The regional competition is finally happening this weekend.
Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia, which will happen this November 14 (Saturday), the organizarrs gave a sneak peek of the country’s representative, Carmelle Collado, on social media.
The Tawag Ng Tanghalan champion and The Voice Kids alum is seen wearing an orange and teal couture as she rehearsed for her stage time at the competition at One Bangkok Forum in Thailand.
The reality talent competition product will be waving the Philippine flag with her song Sobra-Sobra, which is by songwriters Mat Olavides and Nica del Rosario.
Carmelle is up against Nyendra – Lhayi Semo (Bhutan), Aina Abdul (Malaysia), Junhee (South Korea), Thinia (Laos), MANG X DAOU (Thailand), Beatmosphere (Bangladesh), Tóc Tiên Pratik Himal Rai, Pratik Himal Rai (Nepal), Beck (Mongolia), and Monetrey (Cambodia).
The Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 will be aired in different countries in the region, with organizers aiming to reach an estimated audience of more than 600 million.
In the Philippines, it will air at 9:30 pm on November 14 (Saturday) ABS-CBN sa ALLTV2, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, and iWant. It will also be available on Myx and TFC.
Meanwhile, as with the rules for the flagship Eurovision Song Contest in Europe, viewers in the Philippines are not able to vote for Carmelle—leaving only those residing or happen to be abroad at the time of the contest to vote for her.
To those who are eligible vote, they can follow the instructions as provided by the organizers.
- At the start of the voting period, scan the QR code to be flashed on the livestream, or visit escasia.vote.
- You have 8 FREE votes to help decide the first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia winner.
- Choose the Philippines and cast your vote for CARMELLE and her song, “Sobra-Sobra”, and at least 2 more songs.
- Confirm your votes. Email authorization may be required.
- Wait for <Your Votes Are Locked> screen to appear.
