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Bonnie Langford to Enter Eurovision for the U.K., Claims Daily Mail

Britain’s Daily Mail has claimed that washed-up child star Bonnie Langford will sing for Britain at Eurovision 2013. Ephraim Hardcastle, a columnist with a tendency to break this kind of…

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Album Review: Blue’s “Roulette”

Last year, Blue informed me that they’d be releasing a 10-track album with 10 hit songs. They also claimed that this album, which we now know as “Roulette”, would not…

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Report: Girls Aloud’s Kimberly Walsh Will Represent U.K. at ESC

Kimberly Walsh—one-fifth of British pop group Girls Aloud—will represent Britain at Eurovision 2013, or so says leading Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.

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Girls Aloud Will Not Compete at Eurovision 2013

Supersonic PR, the agency that represents Girls Aloud, has denied ongoing rumours that the group will represent the U.K. at ESC 2013 in Malmö.

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Conchita Wurst Brings Beard to London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Posted on January 12, 2013June 11, 2016
byWilliam Lee Adams

Conchita Wurst is part woman, part sausage, and 100% loveable. We found that out ahead of last year’s Austrian National Selection when Conchita was kind enough to speak with wiwibloggs about…

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Jade Ewen Takes a Dive on Tom Daley’s “Splash”

Jade Ewen has taken a dive—and we’re not talking about her career post-Eurovision. The Sugababe competed on the first episode of Tom Daley’s reality diving contest “Splash” last Saturday. It’s…

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Blue: Is the Boy Band Back on Form with “Hurt Lovers”?

Last summer I got a scoop from Blue during an interview at Blackpool Pride. The boys told me to expect 10 singles on a 10-track album. Fast forward to today…

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Rumour Mill: Angie Brown to Represent the U.K. at Eurovision 2013?

Posted on November 26, 2012June 11, 2016
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byDeban Aderemi

Last week Team Wiwi dished about the possibility of One Direction, JLS or Girls Aloud competing at Eurovision 2013 on behalf of the U.K. But we left one potential candidate…

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The U.K. at Eurovision 2013: The Pet Shops Boys, Girls Aloud, or One Direction?

Posted on November 18, 2012June 11, 2016
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Hey y’all. Big gossip. Wiwi heard from his boo Anthony who read on Twitter that Paddy O’Connell, the BBC presenter of the Eurovision semi-finals, believes that the U.K. has signed…

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Eurovision Open Caption: The U.K.’s Engelbert Humperdinck

Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from Engelbert Humperdinck’s performance during the grand finale at Eurovision 2012. As you’ll recall, 75-year…

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United Kingdom: Scooch Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com

Posted on June 12, 2012June 10, 2016
byDeban Aderemi

Some salted nuts, sir? It’s a question the team at WiwiBloggs.Com has on its mind after speaking with Scooch at Blackpool Pride last weekend. The group, who represented the U.K.…

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EXCLUSIVE: Blue Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com at Blackpool Pride

Plenty of rainbows went on display at Blackpool Pride this weekend, but WiwiBloggs.Com had just one color on its mind: Blue. That’s because the British boy band made up of…

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Why Engelbert Humperdinck Didn’t Deserve to Win Eurovision

Quick: hum two bars from Englebert’s song at Eurovision. Ok, one bar? One note? Englebert! The guy who performed first during the final. No. He didn’t sing “Forgettable.” He sang…

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United Kingdom: Reaction to Engelbert Humperdinck’s Second Rehearsal

Wiwi, Vebooboo, and Meows Kitty just came from Engelbert Humperdinck’s second rehearsal at ESC 2012. It was fantastic. As we explain in the video below, he kept is simple as…

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United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck’s First Rehearsal

Vebooboo: What a classy performance from an elderly gentleman. Engelbert really commands the stage, even if he did wear ragged jeans and a t-shirt in today’s first rehearsal. (You can…

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Poll: Which Eurovision Favourite Is Your Favourite?

Since the bookies first released Eurovision odds back in March, eight contestants have dominated the odds table almost continuously. They are Sweden’s Loreen, Italy’s Nina Zilli, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki, Serbia’s…

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PHOTOS: Engelbert Humperdinck Poses as Four Rock ‘N Roll Icons

Engelbert Humperdinck, Britain’s 76-year old Eurovision contestant, is proving you’re never too old for a bit of rock ‘n roll. The “Love Will Set You Free” singer recently posed for…

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Nicki French Speaks With WiwiBloggs.Com

Posted on May 10, 2012
byWilliam Lee Adams

Nicki French represented Britain at Eurovision 2000 in Stockholm with the song “Don’t Play That Song Again.” Although she finished 16th—Britain’s worst-ever finish at the time—she still looks back on…

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Bonnie Langford to Enter Eurovision for the U.K., Claims Daily Mail

Album Review: Blue’s “Roulette”

Report: Girls Aloud’s Kimberly Walsh Will Represent U.K. at ESC

Girls Aloud Will Not Compete at Eurovision 2013

Conchita Wurst Brings Beard to London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Jade Ewen Takes a Dive on Tom Daley’s “Splash”

Blue: Is the Boy Band Back on Form with “Hurt Lovers”?

Rumour Mill: Angie Brown to Represent the U.K. at Eurovision 2013?

The U.K. at Eurovision 2013: The Pet Shops Boys, Girls Aloud, or One Direction?

Eurovision Open Caption: The U.K.’s Engelbert Humperdinck

United Kingdom: Scooch Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com at Blackpool Pride

Why Engelbert Humperdinck Didn’t Deserve to Win Eurovision

United Kingdom: Reaction to Engelbert Humperdinck’s Second Rehearsal

United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck’s First Rehearsal

Poll: Which Eurovision Favourite Is Your Favourite?

PHOTOS: Engelbert Humperdinck Poses as Four Rock ‘N Roll Icons

Nicki French Speaks With WiwiBloggs.Com

New music this week (part 2): Songs from Conchita Wurst, OGENE, Vesna and more

New music this week (part 1): Songs from Netta, Barbara Pravi, Katarsis and more

Maman! Louane premieres her Eurovision 2025 song inside Stade de France

Australia’s ‘Milkshake Man’ Go-Jo will perform at the London Eurovision Party 2025

Miriana Conte is “SERVING ahh…” (not KANT) in Malta’s Eurovision revamp

Mariam Shengelia will represent Georgia at Eurovision 2025 with “Freedom”

Esa diva! Melody revamps Spain’s Eurovision 2025 song

Ireland’s EMMY will bring her Laika Party to the London Eurovision Party 2025

Lithuania’s indie icons Katarsis will rock the London Eurovision Party 2025

Shh! Theo Evan reveals Eurovision 2025 song for Cyprus

Electro Velvet will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Eurovision participation at the London Eurovision Party 2025

Czechia ADONXS is your next guest announced for London Eurovision Party 2025

Klavdia win in Greece

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