Tooji—Norway’s incredibly charming Eurovision 2012 contestant, invited Team Wiwi to his hotel room this afternoon. We never say no when a celebrity offers us a taste of five-star luxury, so we packed our cameras and our tightest pants and headed over. As you can see in the video below, the “Stay” singer has a big [...]
The Wiwi Jury—a panel of music unprofessionals—has deliberated, and we can now offer our review of Norway’s Eurovision 2012 entry “Stay.” Brace yourself Tooji! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Wiwi’s readers correctly predicted that model-turned-pop-star Tooji would win Melodi Grand Prix 2012 with his song “Stay.” The latte-colored eye candy will now represent Norway at Eurovision 2012 in Baku! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Watch Tooji perform “Stay” at Melodi Grand Prix 2012 and read the lyrics now! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Wiwi asked who you guys wanted to see win Melodi Grand Prix 2012, and you answered “Tooji!” The “Stay” singer captured 30% of all votes, putting him well-ahead of voluptuous diva Reidun Saether and greasy rock group Plumbo. They both earned 13% of the vote. The team at WiwiBloggs.Com love Tooji’s energy, but we worry [...]
The final of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway’s national selection for Eurovision 2012, takes place on Saturday, February 11. Who do you think has what it takes to get Norway back into the final in Baku? (We’re still crying for Stella Mwangi. Sigh). You can listen to all of the finalists below, and then cast your [...]
National finals and semi-finals take place tonight in Sweden (Melodifestivalen), Norway (Melodi Grand Prix), Malta, Hungary and Lithuania. Here’s where to watch live web streams as the people of Europe move one step closer to choosing contestants for Eurovision 2012! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]
Reidun Sæther, the Carburetors, and Nora Foss Al-Jabri have advanced from the first Melodi Grand Prix semi-final in Ørland. They’ll compete in the February 11 final against six other acts who advance from the semis on January 28 and February 4. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post [...]
Saturday night is gonna be hot in northern Europe, y’all! Tonight Denmark will select its 2012 Eurovision contestant during its live Dansk Melodi Grand Prix broadcast, and Norway will stage the first semi-final of its Melodi Grand Prix 2012 selection contest. Here’s who and how to watch. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
If Danny Zuko from Grease and the Hells Angels had five love-children who later decided to form a band, they would’ve called themselves The Carburetors. Coincidentally, this is also the name of the newest qualifier to the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix who are sure to rock your jocks! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]
Stella Mwangi just dropped it like it’s hot! The Haba Haba singer has just released the fourth single from her album Kinanda. It’s called “Hula Hoop” and it is gonna spin round and round yo head once you hear it! The Haba Haba singer has teamed up with Swedish-Congolese hip-hop artist Mohimba and she definitely [...]
Norway went into mourning after 2011 Melodi Grand Prix winner Stella Mwangi crashed out during the first semi-final of Eurovision last May. But Norwegian broadcaster NRK has dusted itself off and slowly drip-fed the names of the ten acts who will take their chances at MGP in 2012. Here are the names we know so [...]
After watching and reviewing the first semi-final at Eurovision 2011, Wiwi and Vebooboo high-tailed it to the EuroClub afterparty held at the Quartier Boheme restaurant-bar in Düsseldorf. Plenty of contestants from the first semi-final stumbled over, and we cornered them to snap some pics and steal their alcohol. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]
For folks living outside of Norway, the country conjures up images of well-to-do white people eating smoked fish and living large off state oil funds. But amid the sea of blonds that color foreign conceptions of the country live Sikhs and Vietnamese, Pakistanis and Poles, and a thriving community of African immigrants. By winning the [...]
In part one of our interview, Stella Mwangi dished on her Eurovision dress and why she wanted to compete at Eurovision 2011. In Part 2 of our interview below, the queen of Norwegian hip-hop explains why she can’t do gangster rap and admits that she’s been taking some singing lessons ahead of Eurovision. Recommend on [...]
The first ten acts competing in the first semi-final rehearsed this morning. That means bookies and oddsmakers will be busy re-calibrating their predictions for Eurovision 2011. As such, Wiwi has taken an average of odds from 11 leading agencies. Here’s how things stand as of May 1. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet [...]
In a recent interview, Stella Mwangi told Wiwi that she was going to elevate her stage performance for Düsseldorf. I thought she’d pull out some large maracas and a trapeze, or maybe wear the outrageous dress from her music video. Instead Stella has done the following. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Stella Mwangi is already a pioneer of Norway’s hip-hop scene, and soon she may become the first black woman ever to win Eurovision. In part one of our two-part interview, Stella discusses her victory at Melodi Grand Prix, and recounts what it was like immigrating to Norway as a little girl. Recommend on Facebook Share [...]
Did you think that Stella sounded like a man at Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix? Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Azerbaijan’s Ell & Nikki are the bookies’ early favorite, but Hungary’s Kati Wolf and Norway’s Stella Mwangi are breathing down their necks. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend