Semi-Final Poll Standings: Update #3 (May 10)
We launched our semi-final prediction polls on March 18. Since then Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 14,345 votes to to determine who will win the first and second…
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Bookies: Italy’s Nina Zilli Challenging Sweden’s Loreen As Favorite
If the bookies have it right, then Italy’s Nina Zilli will give Sweden’s Loreen a run for her money at Eurovision 2012. Nina’s odds to win hovered between 10 and…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Update #3 (May 5)
Sweden’s Loreen and Romania’s Mandinga have emerged as the clear favorites in our poll “Who Will Win Eurovision 2012?“. Launched on March 25, the poll has recorded 13,627 votes as…
Eurovision in Concert: Kurt Calleja Interview (VIDEO)
Wiwi and Vebooboo recently caught up with Malta’s Kurt Calleja at Eurovision in Concert. His victory at Malta’s national selection hasn’t gone to his head. Rather than thinking about whether…
Semi-Final Poll Standings: Update #2 (April 29)
In the six weeks since we launched our prediction polls, Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 13,352 votes to to determine who will win the first and second semi-finals…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Update #2 (April 24)
It’s been one month since wiwibloggs kicked off their poll to determine who will win Eurovision 2012. In the first four weeks of voting, you guys have cast an impressive…
First Semi-Final Odds: Buranovskiye Babushki Favorites to Win
Since we last updated the odds to win the first semi-final at Eurovision 2012, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki have moved past Denmark’s Soluna Samay with the bookies. The sextet of singing…
The Wiwi Jury: Eurovision 2012
The Wiwi Jury—that’s Wiwi Bloggs, Vebooboo Nadella, Meows Kitty and Deban Aderemi—will listen to and review all 42 Eurovision entries prior to the first semi-final on May 22. Each member…
Semi-Final Poll Standings: Update #1 (10 April)
In the three weeks since our polls opened, more than 10,300 votes have been cast to determine who will win the first and second semi-finals at ESC 2012. Some clear…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Update #1 (April 7)
Wiwi’s annual poll to determine who will win Eurovision kicked off on March 25. In the first two weeks of voting, you guys have cast an impressive 6,100 votes for…
Eurovision Odds: Italy and Iceland Keep on Rising
It looks like a case of “the I’s have it.” Over the past few weeks Italy’s Nina Zilli and Iceland’s Gréta Salóme & Jónsi have really won over the bookies.…
A Friend in Serbia: Does Zeljko Joksimovic’s Song Remind You of “New Tomorrow”?
The team at WiwiBloggs.Com love when one song reminds us of another—and the latest example shows that folk and rock can, in fact, overlap. Gloria—one of Wiwi’s more observant readers—recently…
Second Semi-Final Odds: Bulgaria, Lithuania and Georgia Rising
In the two weeks since Wiwi last reported on Betfair’s betting market for the second semi-final at ESC 2012, the bookies’ five favorites—led by Sweden’s Loreen (“Euphoria”) and Serbia’s Zeljko…
First Semi-Final Odds: Romania, Finland and Austria Rising
Since we last checked in on the bookies’ predictions on who will win the first semi-final of ESC 2012, the leaderboard has seen some major shifts. Denmark’s Soluna Samay remains…
The Wiwi Jury: Sweden’s Loreen with “Euphoria”
In March Loreen won Sweden’s Melodifestivalen in a landslide, and subsequently she’s gone on to climb the bookies’ odds tables. But did the Eurovision favorite win over the Wiwi Jury—our…
Editorial: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki
By now I’m sure all the Eurofans have heard about the Buranovskiye Babushki. But just in case someone has been living under a rock, here they are. Of course, they’re…
Eurovision Odds: Italy and United Kingdom Join the Bookies’ Favorites (21 March)
Italy’s Nina Zilli and Britain’s Engelbert Humperdinck have emerged as favorites to win ESC 2012. Bookies currently have Nina (“L’amore è femmina”) in fourth position with her odds between 12…
Eurovision 2012: Results of the Running Order Draw
Yesterday in Baku heads of delegations representing the 42 participating countries stuck their hands in fishbowls, and learned where their ESC contestant will perform in the Eurovision lineup. Presumably 41…