The inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia will announce its winners in Bangkok, Thailand, at 7.30 pm on November 14, with Bangladesh's representative, the nine-member a cappella group Beatmosphere, competing against acts from 10 other countries.

The grand finale will be broadcast live in Bangladesh at 8.30pm through Bongo and NTV.

Beatmosphere secured the opportunity to represent Bangladesh after winning Voice of Bangladesh | Song for Eurovision Song Contest Asia, a national selection programme produced by Bongo in partnership with NTV. The competition brought together original musical entries from across the country, offering both emerging and established performers a platform to showcase their work.

Although Beatmosphere has nine members, its regular performing line-up consists of six. The full group comprises Ahnaf Anindo, known as Glizmo; Ishtiyak Zobayer (Zardo); Khandaker Shams (Anarchy); Mahi Bin Ashraful (Sykoverse); Mahi Hossain Khan (Invalid); Prachya Priyodip (Dippox); Rafiun Nabi Nahin (RafTeknix); Sidratul Mursalin Bhasha (Bhasha); and Shanto (BeatBaksho).

The inaugural regional contest features participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, alongside Bangladesh.

The winner will be decided through a voting system modelled on the original Eurovision format. National juries and public votes will each account for half of the final result, with 11 national juries participating. International viewers can also vote through the ‘Rest of the World’ category, although they cannot cast votes for their own country's representative.

The competition arrives amid continuing controversy surrounding Israel's participation in the Eurovision franchise. Critics, activists and participating musicians have called for Israel's exclusion over human rights concerns and its military actions in Gaza. They have also pointed to Russia's removal from the competition following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.