Eurovision Young Dancers 2013: Get Your Dance On!
For those of you who can’t wait until the next Eurovision – surprise! It’s happening this week in Gdansk! But in this one, there are just 10 countries, there’s no live singing,…
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David Lindgren’s New Album Casts Disney as Cassanova
Despite two attempts, David Lindgren hasn’t managed to win Sweden’s Melodifestivalen. Last March he faced the indignity of finishing dead last in the public televote. With his sophomore album Ignite…
Ireland: Linda Martin Gets Lucky, Responds to “Drag Queen Slur”
In the aftermath of this year’s Eurovision, Swedish comedian Petra Mede received almost universal praise for her hosting skills and was credited with bringing back some of the fun and…
Poll: Nevena is Your Favourite Member of Moje 3
Or should we say former member? As you all know by now, Moje 3—our favourite girl group at Eurovision 2013—has decided to disband so that Sara Jovanovic, Mirna Radulovic and…
Ireland: Bookies Name Their Favourites for 2014
Irish fans are still trying to work out exactly why Ryan Dolan finished last in this year’s final, especially after the jury-televote split was released on Tuesday. But the country’s…
Second Semi-Final Split Results: Who the Jury Hurt
We’ve had time to digest the split televote-jury results for the grand final and first semi-final, so we’re finally ready to tuck into the second semi. Thank goodness we have…
Ireland: Why Did Ryan Dolan Finish Last?
Last weekend Ireland had yet another “Why Me?” moment at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Unfortunately it was of an entirely different nature to the one experienced 21 years…
Eurovision Voting: Is Digame Up to the Challenge?
The Eurovision Song Contest is no stranger to voting scandals. Whether it’s Malta calling for an overhaul of voting rules because of “block voting” after the 2007 contest or France…
Join Team Wiwi for Eurovision 2014
Over the past few weeks the team from WiwiBloggs.com have been running around Malmö in search of freshly squeezed Eurovision juice and gossip. We’ve had some serious fun writing our…
Emmelie de Forest: “I’m the Happiest Girl in the World!”
Emmelie de Forest could be seen sending text messages as she walked from the green room to the stage to receive her winner’s trophy. As she explained to a room…
Big 6 Preview: Earning Their Keep
In recent weeks Team Wiwi have dumped praise (and thrown a lot of shade) on this year’s Eurovision contestants. But given the nature of Eurovision rehearsals, the Big 6 haven’t…
Eurovision Virgin Makes First Official Prediction
David, our 57-year-old Eurovision virgin, continues to get his feet wet. Here, he makes his first official predictions about who will win Eurovision 2013.
Eurovision Virgin Reports on Second Semi-Final
David, our Eurovision virgin, continues his series of firsts in Malmö. Last night he experienced shock and awe as some deserving songs crashed out—and as Georgia’s Sophie and Nodi cast…
Second Semi-Final Press Conference: The Qualifiers Speak!
The final ten finalists at Eurovision 2013 have now been chosen, and Team Wiwi had a front row seat at the press conference. Romania’s Cezar Ouatu got emotional about his…
Voting Fraud at Eurovision?
I was able to set up an interview with Thomas Niedermeyer, the head of the EBU voting system. And with some detailed questioning I was able to get answers about…
Interview: Cezar Aims High with His Voice
Romania’s 2013 entrant, internationally acclaimed countertenor but lesser known pop-opera singer Cezar “The Voice” Ouatu, is a very intense and artistic individual. Like most opera stars, he is somewhat disconnected…
Poll Results: Azerbaijan Will Win Second Semi-Final
Wiwi’s readers have cast a total of 9,254 votes in our poll to determine the winner of the second semi-final. If they have it right then Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov will…
Eurovision Virgin Reacts to First Semi-Final
David, our Eurovision virgin from Colorado, continues his reports from on-the-ground in Malmö. He isn’t exactly brief…but we appreciate his enthusiasm! I’m a 57 year old guy. Living on the…