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Gaitana—Ukraine’s most famous singer of Congolese descent—has released the official video for her Eurovision entry “Be My Guest.” In a statement released this afternoon, her publicity team described the video…

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Gaitana Interview: Ukraine’s R&B Star Talks About “Be My Guest” and More

Over the past month Gaitana has survived Ukraine’s national Eurovision selection—and racist slurs from a right-wing politician. Despite her busy schedule and the ongoing controversy, she recently took some time…

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Gaitana Controversy Turns Eurovision Into Platform for Identity

As part of Wiwi’s day job, he sometimes gets to write about Eurovision. As such, he recently interviewed Ukraine’s Gaitana, who has become embroiled in a high-profile war of words…

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The Wiwi Jury Reviews Ukraine’s Gaitaina with “Be My Guest”

Posted on February 27, 2012April 18, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

The members of Wiwi’s Jury put on their tightest pants and headed to Kiev over the weekend to review Gaitana’s Eurovision 2012 song “Be My Guest.” The power ballad split…

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Gaitana Photos | Eurovision Babe of the Day (Ukraine)

Gaitana—the only Afro-Ukrainian celebrity in her country—has just won the right to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2012 with her song “Be My Guest.” Wiwi laughed out loud earlier this afternoon…

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“Be My Guest” Lyrics / Text — Gaitana (Ukraine, Eurovision 2012)

Posted on February 18, 2012April 18, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Read the lyrics to Gaitana’s “Be My Guest”—Ukraine’s 2012 Eurovision contestant!

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France’s Anggun Cipta Performs “Live” At Ukraine’s National Selection

Posted on February 18, 2012February 18, 2012
byWilliam Lee Adams

LOL. Anggun Cipta, France’s babe-a-licious Eurovision 2012 contestant, continues to lip-synch her way through Eurovision selection season. This afternoon the Indonesian-born beauty sang “Echo (You and I)” in Kyiv. Her…

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Is Ruslana’s Wild Dances the Most Covered Eurovision Song Ever?

Posted on January 22, 2012January 22, 2012
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byWilliam Lee Adams

January 23 marks Chinese and Vietnamese New Year. As such, Wiwi was on YouTube searching for videos—my procrastination knows no limits—and he came across a video of an amateur Vietnamese…

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WATCH: The Making of Mika Newton’s New Video “Don’t Dumb Me Down”

Y’all remember Mika Newton—the blond bombshell who placed fourth at Eurovision 2011 by having a sand lady in the background? Well she’s about to drop a hot new video for…

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Svetlana Lobodoa Releases Video for “Na svete” (In the Light)

Posted on October 22, 2011December 3, 2022
byWilliam Lee Adams

Svetlana Loboda’s provocative performance at Eurovision 2009 divided Europe, and her elaborate set forced her to re-mortgage her house. But since then Svetlana has recouped her losses, had a baby…

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Ruslana Releases Video of “Sha-la-la”

Posted on October 13, 2011November 20, 2011
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Ruslana, queen of Eurovision 2004, is everywhere. First Wiwi spots her music on the gymnastics floor. And now she’s back with a sexy new video for “Sha-la-la.” We’re big fans…

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Ruslana’s “Wild Dances” Inspires U.S. Gymnast Jordyn Wieber

Posted on October 12, 2011November 20, 2011
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byWilliam Lee Adams

If American gymnast Jordyn Wieber is any indicator, then Eurovision really has gone global.

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Ukraine’s ‘Show #1’ Goes Heavy on the Eurovision Covers

Posted on September 22, 2011November 27, 2011
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byWilliam Lee Adams

The only thing Wiwi and Vebooboo love more than a bad Eurovision cover is a really bad Eurovision cover. That’s how we got through last year’s Azeri national selection, and…

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“Europe” Lyrics / Translation— Kristall (Ukraine, Junior Eurovision 2011)

Posted on August 28, 2011August 19, 2012
byWilliam Lee Adams

Watch Kristall’s official video of “Europe,” her entry at Junior Eurovision 2011. Lyrics follow the video.

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Ukraine: Mika Newton’s First Rehearsal

In the wake of Ukraine’s national final, Mika Newton made it clear that she didn’t want to sing “Angel” at Eurovision. But officials told her to suck it up—she won…

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WATCH: Dima Bilan and Ani Lorak Reunite on Russian TV

Posted on March 15, 2011
byWilliam Lee Adams

At the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, Russia’s Dima Bilan and Ukraine’s Ani Lorak finished one-two. They may have duked it out on stage in Belgrade, but they’ve re-united on friendlier…

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Ukraine to Re-Stage National Selection for Eurovision 2011

Posted on February 28, 2011December 3, 2022
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Oops. They did it again. For the second year running, Ukraine will hold a “do-over” after accusations of vote rigging marred the victory of 24-year old Mika Newton.

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ESC 2010 Profile: Ukraine’s Alyosha

Choose a bad egg, and you’ll end up with yolk all over your crotch. It’s a lesson that officials at NTU, Ukraine’s national broadcaster, learned all too well while selecting…

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Gaitana Releases Official Video for “Be My Guest” (Part One)

Gaitana Interview: Ukraine’s R&B Star Talks About “Be My Guest” and More

Gaitana Controversy Turns Eurovision Into Platform for Identity

The Wiwi Jury Reviews Ukraine’s Gaitaina with “Be My Guest”

Gaitana Photos | Eurovision Babe of the Day (Ukraine)

“Be My Guest” Lyrics / Text — Gaitana (Ukraine, Eurovision 2012)

France’s Anggun Cipta Performs “Live” At Ukraine’s National Selection

Is Ruslana’s Wild Dances the Most Covered Eurovision Song Ever?

WATCH: The Making of Mika Newton’s New Video “Don’t Dumb Me Down”

Svetlana Lobodoa Releases Video for “Na svete” (In the Light)

Ruslana Releases Video of “Sha-la-la”

Ruslana’s “Wild Dances” Inspires U.S. Gymnast Jordyn Wieber

Ukraine’s ‘Show #1’ Goes Heavy on the Eurovision Covers

“Europe” Lyrics / Translation— Kristall (Ukraine, Junior Eurovision 2011)

Ukraine: Mika Newton’s First Rehearsal

WATCH: Dima Bilan and Ani Lorak Reunite on Russian TV

Ukraine to Re-Stage National Selection for Eurovision 2011

ESC 2010 Profile: Ukraine’s Alyosha

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