Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast

Who will qualify from Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2023? We predict the Top 10 who will advance out the sixteen acts that will compete at the second Semi-Final on May 11th. The Semi-Final 2 countries are: Denmark, Armenia, Romania, Estonia, Belgium, Cyprus, Iceland, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Georgia, San Marino, Austria, Albania, Lithuania and Australia.

Politics, war and the Eurovision Song Contest. Long before Russia invaded Ukraine, conflict already coloured the competition. 

Stars like Loreen, Käärijä and Måneskin were lucky enough to compete in peace. But Fazla - Bosnia & Herzogovina's 1993 singer - risked his life just to get to the contest. 

Fazla recounts his harrowing journey out of the siege of Sarajevo to reach Ireland.

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Wiwibloggs is proud to announce a new podcast - that goes into the political history of the contest — from the fall of the Iron Curtain to the present — as an arena for cultural diplomacy and the branding of a nation. Beneath the glitz and glamour, what proxy wars are playing out? And what do they tell us about where Europe is today?

In this series, William and Freddy will explore those themes with some very exciting guests telling us their stories first-hand. From running through sniper fire to religious backlash - ‘What Really Happened at Eurovision’ will offer a tell all experience.

Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

 

Featuring,

Freddy: http://instagram.com/freddyt234 

William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

We asked our readers to name the best Automatic Qualifier at Eurovision 2023. The results of that poll are below in the link. But in this video Deban and William choose their personal picks.

https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/03/30/poll-which-best-big-5-country-at-eurovision-2023/276652/

Who will qualify from Semi-Final 1 of Eurovision 2023? We predict the Top 10 who will advance out the fifteen acts that will compete at the first Semi-Final on May 9th. The Semi-Final 1 countries are: Norway, Malta, Serbia, Latvia, Portugal, Ireland, Croatia, Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Czechia, Netherlands and Finland.

Featuring:

William - http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

Deban - http://instagram.com/deban_deban

Video Editor:

Ron - https://www.youtube.com/ronkesc

You can pre-order William's Eurovision memoir "WILD DANCES: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision" here: UK: Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/wild-dances/william-lee-adams/9781662601576

USA: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-dances-william-lee-adams/1142079191?ean=9781662601576

https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-dances-my-queer-and-curious-journey-to-eurovision-william-lee-adams/18753125?ean=9781662601576

 

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 stars Lord Of The Lost from Germany ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. She speaks about adventuring through the song contest pre-parties and more!

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 star La Zarra from France ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. She speaks about adventuring through the song contest pre-parties and more!

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 star Brunette from Armenia ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. She speaks about the meaning of her song, raps for us and more!

Featuring: William - https://www.instagram.com/williamleeadams

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 star Käärijä from Finland ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. He speaks about adventuring through the song contest pre-parties and more!

 

Featuring: William - https://www.instagram.com/williamleeadams

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 star La Zarra from France before the Pre Party Es 2023 in Madrid. She speaks about adventuring through the song contest pre-parties and more!

Featuring: Katie - https://www.instagram.com/katie.lou.wilson/

We chat with the Eurovision 2023 stars Voyager from Australia before the Pre Party Es 2023 in Madrid. They speak about adventuring through the song contest pre-parties and more!

Featuring: Antranig - https://www.instagram.com/ant_shok/