In the two weeks since Wiwi last reported on Betfair’s betting market for the second semi-final at ESC 2012, the bookies’ five favorites—led by Sweden’s Loreen (“Euphoria”) and Serbia’s Zeljko Joksimovic (“Nije ljubav stvar”)—have held steady at the top. But there has been some reshuffling in the lower positions. Bulgaria’s Sofi Marinova (“Love Unlimited”) has [...]
Read the lyrics and watch the video to Anri Jokhadze’s “I’m a Jocker”—Georgia’s Eurovision 2012 entry. I have no idea why you would want to read the lyrics—this is easily the worst song this year—but here they are. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell [...]
Candy — a group of five teenagers from the Republic of Georgia — has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
The Georgian public proved that it has a major sweet tooth last night by selecting the girl group Candy to represent the nation at Junior Eurovision in Yerevan. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Israel’s Dana International looked like a sea monster, Albania’s Aurela Gace wore a used bed linen, and Moldova’s Zdob si Zdub dressed as a group of gnomes. But not even they could pry the infamous Barbara Dex Award from Eldrine, the rap-rock band from Georgia whose lead singer appeared to be dressed for some satanic [...]
Sophio Toroshelidze, the lead singer of Eldrine, starts this video by telling us she needs to smile more. That can’t be a good sign. If you don’t like your song “One More Day,” how are we meant to? Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
“One More Day” lyrics — Eldrine Eurovision 2011 — Georgia Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Wiwi did not watch the third semi-final in the Azeri national selection. But if Günay Ibrahimli won it, then the rest of the competition must have been really weak. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Bookies billed the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest as a battle between East and West, a showdown between eccentricity and understatement. In one corner stood Georgia’s Mariam Kakhelishvili, the 14-year-old frontrunner who sang an electro-pop dance number she had written herself and whose unique sense of style (think pink wigs and rhinestones) has earned her [...]
The press corps can’t stop talking about Georgia’s “Baby Gaga.” Here’s your chance to check out her performance during the first dress rehearsal that was open to the public on Friday, Nov. 19. Enjoy! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
After one month and nearly 800 votes, Wiwi’s readers have decided that Georgia’s Mariam Kakhelishvili will win Junior Eurovision 2010. The “Mari Dari” singer—now widely known as “Baby Gaga”— claimed more than 51% of all votes. Malta’s Nicole was second with 23%, followed by Armenia’s Vladimir Arzumanyan with 6% and Belgium’s Jill and Lauren with [...]
In the sleekest preview video ever made for Junior Eurovision, Georgia’s Mariam Kakhelishvili proves that she is the Lady Gaga of the East. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Eurovision may be over, but the race to become an international superstar is only just beginning. Now that the women of Eurovision have put down their microphones and are catching up on some much-needed rest, it’s up to the rest of us to give them a bit of encouragement by judging them on their physical [...]
One’s an aspiring pop star. The other is a pop star who can’t sing. But Georgia’s Sofia Nizharadze and Britain’s Cheryl Cole have more in common than music. From the hair to the cheek bones to the porcelain skin, they share one killer look. Check out the pics below, and then compare them in action! [...]
Wiwi will update this page as more contestants rehearse. Be sure to let Wiwi know what you think of the second rehearsals. Who surprised you? Who improved the most over the first rehearsal? And who was just lame? Dish! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
Google has launched its annual Eurovision iGoogle Predictor Gadget, which predicts who will win Eurovision based on how many times Internet users search for them. It then calculates the score contestants would get if voting took place today. It’s done geographically, so unlike most online polls (including my own) it prevents fans from “voting” for [...]
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 [...]