Wiwi Bloggs Launches New Site

Wiwi's new home

Eurovision may be over, but Wiwi knows that the gossip and non-stop drama surrounding its contestants will continue. With that in mind, Wiwi has relaunched this blog at www.wiwibloggs.com. The new site is bolder, more colorful and easier to use. It also allows for better video streaming and provides a clearer forum for comments. Lastly, Wiwi will expand coverage to include news and popular culture, as he doesn’t want anyone to overdose on Chiara Siracusa, Alexander Ryback or Sakis Rouvas. See you guys soon! xoxo, Wiwi

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Thousands of Teen Girls Greet Alexander Rybak in Oslo

On May 17 Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak arrived at Oslo’s Gardermoen International Airport, where a mob of screaming girls was waiting. After carefully reviewing Alex’s reaction to said mob, Wiwi Bloggs is happy to report that Alex is still, like, totally nice. “It’s just unbelievable,” he told Norwegian news reporters. “I don’t understand. I hoped for 20 to 30 people.”

Ahead of the Eurovision final he appeared on Norwegian TV and apologized to fans for not being able to respond to their texts. Since winning Europe’s largest song contest, he’s received a few more messages. “Famous people are sending me texts,” he said. “I don’t know how they get my number.” If any of you do, please send that number to Wiwi!

Yohanna Returns to Iceland

Hundreds of supporters gathered in Reykjavik’s town center on Monday to welcome home Yohanna, the runner-up at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. She performed her single Is It True? (above) before rushing to a television studio to record a program about her success at this year’s contest. Páll Magnússon, the head of Icelandic broadcaster RUV, greeted Yohanna at Keflavik International airport earlier that morning. “I want to thank Yohanna for her ‘consideration’ towards RUV,” he told ESC Today, joking that Iceland’s recession would have prevented them from hosting the event next year. “She has brought us as much success as we could’ve bared to take.” Of course, given how well Yohanna’s romantic ballad is doing in the charts, she may well earn enough bling to fund her own song contest. Her romantic ballad is already# 1 in Iceland, and has cracked the top ten on the iTunes charts in nine European countries.

Eurovision Artists Top iTunes Charts

Top of the Pops

Europeans returned to work today and rushed to download their favorite Eurovision singles. Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale has now topped the iTunes charts in 12 European countries and broken the Top 10 in three others. Here’s a break down of all the Eurovision songs cracking the iTunes Top 10 in various European countries. See the complete list here. And by the way, Wiwi had three OMG moments compiling this.

(1) Doesn’t it totally freak you out to see Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale listed alongside Ciara’s Love Sex Magic? Worlds collide.

(2) Scandinavians download a lot of Eurovision songs. In Sweden, the top eight songs are from Eurovision. Love it.

(3) Why isn’t the U.K. showing fifth-place finisher Jade Ewen any love? Shameful.

Always, Arash and AySel, Azerbaijan

#2 in Greece

#3 in Sweden

#7 in Norway

Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl), Svetlana Loboda, Ukraine

#9 in Greece

Believe Again, Brinck, Denmark

Denmark: Brinck

#5 in Denmark

Bistra Voda, Regina, Bosnia & Herzegovina

#8 in Sweden

Düm Tek Tek, Hadise, Turkey

#2 in Belgium

#4 in Greece

#5 in Sweden

#10 in Finland

Et Cetera, Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy, Ireland

#3 in Ireland

Jan Jan, Inga and Inush, Armenia

#6 in Sweden

Fairytale, Alexander Rybak, Norway

#1 in Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland

#2 in Austria and France

#3 in the U.K.

#8 in Portugal

Is It True?, Yohanna, Iceland

Iceland: Yohanna

#2 in Finland, Norway and Sweden

#3 in Greece and Switzerland

#4 in Denmark

#5 in Belgium

#6 in Germany and the Netherlands

La Voix, Sweden, Malena Ernman

#7 in Sweden

#9 in Finland

#10 in Norway

Lose Control, Waldo’s People, Finland

#4 in Finland

Mamo, Russia, Anastasia Prihodko

#5 in Finland

This Is Our Night, Sakis Rouvas, Greece

#7 in Greece

Urban Symphony, Randajad, Estonia

# 3 in Finland

#4 in Norway and Sweden

#5 in Greece

Tabloid Attacks Romania’s Elena Gheorghe

Wiwi was horrified to read accusations in Britain’s Daily Mail that Elena was lip-synching during the final. The paper speculates that the extraneous woman standing stage left was actually providing lead vocals. It’s true that there was a lady standing near the LCD screen. But Wiwi thinks the claim is absolutely ridiculous. We’ve all heard Elena’s voice and it would have been really obvious if she hadn’t sung her part. A non-dancing back-up singer was necessary given how much moving Elena and her fellow Balkan Girls did. Wiwi assumes that this mystery woman provides the low voice that comes on during the song’s break before the final refrain. And having a non-dancing singer is perfectly within the rules.

Here’s what the Daily Mail says:

As the scantily-clad women performed, a lone figure was seen in the shadows, but Romania insisted she was simply a backing singer.

This speculation was fuelled by Norton who revealed competition rules state all performers must be present on stage, but that the rules said nothing about whether others could mime.

However Romania’s performance sparked speculation that the foxy lead singer could have been lip-syncing.

Elena has already rejected the accusation. “The allegations are ridiculous,” she told Romania’s Gandel. And Dan Manoliu, the chief of the Romanian Eurovision delegation, turned the insult into a compliment. He joked that Elena must have sung really well to convince people she was lip-synching. 

[Thanks to Ramona for pointing this drama out to Wiwi, and to "usrboss" for informing Wiwi that Elena had responded].

Norway Would Have Won Without The Jury

Before y’all get excited about the new jury system, be sure to check out the semi-final results. Nine semi-finalists were chosen from each semi-final based solely on the traditional tele-vote (and one more country was saved by the jury). Iceland and Turkey came first and second in the first semi-final. Norway and Azerbaijan came first and second in the second semi-final. And in the grand final those four countries finished first, second, third and fourth. Wiwi suspects they would have finished in the same position even without a jury. Only the Big 4 nations like the U.K. (fifth place) and France (eighth place) actually benefitted. And TIME, the American newsmagazine, makes the point that Alexander Rybak would have won even if bloc voting came into play: hello, people, he is a media darling in the Russian-speaking world!

Greece: Sakis Rouvas Fails to Rip Shirt Off

It’s got to be disappointing. Sakis Rouvas, tipped by odds-makers and Wiwi to contend for the Eurovision crown, slipped all the way to seventh on Saturday night. But even after a lower-than-expected finish, Sakis seemed content. “I’ve had the time of my life these months, working so hard, and we had a great show,” he told Eurovision.tv in the green room after the show. “I’m very satisfied.” And something tells Wiwi that your fans were satisfied to see your shirt slowly come undone (but not for the first time), in four parts:

(1) When you jump off the platform at the 1:00 mark the first button slips off.

(2) At at the 2:30 mark, after landing from another jump, you try to rip your shirt open, but another button comes undone instead.

(3) By 2:43 your chest is exposed.

(4) At 2:49 you try again, but with no success. But by spreading your arms you expose yourself as much as you can.

Wiwi speaks no Greek, but loves how the commentator has been panting and sounds like she might pass out at the end. You can just see her fanning herself as she says Bravo, Sakis!

Recap of the Eurovision Final

After attending a Eurovision party last night, Wiwi has learned an important lesson: the Eurovision Final is best watched alone in a room with no windows and no distractions! Wiwi tried so hard to focus on the action—Patricia Kaas dishing out French sass, Svetlana Loboda exerting control over her manly minions—but his tweets fell flat. For what it’s worth, here is Wiwi’s live-tweet. You’ll want to start at the bottom and read backwards. As the votes for Norway pour in, you’ll notice that Wiwi grows incredibly depressed. Apologies.

