Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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The Philippines have won the very first Eurovision Song Contest Asia, hosted in Bangkok and with 11 countries vying for the title.
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countries → publish → title
She earned 211 points in total - 93 from the jury and 118 from the public vote - ahead of Thailand's MANG x DAOU in second place with 170 points.
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She → earn → points
There was a joyous atmosphere at the One Bangkok Arena as the crowd cheered the contestants and celebrated the popular winner.
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crowd → be → winner
Other notable acts included MANG x DAOU, whose emotive duet Aroma elicited huge cheers from the home crowd.
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duet → include → crowd
Bangladeshi beatboxers Beatmosphere eschewed the traditional backing track, instead using their voices to replicate the sounds of drums and basslines.
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beatboxers → eschew → drums
And Laos's Thinla performed her crowd-pleasing song Bae in a traditional Lao hilltribe outfit.
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Thinla → perform → outfit
However, the Laotian song had a unintentional second outing after the music video was played over an apparent technical issue during the broadcast - meaning it was the last song the audience heard before the vote.
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audience → have → vote
The voting system worked much the same as the European Eurovison, with the public vote accounting for 50% of the result and the other 50% coming from the 11 national juries - with additional points awarded from a rest of the world vote.
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points → work → vote
Here's how the final scoreboard ended:
1. The Philippines - 211 points
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Also performing during the broadcast was 2026 Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara from Bulgaria, who performed her winning song Bangaranga and new song Bad Idea.
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who → perform → song
Thai superstar Jeff Satur also made an appearance, hitting the high notes in his performance of Black Tie.
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Satur → make → Tie
Eurovision in Asia was an idea that has been talked about for decades, but one that never seemed to materialise - despite many false starts - until now.
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that → talk → starts
The crowd at the One Bangkok Arena thinned out not long after the Philippines singer Carmelle lifted the trophy.
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singer → thin → trophy
There is a huge enthusiasm here for Eurovision Asia, but a large number of the audience were established fans of the original contest from other countries and regions of the world.
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number → be → world
The arena was crowded, but not full, and it's still not clear how much commitment there is among regional broadcasters to keep the contest going and expand it to more than 11 countries.
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it → be → countries
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