ESC 2010 Profile: Turkey’s maNga
Opponents of Turkey’s bid to join the E.U. portray it as an alien culture with social and religious beliefs that are decidedly un-European. Following his election as French president in…
Footage From Serbia’s Eurovision Party
Eurovision’s press team has posted footage from a party hosted by the Serbian delegation. Milan Stankovic must be a pretty popular guy, as nearly every contestant is there. I’m not…
Harel Skaat Releases Official Video of ‘Milim’
Harel’s official Eurovision video has finally arrived—and it was worth the wait. He’s wearing a tank top and sweating and bashing furniture in a way that only a scorned lover…
Olia Tira: Eurovision’s Lady Gaga
Several months ago Wiwi compared Moldova’s 21-year old starlet Olia Tira to Lady Gaga because of her outrageous outfits. At this morning’s second rehearsal, she didn’t let me down! She…
ESC 2010 Profile: Azerbaijan’s Safura
When 17-year old Safura Alizade won last year’s edition of Azerbaijani Idol, she became one of Baku’s most recognized faces. Now, as the Azeri representative to Eurovision, she’s poised to…
Google Prediction: Germany’s Lena Will Win Eurovision 2010
Google has launched its annual Eurovision iGoogle Predictor Gadget, which predicts who will win Eurovision based on how many times Internet users search for them. It then calculates the score…
Interviews With Harel Skaat
Y’all keep asking Wiwi for more video footage of Harel Skaat. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the kinds of videos y’all wanted. This is NOT that kind of web site. But…
Azerbaijan’s First Rehearsal: Drip Drag, Drip Drag…
It’s nice that Safura hired Beyoncé’s choreographer and that she released a preview of her official preview video. But now all that publicity seems to be biting her in the…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2010? Update #4
***FINAL RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE! CLICK HERE*** As of May 17 at midnight, Wiwi’s readers have cast more than 24,000 votes in the poll “Who Will Win Eurovision 2010?” At the…
Denmark’s First Rehearsal: Insurance Needed!
Denmark’s Chanée and Tomas N’Evergreen have been climbing up the bookies’ table for weeks. With that in mind, they’ve left their performance as it was at the Danish national final.…
Armenia’s First Rehearsal: It’s Certainly Fruity
If Wiwi had to be reborn as a women, he’d want to be tall and leggy with a dark, smoky voice. He’s want vocals that rival Mariah, and he’d want…
Israel’s First Rehearsal: A Whole Lot of Man on Stage
Ahead of his first rehearsal, Harel Skaat told eurovision.tv that “this is the moment I’ve been waiting for.” Given his undeniable good looks, it’s the moment women (and men) all…
Belarus’ First Rehearsal: Prom Dresses and Butterfly Wings
I’ve been biased against Belarus ever since I read the lyrics to their song “Butterflies.” They say “heartfully just wait for it” over and over and compare themselves to butterflies…
Malta’s First Rehearsal: Bad Dye Jobs and Killer Birds
Malta’s Thea Garrett is a talented singer. But she seriously needs a new stylist and stage producer. As in Malta’s national final, her hair remains Kool-Aid colored red, and once…
ESC 2010 Profile: Albania’s Juliana Pasha
Since winning Albania’s Eurovision selection contest in December, Juliana Pasha has learned what it means to look the part. The 29-year old has transformed herself from a rather dowdy looking…
Which Scandinavian Eurovision Entry Is Your Favorite? Vote Now!
From Sweden’s ABBA to Finland’s Lordi to Norway’s Alexander Rybak, the Scandinavians know what it takes to win Eurovision. This year they’re fielding an impressive roster of candidates. Denmark offers…
Serbia’s First Rehearsal
I like the concept of Milan and his dancers emerging from these oversized light fixtures, but they look kind of cheap (you can see them wobbling). Hopefully when the lights…
“Drip Drop” Remix — Safura (Eurovision 2011, Azerbaijan)
Check out Safura’s hot new club mixes below. Then take a look at remixes from Slovakia, Germany, Finland and your other favorites!