1. Wiwi is going to bed. Sad about The Balkan Girls and Hadise. . . but can’t wait to go to Oslo!! Goodnight Europe! xoxo
2. Svetlana from the Ukraine walked over and gave Norway flowers. Very sweet. East-West divide is ovah!

3. The folk dancers might slip on the confetti. So dangerous

4. Whoa. Where did they drag this oldie lady out? Norway is eating her neck.

5. Hmmm. That’s what a frog looks like crying.

6. Awww Norway is crying. Biggest Eurovisiom win ever. I want to hate you, but Wiwi loves u.

7. Is Russia wearing a bath robe?

8. Norway is really irritating. Stop celebrating. It’s rude!!

9. Moldova 12 to Romanian. Love it.

10. Now Wiwi is just hoping Azerbaijan gets second!!

11. Why is the UK doing well? Pigs are bloody flying.

12. I feel a turkey comeback

13. Please Turkey. Sad Wiwi.

14. No more Norway. Please.

15. Sweden 12 to Norway. Scando bloc!

16. Germany 12 to Norway? Yuck.

17. Malta 12 to Iceland? Island Bloc!!

18. Norway’s Alexander Rybak was born in Belarus. Hence 12 from Belarus to Norway

19. NICE! Belgium 12 to Turkey

20. 12 from Spain to Norway? Western bloc!!!

21. ALW just called Azerbaijan Azerbikistan

22. If these were dolphins and whales we would be really upset at how they are being treated

23. OMG LOOK AT WHAT PARTS THEY ARE TOUCHING[referring to the Feurza dancers on the plastic sheeth being fondled by fans as they are lowed to the ground]

24. I wonder if Ukraine is still eating dudes backstage

25. Seriously think Norway and Greece are out. They fell flat. Greece more so. [yes, Wiwi was totally wrong about the former]

26. Man at my party just tried to feed Chiara tiramisiu through the television. Hateful

27. Wiwi voted ROMANIA and TURKEY. Sorry, Sakis.

28. Replay of GREEK nipple. 12 points

29. Everyone at Wiwis party are cheering for Germany. WTF?

30. Omg history: first cosmonaut to tell Europe to start voting!

31. Take you? Shake you? No thank you.

32. White men, especially white Finnish men, should not rap

33. HOT ABS

34. But all I see is a brunonh trash can.

35. FINLAND: this is meant to represent homelessness.

36. “Is ALW semi-hard under the piano??” Someone else said this, not Wiwi!! [censored]

37. Ewww close up of andrew Lloyd webber’s toupee

38. UK up. It’s NOT yr time

39. Wow. That was some Nadia Comenici flexibility.
    

    Romania's Balkan Girls

40. I LOvE ROMANIA! Daughter of a priest. God loves u. Wiwi too

41. I bet Satan is blushing watching Ukraine

42. SO HOT RIGHT NOW

43. Ukraine is NC17. Remove all children.

44. Cue blonde bitches

45. Frog playing violin. Not cute.

46. Norway is up. Bring on the Cossack aerobics!

47. Albania is 16 going on 40. Cover up! She is gonna stand on a wind machine in a sec

48. Let Turkey in the EU now!!!!

49. That extra guy in green looks lost

50. 

