Philippines’ Carmelle wins first Eurovision contest in Asia
The Philippines has won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia.
Key points
- Eleven countries competed at the One Bangkok Forum in central Bangkok, and the show ran for two and a half hours including advertising.
- Front-runner Carmelle emerges victorious with her women's empowerment anthem Sobra-Sobra.
- She beat Thailand’s act Mang x Daou, who came second place with 179 points, and Vietnam’s Tóc Tiên, who took third place with 164 points.
Carmelle, representing the Phillippines, scooped first place with the track “Sobra-Sobra,” earning 211 points.
Teenage winner Carmelle Collado's winning dance song is a tribute to Filipino women.
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