Bonnie Tyler: The Eurovision T-Shirt
Bonnie Tyler is making a run for Eurovision glory with her song “Believe in Me”. Our friends at the Generic Logo Company want to help you get behind her (don’t…
Editorial: Is Europe Too Happy for Sad Songs?
Are Europeans too happy to vote for sad songs? The last time a dark, somber song won the contest was in 1995 with winning-wary Ireland’s—I mean Norway’s—”Nocturne” by Secret Garden. It…
Poll: Who Should Win Eurovision 2013?
Sweden’s Loreen stormed to victory last year in Baku and now it’s time to choose her successor. The bookies have their favorites—you can check out the latest odds here—but who do…
The Oikotimes Presents Europarty 2013
Wiwi first met Fotis—the editor of the Athens-based oikotimes—at Junior Eurovision in Minsk. We’ve been bitching together ever since. We are thrilled to let all y’all know that the oikotimes…
Semi-Final Running Order Revealed
The producers behind Eurovision have revealed the semi-final running order. They claim it has nothing to do with playing favorites but rather with making the most entertaining show possible. Before…
The Wiwi Jury: Finland’s Krista Siegfrids with “Marry Me”
Today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—traveled to Helsinki for some smoked fish and a side of Krista Siegfrids. Did we take “Marry Me” as our bride? Or…
Live Chat with Greece’s Koza Mostra
Koza Mostra, the band that will represent Greece at Eurovision 2013, sat down at a Starbucks in Greece this morning and fielded questions from Stella from Esctoday.com, Viktor from Eurovision.tv…
Semi-Final Polls: Update #1 (25 March)
We launched our poll for the second semi-final on March 24. In just 24 hours we’ve already received a total of 2,420 votes. Since y’all are voting up a storm,…
Sweden: Robin Stjernberg Needs a New Choreographer
Team Wiwi are big supporters of Robin Stjernberg and we totally understand why the bookies have listed him so high on the odds table. But if Robin wants to move…
Poll: Who Should Win the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2013?
The second semi-final at Eurovision 2013 features Norway’s Margaret Berger, one of the bookies’ early picks, and San Marino’s Valentina Monetta—Wiwi’s personal favourite. Margaret will be feeding you her love.…
Norway: Adelen’s “Bombo” Reaches #1
She finished as runner-up at Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix earlier this year, but it looks like Adelen has emerged as the real winner in Oslo.
Poll: Which Song Would You Have Chosen for FYR Macedonia?
The team behind Esma and Lozano don’t have much faith in themselves. When the duo unveiled “Imperija” earlier this year, critics in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia complained and…
Azerbaijan: Farid Mammadov’s Cover of “Love Is Blind”
Azerbaijan and Lithuania share a lot more than a Soviet past. They both have fielded Eurovision contestants who love throwing down with “Love is Blind.”
Eurovision Betting Odds: The Netherlands Passes Sweden (19 March)
All 39 competing countries have now released their songs, and we can now present the first set of complete odds from Europe’s leading betting agencies. Last week the Netherland’s Anouk…
Poll: Who Should Win the First Semi-Final of Eurovision 2013?
During the first semi-final at Eurovision, two of the bookies’ early favourites—Emmelie de Forest from Denmark and Anouk from the Netherlands—will face off with a microphone and an LED screen.…
Ukraine: What Do You Think of the New “Gravity”?
A few weeks ago Zlata Ognevich announced that she was consulting the people and re-working “Gravity”. Well the results of that poll can now be seen (and heard) in her…
Discuss: Marco Mengoni Will Sing “L’Essenziale” in Italian
Marco Mengoni has confirmed that he will sing his Sanremo-winning song “L’Essenziale” at Eurovision—and that he’ll keep the lyrics in Italian. Hallelujah!
Moldova: Aliona Moon To Sing in Romanian
Twenty-four hours after Aliona Moon was declared winner of “O melodie pentru Europa”, the Moldovan national selection, and following countless appeals from fans from all over Europe, it was announced…