Wiwi Jury: Latvia’s PeR with “Here We Go”
Today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—trekked to Riga to soak up the post-Soviet atmosphere and to review “Here We Go” from Grupa PeR. Did Ralfa Eilanda and…
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Ralf Gyllenhammar Should Win Melodifestivalen With “Bed on Fire”
The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—has now reviewed all 10 Melodifestivalen finalists, and Ralf Gyllenhammar has come out on top.
Jedward Release “Luminous,” Deban Reviews “Young Love”
Despite taking a Eurovision nosedive this year—they dropped from 8th position in Dusseldorf to 19th position in Baku—Jedward are still going strong. “Young Love,” their third studio album, achieved phenomenal domestic…
Romania: When It Comes to Mandinga, Haters Gonna Hate
Bogdan Honciuc, our Transylvania correspondent, scoured the Romanian press and found a whole bunch of haters. In the following dispatch he sticks up for Mandinga, who he believes are moving…
The Wiwi Jury: Britain’s Engelbert Humperdinck with “Love Will Set You Free”
The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music un-professionals—calls London home. That made us extra keen to review Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Love Will Set You Free.” But we don’t play favorites on…
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…
The Wiwi Jury: Slovenia’s Eva Boto With “Verjamem”
In its quest to bring you international opinion on every ESC 2012 contestant, the Wiwi Jury grabbed its earplugs and sat down to review Slovenia’s Eva Boto this morning. Did…
Engelbert Humperdinck Unveils His Eurovision Song “Love Will Set You Free”
After several weeks of anticipation the BBC has finally released Engelbert Humperdinck‘s Eurovision entry “Love Will Set You Free.” After listening to it about 20 times this morning, the team…
The Wiwi Jury: Denmark’s Soluna Samay with “Should’ve Known Better”
In early March the bookies had Denmark’s Soluna Samay listed as the favorite to win the first semi-final at Eurovision 2012. But the Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music unprofessionals—doesn’t…
The Wiwi Jury: Albania’s Rona Nishliu with “Suus” (Personal)
The Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music unprofessionals—sharpened its claws and headed to Tirana this week to review Rona Nishliu’s Eurovision 2012 song “Suus.” That means “Personal” in Albanian. But…
The Wiwi Jury: Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki With “Party for Everybody”
Buranovskiye Babushki, Russia’s most famous sextet of singing grannies, wowed audiences with their spirited delivery of “Party for Everybody” at the recent Russian national selection. But what did the Wiwi…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews Ireland’s Jedward with “Waterline”
Jedward won Ireland’s Eurosong 2012 in a landslide last month. So when it was time for the Wiwi Jury to review “Waterline,” our expectations were as high as Jedward’s glued-up…
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…
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…
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…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews Ukraine’s Gaitaina with “Be My Guest”
The members of Wiwi’s Jury put on their tightest pants and headed to Kiev over the weekend to review Gaitana’s Eurovision 2012 song “Be My Guest.” The power ballad split…
The Wiwi Jury: Cyprus’ Ivi Adamou with “La La Love”
Wiwi’s Jury journeyed to the sunny island of Cyprus this morning to review Ivi Adamou’s “La La Love.” Did it set our hearts racing, or have us diving into the…
The Wiwi Jury: Eurovision 2012 Reviews and Rankings
The Wiwi Jury—that’s Wiwibloggs, Vebooboo Nadella, Meows Kitty and Deban Aderemi—will listen to and review all 43 Eurovision entries prior to the first semi-final on May 22. Each member of…