Turkish Airlines has been voted Europe’s best airline. They sure proved that to me the other day by providing me with juicy Eurovision content during my long-ass flight from Amsterdam to Baku. The airline’s in-flight magazine included a three-page spread on the nation’s ESC representative, Can Bonomo. You can read the full text by clicking [...]
Deban: One thing is clear: Turkey won’t draw an indifferent reaction. You’re either going to love it, or hate it. I hate the song, but the staging is very clever. It reminds me of the 2011 Greek Entry “Watch my Dance.” “Love Me Back” is an Indie song that’s very Turkish in its instrumentation and [...]
In his Eurovision entry “Love Me Back,” Can Bonomo sings about pirates. In his 2001 film “The Fast and the Furious,” Vin Diesel portrays an ex-convict and elite street racer. But these men have more in common than playing part-time crook. They look like brothers and could have shared the same womb! Check out these [...]
Wiwi’s Jury traveled to Istanbul this morning to review Can Bonomo’s Eurovision 2012 song “Love Me Back.” Did we indulge in Turkish Delight or did it turn into a Turkish fuh-right? Read on, people… Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Read the lyrics to “Love Me Back,” Can Bonomo’s Eurovision 2012 song for Turkey. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Rumors have been swirling for days that rock singer Kiraç will fly Turkey’s flag at Eurovision this May. Those rumors reached fever pitch this morning after Erol Köse—the former president of Turkish state broadcaster TRT— repeated the claim on his Twitter feed. But less than an hour later Kiraç’s management released the following statement: “Kiraç [...]
Hadise, the world’s most famous Belgian singer of Turkish descent, belly-danced into everyone’s heart at Eurovision 2009. Now she’s back with a sizzling new video for Ask Kaç Beden Giyer, which translates as “What Size Does Love Wear?” What do y’all think? Is it hot? WATCH: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]
Turkey is predicted to finish in 5th place in Semi-Final 1, with average odds of 12:1 odds of a win. Vocally the group Yuksek Sadakat had a great rehearsal, but the lead singer’s vocals have never been in question. What’s questionable is whether they have charisma, and whether the song is good enough for them. [...]
Another week, and another country takes the lead in our poll to determine who will win Eurovision 2011. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
As part of their Eurovision promotional tour, Turkey’s Yüksek Sadakat have performed in 11 countries, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Italy and the Netherlands. After all that travel they still managed to gather the strength to speak with Wiwi about the growth of rock music in Turkey, their stage show in Düsseldorf and more. Here’s what they [...]
So far Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 1,803 votes to determine Who Will Win Eurovision 2011. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Back in September there was talk that Emre Aydin or Atiye Deniz would represent Turkey in Düsseldorf. Then there was talk of Hadise or Tarkan. But on New Year’s Eve Turkish broadcaster TRT announced that rock band Yüksek Sadakat will be flying the Turkish flag in Germany. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
In early September Turkish broadcaster TRT announced its first shortlist of candidates for Eurovision 2011. Now officials have added five more names to the pot. They are: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT has announced its short list of candidates for Eurovision 2011. The public will cast their votes sometime between now and December. The finalists are listed below. Take a look at them in action, and then vote for your favorite! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
One month ago Wiwi asked y’all to vote for the Eurovision 2010 song you’re still listening to. After 1,158 votes, we have a winner: Turkey’s maNga with “We Could Be The Same.” Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
MaNga delivered Turkey its best Eurovision finish since Sertab Erener won in 2003. In honor of maNga’s second place finish, Turkish fans have cranked out a series of club mixes. Wiwi approves! Have a listen below, and be sure to check out all of this year’s other Eurovision remixes. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
Over the past two months, Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 39,524 votes for their favorite Eurovision contestant. Polls closed at 11:59pm on May 28, on the eve of the live finale. The results have now been tallied and verified by an accountant (Wiwi’s sister), the artists’ agents have been called and the boxes [...]
Opponents of Turkey’s bid to join the E.U. portray it as an alien culture with social and religious beliefs that are decidedly un-European. Following his election as French president in 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy said Europe “must give itself borders” and declared that Turkey “has no place” in the organization. In “We Could Be The Same,” [...]
The men of Eurovision continue to flash their smiles and flex their muscles in the hope of winning your vote in the race to become Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model. So far, more than 2,400 votes have been cast in the finals. For the moment it appears to be a two-horse race between Turkey’s Ferman [...]
After three weeks and 7,440 votes, it’s time to make our final cut in the semi-finals of Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model. This week Wiwi is sending one man home, and it’s rather clear cut. This aspiring model received just 8 votes—or 0.11%. He’ll be singing Allez! Ola! Olé! at Eurovision, so Wiwi is going [...]