Turkey: Hadise Soft Drink Commercials

Hadise has already proven that she can sell her song—Düm Tek Tek reached number one in her native Belgium weeks before the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow—and apparently she knows how to sell soda, too. Here are two commercials for the Turkish soft drink Yedigün, set to the sound of Hadise’s Stir Me Up.   [...]

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Turkey: Everyone Wants To Be Hadise

When it comes to inspiring YouTube imitations, Turkey’s Düm Tek Tek may soon rival Beyonce’s Single Ladies. Wiwi dug through hundreds of videos to find four of the best (and worst) Hadise-wannabes in action. Enjoy! This American man can really pop. Furkan Cinar doesn’t have the best voice, but he oozes Eurovision passion. Um, this [...]

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Turkey: Hadise Lip Synching on Maltese Television

Back in February Hadise appeared on a chat show in Malta to introduce her Eurovision song. The segment below includes some pretty blatant lip-synching. It’s not Hadise’s fault—I blame the television show. But did anyone honestly think this would look real? The song begins after 4 minutes. (Note: Wiwi still loves Hadise—she comes off as [...]

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Turkish Delight: Hadise Tops Belgian Charts

  Turkey’s Hadise has reached Number One in Belgium with her Eurovision entry Düm Tek Tek. It’s a milestone for the Belgian-born singer of Turkish descent whose previous hits Stir Me Up and Milk Chocolate Girl only reached the Top 5. (Apparently, you’ve got to stir up the milk to bring out the chocolate flavor.) The news will [...]

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Who Will Win Eurovision 2009? Vote Now!

Wiwi’s Eurovision poll opened on May 1 and closed on May 15 at 11:59pm. During that time voters cast a total of 35,802 votes, making this one of the largest Eurovision polls in the world. The results are: (1) Turkey: 22% (7,809) (2) Greece: 22% (7,807) (3) Romania: 16% (5,825) (4) Albania: 14% (5,133) (5) [...]

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