Sakis Rouvas Hits The Big Screen In ‘Duress’
On November 15, audiences at the Thessaloniki Film Festival will be the first to see Greek Eurovision star Sakis Rouvas take to the big screen in Duress. Sakis plays Abner…
Greece’s Keti Garbi Releases ‘Ta iheia’
At the 1993 Eurovision final in Ireland, Greece’s Keti Garbi sang Latin-inspired music and dressed up like Cleopatra. She placed ninth. Since then she’s gone on to become one of…
Ukraine Will Host Junior Eurovision Despite Swine Flu Scare
Despite implementing some of the strictest measures in the world to combat the spread of swine flu, the Ukrainian government will proceed with plans to host the Junior Eurovision Song…
F.Y.R. Macedonia’s Elena Risteska Releases New Single ‘Dosta’
Elena Risteska, who finished 12th at Eurovision in 2006, has just released Dosta, her latest single. Elena competed for F.Y.R. Macedonia with the song Ninanajna, which featured such penetrating lyrics…
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…
Alexander Rybak to Play New York, Helsinki and Berlin
Fiddle-fingering Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak is set to make his U.S. debut this November. Rather than traveling to the Ukraine to support future Eurovision stars at the JESC, he’ll be…
Ukraine’s ‘Shady Lady’ Ani Lorak to Host Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that 2008 Eurovision runner-up Ani Lorak (that’s Karolina backwards) will host the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. Lorak, whose performance of ‘Shady…
Bulgaria Selects Miro For Eurovosion 2010
Bulgarian broadcasters have selected Miro (Miroslav Kostandinov) to represent Bulgaria in Oslo. Rather than staging a naitonal contest where the winner was choosen by a national televote, officials selected this…
Arash Labaf Releases Hot New Video for ‘Kandi’
Azeri-Swede pop star Arash Labaf, who placed third at Eurovision in 2009, has released a hot new video for his single ‘Kandi.’ Labaf shot the video this summer in Cuba…
Does Hadise Owe Azerbaijan 35,000 Euros?
An Azeri concert organizer has accused Turkish Eurovision sensation Hadise Acikgoz of failing to repay 35,000 euros after she cancelled a performance in Baku this summer. Speaking to the Azeri…