# OGAE > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OGAE > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/OGAE.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OGAE > Source revision: 1356756092 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Fan organization Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision Abbreviation OGAE Formation 1984 (1984) Type NGO, NP, NPO Location Savonlinna, Finland Coordinates 61°52′5″N 028°53′10″E / 61.86806°N 28.88611°E / 61.86806; 28.88611 Region served 42 countries (see list below) President Simon Bennett Secretary Anthony Cigé Treasurer Morten Thomassen Other Members Alasdair Rendall (Board Member) Marcus Davey (Board Member) Sebastian Zasada (Board Member) Stéphane Chiffre (Board Member) Website www.ogaeinternational.org The **Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision** (pronounced [\[ɔʁɡanizɑsjɔ̃ ʒeneʁal dez‿amatœʁ də løʁovizjɔ̃\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [French](/source/French_language) for 'General Organisation of Eurovision Fans'), shortened to **OGAE**, is a [non-governmental](/source/Non-governmental_organization) and [non-profit](/source/Nonprofit_organization) international organisation, consisting of 42 [Eurovision Song Contest](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest) fan clubs from across Europe and worldwide. It was founded in 1984 in [Savonlinna](/source/Savonlinna), [Finland](/source/Finland) by Jaripekka Koikkalainen. Four non-profit competitions are organised by the OGAE every year to promote national popular music to Eurovision fans around the world. The organisation also works frequently in co-operation with the [European Broadcasting Union](/source/European_Broadcasting_Union) (EBU) and national broadcasters from the participating countries in order to help promote the Eurovision Song Contest. The current president of the OGAE International Network is Simon Bennett from OGAE [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), who succeeded Maiken Mäemets of OGAE [Finland](/source/Finland) in 2015. ## History The Eurovision Song Contest began in [1956](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1956), and in 1984 the OGAE International Network was founded by Jaripekka Koikkalainen in [Savonlinna](/source/Savonlinna), Finland.[1] The organisation, which is an independent Eurovision [fan club](/source/Fan_club), operates as a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit body, and works frequently in cooperation with the [European Broadcasting Union](/source/European_Broadcasting_Union) (EBU). The network is open to countries that take part in the Eurovision Song Contest or have participated in the past. Several other countries around Europe and beyond that do not have their own independent OGAE Network, including [Monaco](/source/Monaco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest), [San Marino](/source/San_Marino_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest), Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the United States of America, participate in the organization under the "Rest of the World" title.[2] Every year, the organisation arranges two competitions, the OGAE Second Chance Contest, and the OGAE Song Contest.[3] The cooperative exercise of the OGAE Network is to raise awareness of popular national music across the world, in collaboration with the fans of the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as establishing a strong relationship between national broadcasting companies and the marketing of the Eurovision Song Contest itself to a wider fan-base.[4] In 2007, Antonis Karatzikos was elected as new International Coordinator for the OGAE, until 2009. In July 2009 he was re-elected for the same post.[5] In 2011, OGAE International Network became a registered organisation in France, and Maiken Mäemets was elected president.[4] She was re-elected for a second term on 17 May 2013 at the Euro Fan Café (Moriska Paviljongen) in Malmö, Sweden.[6] During the annual OGAE Presidents’ Meeting, which took place on 22 May 2015 at the Euro Fan Café in Vienna, the presidents of the OGAE Clubs elected a new board for the OGAE International Network (shown below), who would maintain their roles until the next election in 2017.[7][*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] Position Name OGAE club President Simon Bennett United Kingdom Secretary Anthony Cigé Iceland Treasurer Morten Thomassen Norway Board members Alasdair Rendall United Kingdom Marcus Davey Australia (ROW) Board members Sebastian Zasada Poland Stéphane Chiffre France ## OGAE branches OGAE currently has forty-four members, including two in Germany.