Elena Ionescu has filmed a special greeting for Wiwi’s readers, and the men of Mandinga have filmed themselves working out in honor of their fans on WiwiBloggs.Com. So it’s only appropriate that Mandinga and Wiwi finally got to hook up in person at the recent Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam. In the video below, [...]
Romania’s Elena Ionescu looked rather calm and collected during Mandinga’s first rehearsal at Eurovision on Sunday. Perhaps it’s because she knew she was still winning the race to become Eurovision’s Next Top Model 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
A strong woman often has a strong man behind her. Romania’s Elena Ionescu is lucky enough to have several. The men of Mandinga—that’s Alex, Chupi, Bazooka, and Florin Zach—help Elena shape the group’s distinctive Romanian-Cuban sound, and also its hot, hot look. In this video filmed exclusively for WiwiBloggs.Com, the Mandinga boys give us a [...]
Wiwi: Romania remains one of the favorites with the Wiwi Jury, and Elena is still the front-runner in the race to become Eurovision’s Next Top Model. So naturally we’ve been holding our breath in anticipation of Mandinga’s first rehearsal. As expected they bring a lot of energy to the stage with their song “Zaleilah,” and [...]
We launched our semi-final prediction polls on March 18. Since then Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 14,345 votes to to determine who will win the first and second semi-finals at ESC 2012. In our third update, we see that the results are holding remarkably steady. Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Cyprus’ Ivi Adamou, and Romania’s [...]
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 [...]
Elena Ionescu is a beautiful woman. The lead singer of Romania’s 2012 Eurovision act Mandinga is currently dominating Wiwi’s annual search for Eurovision’s Next Top Model. As of 20 April, she had earned nearly 35% of all votes in the contest. But Elena isn’t just a pretty face: she’s also a talented singer and very, [...]
Elena Ionescu is the perma-tanned star of Romania’s Mandinga. Tulisa Contostavlos was the star of British hip-hop group N-Dubz. But is it possible that these two starlets were separated at birth? Wiwi feels like we’ll soon hear Romanian on British X-Factor, and rap in the middle of a Mandinga song in Baku! Take a look at these [...]
Since we last checked in on the bookies’ predictions on who will win the first semi-final of ESC 2012, the leaderboard has seen some major shifts. Denmark’s Soluna Samay remains on top at Betfair with odds of 107/50. However, she no longer shares that spot with San Marino. After unveiling her song “The Social Network,” [...]
Leather body suits, bag pipes and accordions rarely appear on stage at the same time—unless you’re Romanian pop group Mandinga. Their mishmash of folk music, pop couture, and spilling cleavage helped them win Romania’s national selection—and the opportunity to represent Bucharest in Baku. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Tonight Romania stages its 2012 Selectia Nationala for Eurovision 2012. You can watch it lives on the Eurovision.tv web site from 20:02 CET. If Wiwi’s readers have it right, then you’ll watch Mandinga cruise to victory with its song “Zaleilah.” The band earned 35.87% of all votes in our poll. Vicky Red and her song [...]
Last fall there were fears Romania wouldn’t compete at Eurovision 2012. But the perreniel Eurovision contender is back—and its national selection includes some pretty fierce acts. RTV, Romania’s state broadcaster, has now released videos of all 15 entries, which you can watch below. After you do, be sure to vote in our poll ahead of [...]
The European Broadcasting Union today announced that 43 countries will be flying their flags at Eurovision 2012 in Baku. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
British expatriate David Bryan has made a home for himself in Romania. So much so that Romanian voters chose to send him and his band Hotel FM to Eurovision 2011. David recently spoke with Wiwi about how he ended up in Romania, his love of music and his plans to have plenty of girls [...]
Lyrics for “Change” — Hotel FM Eurovision 2011 — Romania Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Two-time Eurovision winner Johnny Logan has hurled criticism at Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, saying they have become “the masters of their own destruction” and destroyed their credibility at Eurovision by entering contestants like Jedward. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
On New Year’s Eve Hotel FM won the right to represent Romania at Eurovision 2011. But the group–which consists of David Bryan (singer), Gabriel Baruta (piano), and Alex Szus (drums)–have more songs in them than their Eurovision entry “Change.” You can check out some of their other work below. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
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
Romania has revealed the 13 contestants who will compete at the national selection contest New Year’s Eve. Below you can listen to each of this year’s competitors. But before you do, review Paula Seling and Ovi‘s stellar performance from Oslo last year. They placed third. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...]