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Poll: Conchita Wurst Should Represent Austria at Eurovision 2012

Wiwi Bloggs — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:29:17 +0000

Wiwi’s readers seriously LOVE sausage. Perhaps that explains why they predict—or, rather, hope—that Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst will stomp her way to victory during tonight’s national final. She won our poll with an overwhelming 63% of all votes. You can check out the full results below, and you can watch Austria’s national selection live [...]

Melodifestivalen 2012: Semi-Final #4 Preview and Prediction

Vebooboo Nadella — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:07:14 +0000

SVT must be fans of Vanessa Williams, because they sure have saved the best for last. After three crap to mediocre semi-finals, here comes the big daddy of them all! From tranny look-a-likes to fine hunks of man meat, here’s what the WiwiBloggs.Com team thinks will happen in Malmo: 1. Charlotte Perrelli — “The Girl” [...]

The Wiwi Jury: Turkey’s Can Bonomo with “Love Me Back”

Wiwi Bloggs — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:13:33 +0000

Wiwi’s Jury traveled to Istanbul this morning to review Can Bonomo’s Eurovision 2012 song “Love Me Back.” Did we indulge in Turkish Delight or did it turn into a Turkish fuh-right? Read on, people… Wiwi: I seriously need Hadise to have a gang bang with maNga so they can re-populate Turkey with people who can [...]

Poll: Jedward Favorites to Win Ireland’s Eurosong 2012

Wiwi Bloggs — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:30:19 +0000

Wiwi’s readers have spoken, and they believe that Jedward will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2012. The country’s most famous set of singing identical twins won our poll in a landslide, capturing 63% of all votes with their song “Waterline.” Eurovision veteran Donna MacCaul (“Mercy”) finished second with 20% of the vote. This corresponds the bookies’ [...]

“Love Me Back” Lyrics — Can Bonomo (Eurovision 2012, Turkey)

Wiwi Bloggs — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:50:56 +0000

Read the lyrics to “Love Me Back,” Can Bonomo’s Eurovision 2012 song for Turkey. “Love Me Back” Lyrics oh hey hey, baby love me back today never ever sink my ship and sail away oh, uh oh, baby don’t shut me down give me all the love i need and i’ll be gone i’m a [...]

Eurosong 2012: Why Jedward’s “Waterline” Deserves a Shot in Baku

Deban Aderemi — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:26:50 +0000

Jedward’s phenomenal success have turned them into one of Ireland’s biggest musical exports. In their very short history, they’ve notched up multi-platinum sales, endorsed several products, broken social networking fan figures, and set up shop on major reality programmes from Celebrity Big Brother to Britain’s Got Talent. Why, then, are there still chuckles form naysayers [...]

Ukraine: Gaitana Under Attack From Right-Wing Extremists

Vebooboo Nadella — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:58:48 +0000

Given that Ukraine consistently places in the Top 5 at Eurovision, you’d think critics would think twice before questioning the nation’s Eurovision candidate. Well apparently the ultra-conservative Svoboda (Freedom) Party didn’t get the message. Senior member Yuriy Syrotyuk has publicly blasted Gaitana-Lurdes Essami—the nation’s only Congolese-Ukrainian celebrity and its contestant for Eurovision 2012. Sadly, his [...]

The Wiwi Jury: Eurovision 2012 Reviews and Rankings (21 February)

Wiwi Bloggs — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:59:13 +0000

Wiwi’s Jury—that’s Wiwi Bloggs, Vebooboo Nadella, Meows Kitty and Deban Aderemi—will listen to and review all 43 Eurovision entries prior to the first semi-final on May 22. Each member of the jury offers their thoughts on each entry, and then awards it a score out of 10. The four scores are then averaged for the [...]

The Wiwi Jury: Iceland’s Greta Salóme & Jónsi with “Mundu eftir mér” (Remember Me)

Wiwi Bloggs — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:11 +0000

The Wiwi Jury—our in-house team of music unprofessionals—head north this morning to the enchanting island of Iceland. Will Greta Salóme & Jónsi leave us cold with their song “Mundu eftir mér” (Remember Me)? You’ll have to read our reviews to see! Wiwi: Iceland, WTF? It’s as if that exploding volcano Eyjafjallajokull swallowed all of your [...]

Poll Standings: Who Will Win in Ireland and Austria?

Wiwi Bloggs — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:08:22 +0000

Ireland and Austria select their 2012 Eurovision contestants on Friday, February 24. Wiwi’s readers have been casting their votes over the past several weeks. With just three days left to vote, here’s how things stand. Who Should Represent Austria at Eurovision 2012? In Austria, drag queen Conchita Wurst—she’s part woman, part sausage—has established a firm [...]