Collaborations between Eurovision stars don’t exactly have a great pedigree. The heinous duet between Dima Bilan and Nikki stands out pretty painfully in my memory. I therefore felt particular trepidation…
State broadcasters hosting the Eurovision Song Contest don’t just need to impress Europe—they also need to impress the home crowd. Fielding a strong contestant is crucial to that. In the past…
I was a fan of Robin Stjernberg going into the review and I’ve emerged out the other end a super-fan, bordering on slightly obsessed. I was taken with Robin’s Instagram…
You might be put off by fermented herring, but when it comes to Eurovision, Sweden cooks up dishes that are hard to resist. Ever unpredictable, you’re never sure quite what…
After coming 14th in Malmö, Sweden’s Eurovision representative Robin Stjernberg has released his new album “Pieces”. The Swedes have high expectations for this album, considering that Robin’s debut album “My…
The jury-televote split results are incredibly confusing, as we already discussed in our results breakdown for the grand final. But to give this non-sense some kind of structure, we’ve compiled this…
In recent years the Big 5—those countries with deep pockets who automatically qualify for the final—have really brought it. From Germany’s Lena to Italy’s Raphael Gualazzi, the Big 5 is…
In recent years the Big 5—those countries with deep pockets who automatically qualify for the final—have really brought it. From Germany’s Lena to Spain’s Pastora Soler, the Big 5 is…
Yesterday morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—headed to Stockholm to tour the new ABBA Museum and to review Robin Stjernberg’s Eurovision 2013 song “You”. Did he light…
Team Wiwi are big supporters of Robin Stjernberg and we totally understand why the bookies have listed him so high on the odds table. But if Robin wants to move…
Team Wiwi understands that Eurovision 2013 hasn’t yet taken place. But judging from this year’s early betting odds, we’ll all be going back to Scandinavia in 2014.
Listening to Melodifestivalen host Gina Dirawi read out the televoting results during the final was seriously stressful. First we wondered whether Robin Stjernberg could hold on to the slight lead…
It was three weeks ago that Robin Stjernberg was sentenced to the Death Row of Melodifestivalen, Andra Chansen, where songs are given a second chance just to meet an eventual…