Eurovision
William fell in love with Eurovision in May 2007. Tuning in for the first time, he watched Ukrainian drag star Verka Serduchka finish second behind an androgynous Serbian. That inspired him to launch wiwibloggs.com, his blog on Eurovision, which racked up 125,000 page views in just two weeks. Since then the site has expanded to include live coverage from Eurovision and Junior Eurovision, interviews with contestants, on-the-ground coverage of national selection contests, and a radio show. In May 2012, the site averaged more than 30,000 visits per day. William has discussed the contest on CNN and National Public Radio in the United States, and with other radio and TV outlets in Australia, Germany, Romania and Sweden. He now oversees a staff of 12 bloggers.
Selected Eurovision Articles
Unhinged Melodies, The Financial Times Weekend Magazine, May 20, 2013
A Children’s Singing Contest That’s a Proxy for War, The Atlantic, December 5, 2012
Sweden’s Loreen Wins Eurovision 2012 in Politically Charged Azerbaijan, TIME, May 28, 2012
Selling Azerbaijan Ahead of Eurovision 2012, TIME, May 14, 2012
“Monetary Break Dance”: Rambo Amadeus Takes on the Euro Zone Crisis, TIME, April 6, 2012
How Armenia and Azerbaijan Wage War Through Eurovision, TIME, March 11, 2012
Ukraine’s Eurovision Selection Marred by Right-Wing Racism, TIME, March 5, 2012
Forget Fame! Eurovision Crowns No-Names from Azerbaijan, TIME, May 15, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Armenia’s Emmy with “Boom Boom,” wiwibloggs.com, May 6, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Israel’s Dana International with “Ding Dong,” wiwibloggs.com, May 3, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Slovakia’s TWiiNS with “I’m Still Alive,” wiwibloggs.com, April 22, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Portugal’s Homens da Luta with “Luta e Alegria,” wiwibloggs.com, April 20, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Belarus’ Anastasiya Vinnikova with “I Love Belarus,” wiwibloggs.com, April 17, 2011
Eurovision 2011 Profile: Azerbaijan’s Ell & Nikki with “Running Scared,” wiwibloggs.com, April 15, 2011
Baby Gaga and Tributes to Mama at Junior Eurovision, TIME, November 23, 2010
Eurovision Crowns a German Pop Idol, TIME, May 30, 2010
The Top 10 Most Outrageous Eurovision Performances, TIME, May 25, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Romania’s Paula Seling and Ovi with “Playing with Fire,” wiwibloggs.com, May 22, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Germany’s Lena with “Satellite,” wiwibloggs.com, May 21, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: France’s Jessy Matador with “Allez! Ola! Olé!,” wiwibloggs.com, May 15, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Greece’s Giorgos Alkaios & Friends with “Opa!,” wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Serbia’s Milan Stankovic with “Ovo Je Balkan,” wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Eurovision 2010 Profile: Moldova’s Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira with “Runaway,” wiwibloggs.com, May 14, 2010
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter, TIME, November 23, 2009
How the West Won: Norway Takes the Crown at Eurovision 2010, TIME, May 18, 2009


