Eurovision

I’m the founder and editor of Wiwibloggs — the world’s most-followed independent Eurovision web site and YouTube channel, which has amassed more than 235 million views. Described by Dutch media as “the world’s most influential Eurovision viewer,” I’ve visited 30 countries — from Albania and Armenia to Moldova and Russia — interviewing aspiring and established pop stars and judging primetime song contests. I previously won Arts & Culture Blogger of the Year at the UK National Blog Awards. More recently, I appeared as myself in the Will Ferrell Netflix comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

My adventures through the world of Euro-pop have been featured in The New York Times, VICE, The Guardian, Billboard and countless other publications, and I’ve been a talking head on the BBC, CNN, CBS, CNBC and other major networks. I was also one of five central characters in the 2017 ARTE documentary Eurovisions, and had my own segment on Swedish television’s three-part Eurovision pre-show in 2016. I’ve spoken about Eurovision at the European Union headquarters in Vienna and was the only blogger to speak at the European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision Song Contest: 60th Anniversary Conference at BAFTA in London. Some of these experiences became part of my memoir “Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision.”

As a Eurovision influencer I’ve collaborated with major brands including ABSOLUT, MyHeritage and VisitHolland.