Potential Artist Profile: Azerbaijan 2014
Boasting probably the most enviable set of recent results in the contest, one cannot deny that Azerbaijan seems to get things right at Eurovision every year. However, they also prove…
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Mispronunciations at Eurovision: The Top 10 Phonetic Blunders
Whenever we hear a Eurovision song, we expect to hear it in English—despite the fact it’s not the native language of any participating countries bar the UK and Ireland. Strategy-wise…
Country Profile: Azerbaijan at Eurovision
Though you might raise your eyebrows at Baku’s claim to be ‘Europe’s Easternmost Country’ you can’t deny how formidable Azerbaijan has become in only a short-time at Eurovision. The Land…
Azerbaijan Chooses Nigar & Eldar for Eurovision 2011
Azerbaijan staged its national final this evening and the jury was clearly feeling greedy. Rather than choosing just one singer, they’ve gone for two. Eldar Gasimov will perform a duet…
Safura Releases ‘March On’ (VIDEO and LYRICS)
You can take the girl out of Eurovision, but you can’t take Eurovision out of the girl. Three months after finishing fifth at ESC 2010, Azerbaijan’s Safura continues to pout and…
Backstage Reactions From The 2010 Eurovision Finale
Eurovision’s media team has released footage that captures contestants’ backstage reactions during the May 29 finale.
Azerbaijan: Safura’s Mother Speaks
Following the second semi-final, Safura Alizade’s mother spoke exclusively to Baku-based Eurovision Talents. In this brief interview, she describes how her own tears went drip drop, drip drop during her daughter’s…
Britain’s Songwriter Doesn’t Think Azerbaijan Is A Threat
Safura is Azerbaijan’s strongest-ever Eurovision entry, a fixture on Eurovision blogs and news sites and the bookies’ favorite. Even so, British songwriter Peter Waterman says he can’t understand what all…
Semi-Final 2: Google’s Prediction
If Google’s Eurovision Prediction Tool can be trusted, then the following 10 countries will advance from the second Eurovision semi-final this evening. Click here to see the full results. Georgia…
Who Will Win Eurovision 2010? Update #5
Final Results Now Available: Click Here! As of May 24, Wiwi’s readers have cast nearly 30,000 votes in the poll “Who Will Win Eurovision 2010?” Turkey, which claims 41% of…
Germany’s Lena Compares Safura To A Monster
For months, bookies and fans alike have described Eurovision as a battle between two teen queens: Germany’s 18-year old Lena-Meyer Landrut, and Azerbaijan’s 17-year old Safura Alizade. And while Safura…
Second Rehearsals at Eurovision 2010 (VIDEO)
Wiwi will update this page as more contestants rehearse. Be sure to let Wiwi know what you think of the second rehearsals. Who surprised you? Who improved the most over…
ESC 2010 Profile: Azerbaijan’s Safura
When 17-year old Safura Alizade won last year’s edition of Azerbaijani Idol, she became one of Baku’s most recognized faces. Now, as the Azeri representative to Eurovision, she’s poised to…
Azerbaijan’s First Rehearsal: Drip Drag, Drip Drag…
It’s nice that Safura hired Beyoncé’s choreographer and that she released a preview of her official preview video. But now all that publicity seems to be biting her in the…
“Drip Drop” Remix — Safura (Eurovision 2011, Azerbaijan)
Check out Safura’s hot new club mixes below. Then take a look at remixes from Slovakia, Germany, Finland and your other favorites!
Safura Almost Drowns During Filming of ‘Drip Drop’ Video
So Wiwi has been surfing around Safura’s official Eurovision site, and there’s great footage of her making the Drip Drop video. It includes interviews with her all-star production team: director…
Azerbaijan Releases Preview of Preview Video
Never before has a Eurovision preview video created so much buzz. Two weeks ago, Azerbaijan announced that Safura would be working with Beyoncé’s choreographer JaQuel Knight. Now Safura’s people have…