is linked from our guide to all eleven songs.
Eurovision Asia odds for Australians
We have found no bookmaker, in Australia or anywhere else, pricing Eurovision Asia. Two prediction markets do. Polymarket lists Australia on its geoblock page as a place where users cannot open new positions, and Kalshi is a US exchange, so treat these as a reading of the market, not something to back. Polymarket’s winner book at 03:32 UTC on 12 November 2026, as midpoints, with the decimal odds each implies before any margin:
| Country | Win price | Bid / offer | As decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 57% | 56c / 58c | 1.75 |
| Philippines | 25% | 23c / 27c | 4.00 |
| Vietnam | 8% | 2.7c / 13.3c | 12.50 |
| Thailand | 5% | 4c / 6c | 20.00 |
| Nepal | 4.2% | 1.3c / 7.1c | 23.80 |
| South Korea | 3% | 2.1c / 3.9c | 33.30 |
| Laos | 2.4% | 1c / 3.8c | 41.70 |
Vietnam’s gap between bid and offer is more than ten cents, so its 8% is a guess between two numbers. The live prices for every country are on the Eurovision Asia hub, and our predictions for all eleven acts explain the order.
FAQ
What time is Eurovision Asia in Australia?
12.30am AEDT on Sunday 15 November 2026 in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart. That is midnight in Adelaide, 11.30pm on Saturday in Brisbane, 11pm on Saturday in Darwin and 9.30pm on Saturday in Perth.
Is Eurovision Asia on SBS?
Yes. SBS streams it live on SBS On Demand, with Courtney Act commentating, and shows a replay on SBS2 at 7.30pm on Sunday 15 November.
Is Australia competing in Eurovision Asia?
No. SBS says Australia will not be competing. Australia competes in the main Eurovision Song Contest, where it has taken part since 2015.
Can I vote in Eurovision Asia from Australia?
Yes. Australians vote in the Rest of World vote at eurovisionasia.com/vote during the live show, with eight free votes spread across at least three countries. Voting is not open during the SBS2 replay.
Who is commentating on Eurovision Asia for SBS?
Courtney Act, returning as SBS’s Eurovision commentator. The show itself is presented from Bangkok by Woody Milintachinda and Cindy Bishop.
What time is Eurovision Asia in Perth?
9.30pm AWST on Saturday 14 November 2026, live on SBS On Demand.
Can I watch Eurovision Asia in New Zealand?
Yes, on the free Eurovision Song Contest YouTube stream, at 2.30am NZDT on Sunday 15 November. No New Zealand broadcaster has announced the show, and New Zealanders vote in the Rest of World vote.
Sources
- SBS times, replay and commentary: SBS, How to watch the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026; SBS announcement; SBS News, checked 12 November 2026.
- Start time and worldwide stream: eurovisionasia.com/how-to-watch; local times converted from 13:30 UTC.
- Voting: Eurovision Asia Voting Terms, last updated 28 August 2026 (§3.3, §4, §7.1, §8.2).
- History of the format: Wikipedia, Eurovision Song Contest Asia; ESC Insight, 31 March 2026.
- Betting: Polymarket geoblock documentation, read 9 November 2026; Polymarket Gamma API, read 03:32 UTC on 12 November 2026.
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