Philippines crowned first Eurovision Asia winners as Carmelle triumphs with ‘Sobra-Sobra’

Filipinas é coroada primeira vencedora do Eurovision Asia, com a cantora de 19 anos Carmelle levando a vitória com sua música “Sobra‑Sobra” – assista à sua performance abaixo.

1. Philippines – Carmelle – 211 points.
2. Thailand – MANG x DAOU – 170 points.
3. Nepal – Pratik Himal Rai – 69 points.
4. Bangladesh – Beatmosphere – 35 points.
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The long-awaited spin-off of Eurovision held its inaugural final at the One Bangkok Forum in Thailand yesterday (November 14), with 11 countries competing for the title.

Carmelle, whose full name is Carmelle Collado, finished with 211 points, receiving 93 from the national juries and 118 from the public vote. She topped both categories to finish 41 points ahead of the host country’s representatives, MANG x DAOU, whose song ‘Aroma’ received 170 points.

A cantora vietnamita Tóc Tiên ficou em terceiro lugar com “EM TIÊN”, somando 164 pontos, enquanto Malásia e Laos completaram o top cinco.

A música vencedora de Carmelle, ‘Sobra‑Sobra’, que significa ‘Too Much’, é um hino de empoderamento feminino que combina dance‑pop e rap com instrumentos filipinos tradicionais, incluindo o kubing e o kulintang.

Watch the winning performance below.

Speaking after her victory, Carmelle described the song as “a tribute to all Filipino women”.

O cantor, que cresceu na região de Bicol, nas Filipinas, já encontrou sucesso em competições de canto exibidas na televisão, terminando como vice‑campeão no The Voice Kids e vencendo o Tawag ng Tanghalan.

The contest brought together performers from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Bhutan, South Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

Other notable performances included Thailand’s MANG x DAOU, whose emotional duet ‘Aroma’ received a huge reception from the home crowd, and Bangladesh’s Beatmosphere, who performed entirely a cappella, using beatboxing to recreate drums and basslines.

The evening also featured guest performances from Thai singer Jeff Satur and Bulgaria’s Dara, who won the main Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year with ‘Bangaranga’.

Dara executou sua música vencedora ao lado de seu novo single “Bad Idea”, antes de entregar o troféu a Carmelle.

A edição asiática havia sido discutida há anos, com várias tentativas anteriores de lançar uma versão regional do Eurovision que não se materializaram.

Martin Green, director of the Eurovision Song Contest, said: “Congratulations to CARMELLE and the Philippines on becoming the first-ever winners of Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

Carmelle agora se apresentará no Eurovision 2027 em Burgas, Bulgária, embora não esteja competindo no concurso europeu.

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