Wiwibloggs
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Type of site | Eurovision news, YouTube channel |
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| Available in | English |
| Editor | William Lee Adams |
| Alexa rank |  32,867 (Global 05/2018) |
| Launched | 22 April 2009 |
Wiwibloggs is a website and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest.
The site launched in April 2009 and is a web site focusing on Eurovision. It had a seasonal audience, peaking at 250,000 page views per day during the week of Eurovision in May 2016, based on Google Analytics data.[1]
The website has been regularly cited in international media and has been featured by CNN,[2] Newsweek,[3] the New York Times,[4] the Washington Post,[5] the Irish Times,[6] National Public Radio,[7]and BBC,[8] among others.
History[edit]
In April 2015, wiwibloggs won Arts & Culture Blog of the Year at the National UK Blog Awards, recognising it as the top blog in the country across architecture, design, entertainment and music.[9]
Later that month, William Lee Adams, a former correspondent at TIME magazine, was the only Eurovision blogger to speak on a panel at the Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary Conference in London. In the official programme for the event, the European Broadcasting Union described wiwibloggs as the "most popular and innovative" Eurovision website.[10]
The site's founding and Adams' extreme interest in Eurovision has been documented in the mainstream press. In an op-ed published in the New York Times, he joked that covering the contest had exacted a toll on his mental health: "My therapist recently told me that I’m in an abusive relationship with my blog, which she says leaves me 'adrenalized' and running off the fumes of televised spectacle."[11]
During Eurovision 2016, Adams and fellow wiwibloggs correspondent Deban Aderemi served as special guests on Studio Eurovision, the official Eurovision preview show from Swedish host broadcaster SVT. The show aired the hour before the Eurovision semi-finals and the grand final.[12] Hosted by comedian Gina Dirawi, the show was reportedly watched by two million people.
Adams has served on several international juries to select Eurovision participants for various countries. He has delivered points or been a special guest on national selection shows in Norway, Finland, Germany, Armenia and Romania. In 2019, Adams and Aderemi were part of the international jury to select the Romanian Eurovision entry, awarding top marks to Ester Peony who went on to win the competition as a result.
References[edit]
- ^ "Google Analytics data". May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Tara & Stenman, Jim (9 May 2014). "Eurovision showdown: Ukraine and Russia face the music". CNN. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (9 May 2014). "Winner Takes It All?". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Donadio, Rachel (9 May 2014). "Hamster Wheels, Sequins and, Yes, a Lot of Singing". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Faiola, Anthony (12 May 2013). "At Eurovision, Britain is Out of Tune". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Fricker, Karen (8 May 2014). "Eurovision 2014". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ NPR Staff (5 May 2012). "Eurovision 2012: The Babushki Make It Into the Final". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 23/03/2017". BBC. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "2015 Winners and Highly Commended". UK Blog Awards. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary Conference Official Programme" (PDF). EBU. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (13 May 2016). "Why I Love Eurovision, And Why You Should Too". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ wiwibloggs (10 May 2016). "Studio Eurovision: wiwibloggs join Sweden's ESC pre-show". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
