Azerbaijan had just eight months to construct the Crystal Hall Arena, and it looks like they’ve done a pretty fantastic job. Although there are hints that the arena is still something of a construction site—the sofas in the green room are still wrapped in plastic, for instance—it’s obvious that it is going to look amazing [...]
The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—turns its eye toward Baku today to review Sabina Babayeva’s ESC 2012 entry. We’ve had the luck to interview her in London, and to hear her perform live in Amsterdam, so our opinions are seriously informed. When the music died did we cry? Or did we say “hallelujah”? [...]
Sabina Babayeva is one of the most beautiful women competing at Eurovision 2012. It’s no wonder that the Eurovision press would not give her any breathing room at the recent London Eurovision Party. So the team at WiwiBloggs.Com were thrilled that she managed to squeeze in an interview with us amid all the commotion. In [...]
Read the lyrics to “When the Music Dies”—Azerbaijan’s entry for Eurovision 2012 by Sabina Babayeva. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Sabina Babayeva—the stunning 26-year old singer representing Azerbaijan at ESC 2012—has unveiled her Eurovision entry “When the Music Dies. Konstantin Hudov, Sabina’s communications manager, described the song this way in an e-mail to WiwiBloggs.Com: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Sabina Babayeva has won Azerbaijan’s national selection. It’s rather appropriate that Sabina is representing the Land of Fire because she is seriously hot! Her legs flow like the oil from Azerbaijan’s oil fields, and she’s got bosoms that appear to have been sculpted by the nation’s best plastic surgeon. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
Azerbaijan is taking its hosting duties for Eurovision 2012 very seriously. As such, they’ve decided to open a museum dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest. Here’s what Wiwi would put on display… Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will take place between May 22 and May 26, 2011. The event will be held inside the 16,000-seat Crystal Hall Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here is the complete schedule: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Wiwi has been getting nostalgic about last year’s Eurovision winners Ell & Nikki. So I dug up two HOT remixes that set their winning song “Running Scared” to a clubby beat. I’m loving it. Several remixes are available on iTunes. Here are two of my favorites. Happy Christmas, y’all! Adrian Sina Remix: Club Pop Remix [...]
The Azeri government is sinking millions of dollars into Baku’s Crystal Hall, the 25,000-seat arena that will host Eurovision 2012. For local residents, however, the personal costs may be even greater. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Nigar Jamal—the sexier half of Ell & Nikki—has just dropped a hot new video for her single “Crush on You.” It showcases Nikki as you’ve never seen her: thrusting, sweating, and showing a whole lot of cleavage. The song itself is saucy and sexy—a far cry from the sacharrine “Running Scared.” Nikki is clearly cashing-in on her [...]
Milli Seçim Turu, Azerbaijan’s national selection for Eurovision 2012, is in full swing. You know what that means: a whole new season of bad Eurovision covers! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Azerbaijan, the tiny nation that could, definitely punches above its weight at Eurovision. To celebrate its 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union—and the birth of its strong Eurovision tradition—Wiwi and Vebooboo have dug into our archives and found our favorite Azerbaijan-related posts. Just click on the links below to relive all the [...]
It may look like a pile of concrete and sand for the time being. But within eight months the construction zone above will transform into Baku’s Crystal Hall—the multi-million dollar venue that will host Eurovision 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Since winning Eurovision 2011, Azerbaijan’s Ell & Nikki have already landed on a German stamp and become the faces of an Azeri mobile phone operator. Now they’re touring Europe and showing all of us how to lip-sync in style. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
Azeri officials have said they will ensure the safety of the Armenian contestants at Eurovision 2012 in Baku. But given the tumultuous history of the feuding Caucasus neighbors, will that quell fears among the delegation from Yerevan? Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]
Ell & Nikki can officially say they’ve gone global. That’s because both Germany and Azerbaijan will print 15,000 commemorative stamps of the duo with the slogan ‘Eurovision Song Contest 2011 — Azerbaijan Winner 2011′. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
On Monday the Times of London published an article about the concerns gay Eurovision fans have over visiting Baku in 2012. This morning, in a letter to the editor published in the Times, Fakhradding Gurbanov—Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Britain—tells all the haters out there that they need to rethink their assumptions. Here is the letter in [...]
Ell & Nikki won Eurovision, and the journalists pounced. Vebooboo and Wiwi taped most of the press conference, so you can listen firsthand to what the duo had to say. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
As the confetti fell and fans waved their massive flags, Ell & Nikki took to the stage for an encore performance of “Running Scared.” It was obvious for at least 10 minutes beforehand that the duo would win, and in that time they made a decision to change the lyrics from “I adore you” to [...]