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United Kingdom: Will the BBC Select Its Eurovision Singer on The Voice?
The Voice UK is not in the best health. Its ratings plummeted last series. Given the lacklustre contestants, dated staging and an altogether terrible editing process, there’s little surprise it…
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…
Russia, Belarus Point Fingers at Organizers
Tensions are rising in Moscow because of Eurovision. Today Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov to discuss why Azerbaijan did not give Russia any…
Azerbaijan: President Ordered Vote Recount
You were not the only ones surprised that Azerbaijan gave nul points to Russia at Eurovision 2013. The Azerbaijani press reports that even President Ilham Aliyev was in disbelief, so…
Eurovision Plagiarism: Has Russia Gone Too Far?
As the bookies slash Dina Garipova’s odds to win the first semi-final at Eurovision, Team Wiwi can only scratch their heads. This song is cheesier than fondue and much less…
Russia: Dina Garipova’s First Rehearsal
Wiwi: Dina Garipova sounds the same digitally re-mastered as she does live. Unlike several other artists, the quality of her voice remained as strong at today’s first rehearsal as it was…
Wiwi Jury: Russia’s Dina Garipova with “What If?”
Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—flew to Moscow to protest government reprisals against political dissidents and to review Dina Garipova’s Eurovision 2013 song “What If?” Did…
Moldova: The Final National Final of 2013
After months of difficult selections and two semi-finals squeezed in the same week as the Final, the Moldovan jury and public have chosen the 14 songs that will compete for…
Moldova Poll Results: Girls Rule the Final
Tonight is the first semi-final of the Moldovan national selection “O Melodie pentru Europa” (A song for Europe). However, in true former Soviet country fashion, Moldova has followed the example…
Eurovision Death Match: Mother Russia Edition
Ever since Russia revealed Dina Garipova’s ESC 2013 song, you guys have been clawing each other to pieces on our comments page. Many of you can’t stomach the cheesy lyrics…
Discuss: Dina Garipova’s “What If” Is Seriously Lame
If you’re lactose intolerant, then don’t read the lyrics to Dina Garipova’s “What If”. It’s pure cheese. The Russian starlet debuted her Eurovision entry earlier this evening, and Wiwi is…
Russia Selects “The Voice” Winner Dina Garipova
Mother Russia has closed her eyes, thought long and hard and decided to send Dina Garipova to Eurovision. That may smack of Soviet authoritarianism, but officials are keen to stress…