On May 20 the Israeli delegation hosted a party at Euroclub to celebrate Izabo’s ESC 2012 song “Time.” But the real star of the evening turned out to be Sweden’s Loreen. As you can see in the video below, she belted out “Euphoria” like a volcano spits out lava. It was seriously hot. Unfortunately, it [...]
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 [...]
If the bookies have it right, then Italy’s Nina Zilli will give Sweden’s Loreen a run for her money at Eurovision 2012. Nina’s odds to win hovered between 10 and 14 the last time we checked in. But this week her average at Britain’s 20 leading betting agencies has fallen to just 9/1 with her [...]
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 [...]
Wiwi’s annual poll to determine who will win Eurovision kicked off on March 25. In the first two weeks of voting, you guys have cast an impressive 6,100 votes for your favorite contestants. So far Sweden’s Loreen seems to be living up to the bookies’ expectations. She’s jumped to a big lead with nearly 17% [...]
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 [...]
In March Loreen won Sweden’s Melodifestivalen in a landslide, and subsequently she’s gone on to climb the bookies’ odds tables. But did the Eurovision favorite win over the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—with her song “Euphoria”? Read on to find out. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Belgium and San Marino haven’t picked their contestants. And Britain and a host of other countries have not yet revealed their song. But, as with the first semi-final, the bookies at Betfair are already making predictions and throwing down odds for the second semi-final at Eurovision 2012. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Sweden chose its Eurovison 2012 contestant using a combined jury and public vote, each of which counted for 50% of the overall score. Loreen’s victory wasn’t guaranteed following the announcement of the jury results. Although she won six out of the eleven international juries (compared to Danny’s four), her lead was only 12 points—easily surmountable [...]
The bookies have Loreen down as the odds-on favorite, and Wiwi’s readers clearly agree. The “Euphoria singer” won our poll in a landslide, capturing more than 65% of all votes. In something of a surprise, author-turned-singer Björn Ranelid and his musical muse Sara Li finished second with 9.77%. Danny Saucedo came third with “Amazing” and [...]
Bookies at Britain’s major betting agencies belive that Loreen will win Melodifestivalen 2012 in a landslide. The odds that the “Euphoria” singer will win tomorrow night’s contest have narrowed significantly in recent weeks, and she’s currently the favorite at Bet365, BWIN.com, Ladbrokes and Betfair. Bet365 currently has her at 1/5—well ahead of Danny (“Amazing“) at [...]
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is a musical tour de force. Every year eliminated entries are of such high quality that they could easily crack the Top 10 of Eurovision. The 2012 contest is no exception. But even in this strong field, there’s one song that rises above the rest: Loreen’s “Euphoria.” Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
If the iTunes charts in Sweden are anything to go by, then Loreen has emerged as the early favorite to win Melodifestivalen 2012. The “Euphoria” singer jumped to the top of the charts last night after SVT release all of the contest’s singles to mark the end of the semi-finals. Danny, who Wiwi and others [...]
SVT must be fans of Vanessa Williams, because they sure have saved the best for last. After three crap to mediocre semi-finals, here comes the big daddy of them all! From tranny look-a-likes to fine hunks of man meat, here’s what the WiwiBloggs.Com team thinks will happen in Malmo: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers [...]
Read the lyrics and text to ‘Why Am I Crying’–Molly Sanden’s entry for Melodifestivalen 2012! She qualified from the third semi-final in Leksand on February 18. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Love Generation’s single “Just a Little Bit” finished sixth in tonight’s third Melodifestivalen semi-final in Leksand. Wiwi and Vebooboo are seriously depressed. They looked fabulous dressed as three zebras who escaped from the zoo. Anyway, we listened to the song in its entirety and can now share the lyrics with you. R.I.P.! Recommend on Facebook [...]
The time has come when we spend eight minutes listening to the sneak previews of Saturday’s Melodifestivalen songs, and then bitch about each of them. Below are our thoughts and predictions about the third semi-final in Leksand. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]
Wiwi and Vebooboo were sitting in the front row (OK, row 20….) at the second Melodifestivalen semi-final in Gothenburg. Our favorite part of the night—besides the naming of the winners!—was watching each contestant work the runway that led from the Green Room to the stage. The crowd went cray cray (that’s really crazy, y’all) when [...]
Ulrik Munther—a 17-year old who resembles Peter Pan—has advanced to the final of Melodifestivalen 2012. You can read the lyrics to his song “Soldiers” below. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Last week we watched in awe as Loreen blasted away her competition with her stuck-in-a-straight-jacket moves. This week, Wiwi and Vebooboo are in Gothenburg in person to witness what appears to be another relatively weak semi-final. The one-minute previews have been released, and here’s what Vebooboo thinks! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]