Carmelle of the Philippines is the first ever winner of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia

Carmelle 

of the Philippines is the first ever winner of the 

Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026

Although Carmelle just won a continent-wide competition by a substantial margin - today is likely the first time many people around the world are hearing of her.

Here are five things you need to know about the Filipina Sobra-Sobra singer:

• At the age of 19, she's Eurovision Asia's youngest contest
• As a child, she was a runner-up on the Voice Kids Philippines
• She also won talent competition show Tawag ng Tanghalan and appeared on the Philippines version of Big Brother
• Her winning song Sobra-Sobra is a women's empowerment anthem
• Her music career has "skyrocketed to new heights in recent years", according to her biography on the Eurovision Asia website

The final scoreboardpublished at 10:08

The Philippines have won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia by a margin of more than 40 points.

Here's a look at the final count of votes:

1. The Philippines - 211 points

2. Thailand - 170 points

3. Vietnam - 164 points

4. Malaysia - 152 points

5. Laos - 139 points

6. Bhutan - 126 points

7. Republic of Korea - 113 points

8. Mongolia - 94 points

9. Nepal - 69 points

10. Cambodia - 61 points

11. Bangladesh - 35 points

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Cheers to Carmelle! -XOXO jzebraa