When it comes to choosing the hottest piece of man meat at Eurovision 2012, Wiwi’s readers are spoiled for choice. Whether you prefer the wurst of Germany’s Roman Lob or the spotted dick of Britain’s Engelbert Humperdinck, our schmorgasbord is gonna fill you up. And you guys seem hungry: so far you have cast a [...]
Wiwi: Jedward’s stage act remains pretty similar to what we saw at the Irish national selection. That’s not a bad thing. It’s as vibrant and energetic as it was then, but now has the added bonus of gigantic waves crashing on the LED screen. There’s a particularly dramatic moment around the two-minute mark. The lights [...]
Team Wiwi had its camcorder rolling when Jedward entered the press area during last month’s Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam. Journalists from around Europe were lined up to interview 15 other Eurovision acts that afternoon. But the moment Jedward walked through the doors—their sky-high hair signaling their arrival like massive tikki torches—reporters and cameramen [...]
Every week the team at WiwiBloggs.Com combs through hundreds of reader comments so that the sassiest and most controversial comments don’t go unnoticed. Last time y’all dished on Anggun’s “Photoshopped” legs. But this week you guys are hating on everyone from Jedward to Eleftheria Eleftheriou. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe [...]
Eurovision 2012 is something of a family affair. After a coup that saw Belarus overthow its original representative Alena Lanskaya, officials decided to send Litesound, which includes brothers Dmitry and Vladimir Karyakin. They’ll face off against Ireland’s most famous set of identical singing twins Jedward—they of British X-Factor fame—and Switzerland’s Sinplus, the rock duo composed [...]
Jedward—the world’s most famous set of identical singing twins—know how to manage publicity. In the run-up to Eurovision last year they gave countless interviews, appeared on numerous television shows, and posed nearly naked in a gay magazine. After Eurovision they went on to launch their own TV show, performed for U.S. president Barack Obama, appeared [...]
It’s been a long wait, but this morning Jedward finally released their official Eurovision preview video for “Waterline.” The footage comes almost exclusively from Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 competition, staged in February. It shows the twins arriving at the RTE studio in Dublin, getting dressed back stage, and performing on the big night in their glittery [...]
Jedward won Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 in a landslide last month. So when it was time for the Wiwi Jury to review “Waterline,” our expectations were as high as Jedward’s glued-up hair. Was there a pot of gold at the end of our musical rainbow, or did the twins leave us wanting? Read on to find [...]
Jedward, Ireland’s most famous set of singing identical twins, stormed to victory at Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 contest on February 24, 2012. Check out these photos of their victory—from the green room to the stage to their encore performance. Enjoy! Love, Wiwi Related posts: Read the lyrics to “Waterline” See photos and video of Jedward with [...]
Jedward have won Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 contest, winning both the jury vote and the public vote with their song “Waterline.” The results became rather clear rather quickly. Of the five regional juries, three ranked the twins first, while the other two ranked them second. After the jury votes, Jedward had 54 points, leading both Donna [...]
Wiwi’s readers have spoken, and they believe that Jedward will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2012. The country’s most famous set of singing identical twins won our poll in a landslide, capturing 63% of all votes with their song “Waterline.” Eurovision veteran Donna MacCaul (“Mercy”) finished second with 20% of the vote. This corresponds the bookies’ [...]
Jedward’s phenomenal success have turned them into one of Ireland’s biggest musical exports. In their very short history, they’ve notched up multi-platinum sales, endorsed several products, broken social networking fan figures, and set up shop on major reality programmes from Celebrity Big Brother to Britain’s Got Talent. Why, then, are there still chuckles form naysayers [...]
Ireland and Austria select their 2012 Eurovision contestants on Friday, February 24. Wiwi’s readers have been casting their votes over the past several weeks. With just three days left to vote, here’s how things stand. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 contest takes place on Friday, February 24. The latest odds from Dublin-based betting site Paddy Power suggests that it’s a two-horse race between former Eurovision contestants Jedward (2011) and Donna McCaul (2005). John and Edward are currently the front-runners, with the odds of them singing “Waterline” in Baku at 1/4. Donna McCaul—who [...]
Ireland’s state broadcaster has released the five songs competing at Eurosong 2012, and it’s going to be a HOT contest. Jedward are back with “Waterline,” an upbeat song that sounds very Blink 182 and represents a maturation of their sound. They’re up against Maria McCool who serves up a fierce Celtic song that reminds us [...]
Jedward have released their 2012 Eurovision entry “Waterline.” You can listen to the song and read the lyrics below. What do y’all think? Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster, has announced the five acts who will compete to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2012. They are Maria McCool, Donna MacCaul, Una Gibney & David Shannon, Andrew Mann, and Jedward. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Ever since Wiwi suggested that Jedward would devour Donna McCaul at Ireland’s Eurosong contest, he’s been receiving hate mail from Donna’s fans. They point out that Jedward only narrowly defeated last year’s runner-up Nikki Kavanagh (her song “Falling” was awesome). And they suggest that Donna’a haters need to listen to her karaoke cover of Adele’s [...]
Lesbian and former Eurovision contestant Donna McCaul has announced that she will attempt to slay Jedward at Eurosong 2012, the Irish national selection. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Note to Ireland’s potential Eurosong contestants: Don’t broadcast your decisions on Twitter until you’ve had plenty of time to mull them over. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend