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The Philippines has its first Eurovision Asia champion, with Carmelle Collado taking home the inaugural competition's top honor through her upbeat Filipino-English anthem, “Sobra-Sobra.”

The 19-year-old singer emerged victorious at the grand final in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, November 14, securing 211 points from the national juries and public vote.

READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2026/11/15/carmelle-brings-first-eurovision-asia-victory-to-ph-with-sobra-sobra

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00:00Yeah, so processing, but like I'm really happy. I'm really grateful that since I made a history because this is
00:08the first time. And again, thank you, thank you so much everyone. Go ahead for me.
00:18Honestly, I really don't know what to feel, how to feel because like it's, you know, everybody is like waiting
00:26for the result. That's why I don't really know what's really happening, but I'm actually nervous. Yeah, but then I'm
00:33really happy when I saw the results.
00:36How does it mean for you to win the first Eurovision title? I mean, it means a lot to me
00:43since this is, I made a history since this is the first time. And again, it's such a big responsibility
00:50for me. Yeah, because this one is a global stage. That's why thank you everybody who voted for me.
00:55So how do you think your people in your whole country will react to this victory?
01:00I feel like they're going to react to this victory. Like they're really happy and proud of me.

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