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Eurovision Playlist: Seven Stars, Seven Covers for Christmas
Eurovision stars get us in the mood for Christmas!
UK: Engelbert Humperdinck duets with Kiss rocker Gene Simmons
The Hump meets the Demon.
Engelbert Humperdinck: Molly needs to sing with her eyes
Engelbert Humperdinck, celebrated warbler and the UK’s 2012 Eurovision contestant, has imparted a few top tips to this year’s UK act Molly Smitten-Downes in the Leicester Mercury.
Editorial: Supergroups and Collaborations We’d Like To See
After the recent debut of Ladies of Soul and the duet between Sirusho and Sakis, we at WiwiBloggs thought it’d be fun to throw out a few ideas for our…
Beware: The Hump Teams up with Gene Simmons of Kiss
Can you imagine Gene Simmons—the leather-clad rocker with white face paint from KISS—singing “Love Will Set You Free”? What about Engelbert Humperdinck dressing as a vampire and weilding an axe…
BBC Snubbed Hurts for Engelbert
Of the many mistakes the BBC has made at Eurovision, surely this revelation counts as one of the more painful. Hurts—the popular English snytho-pop duo who have sold more than…
UK: Little Boots is “totally up for ESC”
We take a break from the post-Eurovision 2013 scandal to turn our attention to the UK, where electropop artist Little Boots has expressed her willingness to represent her country at…
Why You Should Believe in Bonnie Tyler’s “Believe in Me”
“Believe In Me” by Bonnie Tyler is clearly ahead of the rest of the playing field in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The professionalism and raw talent used in the…
Eurovision Open Caption: The U.K.’s Engelbert Humperdinck
Every week we supply the photo, and you supply the caption. This week’s image comes from Engelbert Humperdinck’s performance during the grand finale at Eurovision 2012. As you’ll recall, 75-year…
Why Engelbert Humperdinck Didn’t Deserve to Win Eurovision
Quick: hum two bars from Englebert’s song at Eurovision. Ok, one bar? One note? Englebert! The guy who performed first during the final. No. He didn’t sing “Forgettable.” He sang…
Poll: Spain’s Pastora Soler Is Your Favorite Big Five Contestant
The Big Five—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.—contribute the most money to staging Eurovision every year. And while they have deep pockets, over the past decade they haven’t managed…
United Kingdom: Reaction to Engelbert Humperdinck’s Second Rehearsal
Wiwi, Vebooboo, and Meows Kitty just came from Engelbert Humperdinck’s second rehearsal at ESC 2012. It was fantastic. As we explain in the video below, he kept is simple as…
United Kingdom: Engelbert Humperdinck’s First Rehearsal
Vebooboo: What a classy performance from an elderly gentleman. Engelbert really commands the stage, even if he did wear ragged jeans and a t-shirt in today’s first rehearsal. (You can…
Poll: Which Eurovision Favourite Is Your Favourite?
Since the bookies first released Eurovision odds back in March, eight contestants have dominated the odds table almost continuously. They are Sweden’s Loreen, Italy’s Nina Zilli, Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki, Serbia’s…
PHOTOS: Engelbert Humperdinck Poses as Four Rock ‘N Roll Icons
Engelbert Humperdinck, Britain’s 76-year old Eurovision contestant, is proving you’re never too old for a bit of rock ‘n roll. The “Love Will Set You Free” singer recently posed for…