{
  "id": 20059519,
  "title": "Philippines Wins Inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/philippines-wins-inaugural-eurovision-song-contest-asia-in-thailand",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T22:07:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/philippines-wins-eurovision-song-contest-asia-carmelle-1236947812/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nineteen-year-old Carmelle won the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia on Saturday in Bangkok, representing the Philippines. Performing the pop and rap track “Sobra-Sobra” (Too Much), she earned 211 points from both the public ballot and national juries. The song, which features the kubing and kulintang traditional instruments and is sung in Tagalog and English, was intended as a tribute to strong, independent Filipino women.\n\nThailand finished in second place with 179 points, followed by Vietnam's Tóc Tiên in third with 164 points. Malaysia and Laos also placed in the competition, while Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh finished at the bottom of the points table. Eleven countries participated in the event held at the One Bangkok Forum.\n\nThis regional edition marks the first time the contest has been staged outside of Europe. The grand final, which included pyrotechnics and a mix of power ballads and pop-dance hits, ran for two and a half hours.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Philippines wins first Eurovision Song Contest Asia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/philippines-wins-first-eurovision-song-contest-asia",
        "published": "2026-11-14T18:17:58.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}