Vietnam is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 with the song "", written by Trần Thị Thu Hà and performed by Tóc Tiên. The Vietnamese participating broadcaster, Vietnam Television (VTV), internally selected Tóc Tiên as its representative and organised the national final The Sound of Vietnam to determine her entry for the contest.
Background The European Broadcasting Union's first attempt to adapt the Eurovision Song Contest for the Asia-Pacific region, announced in 2008 under the title Our Sound – The Asia Pacific Song Contest, listed Vietnam among the countries expressing interest. In August 2025, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV), which serves Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, had allocated a timeslot for a programme titled Eurovision Asia on 31 August. After Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green stated that "no plans have been confirmed or announced to date" for a Eurovision Asia, in response to the Bhutan Broadcasting Service's premature organisation of a national final for a , HTV's timeslot was subsequently altered to be for a 2017 French documentary on Eurovision. The inaugural edition of Eurovision Asia was officially announced on 31 March 2026, with Vietnam, represented by Vietnam Television (VTV) as the participating broadcaster, listed among the initial ten competing countries.
Before Eurovision Asia
Artist selection In early September 2026, multiple Vietnamese news outlets reported that Tóc Tiên had been internally selected to represent Vietnam at Eurovision Asia. This was confirmed on 16 September, ahead of a press conference organised by VTV and Dao Music Entertainment to announce the national final format The Sound of Vietnam (), which would select Tóc Tiên's entry for the contest.
The Sound of Vietnam The Sound of Vietnam consisted of a single show on 3 October 2026, held at Zoom Media's studios in Ho Chi Minh City and hosted by . The show was broadcast on VTV3 as well as the broadcaster's streaming platform VTVGo, and internationally via the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. The competition featured five entries, which were curated by music director . The selected songwriters and producers were revealed on 10 September, followed by the titles on 16 September, and the songs themselves were released on 20 September.
Competing entries
+ The Sound of Vietnam songs Song Songwriter(s) "a to A" "" Trần Thị Thu Hà "Follow Me" "" "Love Always Wins" Nguyễn Đình Ngọc Trân
Final The final took place on 3 October 2026. "" was selected as the winner via a combination of votes from a five-member jury panel consisting of Lưu Thiên Hương, Huy Tuấn, , John Hùng Trần, and Gavin Nguyễn (40%), Vietnamese viewers (40%), and international viewers (20%), with votes in each category converted to a set of 12, 10, 8, 5, and 1 points. In addition to the competing entries, guest performers included , Minh Hằng, Châu Anh, and Mylina. + The Sound of Vietnam final SongPlace 1 "Love Always Wins" 2 "Follow Me" 3 "" 1 4 "" 5 "a to A"
Participation overview + Table key † Upcoming event
+ Participation history Year Artist Song Language Final Points 2026 Tóc Tiên "" Vietnamese colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
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