Romania: Cezar Ouatu Will Bring Ego to Eurovision
No — not ego as in “big head”. EGO as in the the Romanian fashion brand! That’s just one of the tidbits the Romanian opera star shared recently with Deban…
Why You Should Believe in Bonnie Tyler’s “Believe in Me”
“Believe In Me” by Bonnie Tyler is clearly ahead of the rest of the playing field in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The professionalism and raw talent used in the…
WATCH: Anouk’s Kinky Sex Session in Malmö
Anouk is unable to perform at the first semi-final of Eurovision because she’s still handcuffed to the man she was having sex with last night. That’s the completely fictionalized premise…
Ryan Dolan Live Chat: “I’m Wearing Gucci in Malmö!”
Ryan Dolan—Ireland’s Eurovision contestant—has some of the biggest biceps at Eurovision this year. We can now confirm that he’ll be wrapping said guns in Gucci when he takes the stage…
Hannah Mancini Goes from Eurovision Starlet to Cover Girl
William and Vebooboo fell in love with Hannah Mancini at Eurovision in Concert. Apparently all of Slovenia has too. This month the “Straight Into Love Singer” graces the cover of Elle…
Wiwi Jury: Montenegro’s Who See with “Igranka”
This afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—caught a plane, a bus, a boat and mule to Podgorica. After dusting ourselves off we set to reviewing Who See’s Eurovision…
WATCH: Cezar Realeases Adrenaline-Filled Video for “It’s My Life”
“It’s my life, and I know it’s not forever”, goes the song, and Cezar, our Eurovision Next Top Male Model frontrunner, seems to live by that in his just-released video.…
Wiwi Jury: Iceland’s Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson with “Ég á Líf”
Yesterday afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—grabbed our flotation devices and drifted North to Iceland to review Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson’s Eurovision song. Did “Ég á Líf” warm us up? Or did…
Valentina Monetta Interview: “I’m Really Valentina Now!”
Valentina Monetta—San Marino’s most popular international export—delivered an amazing vocal performance at the London Eurovision Party recently. But before she took the stage she sat down with wiwibloggs at a gay bar…
Darin Wins Wildcard to Sweden’s Melodifestivalen
 Swedish broadcaster SVT has awarded teen heart throb Darin Zanyar the first wildcard in the 2010 Melodifestivalen, the hugely popular (and insanely long) selection contest to represent Sweden at…
JESC 2009: Katya Ryabova Interview on Russian TV
Wiwi does not speak Russian. Katya Ryabova, Russia’s Junior Eurosong rep, does. If you can translate any parts of this interview into English and want to share it with Wiwi,…
Blonde Ambition: Soraya and Kate Ryan to Compete In Eurovision Together?
One failed to make it past the Eurovision semi-finals in 2006. The other finished next to last in 2009. Can two wrongs make a right? Belgium’s Kate Ryan and Spain’s…
Alexander Rybak: The Movie
After topping the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland and five other European countries, Fairytale singer Alexander Rybak is set to release a documentary about his Eurovision adventures. Alex allowed cameramen…
Who Will Win the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest? Update #1
Over the past three weeks, Junior Eurosong fans have cast 200 votes in Wiwi’s poll to see who should win Junior Eurovision 2009. So far Malta’s Francesca & Mikaela (Double…
Meet Belgium’s Laura Omloop
Belgium’s Junior Eurosong contestant Laura Omloop is ready to set Europe on fire with her yodeling. The ten-year old taught herself how to sing using a SingStar karaoke set—and now…
Andrew Lloyd Webber Treated For Prostate Cancer
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. According a statement released by his spokesperson on Oct. 25: “Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be…
Eurovision 2010: Officials Extend Televoting Window
The governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest has announced that viewers of the 2010 contest will be able to vote throughout the show rather than during a 15-minute window…
Armenia’s Sirusho Returns to the Stage in Yerevan
Following her wedding to the son of Armenia’s former president this summer, pop star Sirusho took a break from public life to focus on her new man. Earlier this month…