Switzerland: Who Should Win Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow 2013?
Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow, the Swiss national selection, takes place on December 15. But you don’t have to be in Switzerland to cast a vote for your favourite. You can listen…
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…
Melodifestivalen 2013: Complete Line-Up Revealed
SVT has finally released the line-up for the third and fourth semi-finals of Melodifestivalen 2013—and there are a few familiar names in the bunch. With this year’s lineup, it’s gonna…
Rumour Mill: Angie Brown to Represent the U.K. at Eurovision 2013?
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…
Anton Ewald: The Melodifestivalen Dancer Can Move, But Can He Sing?
On Anton Ewald’s Facebook page, he describes himself as a talented “choreographer and dancer.” That’s easy enough to believe. He was part of the dance ensembles that supported Melodifestivalen contestants…
Melodifestivalen 2013: The First Sixteen Artists Revealed
If national selection season is one big act of foreplay, then Melodifestivalen may be the bit that accidentally induces orgasm. Sweden’s national selection contest never fails to titillate, and regularly…
The U.K. at Eurovision 2013: The Pet Shops Boys, Girls Aloud, or One Direction?
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…
Roberto Bellarosa To Represent Belgium at Eurovision 2013
Four months ago the team at Wiwibloggs started a rumour that Roberto Bellarosa would represent Belgium at Eurovision 2013. Today RTBF, the country’s French-language broadcaster, finally confirmed it.
How Do I Get My Wife To Come To Malmö?
David, our Colorado correspondent, hopes to travel to Malmö for Eurovision 2013. But can he convince his wife to make the trip with him?
Tragedy in Switzerland: Lys Assia Fails to Make Final with “All In Your Head”
Lys Assia won the very first Eurovision in 1956, but she won’t have a shot to win it again in 2013. This morning Switzerland’s German-language broadcaster SF (Schweizer Fernsehen) revealed the…
LISTEN: Danny Saucedo Releases “Delirious”
Blonde bombshell and 2013 Melodifestivalen host Danny Saucedo is going R&B with his new single “Delirious.” We think we prefer him dropping electronica like “All In My Head.” That genre…
Eurovision Flashback: 1986 Host Denies Rigged Running Order
As Eurovision fans come to terms with the news that producers will determine the Eurovision 2013 running order, a video of an alleged scandal from the 1986 contest has re-emerged…
Poll: Should Producers Determine the Eurovision 2013 Running Order?
Planet Eurovision almost fell out of orbit on November 7 when the E.B.U. announced that the running order of Eurovision 2013 will not be decided by a draw. That’s right. Rather…
Lithuanian National Selection: First Qualifiers Signal Imminent Train Wreck
Lithuania—the country that gave us crotch-thruster Donny Montell in 2012—kicked off its national selection earlier this week. If the group Saules Broliai s any indicator, it’s going to be a…
Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow: Three More Finalists in Switzerland
Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Switzerland’s French-language broadcaster, has revealed the three artists it will send to the Swiss National Final Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow.
Albania: Kejsi Tola and Anjeza Shahini Back in Festivali i këngës
Miss Kejsi Tola—the young lass who stood on a wind machine while wearing a pink tutu at Eurovision 2009—is back. Or at least she wants to be. The 20-year old…
Will Ewa Farna Represent Poland at Eurovision 2013?
Polish public broadcaster TVP still hasn’t decided whether it’ll cough up the zloty to participate in Eurovision 2013. But that isn’t stopping Polish Eurowizja fans from fantasising about their favourites for…
Warning: Alyona Lanskaya Competes to Represent Belarus at Eurovision 2013
She’s baaaaack. Alyona Lanskaya, the singer who “won” the right to represent Belarus last fall before being disqualified a few weeks later, is throwing her hat in the ring for…