Eurovision Asia: Meet the artists for the Philippine Selection Night

Filipino broadcaster ABS-CBN has revealed the ten artists competing in the inaugural Philippine Selection Night, the national final to select the Philippines’ representative for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia.

The titles of the 10 competing songs were revealed on August 10, 2026, as well as the composers and songwriters of each song, followed by the reveal of their artists a day later.

Fifteen-second snippets of the songs were released on August 12, with the full versions released on YouTube and Spotify on August 17.

Most of them are alums of other reality competitions such as The Voice of the Philippines, Tawag ng Tanghalan, Idol Philippines, and Pinoy Big Brother, all of which are broadcast by ABS-CBN.

The artists and their songs are:

• DNA – Between Bituin (Between Stars)

• Saga – Broken Beyond Repair

• Elha Nympha, Esang de Torres, Lance Reblando, and Nar Cabico – Cheri(e)

• Jason Dy and Sassa Dagdag – Di Yan (Red Flag) (Not Him (Red Flag))

• Ryssi Avila – Good For You

• AJAA – Make It Exist

• JM dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano – Mapadama (Make You Feel)

• Khimo – Reason to Live

• VVINK and Wrive Russu – Round ‘n Round

• Carmelle – Sobra-Sobra (Too Much)

Meet the artists

DNA – Between Bituin (Between Stars)

DNA is a three-member Filipino P-pop girl group under ABS-CBN Music's StarPop label. Formed by sisters Tasha, Julia, and Ezri Mitra, the group debuted on October 9, 2025, with their single Don't Ask Me Why.

They are the daughters of composer Raul Mitra and singer Cacai Velasquez-Mitra and nieces of Regine Velasquez-Alcasid.

Saga – Broken Beyond Repair

Saga (full name John Mark Saga) competed in Tawag ng Tanghalan on It's Showtime and finished as runner-up twice: in Year 3 (losing to Elaine Duran) and in Duets 1 (paired with Kim Nemenzo, losing to JM Dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano).

Elha Nympha, Esang de Torres, Lance Reblando and Nar Cabico – Cheri(e)

Elha Nympha and Esang de Torres were both alums of the second season of The Voice Kids, with the former mentored by Bamboo and the latter by Lea Salonga.

Nar Cabico was already a theatre actor before winning Superstar Duets, a show broadcast by GMA Network.

Lance Reblando, meanwhile, competed in the eighth season of Tawag ng Tanghalan in which, during the COVID-19 pandemic, began his transition as a transgender woman and, more recently, starred in the 2025 crime drama film Warla.

Jason Dy and Sassa Dagdag – Di Yan (Red Flag) (Not Him (Red Flag))

Jason Dy and Sassa Dagdag were both alums of The Voice of the Philippines, with the former being the winner of its second season and mentored by Sarah Geronimo, and the latter also joined the second season of The Voice Kids.

Ryssi Avila — Good For You

Ryssi Avila first rose to fame when she became the runner-up in the second and final season of Idol Philippines.

AJAA — Make It Exist

AJAA (also known as TRIPLE A + J and formerly as CS Trainees) is a four-member boy group under Cornerstone Entertainment.

The group made their official debut on September 7, 2023, with their first debut EP, 4 Ü, and its name is an acronym of the names of the members: Ash Rivera, Jhon Carl Maniacop, Axl Cabiltes, and Alex Miradora.

JM Dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano — Mapadama (Make You Feel)

JM dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano (or JMielle) were both alums of Tawag ng Tanghalan, with the former finishing in third place in its third season and the latter originally auditioned in the first season.

Eventually, they came back and won in the first Duets edition of the competition, and more recently, narrowly won the fourth season of the Philippine version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

KHIMO — Reason to Live

Khimo (full name Khimo Gumatay) won the second and final season of Idol Philippines.

Vvink and Wrive Russu — Round n' Round

Vvink (pronounced as "wink"; stylized as all caps) is a Filipino girl group under FlipMusic Records and is composed of five members: Angelika Sam, Ayaka Takakuwa, Jean Flores, Beatrice Mariel, and Audrey Toledo. Vvink released their first album, Vvink: The Pre-Debut Album, on May 16, 2025. They officially debuted on July 10, 2025, at Club Hype in Tomas Morato, Quezon City, with Tulala (Stunned).

Russu (full name Criz Russu Laurente), on the other hand, is a former boxing athlete who competed in Pinoy Big Brother Connect, for which he was criticized for supporting the ABS-CBN shutdown. He is now part of the P-Pop boyband WRIVE, managed by ABS-CBN Polaris Star Magic.

Carmelle — Sobra-Sobra

Carmelle (full name Carmelle Collado) first entered the scene when she became the first Filipino to win seven gold medals at the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Long Beach, California, United States. She went on to compete in the fourth season of The Voice Kids, in which she was mentored by Bamboo and eventually became its runner-up.

After that, she won the inaugural Schools Showdown edition of Tawag ng Tanghalan before eventually becoming a housemate in the recently concluded Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0, in which she narrowly lost a spot in the Kapamilya Big Four.

How to watch the national final

The Philippine Selection Night will take place at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines, on August 30, 2026, at 21:45 Philippine Standard Time (PHT). For audiences in Australia, it will be at 23:45 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). For those in the UK, at 14:45 British Summer Time (BST), and in New York, at 09:45 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

It will be aired live via the official Eurovision YouTube channel for international audiences, and for those in the Philippines, via the iWant app, ABS-CBN on ALLTV2, A2Z Channel 11, Kapamilya Channel on cable, Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube and Facebook, and via The Filipino Channel, with a delayed telecast on MYX.

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