List: Move Over Miley Cyrus! Eurovision’s Seen it All Before!
Some of you may have noticed a little thing called the MTV VMAs (not to be confused with the Valentina Monetta Awards) took place in the US last weekend. And…
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Top 10 Funniest Reactions at Eurovision
The only thing that can be funnier than Eurovision songs, are the artists who sing them. Their reaction to the results tend to be either as cheesy as their song……
Uncovered: Another 10 Eurovision Covers
It’s that time of the month again, where I have a good old virtual rummage on Youtube, along with some much needed assistance from you guys, and gather up a…
Denmark: National Museum Stages Emmelie De Forest Exhibition
The Danes are clearly proud of their Emmelie. So much so that they are launching an exhibition in their national museum dedicated to her! Emmelie may have only won Eurovision…
List: Shaming The Top 10 Sneaky Backing Vocalists Since 2008
Forgotten, overshadowed and often, sneakily hidden, the backing vocalist at Eurovision has seen their profile remorselessly reduced on the Contest stage to the point where by 2013, fully hiding the…
LIST: 20 Signs You’re a Eurovision Fanatic
The team at wiwibloggs.com have a problem: We’re addicted to Eurovision. The doctors suggested we download some mainstream music or take up sports, but we weren’t having any of that.…
The 8 Acts With the Best Presentation
If you want to win Eurovision, you better bring the total package. It’s the most competitive song contest in the world and how each song is presented is every bit…
Top 10 Misheard Non-English Lyrics
We admire all of those brave enough to sing a Eurovision song in their national language. It’s better than attempting to sing in English and fluffing up your lyrics. But…
The Top 5 Crimes at Eurovision 2013
Every Eurovision there are results that leave you wondering how some act ended up so low (Pastora Soler should have been 2nd in 2012), or how they ended up so…
Poll: Who Had the Best White Dress at Eurovision 2013?
If there was a common theme among the dresses at the Eurovision final in Malmö, it was certainly the colour. Almost every dress we saw was white! It would be…
The 5 Acts With the Worst Presentation
Sometimes an entry has a beautiful song, amazing singer(s)…and staging so bad you are left thinking the BBC did the arrangement. This list is dedicated to the costume teams, set…
Mispronunciations at Eurovision: The Top 10 Phonetic Blunders
Whenever we hear a Eurovision song, we expect to hear it in English—despite the fact it’s not the native language of any participating countries bar the UK and Ireland. Strategy-wise…
Uncovered: 10 More Eurovision Covers
Late last month I compiled a list of what I considered to be the most fantastically random Eurovision covers/samples/remixes ever. Since then I’ve realised that to limit the list to…
Editorial: The Top 10 ESC Injustices Since 2008
At Eurovision injustices are as common as the wind machines. Every year at least some stellar songs are overlooked in the semi-finals. Others fail to do as well as they deserve…
Royal Baby Birth: Kate Middleton’s Eurovision Playlist
So a royal baby boy has just emerged from Kate Middleton’s regal birth canal at London’s St Mary’s Hospital. To aid the Duchess of Cambridge with her recovery, and to…
Uncovered: 10 Of The Best Eurovision Covers
In June 2003 “Fly On The Wings Of Love” stormed into the music charts all across Europe, reaching the top 5 in the U.K. and number 1 in Ireland. You’re…