Editor’s Note: This extra is an update to our recent newsletter and it’s featured article posted on August 29, 2026.
In the end of the recently held Philippine Selection Night for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 that took place at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City (Quezon City, Metro Manila), Carmelle Collado will represent the Philippines for the Grand Final taking place at Idealive in Bangkok, Thailand on November 14, 2026, joining with two of the previously selected singers of each participating country, Nyendra from Bhutan (BBS), and Aina Abdul from Malaysia (Media Prima).
The ex-housemate of Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0, a runner-up of The Voice Kids Philippines, and a champion of Tawag Ng Tanghalan: The School Showdown 2025, dubbed by many as the “Riles Diva”, performed her entry song for the Philippine Selection Night, titled Sobra-Sobra, a dance track composed by Nica del Rosatio and Mat Olavides.
Meanwhile, the Philippine Selection Night of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 also announced the 2nd and 3rd Placers among the other nine entry songs, including Mapadama by JM dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano (3rd Placer) and Broken Beyond Repair by SAGA (2nd Placer).
Other entry songs for the Philippine Selection Night, which were also performed live at the New Frontier Theater, were Between Bituin (DNA), Cheri(e) (Elha Nympha, Esang de Torres, Lance Reblando, and Nar Cabico), Di Yan (Red Flag) (Jason Dy and Sassa Dagdag), Good For You (Ryssi Avila), Make It Exist (AJAA), Reason To Live (Khimo Gumatay), and Round N’ Round (VVINK and Russu Laurente of WRIVE).
Vice Ganda, together with Darren Espanto and Alexa Ilacad, hosted the Philippine Selection Night of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026, which was televised on-air and online over Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live Philippines, iWant, ALLTV2, A2Z, and The Filipino Channel (TFC).
After Carmelle will represent the Philippines (ABS-CBN) in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026, and to complete the stage in the grand final in Bangkok on November 14, 2026, the next entry selection for each participating country in the song contest will include South Korea (ENA), Laos (VTE9), Nepal (Himalaya TV), Thailand (BEC Channel 3), Bangladesh (NTV), Cambodia (TV5 Cambodia), Vietnam (VTV), and Mongolia (Mongol HD TV).
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Voxovation organize the inaugural Asian edition of Europe’s most-watched music competition. Zoop and Agoda serve as the sponsors for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026.
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