    Turkey's Hadise

    DUM TEK TEK!! my heart is going boom boom boom

51. Shameless bringing Dita on like that. Song contest. Not strip contest.

52. Dude has gay face. And I love my gays. But not this one.

53. Weimar Republic meets strip house

54. I don’t wanna see Dita von Teese normally. Or in Germany’s act. LAME

55. I like a Danish for breakfast and a Danish for dinner!! mmmm

56. Oops RONAN

57. Wait maybe this is Rowan Keating.

58. Denmark is next. He’s so hot. Rowan Keating wrote this. Ireland is so gonna vote for this.

59. I know Estonia has like 3 people, but is this the best u could do?

60. Love that neck shake!

61. Malta’s Ciara! I am eating Maltesers in her honor. Big woman. Big voice.

62. This is accorian on crack I love it.

63. Love the gypsy-whore look!

64. Moldova: Ricky Martin in the Alps

65. Well, you’ll get 12 points from Romania

66. Moldova: ‘Hors Din’ means ‘my hoe’ in Swedish. Scandies love this

67. Bosnia: Regeena or Regina?

68. She only has one pants leg–asymmetry is out baby

69. Azerbaijan:SO HOT RIGHT NOW

70. Russia’s tattoo is bigger than her voice

71. Russias entry won their X Factor. She is Ukranian and first lost in Ukraine.

72. I want to be naked in a desert. This makes me so hot

73. Armenia: if u know who’s Inga and who’s Anush please holla

74. I see Greek nipple! 12 points!

75. He’s ripping it off!!!

76. Sakis is up! He’s a former pole vaulter. Will he reach new heights!

77. Um, Iceland really is having an economic crisis. Is that the only dress she could afford?

78. Iceland: Nashville of the North. Love this. Taylor Swift baby!

79. That was sweet. It was like sex on a Saturday afternoon with wind blowing.

80. Bongo man + gypsy midget. Portugal is amazing.

81. Or a gay pride parade. I love the colors and happiness of it all! An acid trip exploded? xxx

82. Portugal: a piñata exploded ok stage!

83. Portugal’s contestant only started singing 6 months ago she claims

84. Croatian blonde: was that a scream of pleasure or pain?

85. I don’t speak Croatian and I am glad. WTF?

86. She is meant to look like an ice queen. I see ice cream.

87. Popera up with Sweden. Birds die on the high notes

88. Wow. Patricia delivered and boy can she dance.

89. OMG patricia Kaas sounds like she is going to kill herself. Such emotion!!

90. France is up. This is an amazing song.

91. Why are they playing calypso drums??

92. Someone just made a tacky joke That a bomb will go off. Wiwi does NOT approve

93. Israel: the most politically correct song ever.

94. Hi tech performance from Lithuania with lighter and all.

95. Rumor has it he just broke up with his girlfriend. Maybe he is singing to her

96. Wiwi is going to eat dinner during Croatia ; ) I won’t miss much.

97. That female host has a fake tan. I wonder what she really looks like?

98. After all that running, do u believe that Dima is singing live??

99. Take it off Dima!! Take it off!!

100. Dima Bilan looks like he is stuck!!

101. Cirque du Soleil has nothing on Svetlana Loboda. Ukraine can bend!!

102. Lithuania is up first. He has chosen to sing in Russian to get votes. Smart. He won Wiwi’s search for Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model.

103. Action about to start!! Wiwi hemorrhaging excitement! xxx

104. My heart is going Dum Tek Tek. Wiwi cannot focus.

105. These posts only update every 15 min.

106. There are some crazies on my bus. Let’s hope Wiwi makes it to his Eurovision party

107. Wiwi has no idea how the jury will affect things. Presumably they will prefer music from their region just like normal voters.

108. Dobrey vecher, Moscow! London calling. Wiwi is so excited, and it’s only 440pm! I may faint before 8!!

109. Wiwi will live blog the final here. Refresh your browser for the latest updates. xoxo, Wiwi

And the Winner Is. . .

Norway's Alexander Rybak

Watch the Eurovision Final With Wiwi

More than 26,000 of you tuned in to Wiwi’s live blogs of the first and second sem-finals. Wiwi is exhausted. Trying to follow the action on TV while finding appropriate hyperlinks and downloading pictures of Hadise and Sakis Rouvas is, like, totes stressful. So Wiwi is going to be tweeting the final instead. There will be a feed on the right hand side of this blog, but it only updates every 15 minutes. Instant updates available at www.twitter.com/eurovisionwiwi 

Wiwi hopes that you will still use this page as a forum for your comments as you did on May 14 and 16. But please: can we avoid expressions like “stripper in a hamster wheel” and “her face looks like the back of a truck”? This is a family site. xoxo, Wiwi