An ABC News article reports that the Philippines' Carmelle Allyza San Juan Collado, a 19-year-old from a family of entertainers, won the inaugural Eurovision Asia Song Contest in Bangkok in 2026 with her song 'Sobra-Sobra'. Performers from 11 countries competed, though India, China and Japan stayed away, and contestants' stories ranged from Laos' Thinla, who danced to support her family, to Nepal's Pratik Himal Rai, whose message of love honoured those lost in floods that killed at least 1,400 people.