Carmelle bags first-ever Eurovision Asia crown
What happened
Carmelle Collado of the Philippines won the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Saturday, beating 10 other countries with 211 points.
The 19-year-old, who performs as Carmelle, won with the dance-pop track "Sobra-Sobra", which the BBC described as a women's empowerment anthem.
She collected 93 points from the juries and 118 from the public vote, according to the BBC and Rappler.
Thailand's duo MANG x DAOU came second with 170 points for "Aroma".
Eleven countries took part, from Bangladesh and Nepal to Mongolia and Bhutan, in the first Asian edition of a contest the European Broadcasting Union launched in 1956.
Carmelle was the youngest contestant and had been picked as the Philippine entry at a national selection night on August 30, according to the BBC and Rappler.
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