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Azerbaijan: Eurovision Winner Eldar Qasimov Releases “The One”

Posted on October 17, 2013December 3, 2022
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byWilliam Lee Adams

If you’ve ever been texting in your hotel room and started dreaming about wearing leather while dancing, then you’ll totally relate to Eldar Qasimov’s new video for “The One”. Since winning…

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Reunited: Ell & Nikki Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson

Posted on September 26, 2013December 3, 2022
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byPadraig Muldoon

Reunions are big bucks these days, just ask Take That or the Spice Girls. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by Eurovision stars. Last week we saw Moje 3 reform, now it’s…

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Eurovision Voting: The Statistical Anomalies

Posted on September 8, 2013September 8, 2013
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byDavid Thielen

When you look at statistics there’s “unlikely”. And then there’s “it just won’t happen”. Fair flipping of a coin will very occasionally have the coin land heads 10 times in…

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Potential Artist Profile: Azerbaijan 2014

Posted on September 3, 2013November 30, 2020
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byZachary Thomas

Boasting probably the most enviable set of recent results in the contest, one cannot deny that Azerbaijan seems to get things right at Eurovision every year. However, they also prove…

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Eldar Qasimov: He’s Flying With “Angels” on the Dancefloor

Posted on August 19, 2013December 3, 2022
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byDeban Aderemi

Eldar Qasimov has evolved. Yes, he won Eurovision 2011 with Nigar Jamal, and brought the contest to Baku. But he isn’t resting on his laurels. Last year he teamed up…

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Country Profile: Azerbaijan at Eurovision

Though you might raise your eyebrows at Baku’s claim to be ‘Europe’s Easternmost Country’ you can’t deny how formidable Azerbaijan has become in only a short-time at Eurovision. The Land…

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Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov Releases New Single

Farid Mammadov returned to Azerbaijan as the runner-up at Eurovision 2013. But he has certainly won the award for most controversial placing in Malmö. In wake of the contest, Azerbaijan…

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Editorial: Where Do We Find Our Next Winner?

Posted on July 12, 2013December 26, 2015
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byAngus Quinn

It’s a never a complete mystery who’ll win the next Contest and with that in mind Team Wiwi has a few preliminary predictions for 2014. With region-by-region analysis we’ll point…

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Montenegro: What Happened to Our Points for Ukraine?

Perhaps one of the most striking examples of suspicious voting in the post-Eurovision 2013 scandal is what happened in Montenegro. According to the official reults posted on Eurovision. tv, in…

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Azerbaijan: President Ordered Vote Recount

You were not the only ones surprised that Azerbaijan gave nul points to Russia at Eurovision 2013. The Azerbaijani press reports that even President Ilham Aliyev was in disbelief, so…

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Lithuanian Press: Did Azerbaijan Buy Votes at Eurovision?

Journalists at 15min.lt—a Lithuanian news site—have released video footage that they claim demonstrates Azerbaijan’s efforts at vote-buying ahead of Eurovision 2013.

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Eldar Qasimov Wears Leather, Chats with Team Wiwi

Eldar Qasimov—one-half of the Azerbaijani duo that won Eurovision 2011—stopped in Malmö recently before heading to Stockholm to work on some new songs. He caught up with wiwiblogger Deban Aderemi…

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Poll Results: Azerbaijan Will Win Second Semi-Final

Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 9,254 votes in our poll to determine the winner of the second semi-final. If they have it right then Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov will…

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Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov Talks Tattoos and More

After another stunning rehearsal today, Farid Mammadov sat down with Team Wiwi’s Deban Aderemi to discuss Eurovision, Malmö and the prominent tattoo on his left arm. The “Hold Me” singer…

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WATCH: The Farid Mammadov Workout Series

Wiwi’s readers have been admiring Farid Mammadov’s body for months. Now all y’all have the chance to get your very own Farid-inspired six-pack by watching his soon-to-be-released fitness series “Stay…

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WATCH: Nigar Jamal and Deban are “Running Scared”

Nikki—one-half of the duo that won Eurovision 2011 for Azerbaijan—isn’t running scared: She’s running straight into the arms of her fans all over London. On Saturday Deban Aderemi, a London-based…

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Wiwi Jury: Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov with “Hold Me”

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—headed to Azerbaijan to admire the nation’s oil reserves and to review Farid Mammadov’s Eurovision 2013 song “Hold Me”. After…

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In the Land of Fire, Farid Mammadov Goes Shirtless

Update: 18 April 2013: Farid is a gentleman, y’all, and he cannot have voyeuristic half-naked photos of him all over the Internet. So out of respect for Farid we have…

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Azerbaijan: Eurovision Winner Eldar Qasimov Releases “The One”

Reunited: Ell & Nikki Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson

Eurovision Voting: The Statistical Anomalies

Potential Artist Profile: Azerbaijan 2014

Eldar Qasimov: He’s Flying With “Angels” on the Dancefloor

Country Profile: Azerbaijan at Eurovision

Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov Releases New Single

Editorial: Where Do We Find Our Next Winner?

Montenegro: What Happened to Our Points for Ukraine?

Azerbaijan: President Ordered Vote Recount

Lithuanian Press: Did Azerbaijan Buy Votes at Eurovision?

Eldar Qasimov Wears Leather, Chats with Team Wiwi

Poll Results: Azerbaijan Will Win Second Semi-Final

Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov Talks Tattoos and More

WATCH: The Farid Mammadov Workout Series

WATCH: Nigar Jamal and Deban are “Running Scared”

Wiwi Jury: Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov with “Hold Me”

In the Land of Fire, Farid Mammadov Goes Shirtless

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