[1][8] These are: - [Albania](/source/Albania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Andorra](/source/Andorra_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Armenia](/source/Armenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Australia](/source/Australia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Austria](/source/Austria_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Belarus](/source/Belarus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Belgium](/source/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Croatia](/source/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Estonia](/source/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Finland](/source/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [France](/source/France_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Germany](/source/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Germany Eurovision Club](/source/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Greece](/source/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Hungary](/source/Hungary_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Iceland](/source/Iceland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Ireland](/source/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Israel](/source/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Italy](/source/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Latvia](/source/Latvia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Malta](/source/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Norway](/source/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Poland](/source/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Portugal](/source/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Rest of the World](#OGAE_Rest_of_the_World) - [Romania](/source/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Russia](/source/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Serbia](/source/Serbia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Spain](/source/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Turkey](/source/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) ### OGAE Rest of the World Countries that do not have an OGAE Network in their own right, but are active or associate members of the EBU are unified under the name "Rest of the World". The countries which constitute this OGAE Network are:[2][9] - [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria) - [Argentina](/source/Argentina) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Botswana](/source/Botswana) - [Brazil](/source/Brazil) - [Canada](/source/Canada) - [Chile](/source/Chile) - [China](/source/China) - [Colombia](/source/Colombia) - [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) - [Eswatini](/source/Eswatini) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt) - [Georgia](/source/Georgia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) - [Japan](/source/Japan) - [Jordan](/source/Jordan) - [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan) - [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan) - [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) - [Lesotho](/source/Lesotho) - [Liechtenstein](/source/Liechtenstein) - [Mexico](/source/Mexico) - [Moldova](/source/Moldova_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Monaco](/source/Monaco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Montenegro](/source/Montenegro_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Morocco](/source/Morocco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Namibia](/source/Namibia) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) - [Peru](/source/Peru) - [San Marino](/source/San_Marino_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [Seychelles](/source/Seychelles) - [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest)[2](#endnote_b) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) - [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) - [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) - [United States of America](/source/United_States) - [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) - [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela) **Notes** - 2.**[^](#ref_b)** Has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, though does not have full OGAE membership and thus part of OGAE Rest of the World.[10][11] ## OGAE contests ### OGAE Poll Every year since 2007, the OGAE has conducted a pre-Eurovision Song Contest poll in which every national club plus OGAE Rest of the World casts a vote from all entries participating in a particular contest, using the same scoring system as the one at Eurovision: the most voted songs on each club receive 1 to 8, and then 10 and 12 points, and countries cannot vote for themselves. Winners and runners-up of the OGAE Poll Year Winner Song Artist Second place Third place 2007 Serbia "Molitva" (Молитва) Marija Šerifović Belarus Switzerland 2008 Sweden "Hero" Charlotte Perrelli Switzerland Serbia 2009 Norway "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak France Sweden 2010 Denmark "In a Moment like This" Chanée and N'evergreen Israel Germany 2011 Hungary "What About My Dreams?" Kati Wolf France United Kingdom 2012 Sweden "Euphoria" Loreen Italy Iceland 2013 Denmark "Only Teardrops" Emmelie de Forest San Marino Norway 2014 Sweden "Undo" Sanna Nielsen Hungary Israel 2015 Italy "Grande amore" Il Volo Sweden Estonia 2016 France "J'ai cherché" Amir Russia Australia 2017 Italy "Occidentali's Karma" Francesco Gabbani Belgium Sweden 2018 Israel "Toy" Netta France Finland 2019 Italy "Soldi" Mahmood Switzerland Netherlands 2020 Lithuania "On Fire" The Roop Iceland Switzerland 2021 Malta "Je me casse" Destiny Switzerland France 2022 Sweden "Hold Me Closer" Cornelia Jakobs Italy Spain 2023 Sweden "Tattoo" Loreen Finland France 2024 Croatia "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" Baby Lasagna Italy Switzerland 2025 Sweden "Bara bada bastu" KAJ Austria Netherlands 2026 Finland "Liekinheitin" Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen Denmark Australia Table key First place Second place Third place Failed to qualify Contest cancelled #### Marcel Bezençon Fan Award Further information: [Marcel Bezençon Awards](/source/Marcel_Bezen%C3%A7on_Awards) The [Marcel Bezençon](/source/Marcel_Bezen%C3%A7on_Awards) Fan Award was handed out in 2002 and 2003, and voted on by members of the OGAE. It was discontinued and replaced by the Composer Award in 2004. Recipients of the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award Year Winner Song Artist 2002 Finland "Addicted to You" Laura Voutilainen 2003 Spain "Dime" Beth ### OGAE Second Chance Contest The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a visual event organised by branches of OGAE. It began in 1987, when it was then known as "Europe's Favourite".[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Four OGAE branches competed in the first contest, coming from the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest), [Norway](/source/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest), [Sweden](/source/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) and the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest).[12] The contest quickly expanded and now usually contains around 20 countries competing each year. Due to the countries' varying Eurovision selection methods over the years, it is a common occurrence for countries to sporadically compete in the contest.[13] The competition was previously a non-televised event, but evolved over the years by the usage of videotape and later DVD, [YouTube](/source/YouTube) and streaming services.[12] The contest takes place in the summer after the year's Eurovision Song Contest. A video entry from each branch of OGAE is handed to each competing OGAE club. The votes are then returned to the organising OGAE branch, normally the previous year's winning branch, who then organises the final. The method of voting has developed since the contests interception, from audio-tape in the contest's beginnings to the use of video tape and nowadays by DVD and YouTube.[12] Previously it had been known for non-televised national final entries to compete in the Second Chance Contest. This occurred from 1989 to 1991 when [Spain](/source/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) entered songs known to have been entered into the country's internal selection process. In 1990, 1991, 1998 and 1999 [Italy](/source/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest) competed in the Second Chance Contest, entering the winning songs of the Italian [Sanremo Music Festival](/source/Sanremo_Music_Festival), known to be the basis for the creation of the Eurovision Song Contest. After 1999, a new rule was introduced allowing only songs from televised national finals to compete in the Second Chance Contest. This has led to some branches becoming ineligible to compete for many years due to no national final being held in the country.[14] Since 1993, guest juries have been used in the voting of the contest. These juries are composed of branches that are ineligible to compete in the contest due to no national final being held in their country.[14] In 2024, [Annalisa](/source/Annalisa) joined [Alcazar](/source/Alcazar_(group)) as the only artists to win the contest twice. Winners and runners-up of the OGAE Second Chance Contest Year Host city Participants Winner Artist Song Points Second place Third place 1987 Huizen 8 Sweden Arja Saijonmaa "Högt över havet" 24 Netherlands Norway No third place awarded 1988 Östersund 10 Sweden Lena Philipsson "Om igen" 63 Finland Netherlands 1989 9 Denmark Lecia Jønsson "Landet Camelot" 72 Sweden Germany 1990 13 Sweden Carola "Mitt i ett äventyr" 119 Italy Germany 1991 15 Sweden Pernilla Wahlgren "Tvillingsjäl" 106 Greece Israel 1992 Montabaur 11 Norway Wenche Myhre "Du skal få din dag i morgen" 78 Israel Ireland 1993 Oslo 22 Norway Merethe Trøan "Din egen stjerne" 188 Netherlands United Kingdom 1994 16 Sweden Gladys Del Pilar "Det vackraste jag vet" 176 United Kingdom Norway 1995 Örebro 9 Sweden Cecilia Vennersten "Det vackraste" 129 United Kingdom Ireland 1996 Farsta 22 Sweden Lotta Engberg "Juliette & Jonathan" 152 Croatia Germany 1997 Hanover 17 Italy Anna Oxa "Storie" 165 Ireland Germany 1998 Hamburg 18 Netherlands Nurlaila "Alsof je bij me bent" 192 Sweden Norway 1999 Emmen 16 Turkey Feryal Başel "Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda" 164 Belgium Germany 2000 Istanbul 21 Finland Anna Eriksson "Oot voimani mun" 177 United Kingdom Spain 