Romania Announces Calendar for ‘Selectia Nationala’ 2013
The Romanian broadcaster TVR announced today that songwriters can submit their compositions for the national selection between 14 January and 3 February.
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Who Could Win for Romania in Malmö?
Romania’s participation in Eurovision is a surprisingly sensitive issue. On the one hand, we have the ever-harsh Romanian press, who inexplicably ask, “Why does Romania still participate in Eurovision?” They…
Moldova’s Natalia Barbu to Compete in Romanian National Selection
Natalia Barbu, the beautiful singer from Moldova who placed 10th at Eurovision 2007, has a confession to make. More specifically, she has announced that she will contest the 2013 Romanian…
Album Review: Should You Buy “Club de Mandinga”?
Club de Mandinga, the latest album from Romania’s 2012 Eurovision contestants, was released in Romania, Hungary and Moldova in May. The album climbed the charts in those territories, and it’s…
Who Should Represent Romania at Eurovision 2013?
Paula Seling & Ovi, Luminta Anghel & Sistem, and Mihai Traistariu have all shown that Romania has what it takes to crack the top five at Eurovision. As national selection…
X Factor Romania: Is This The Worst “Euphoria” Cover Ever?
It’s official. Loreen’s Eurovision hit “Euphoria” simply shouldn’t be covered at X Factor competitions throughout Europe.
Former Eurovision Contestant Wows “Voice of Romania” Coaches
Last night David Bryan, who represented Romania at Eurovision 2011 with his band Hotel FM, took part in the blind auditions of “The Voice of Romania”. The “Change” singer wowed…
WATCH: Mandinga Release Video for “Papi Chulo”
Mandinga recently completed a successful summer tour that included dozens of live concerts throughout Romania, Azerbaijan, Italy and Greece. Now that they have time to breathe, the group has released…
Listen to Mandinga’s New Album “Club de Mandinga”
Hot off its international debut at Eurovision 2012 in Baku, the Romanian band Mandinga has released its new album “Club de Mandinga.” The group unveiled their latest offering at a…
Romania: When It Comes to Mandinga, Haters Gonna Hate
Bogdan Honciuc, our Transylvania correspondent, scoured the Romanian press and found a whole bunch of haters. In the following dispatch he sticks up for Mandinga, who he believes are moving…
Composer To Romania: “Stop Crucifying Mandinga!”
The international media had high hopes for Romania’s Mandinga and their song “Zaleilah.” Sadly they crashed and burned in Baku—and now Romanian journalists are spewing all sorts of nasty. But…
Poll Prediction: Sweden, Romania or Albania Will Win Eurovision 2012
Sweden’s Loreen will win Eurovision 2012 in a landslide, but Romania’s Mandinga and Albania’s Rona Nishliu remain outside threats. That’s according to Wiwi’s readers, who cast a total of 20,299…
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.…
Romania: Mandinga Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com
Elena Ionescu has filmed a special greeting for Wiwi’s readers, and the men of Mandinga have filmed themselves working out in honor of their fans on WiwiBloggs.Com. So it’s only…
Romania: Mandinga Films Workout Video for Wiwi Readers
A strong woman often has a strong man behind her. Romania’s Elena Ionescu is lucky enough to have several. The men of Mandinga—that’s Alex, Chupi, Bazooka, and Florin Zach—help Elena…
Romania: Mandinga’s First Rehearsal
Wiwi: Romania remains one of the favorites with the Wiwi Jury, and Elena is still the front-runner in the race to become Eurovision’s Next Top Model. So naturally we’ve been…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Update #3 (May 5)
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…
Romania: Elena Ionescu Records a Special Message for Wiwi Readers
Elena Ionescu is a beautiful woman. The lead singer of Romania’s 2012 Eurovision act Mandinga is currently dominating Wiwi’s annual search for Eurovision’s Next Top Model. As of 20 April,…