Who Will Win Eurovision 2012? Vote Now!
Azerbaijan’s Ell & Nikki stormed to victory last year in Düsseldorf, and now it’s time to choose their successor. The bookies have their favorites—you can check out the latest odds…
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Azerbaijan: Sabina Babayeva Presents “When the Music Dies”
Sabina Babayeva—the stunning 26-year old singer representing Azerbaijan at ESC 2012—has unveiled her Eurovision entry “When the Music Dies. Konstantin Hudov, Sabina’s communications manager, described the song this way in…
Did Moldova Make the Right Choice with Pasha Parfeny and “Lautar”?
Moldova may be one of the poorest countries in Europe, but it sure did invest a lot of money and energy into selecting Pasha Parfeny for Eurovision 2012. After a…
Eleftheria Eleftheriou Wins Greece’s National Selection with “Aphrodisiac”
Singing her Eurovision entry “Aphrodisiac,” Eleftheria Eleftheriou turned on enough voters to win Greece’s national selection. The 22-year old singer carried a whole lot of energy, five back-up dancers, and…
Mandinga Win Romania’s Selectia Nationala with “Zaleilah”
Leather body suits, bag pipes and accordions rarely appear on stage at the same time—unless you’re Romanian pop group Mandinga. Their mishmash of folk music, pop couture, and spilling cleavage…
Russia: Buranovskiye Babushki Will Sing “Party for Everybody” in Baku
Forget Mother Russia. This year Eurovision voters in Moscow have elected to go with Grandmother Russia instead. That’s right. Buranovskiye Babushki—a group of six singing grandmas—have won the right to…
Engelbert Humperdinck: The U.K. Chooses Elderly Legend for Eurovision
The U.K.’s former X-Factor contestants have flopped. Its rappers have made Europe cringe. And even boy band Blue came up short on the big night last year in Dusseldorf. So…
The Wiwi Jury Reviews the Netherlands’ Joan Franka with “You and Me”
During our recent trip to Amsterdam, the Wiwi Jury ran through the Red Light District—and avoided the pot brownies—so we could stay focused on our task: reviewing Joan Franka’s Eurovision…
The Netherlands Chooses Joan Franka for Eurovision 2012
Pocahontas is back, y’all, and she speaks Dutch! OK, not really. But if you watched the Dutch Eurovision final you might think so. That’s because voters in the Netherlands have…
Latvia Chooses Anmary for Eurovision 2012. Bad Choice.
This just in: Latvia will be eliminated during the semi-finals of Eurovision 2012. That’s because this tiny nation made the BIG mistake of choosing Anmary with “Beautiful Song.” Anmary is…
“Standing Still” Lyrics — Roman Lob (Germany, Eurovision 2012)
Read the lyrics to “Standing Still”—Roman Lob’s Eurovision 2012 song for Germany.
Tragedy in Belarus: Alyona Lanskaya Wins EuroFest 2012
Armed with an arsenal of bad lyrics, a tacky dress, and questionable intonation, Alyona Lanskaya has won the right to represent Belarus at Eurovision 2012. A nation should be in…