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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Who Will Win the Second Semi-Final at Eurovision 2012? Vote Now!
During the second semi-final of Eurovision, the bookies’ favorite Loreen will face off against Ukraine’s Gaitana, Kyiv’s most famous Afro-Ukrainian singer, and Turkey’s Can Bonomo—he who sings about a pirate…
Second Semi-Final Odds: Sweden or Serbia to Win
Belgium and San Marino haven’t picked their contestants. And Britain and a host of other countries have not yet revealed their song. But, as with the first semi-final, the bookies…
Eurovision Odds: Sweden, Russia and Denmark the Early Favorites
Not all countries have selected their 2012 Eurovision contestant, but that hasn’t stopped betting agencies from handicapping this year’s race. Fifteen leading agencies in Britain currently have Sweden’s Loreen listed…
Loreen Wins Melodifestivalen 2012 with “Euphoria”
After weeks of hype, allegations of musical plagiarism, and ever-narrowing odds from the bookmakers, Loreen has finally won Sweden’s Melodifestivalen—its national selection for Eurovision 2012. Earlier this evening the 28-year…
Poll Results: Loreen Will Win Melodifestivalen 2012
The bookies have Loreen down as the odds-on favorite, and Wiwi’s readers clearly agree. The “Euphoria singer” won our poll in a landslide, capturing more than 65% of all votes.…
Melodifestivalen Betting Odds: Loreen Poised to Win with “Euphoria”
Bookies at Britain’s major betting agencies belive that Loreen will win Melodifestivalen 2012 in a landslide. The odds that the “Euphoria” singer will win tomorrow night’s contest have narrowed significantly…
Melodifestivalen 2012: Why Sweden Should Choose Loreen
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is a musical tour de force. Every year eliminated entries are of such high quality that they could easily crack the Top 10 of Eurovision. The 2012 contest…
Loreen Tops Danny on Sweden’s iTunes Charts
If the iTunes charts in Sweden are anything to go by, then Loreen has emerged as the early favorite to win Melodifestivalen 2012. The “Euphoria” singer jumped to the top…
Melodifestivalen 2012: Is it Danny vs. Loreen in the Final?
Wiwi isn’t sure about a lot of things, but he suspects this much is true: The final of Melodifestivalen 2012 is going to be a showdown between Loreen, singing “Euphoria,”…