Listen to Mandinga’s New Album “Club de Mandinga”
Hot off its international debut at Eurovision 2012 in Baku, the Romanian band Mandinga has released its new album “Club de Mandinga.” The group unveiled their latest offering at a…
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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…
Composer To Romania: “Stop Crucifying Mandinga!”
The international media had high hopes for Romania’s Mandinga and their song “Zaleilah.” Sadly they crashed and burned in Baku—and now Romanian journalists are spewing all sorts of nasty. But…
Poll Prediction: Sweden, Romania or Albania Will Win Eurovision 2012
Sweden’s Loreen will win Eurovision 2012 in a landslide, but Romania’s Mandinga and Albania’s Rona Nishliu remain outside threats. That’s according to Wiwi’s readers, who cast a total of 20,299…
Romania: Mandinga Speaks with WiwiBloggs.Com
Elena Ionescu has filmed a special greeting for Wiwi’s readers, and the men of Mandinga have filmed themselves working out in honor of their fans on WiwiBloggs.Com. So it’s only…
Romania: Mandinga Films Workout Video for Wiwi Readers
A strong woman often has a strong man behind her. Romania’s Elena Ionescu is lucky enough to have several. The men of Mandinga—that’s Alex, Chupi, Bazooka, and Florin Zach—help Elena…
Romania: Mandinga’s First Rehearsal
Wiwi: Romania remains one of the favorites with the Wiwi Jury, and Elena is still the front-runner in the race to become Eurovision’s Next Top Model. So naturally we’ve been…
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…
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…
Romania: Elena Ionescu Records a Special Message for Wiwi Readers
Elena Ionescu is a beautiful woman. The lead singer of Romania’s 2012 Eurovision act Mandinga is currently dominating Wiwi’s annual search for Eurovision’s Next Top Model. As of 20 April,…
The Wiwi Jury: Romania’s Mandinga with “Zaleilah”
This morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—gathered in Wiwi’s dreary basement to review Romania’s cheery Eurovision entry “Zaleilah.” Some of us got up and danced. But one…
“Zaleilah” Lyrics and Translation — Mandinga (Romania, ESC 2012)
Read the lyrics and English translation of Mandinga’s “Zaleilah.”
First Semi-Final Odds: Romania, Finland and Austria Rising
Since we last checked in on the bookies’ predictions on who will win the first semi-final of ESC 2012, the leaderboard has seen some major shifts. Denmark’s Soluna Samay remains…
Who Will Win the First Semi-Final at Eurovision 2012? Vote Now!
During the first semi-final at Eurovision this year, Ireland’s Jedward will channel youth while Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki will exude 400 years worth of life experience. The lead singer of Romania’s…
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…