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Eurovision news with attitude! Conversations inspired by the song contest — though not always limited to it. Catch up on all our Eurovision 2022 interviews, reviews and discussions. Coming to you from London, but riffing on the world of music and pop culture at large. From the team behind Wiwibloggs.com.
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
The Semi-Final Allocation Draw for Eurovision 2022 took place in Turin, Italy on January 25. We react to the SF1 and SF2 assignments, and first half and second half of the show running order.
Read more: https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/01/25/eurovision-2022-semi-final-allocation-draw-which-countries-sing-when/268821/
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
🇮🇪 Eurosong 2022 finalist Brooke Scullion tells our Padraig about her song “That’s Rich” – a modern bop inspired by Noughties Punk. The Voice U.K. star discusses Eurovision, her inspirations and potential hurdles that her fresh sound may face with the older demographic of the Late Late Show audience.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Amanda Tenfjord, Greece’s Eurovision 2022 singer, is currently a medical student. During her Eurovision rehearsals in May, she will be studying for her final exams, which take place in June. Born Amanda Georgiadis in Ionnina, Greece, she moved with her family to the village of Tennfjord in Norway at the age of three. Her stage name honours the village.
Read more about Amanda: https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/12/15/greece-amanda-tenfjord-to-sing-at-eurovision-2022/267788/
Amanda talks about her Eurovision 2022 song: https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/01/16/greece-amanda-tenfjord-says-her-eurovision-2022-song-is-her-favourite-of-anything-shes-ever-written/268525/
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Our Eurovision 2022 Top 3. Three songs had been selected for the contest on the day we recorded (January 3, 2022).
Albania: Ronela Hajati "Sekret"
Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project "Intention"
Czech Republic: We Are Domi "Lights Off"
Featuring:
William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams
Luis: http://instagram.com/luisgfuster
Tom: http://instagram.com/tomhendryk
Suzanne: http://instagram.com/suzadams
Diego: http://instagram.com/diegopinzon
Jonathan: http://instagram.com/jonathanvautrey
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Frode wins Semi-Final 1 of Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Black Flowers". We react to his MGP win over Eline Noelia ("Ecstasy") in the gold duel. We also discuss Duel 1 between Eline and Mira Craig ("We Still Here") and Duel 2 between TrollfesT (Dance Like a Pink Flamingo) and Frode, and Elsie Bay's first live performance of "Death of Us".
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
As the former Head of Press and Head of Delegation for Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest, Sabrija Vulić has seen it all. From the high of Knez and Sergej Cetkovic making the final to the pain of watching the jury keep Who See and Nina Zizzic out of the grand final, Sabrija spills the tea. How hard was it to find artists for the former Montevizija national final? What behind-the-scenes dramas were difficult to overcome? We talk about all of this and more.
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
We react to Ronela Hajati’s win at Festivali I Kenges in Albania. She will sing "Sekret" at Eurovision 2022.
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Ronela Hajati, Albania's Eurovision 2022 singer, reacts to her FiK win just minutes after Festivali i Këngës 60. She'll sing "Sekret" at ESC.
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
We chat with “Sekret” singer Ronela Hajati ahead of the first night at Albania's Festivali i Këngës 60 in Tirana, Albania. She says she would like to add some English lyrics if she makes it to Eurovision 2022.
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
We pick our Top 3 acts in Benidorm Fest — Spain's national selection for Eurovision 2022. We give a quick review and explanation of why we reacted and ranked them this way.
The 14 semi-finalists are...
Azúcar Moreno – “Postureo”
Blanca Paloma – “Secreto de Agua”
Chanel – “SloMo”
Gonzalo Hermida – “Quién lo diría”
Javiera Mena – “Culpa”
Luna Ki – “Voy a Morir”
Marta Sango – “Sigues en mi Mente”
Rayden – “Calle de la Llorería”
Rigoberta Bandini – “Ay mamá”
Sara Deop – “Make you say”
Tanxugueiras – “Terra”
Unique- “Mejores”
Varry Brava – “Raffaella” Xeinn – “Eco”