On May 20 the Israeli delegation hosted a party at Euroclub to celebrate Izabo’s ESC 2012 song “Time.” But the real star of the evening turned out to be Sweden’s Loreen. As you can see in the video below, she belted out “Euphoria” like a volcano spits out lava. It was seriously hot. Unfortunately, it [...]
Wiwi: Loreen gave Wiwi a scare when she delivered sub-par vocals during her first rehearsal earlier this week. Thankfully the Swedish diva has benefited from some rest: she gave it to us full throttle, and in perfect harmony, this morning at the Baku Crystal Hall. Loreen unveiled her costume as well. It’s basically the same [...]
Deban: This rehearsal raises the bar for all other entries. Loreen brings Scandinavian minimalism to life on stage in shadow and strobe effect. Her costume exudes the austere tailoring of Japanese design. The choreography is an art-form in itself, incorporating butoh, urban and contemporary elements. This is contemporary dance at its finest, against a backdrop [...]
Since the bookies first released Eurovision odds back in March, eight contestants have dominated the odds table almost continuously. They are Sweden’s Loreen, Italy’s Nina Zilli, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki, Serbia’s Zeljko Joksimovic, Britain’s Engelbert Humperdinck, Denmark’s Soluna Samay, Iceland’s Gréta Salóme & Jónsi and Spain’s Pastora Soler. Of these, Sweden and Serbia are performing the [...]
Sweden’s Loreen and Romania’s Mandinga have emerged as the clear favorites in our poll “Who Will Win Eurovision 2012?“. Launched on March 25, the poll has recorded 13,627 votes as of May 5. Loreen (“Euphoria”) currently leads with 2,098 votes. That’s just 147 more than Mandinga (“Zaleilah”). In third place is Serbia’s Joksimovic (“Love Is [...]
In the six weeks since we launched our prediction polls, Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 13,352 votes to to determine who will win the first and second semi-finals at ESC 2012. In our second update, we see that Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Cyprus’ Ivi Adamou, Sweden’s Loreen and Serbia’s Zeljko Jokismovic remain the favorites [...]
Each week the team at WiwiBloggs.Com pauses to reflect on all the nasty—and occasionally positive—comments you guys have made on our site. We’re going to start sharing some of our favorite comments and arguments so that they don’t go unnoticed. We’re all about openness, people, so let us know which Eurovision contestants you love—and which [...]
SVT, Sweden’s state broadcaster, has revealed that it will alter Loreen’s performance in Baku significantly due to the differing rules between Melodifestivalen and Eurovision. At Melodifestivalen, artists can pre-record back-up vocals. That allowed Loreen to take centre stage in Stockholm and do all the singing herself. In Baku, she will rely on three veteran back-up [...]
In March Loreen won Sweden’s Melodifestivalen in a landslide, and subsequently she’s gone on to climb the bookies’ odds tables. But did the Eurovision favorite win over the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—with her song “Euphoria”? Read on to find out. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Belgium and San Marino haven’t picked their contestants. And Britain and a host of other countries have not yet revealed their song. But, as with the first semi-final, the bookies at Betfair are already making predictions and throwing down odds for the second semi-final at Eurovision 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Not all countries have selected their 2012 Eurovision contestant, but that hasn’t stopped betting agencies from handicapping this year’s race. Fifteen leading agencies in Britain currently have Sweden’s Loreen listed as the odds-on favorite with her song “Euphoria.” A number of agencies had already listed her at or near the top in recent weeks. On [...]
After weeks of hype, allegations of musical plagiarism, and ever-narrowing odds from the bookmakers, Loreen has finally won Sweden’s Melodifestivalen—its national selection for Eurovision 2012. Earlier this evening the 28-year old singer brushed away the competition inside Stockholm’s Globen Arena with a moving performance of her song “Euphoria.” Steeped in mystery and delivered with sheer [...]
Sweden chose its Eurovison 2012 contestant using a combined jury and public vote, each of which counted for 50% of the overall score. Loreen’s victory wasn’t guaranteed following the announcement of the jury results. Although she won six out of the eleven international juries (compared to Danny’s four), her lead was only 12 points—easily surmountable [...]
Bookies at Britain’s major betting agencies belive that Loreen will win Melodifestivalen 2012 in a landslide. The odds that the “Euphoria” singer will win tomorrow night’s contest have narrowed significantly in recent weeks, and she’s currently the favorite at Bet365, BWIN.com, Ladbrokes and Betfair. Bet365 currently has her at 1/5—well ahead of Danny (“Amazing“) at [...]
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is a musical tour de force. Every year eliminated entries are of such high quality that they could easily crack the Top 10 of Eurovision. The 2012 contest is no exception. But even in this strong field, there’s one song that rises above the rest: Loreen’s “Euphoria.” Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
Thorsten Flink and the Top Cats advanced from the andra chansen round this evening, completing the Melodifestivalen 2012 line-up. Afterwards the show’s producers determined the running order for the March 10 final. Below you can watch all of the finalists in the order that they will compete next Saturday. Click on the contestant’s name to [...]
If the iTunes charts in Sweden are anything to go by, then Loreen has emerged as the early favorite to win Melodifestivalen 2012. The “Euphoria” singer jumped to the top of the charts last night after SVT release all of the contest’s singles to mark the end of the semi-finals. Danny, who Wiwi and others [...]
Read the lyrics to Danny’s “Amazing”—a finalist to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Wiwi isn’t sure about a lot of things, but he suspects this much is true: The final of Melodifestivalen 2012 is going to be a showdown between Loreen, singing “Euphoria,” and Danny, singing “Amazing.” All of the acts competing in next week’s andra chansen (second chance) round are crap. And the only other contestant who [...]
SVT must be fans of Vanessa Williams, because they sure have saved the best for last. After three crap to mediocre semi-finals, here comes the big daddy of them all! From tranny look-a-likes to fine hunks of man meat, here’s what the WiwiBloggs.Com team thinks will happen in Malmo: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]