Philippines’ Carmelle wins first Eurovision contest in Asia
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Carmelle Collado won the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Saturday night with the Philippines’ entry “Sobra-Sobra,” finishing on 211 points—41 ahead of host Thailand, with Vietnam third—after leading both national juries and the public vote. Eleven countries competed at the One Bangkok Forum in central Bangkok in a two-and-a-half-hour grand final, the first regional Eurovision staged outside Europe. The 19-year-old’s pop-and-rap song blends Tagalog and English with kubing and kulintang and was described as a tribute to Filipino women.
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