Verjamem Lyrics / Text — Eva Boto (Slovenia, ESC 2012)
Read the English lyrics and text to “Verjamem” (I Believe)—Eva Boto’s Eurovision 2012 song for Slovenia.
Armenia Withdraws from Eurovision: Why Europe Should Be in Mourning
Armenia’s state broadcaster AMPT has announced that it is withdrawing from Eurovision 2012. The European Broadcasting Union made the announcement this morning via their web site eurovision.tv.
Poll: Who Should Greece Send to Eurovision 2012?
It’s a girl! Three years and several penises later, Greece has finally decided to send a woman to Eurovision. Yesterday Greece’s state broadcaster ERT released the following four music videos—and…
Gaitana Controversy Turns Eurovision Into Platform for Identity
As part of Wiwi’s day job, he sometimes gets to write about Eurovision. As such, he recently interviewed Ukraine’s Gaitana, who has become embroiled in a high-profile war of words…
Melodifestivalen 2012: Why Sweden Should Choose Loreen
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is a musical tour de force. Every year eliminated entries are of such high quality that they could easily crack the Top 10 of Eurovision. The 2012 contest…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews Hungary’s Compact Disco with “Sound of Our Hearts”
Compact Disco is one of Hungary’s biggest musical acts—so the Wiwi Jury was eager to dig in to their song “Sound of Our Hearts.” But did the electronica make us…
“Sound of Our Hearts” Lyrics — Compact Disco (Hungary)
Read the lyrics and watch the video to “Sound of Our Hearts”—Hungary’s entry at Eurovision 2012.
“Don’t Close Your Eyes” Lyrics — Max Jason Mai (Slovakia, ESC 2012)
Read the lyrics to “Don’t Close Your Eyes”—Slovakia’s ESC 2012 song by Max Jason Mai.
Poll: Who Should Win Melodifestivalen 2012?
Loreen and Danny Sauceo lead the iTunes charts, and Thorste Flink and the Top Cats have momentum from the andra chansen round. But who is your favorite to represent Sweden…
Melodifestivalen 2012 Running Order and Lyrics
Thorsten Flink and the Top Cats advanced from the andra chansen round this evening, completing the Melodifestivalen 2012 line-up. Afterwards the show’s producers determined the running order for the March…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews France’s Anggun with “Echo (You and I)”
The Wiwi Jury, our panel of music unprofessionals, hopped across the Channel this week to review France’s Eurovision 2012 entry “Echo (You and I).” Did Anggun leave us saying “Oo…
Lautar Lyrics — Pasha Parfeny (Moldova, ESC 2012)
Read the lyrics to Lautar—Moldova’s Eurovision 2012 song by Pasha Parfeny.
Engelbert Humperdinck: The U.K. Chooses Elderly Legend for Eurovision
The U.K.’s former X-Factor contestants have flopped. Its rappers have made Europe cringe. And even boy band Blue came up short on the big night last year in Dusseldorf. So…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews the Netherlands’ Joan Franka with “You and Me”
During our recent trip to Amsterdam, the Wiwi Jury ran through the Red Light District—and avoided the pot brownies—so we could stay focused on our task: reviewing Joan Franka’s Eurovision…
“You and Me” Lyrics — Joan Franka (The Netherlands, Eurovision 2012)
Read the lyrics to Joan Franka’s “You and Me”—Holland’s entry for Eurovision 2012.
Separated at Birth: Turkey’s Can Bonomo and Vin Diesel
In his Eurovision entry “Love Me Back,” Can Bonomo sings about pirates. In his 2001 film “The Fast and the Furious,” Vin Diesel portrays an ex-convict and elite street racer.…
Anggun’s Eurovision Tour 2012: Behind the Scenes in Malta
Anggun—the luscious diva representing France at Eurovision 2012—has been touring Europe promoting her entry “Echo (You and I).” As part of that, she’s already made appearances at national finals in…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews Georgia’s Anri Jokhadze with “I’m a Jocker”
The Wiwi Jury thought it had reached rock bottom with Latvia’s Anmary. Boy were we wrong. Last night we gathered in our underground bunker to review Anri Jokhadze’s “I’m a…