Eurovision Asia

The Philippines wins Eurovision Asia 2026: CARMELLE takes the crystal microphone with «Sobra-Sobra»

CARMELLE won both the jury and the public vote with 211 points, ahead of Thailand (170) and Vietnam (164), at the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok

The Philippines has won the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia. On Saturday 14 November, at the One Bangkok Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, CARMELLE took the crystal microphone with «Sobra-Sobra» and 211 points.

It was a clear win: CARMELLE topped both the jury vote (93 points) and the public vote (118 points). Hosts Thailand finished second with MANG x DAOU and 170 points, helped by the second-best public score (108), and Vietnam’s Tóc Tiên, who opened the show, completed the podium with 164. Vietnam was second with the juries (83 points), just ahead of Malaysia’s Aina Abdul (82), who finished fourth overall.

«Sobra-Sobra», sung in Filipino and English, was written by Gianina Camille del Rosario and Mart Sam Emmanuel Olavides. CARMELLE, born in 2007 in Sipocot, Camarines Sur, was runner-up in the fourth season of The Voice Kids Philippines in 2019 and won the School Showdown edition of Tawag ng Tanghalan in 2025.

Hosted by Cindy Bishop and Woody Milintachinda, the show brought together 11 countries in the first continental expansion of the Eurovision format, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Voxovation after almost two decades of attempts to launch an Asian contest.

Eurovision Asia 2026: full results

The result was decided 50/50 by national juries and an online-only public vote, with no phone lines. Viewers in the 11 competing countries voted alongside a “Rest of the World” vote, with public votes cast in 172 countries and territories. Here is how the voting worked.

#CountryArtistSongJuryPublicTotal
1PhilippinesCARMELLE«Sobra-Sobra»93118211
2ThailandMANG x DAOU«Aroma»62108170
3VietnamTóc Tiên«EM TIÊN»8381164
4MalaysiaAina Abdul«Bluest Sky»8270152
5LaosThinla«BAE»6178139
6BhutanNyendra«Lhayi Semo (The Angel)»5571126
7South KoreaJUNHEE«DEEP DIVE»6152113
8MongoliaBeck«Chamguigeer (Without You)»573794
9NepalPratik Himal Rai«Ananta Maya»353469
10CambodiaMonetrey«I Let You Go»332861
11BangladeshBeatmosphere«Tumi Ele»161935
Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 final results

Listen to all the songs of Eurovision Asia 2026

01. Vietnam: Tóc Tiên – «EM TIÊN»

02. Cambodia: Monetrey – «I Let You Go»

03. Laos: Thinla – «BAE»

04. Mongolia: Beck – «Chamguigeer (Without You)»

05. Bhutan: Nyendra – «Lhayi Semo (The Angel)»

06. Philippines: CARMELLE – «Sobra-Sobra»

07. Bangladesh: Beatmosphere – «Tumi Ele»

08. Thailand: MANG x DAOU – «Aroma»

09. South Korea: JUNHEE – «DEEP DIVE»

10. Nepal: Pratik Himal Rai – «Ananta Maya»

11. Malaysia: Aina Abdul – «Bluest Sky»

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