Today, the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia was held in Bangkok, and crowned its first ever winner : The Philippines.
11 countries took part and performed during the show, held and broadcast in the evening in Thailand. Laos’ performance suffered from technical issues, with Thinla being unable to hear her performance through her in-ear. Instead of a re-run, a dress rehearsal version of their performance was broadcast after the last song had performed.
Juries from all eleven countries voted, as well as the public of these countries, with the additional 12th “Rest of the World” televote.
🇵🇭 The Philippines win with Carmelle’s “Sobra-Sobra”
The Philippines won with 211 points, wining the jury with 93 points and the public with 118 points.
The Philippines topped the jury votes with 93 points, followed by Vietnam (83 points) and Malaysia (82 points), in a clear top 3, 20 points ahead of the fourth-ranked country, Thailand (62p).
Thailand finished 2nd overall with a very strong televote score (108 points), but the Philippines were ahead with public points too (118 points) and finished first overall.
Reigning Eurovision champion Dara also performed her Eurovision 2026 song “Bangaranga” and her follow-up single “Bad Decisions”. Carmelle will also perform as an exhibition act during next year’s main Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Congratulations to The Philippines for winning this first ever edition!
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