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Poll: Zlata Ognevich Is Your Favourite Early National Selection Winner

Six countries selected their Eurovision 2013 contestants and song in 2012. We asked you to vote for your favourite early national selection winner in our poll. After counting more than…

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Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich’s Greatest Hits

Posted on December 26, 2012July 17, 2021
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Zlata Ognevich has finally won the right to represent Ukraine at Eurovision. It’s been a long time coming.

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Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich Wins with “Gravity”

Posted on December 23, 2012July 17, 2021
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byWilliam Lee Adams

We’ll give Zlata Ognevich this much: she can sing and she’s very pretty. It’s just a shame that her song “Gravity” says absolutely nothing.

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“Gravity” Lyrics — Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine, ESC 2013)

Posted on December 23, 2012July 17, 2021
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Read the lyrics to “Gravity” by Zlata Ognevich. She’ll represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2013. Below you can listen to the final and original versions of the song.

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Is Eurovision Entering an Age of Slow Motion?

Sitting inside the Heineken Music Hall last Saturday during the Junior Eurovision final, Wiwi knew that Anastasiya Petryk had a lot going for her: a dress made out of bed…

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“Nebo” Lyrics — Anastasiya Petryk (Junior Eurovision 2012, Ukraine)

Read the lyrics and translation to “Nebo”—Anastasiya Petryk’s song for Junior Eurovision 2012. She’ll represent Ukraine and state broadcaster NTU.

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Eurovision Open Caption: Ukraine’s Gaitana

Posted on September 26, 2012June 11, 2016
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from Gaitana’s first dress rehearsal at Eurovision 2012. As you’ll recall, Gaitana shimmied in a…

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“Euphoria” Covered on Ukrainian X-Factor

Posted on September 22, 2012September 20, 2016
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byWilliam Lee Adams

If Loreen has any doubts that she has arrived on the European music scene, then she needs to check out this cover by a contestant on Ukrainian X-Factor. Wiwi doesn’t…

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Ruslana Goes Ghetto Fabulous With “My Brother!”

Posted on September 17, 2012June 11, 2016
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Ruslana—winner of Eurovision 2004—fell in a bucket of paint and washed her hair with bleach before making her latest video for “My Brother!” She then invited all of her friends…

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LISTEN: Gaitana’s New Single “You Will Like It”

Posted on July 20, 2012June 11, 2016
byWilliam Lee Adams

Gaitana, the world’s most successful Congolese-Ukrainian artist, seems to be issuing a command with her new single “You Will Like It”—and we’re happy to obey. “I prepared a hot summer…

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Ukraine: Gaitana Releases “You Are the Champion” for Euro 2012

Happy, clappy Gaitana—our favorite Congolese-Ukrainian singer—has released yet another gooey and uplifting track. Rather than asking us to be her guest, she’s now directing her attention to raising our self-esteem.…

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Second Semi-Final Reaction: Ukraine’s Gaitana (VIDEO)

In her Eurovision entry “Be My Guest,” Gaitana repeats the phrase “be my guest” 12 times. Just in case you didn’t understand what she meant, she explained that she wants…

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Ukraine: Gaitana’s First Rehearsal

Wiwi: Gaitana is my sentimental favourite. Shortly after winning Ukraine’s national selection back in February, she had to deal with ugly comments from a right-wing politician who said she wasn’t…

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Second Semi-Final Odds: Belarus, Estonia and Ukraine Climbing

Since we last reviewed the odds to win the second semi-final at Eurovision 2012, little has changed at the top. Sweden, Serbia, Norway and Turkey have held on to the…

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

Posted on March 14, 2012March 14, 2012
byWilliam Lee Adams

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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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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Poll: Zlata Ognevich Is Your Favourite Early National Selection Winner

Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich’s Greatest Hits

Ukraine: Zlata Ognevich Wins with “Gravity”

“Gravity” Lyrics — Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine, ESC 2013)

Is Eurovision Entering an Age of Slow Motion?

“Nebo” Lyrics — Anastasiya Petryk (Junior Eurovision 2012, Ukraine)

Eurovision Open Caption: Ukraine’s Gaitana

“Euphoria” Covered on Ukrainian X-Factor

Ruslana Goes Ghetto Fabulous With “My Brother!”

LISTEN: Gaitana’s New Single “You Will Like It”

Ukraine: Gaitana Releases “You Are the Champion” for Euro 2012

Second Semi-Final Reaction: Ukraine’s Gaitana (VIDEO)

Ukraine: Gaitana’s First Rehearsal

Second Semi-Final Odds: Belarus, Estonia and Ukraine Climbing

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”

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The Wiwi Jury reveals their favourites in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

New music this week: Songs from Joker Out, Justyna Steczkowska, Cláudia Pascoal and more

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