Ireland: Were Jedward Worth 254,000 Euros?
Tabloid journalists and Irish politicians let out a collective moan earlier this week when it was revealed Jedward’s participation in Eurovision 2012 had cost state broadcaster RTE €254,000. The Irish…
Contestants Revealed for Bundesvision Song Contest 2012
Stefan Raab’s best ideas are born when he’s frustrated. In 2004 he produced “Can’t Wait Until Tonight,” Max Mutzke’s entry for Germany at that year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Although the song…
España, España…Is It That Hard To Win Eurovision?
Mr Häggkvist, our man in Panama, is fed up with Spain’s record at Eurovision. Listen as he sounds off on all that’s wrong with Madrid’s approach. Ladies and Gentlemen of…
Which Eurovision 2012 Song Are You Still Listening To? Vote Now!
It’s been one month since the stars shined and the confetti fell at Eurovision 2012. The team at WiwiBloggs.Com can’t get Loreen’s “Euphoria” out of our heads. Unless we put…
Should Eurovision Restrict Flag-Waving at the Front?
Ivi Adamou got seriously screwed at Eurovision—and not just by the jury and televoters. The Cypriot beauty—who should have made the Top 10 with “La La Love”—finished a respectable, albeit…
Romania: When It Comes to Mandinga, Haters Gonna Hate
Bogdan Honciuc, our Transylvania correspondent, scoured the Romanian press and found a whole bunch of haters. In the following dispatch he sticks up for Mandinga, who he believes are moving…
WATCH: Anggun Stars in Pantene Commercials in Indonesia
Long before Anggun became the face of Eurovision 2012 in France, she was already the head of Pantene shampoo in Indonesia. An Anggunesian (that’s a fan of Anggun, y’all!) directed…
Eurovision Open Caption: Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou
Eurovision selection season may be six months away, but the team at WiwiBloggs.Com knows that your love of Eurovision lasts all-year long. So we’re launching a weekly feature where you…
Does Thomas G:Son Have a Problem with Plagiarism Accusations?
Thomas Gustafsson—the Swedish composer and songwriter known as Thomas G:son—has written 58 songs that have competed in national Eurovision selections from Denmark to Romania. It’s probably tough not to repeat…
Jury-Televote Results: The View from Panama
Following the release of the complete Eurovision 2012 results, Mr Häggkvist, our Panamanian correspondent, had some strong reactions. Here he gives us his take on the top 5 revelations from the…
Is English an Advantage at Eurovision? Non!
Of the past twenty winners of Eurovision, 17 have sung in English. That suggests that English provides a clear advantage in what is meant to be a pan-European singing contest.…
Second Semi-Final: Complete Jury and Televoting Results
Team Wiwi fell in love with Lithuania’s Donny Montell earlier this year at Eurovision in Concert. But we never really fell in love with his song, or the blindfold photographed…
Nina Zilli, Roman Lob, and Pastora Soler Speak With WiwiBloggs.Com
After reviewing the jury and televoting results for the grand final of Eurovision 2012, Team Wiwi were excited to see that some of the Big Five actually deserved their automatic…
Bulgaria: Was Sofi Marinova a Success or a Failure?
Bulgaria has not been very successful at Eurovision since debuting in the contest eight years ago. Elitsa and Stoyan’s 2007 song “Water” remains the only Bulgarian entry that has qualified…
First Semi-Final: Who the Jury Hurt at Eurovision 2012
Apparently it takes more than Russian peasant wear and a moonwalking bagpipe player to score with the Eurovision jury. That’s right, people: The jury seriously undermined Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki and…
First Semi-Final: Complete Jury and Televoting Results
Team Wiwi is still talking about the jury-televote split from the grand final of Eurovision 2012. But after we wiped all of Loreen’s faux snow out of our eyes, we…
Eurovision 2012: Who the Jury Hurt in the Grand Final
By now you’ve all seen the jury and televoting results from the grand final of Eurovision 2012. They give you a hint of who the jury hurt, but they don’t…
Eurovision 2012: Complete Jury and Televoting Results
It’s taken several weeks, but officials have finally revealed the jury-televote split from Eurovision 2012. As expected Sweden’s Loreen won both the jury vote and the televote. Her margin of…