Deban: Pumping up the volume on a kitsch performance, Pasha Parfeny juxtaposes lots of random images to tell his story. It’s typically Moldovan in that he reverses the notion of “less is more.” His three-minute melody “Lautar” translates into an exercise of how much is possible within such a short time-frame. Furthermore, the stage moves could have only [...]
This morning the Wiwi Jury caught a train to Chisinau to review Moldova’s ESC 2012 entry “Lautar.” Did cutie patootie Pasha Parfeny charm us with his trumpet? Or was he left tooting his own horn? Read on to find out. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
Attention Eurovision man-shoppers: Moldova’s Pasha Parfeny has a girlfriend. This was one of the many revelations the 25-year old singer made during our recent interview at April’s Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam. Pasha, who is also a finalist in our search for Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model 2012, has swagger to match his fierce [...]
Moldova may be one of the poorest countries in Europe, but it sure did invest a lot of money and energy into selecting Pasha Parfeny for Eurovision 2012. After a marathon 3.5 hour long final, featuring 21 songs and special appearances by our favorite Afro-Ukrainian singer Gaitana and Swiss cutie patootie duo Sinplus, Pasha walked [...]
Read the lyrics to Lautar—Moldova’s Eurovision 2012 song by Pasha Parfeny. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Just when you thought Epic Sax Guy had thrusted his way off stage for good, Olia Tira & the Sunstroke Project submit a song to the Moldovan National Final. The group, which represented Moldova at Eurovision in 2010 with their naughty pleasure “Run Away,” have submitted an equally non-sensical song called “Superman.” The lyrics make [...]
Watch the official video of Lerika’s “No, No”—Moldova’s 2011 Junior Eurovision entry. Lyrics: On this Saturday Shall be all my care Powder locks And curl my hair Listen everyone I’ll be number one When I’ll get these all things done *** One day , one time … maybe I’ll see Who do I have to [...]
Six acts competing at Eurovision 2011 have performed on Europe’s biggest stage before. And two of them—Dana International and Lena—have already tasted victory. But does a second trip to Eurovision make them likely victors—or does it make them tired and stale? (Let’s not forget what happened to Malta’s Chiara Siracusa in 2009? Sad.) Recommend [...]
Ianna and Anthony Icuagu placed second at the Romanian national final with their song “Open Your Eyes.” Given that they earned the maximum 12 points from televoters, they know they’ve got on-screen appeal. So now the duo is attempting to enter the national selection contest in neighboring Moldova. They’ve entered a song written by Anthony [...]
Several months ago Wiwi compared Moldova’s 21-year old starlet Olia Tira to Lady Gaga because of her outrageous outfits. At this morning’s second rehearsal, she didn’t let me down! She rocked a metallic-looking tutu with blue feather trim. Could “space age ballerina” paired with leather boots be the look of the year? Sadly, the guys [...]
Elena Gheorghe, Eurovision’s Next Top Model 2009 As of May 17 at midnight, Wiwi’s readers had cast 1,720 votes to determine who should win Eurovision’s Next Top Model. Eurovision front-runner and teen singing sensation Safura has jumped into a commanding lead with 39% of all votes. Last week she was in fifth position with only [...]
Rehearsals kicked off this morning in Oslo’s Telenor Arena and Moldova took to the stage early. Their front woman Olia Tira revealed to eurovision.tv that she’ll be wearing a “very short and sexy dress” during the first semi-final. Um, Wiwi kind of assumed she would. As in their official preview video, Moldova creates a general [...]
Every year aspiring pop stars from Armenia to Albania pull out their English language dictionaries, cast their mother tongues aside and write lyrics they hope will appeal to English-speaking audiences. Fair enough: what’s the last Romanian single you heard on the radio? Unfortunately, many end up singing in “Eurovision English”—that frequently incomprehensible dialect characterized by [...]
Moldova’s Sun Stroke Project with Olia Tira stormed to victory at Moldova’s national final on Saturday night. It’s early, but Wiwi already has a feeling that this band is going to put Chisinau on the map, if only because lead singer Olia bears a strong resemblance to Lady Gaga. In the national final, which you [...]
“Run Away” lyrics — Olia Tira and the Sun Stroke Project (Moldova 2010) Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend