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Eurovision’s Asia experiment gets under way in flamboyant Bangkok

Media | The Guardian · Oliver Holmes · last updated

Organisers hope extravagant attempt to transplant song contest will be a success

Thailand is about to get a glitz-infused injection of pop culture, with crews starting construction of a large stage in Bangkok as part of an extravagant attempt to transplant Eurovision to Asia.

Organisers have promised the world’s longest-running music competition will launch “a new chapter in Asia” next weekend, when 11 contestants from across the region will sing and dance for votes.

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