Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Also Thailand have staged their national final Thailand's chosen one. Ten songs took part Sunday night voted by professional jury (40%), televote (40%) and international vote (20%). Only top-3 was announced and Mang & Daou won with Aroma. Gam Wichayanee (my favorite) and D Gerrard completed the Top-3.  Piyatida Lekklang aka Mang (26) is a Thai singer who started in a girlband Bamm five years ago before going solo two years ago. She has released one single, Stay strong, before this duet. Pittaya Saechua aka Daou (28) is a Thai singer and actor. His music career started in boyband LAZ1 after winning a talent show in 2022. The year after he released his debut solo single Would you mind. He has starred in two movies and four tv-series so far.  Wonderframe - Girlslikegirls Retrospect - Suriyuprakhon (Eclipse) (สุริยุปราคน) Monica - Kongkruanko i (คงครวญคอย) JMNK - Nonchalant Jetset'er - Oh Yeah Tigger and Tara Viis - Faded Ink Mang & Daou - Glinratree (Aroma)...

After American song contest (a total flop, one edition)), attempts to create Eurovision like contests to Latin America, Africa, Canada (and who remembers where else?) and the Eurovision dance contest (another flop, two editions) and those on going Eurovision Young musicians, Eurovision Young Dancers, Eurovision Choir that are very marginal, as is Junior Eurovision song contest, it looks like the Eurovision Asia is really happening finally in November 2026 with national selections starting next month across Asia.  But how did we get this far?  It all started already back in September 2008 when Ebu announced that Asian-Pacific Eurovision would take place in 2009 . Under title Our sound - the Asia Pacific Song Contest was to feature 16 broadcasters taking part from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It was due to happen in Singapore in late 2009 before it was pos...