Welcome to the first Wiwi Round Up of the Eurovision 2016 season. The summertime dose of PED has passed, and from here on in it’s full steam ahead to Stockholm. We’re raring to go!
To kick things off, we turn our attention to new music releases from Edurne, Måns, Il Volo, Ruth Lorenzo and Nadav, bring y’all the latest Junior Eurovision news from Slovenia, Ireland and Bulgaria, and discuss all the national selection goings on in Sweden and Malta.
Don’t have time for the full 38:00 show? We’ll be uploading bite size segments onto our YouTube channel in the coming days.
Wiwi Round Up
Running Order
0:23 – 13:14 New music releases
- Sweden: Måns Zelmerlöw releases “Should’ve Gone Home” lyric video
- Watch: Bagel loving Edurne unveils official video for “Basta”
- Israel: Nadav Guedj brings the “Good Vibes” in new single
- Party like it’s 1999! Ruth Lorenzo looks back on love in new single
- Watch: Il Volo Releases video for “L’amore Si Muove”
13:14 – 19:50 Melodifestivalen updates and rumours
- Smajling Swedes lose Svensktoppen Nåsta, but win ticket to Melodifestivalen 2016
- Sweden: Does Instagram give clues to Melodifestivalen entries?
19:50 – 28:50 Junior Eurovision news
- Ireland: TG4 announces details of JESC selection show
- Junior Eurovision 2015: Slovenia reveal MINI EMA 2015 semi-finalists
- Junior Eurovision 2015: Gabriela Yordanova will sing for Bulgaria
28:50 – END Malta’s National Selection
- Malta Eurovision Song Contest: National final set for January
- Eurovision wishlist: 11 acts who would make Malta proud in Stockholm!
@CookyMonzta Yeah, I know he’s norweigan. (Making me, a swede, a bit jealous since I prefer his music to the swedish house artists I listed, especially since Kygo went viral through remixing a song by Kyla La Grange – my biggest idol!) I was talking about the swedish guys with the Kygo-influenced tropical house music. I don’t know how well Kygo himself would do, or if he’d ever be up for something like that. It feels about as plausible as Avicii participating for Sweden really. But hey, that’s why I’m pumped about some new, fresh young artists bringing some house… Read more »
@jasmine: Kygo is Norwegian. Better the chance he’ll submit his entry to Norsk Melodi Grand Prix before he goes to Melodifestivalen. He might have been tough competition for Mørland and Debrah or Måns THIS year!
Haha, the pronunciation of the “Smajling Swedes” is just hilarious. Judgin’ from the smileys on their T-shirts, I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be a swenglish way of spelling “Smiling”, so in other words “Smiling Swedes”. Wasn’t aware of their participation in Melfest until now, but after watching an interview with them I have to say that I’m really pumped! Seems like they’re going to bring some tropical house music to Melfest. Kygo is awesome, and house music is extremely popular in Sweden right now. Even more so than pop I’d say with Avicii, Swedish House Maffia, Dada Life, as… Read more »
mario, netherlands will announce their GreAtY visionary artist in october