10 songs will fight for the spot of being the country’s first representative to the regional competition.
In a series of posts on their official channels, ABS-CBN and its recording label Star Music announced the 10 songs that will head to the finale of the first-ever Eurovision Asia Philippine Selection Night 2026.
Set to be held on August 30, the show will determine the song and interpreter that will represent the Philippines to the upcoming Eurovision Asia Song Contest, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand this November.
Confirmed to be competing in the national finals are the following songs, which have been listed in alphabetical order.
- Between Bituin (Between Stars) – performed by DNA, composed by Jungee Marcelo, and produced by Marcelo and Thyro Alfaro.
- Broken Beyond Stars – performed by Saga, composed by Angelo Gonzales, and produced by Arnold Buena and Dan Cage.
- Cheri(e) – performed by Elha Nympha, Esang de Torres, Lance Reblando, and Nar Cabico; composed by Nar Cabico; and produced by Kiko Salazar.
- Di Yan (Red Flag) – performed by Jason Dy and Sassa Dagdag; composed by Jason Marvin; and produced by Fern.
- Good For You – performed by Ryssi Avila; composed by Hazel Faith; and produced by Brian Cua.
- Make It Exist – performed by AJAA, composed by Angelo Calucin, and produced by Gabriel Tagadtad.
- Mapadama (Make You Feel) – performed by JM Dela Cerna and Mariella Montellano; composed by Jungee Marcelo and Jeremy G; and produced by Kiko Salazar and Jeremy G.
- Reason To Live – performed by Khimo, composed by Stephen Tan, and produced by Raizo Chabeldin
- Round N’ Round – performed by VVINK and Wrive; composed by Julius James de Belen, James Michael Conchada; and produced by Bojam
- Sobra-Sobra (Too Much) – performed by Carmelle Collado, composed by Nica del Rosario and Mat Olavides, and produced by Olavides.
According to the label, the songs will be simultaneously released in Monday, August 17 at 6:00 pm (Philippine time).
Co-produced with Voxovation together with S2O Productions and Thailand’s Channel 3, it will be aired in different countries in the region, with the aim of reaching more than 600 million people.
Other confirmed participating broadcasters are PK, Inc. (South Korea), Media Prima’s TV3 (Malaysia), VTV3 (Vietnam), VTE9 (Laos), NTV (Bangladesh), BBS (Bhutan), and Himalaya TV (Nepal), with each country also holding their own national finals in the coming weeks.
Malaysia, however, will instead announce their chosen participant during an annual music festival in mid-August.
