Poll: Sweden Will Win the Second Semi-Final
If Wiwi’s readers have it right then Sweden’s Loreen will win the second semi-final at Eurovision in a landslide. Of the 8,029 votes cast in our poll, the “Euphoria” singer…
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First Semi-Final: Press Conference and Running Order Draw
During the first semi-final at Eurovision 2012, fire shot into the air, and bag pipe players did the moonwalk—and that was just during Romania’s performance. The first semi-final saw Romania,…
Eurovision Press Predicts Greece Will Win First Semi-Final
Every year the Eurovision press corps looks into its crystal ball and divines who will who will win each of the semi-finals. Hundreds of pompous journalists and ESC insiders have…
Bookies: Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki to Win First Semi-Final
Following last night’s second dress rehearsal, which was judged by a panel of music industry professionals throughout Europe, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki have emerged as the odds-on favourites to win the…
First Semi-Final: Your Country-By-Country Preview
The first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final took place last night, and the team from WiwiBloggs.Com was inside Baku Crystal Hall as the action unfolded. Who shined? And who…
WATCH: Norway’s Tooji Speaks and Dances with WiwiBloggs.Com
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…
On the Scene at Israel’s Euroclub Party
Wiwi, Vebooboo and Meows Kitty took to the streets last night in search of the best Eurovision party Baku had to offer. We walked past a lame gathering for Joan…
WATCH: Loreen’s Live Performance of ‘Euphoria’ at Euroclub
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…
France: Reaction to Anggun’s Second Rehearsal
Team Wiwi is exhausted. We are working all day in the press center and then dancing all night at the Euroclub: that’s why we all look like we’ve been punched…
Poll: Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou Will Win the First Semi-Final
Wiwi’s readers cast a total of 8,318 votes in our first semi-final prediction poll. If the results are anything to go by then the first semi-final is a three-horse race.…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Update #5 (May 20)
***This poll is now closed. See the final results by clicking here.*** Sweden’s Loreen and Romania’s Mandinga remain the favorites in our poll “Who Will Win Eurovision 2012?” Launched on…
The Wiwi Jury: Final Prediction and Rankings for Eurovision 2012
The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music unprofessionals—has reviewed all 42 Eurovision 2012 entries. Below you can read the individual reviews, and see our final rankings.
United Kingdom: Reaction to Engelbert Humperdinck’s Second Rehearsal
Wiwi, Vebooboo, and Meows Kitty just came from Engelbert Humperdinck’s second rehearsal at ESC 2012. It was fantastic. As we explain in the video below, he kept is simple as…
United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck’s First Rehearsal
Vebooboo: What a classy performance from an elderly gentleman. Engelbert really commands the stage, even if he did wear ragged jeans and a t-shirt in today’s first rehearsal. (You can…
Spain: Pastora Soler’s First Rehearsal
Vebooboo: Pastora Soler must have been a construction worker in a previous life, because girl knows how to build drama! At first I was slightly worried when I saw Pastora…
Azerbaijan: Sabina Babayeva’s First Rehearsal
Vebooboo: The music never dies, but my interest in this song sure has. Sabina owes a huge thank you to Ell & Nikki for gifting her an automatic berth in…
Germany: Roman Lob’s First Rehearsal
Vebooboo: Roman Lob is a cutie, and it ain’t a fluke that he’s currently leading our search for Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model. In his first rehearsal today, his voice…
Sweden: Loreen’s Second Rehearsal
Wiwi: Loreen gave Wiwi a scare when she delivered sub-par vocals during her first rehearsal earlier this week. Thankfully the Swedish diva has benefited from some rest: she gave it…