Philippines win inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia
Filipino teenager Carmelle Collado won the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia held in Bangkok. The competition featured 11 acts from across the region and utilized the traditional Eurovision voting format.
Why it matters
This marks the expansion of the Eurovision brand into the Asian market, following previous attempts to globalize the contest.
A Filipino teenager has won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia with a song backing women's empowerment.
Carmelle Collado, 19, took the title in Bangkok in a smaller version of the famous European extravaganza - which featured 11 acts.
Eurovision bosses launched the competition earlier this year aiming to "evolve Eurovision together with Asia".
Eurovision previously tried to expand internationally with the American Song Contest, however, it only lasted one year amid poor viewing figures.
Collado’s song Sobra-Sobra , which mixes English and Tagalog, secured the most points from the public vote and jury of peers.
It has been described as a tribute to Filipino women and includes lyrics such as "When I show my strength too bad you can’t stop me" and "I won’t put myself down".
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