2001 Helsinki 20 Sweden Barbados "Allt som jag ser" 252 Spain United Kingdom 2002 Stockholm 18 Spain David Bisbal "Corazón latino" 203 Sweden Israel 2003 Las Palmas 19 Sweden Alcazar "Not a Sinner Nor a Saint" 215 Slovenia Austria 2004 Växjö 21 Spain Davinia "Mi obsesión" 192 Sweden Germany 2005 Bilbao 23 Sweden Alcazar "Alcastar" 201 Serbia and Montenegro Slovenia 2006 Stockholm 19 Slovenia Saša Lendero "Mandoline" 201 Norway Sweden 2007 Ljubljana 20 Sweden Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" 252 United Kingdom Spain 2008 Stockholm 21 Sweden Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room" 268 Spain Poland 2009 20 Denmark Hera Björk "Someday" 257 Sweden Spain 2010 Copenhagen 22 Sweden Timoteij "Kom" 267 Denmark Portugal 2011 Gothenburg 21 Iceland[a] Yohanna "Nótt" 224 Sweden Italy 2012 Johannesburg 19 Spain Pastora Soler "Tu vida es tu vida" 201 Sweden Norway 2013 Barcelona 15 Norway Adelén "Bombo" 151 Italy Hungary[RoW] 2014 Oslo 20 Sweden Helena Paparizou "Survivor" 259 Spain Portugal 2015 Stockholm 18 Italy Nek "Fatti avanti amore" 305 Sweden Denmark 2016 Siena 23 Poland Margaret "Cool Me Down" 277 Sweden Israel 2017 Warsaw 22 Sweden Mariette "A Million Years" 329 Italy Ukraine 2018 Eskilstuna 27 Italy Annalisa "Il mondo prima di te" 350 France Finland 2019 Udine 24 France Seemone "Tous les deux" 294 Italy Sweden 2020 Paris/Lille/Limoges 22 Sweden Anna Bergendahl "Kingdom Come" 344 Finland Italy 2021 Stockholm 14 Norway Keiino "Monument" 441 Sweden Italy 2022 Oslo 27 Sweden Medina "In i dimman" 316 Finland Spain 2023 Eskilstuna 23 Sweden Marcus & Martinus "Air" 322 Norway Finland 2024 Borås 16 Italy Annalisa “Sinceramente" 364 Sweden Norway 2025 Florence 25 Sweden Klara Hammarström "On and On and On" 348 Italy Finland #### Retrospective Second Chance Contest From 2003 it was decided to hold Retrospective Contests each year containing songs from contests prior to 1987. In 2003 the first contest was held, containing songs that failed to compete in the [Eurovision Song Contest 1986](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1986). This format is repeated every year, for example in 2004 the 1985 Retrospective contest was held, in 2005 the 1984 contest was held, etc. Winners and runners-up of the OGAE Retrospective Second Chance Contest Year Host city Participants Winner Song Artist Points Second place Third place 1966 N/A 9 Italy "Nessuno mi può giudicare" Caterina Caselli 214 Portugal Sweden 1967 7 Luxembourg "Le soleil a quitté ma maison" Vicky Leandros 193 United Kingdom Finland 1968 8 United Kingdom "Wonderful World" Cliff Richard 263 Ireland Sweden 1969 10 Spain "Amigos, amigos" Salomé 231 United Kingdom Sweden 1970 7 Ireland "Things You Hear About Me" Maxi, Dick and Twink 245 United Kingdom Spain 1971 11 Italy "Che sarà" Ricchi e Poveri 296 United Kingdom Germany 1972 11 Italy "Montagne verdi" Marcella Bella 308 Germany Finland 1973 Brighton 12 Sweden "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid 282 Spain United Kingdom 1974 11 United Kingdom "Have Love, Will Travel" Olivia Newton-John 277 France Luxembourg 1975 11 Germany "Er gehört zu mir" Marianne Rosenberg 264 Sweden Portugal 1976 14 Luxembourg "Tout peut arriver au cinéma" Marianne Rosenberg 212 United Kingdom France 1977 10 France "Vis ta vie" Patricia Lavila 275 United Kingdom Belgium 1978 14 United Kingdom "Lonely Nights" Ronnie France 226 Israel Denmark 1979 13 Germany "Vogel der Nacht" Paola 188 Greece Israel 1980 12 United Kingdom "Happy Everything" Maggie Moone 289 Germany France 1981 16 United Kingdom "Don't Panic" Liquid Gold 248 Sweden Netherlands 1982 15 Netherlands "Fantasie eiland" The Millionaires 204 United Kingdom Germany 1983 15 Germany "Viva La Mamma" Ingrid Peters and July Paul 204 Denmark Israel 1984 15 Belgium "Merci à la vie" Formule II 160 Sweden Denmark 1985 12 Denmark "Ved du hva' du sku'" Trax 170 United Kingdom Israel 1986 London 13 Netherlands "Fata Morgana" DeeDee 123 Iceland Denmark #### Guest Jury Hits The Guest Jury Hits contest was introduced in 2003, giving guest juries of the Retro contests the opportunity to compete in their own contest. The contest was formed as a way for OGAE branches to become juries in the Second Chance Retro Contest, with each non-competing branch selecting a hit song from their country in that year. The first contest was held in 2003, when hit songs from 1985 competed in the contest. So far eighteen contests have been held, with [Italy](/source/Italy) winning eight contests, the [United States](/source/United_States) winning twice, and [Australia](/source/Australia), [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Spain](/source/Spain), [Sweden](/source/Sweden), the [Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic](/source/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic), and [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) each winning once. [Umberto Tozzi](/source/Umberto_Tozzi) has so far been responsible for three of Italy's wins.[15] Winners and runners-up of the OGAE Guest Jury Hits Contest Year Winner[16] Song Artist Runner-up 1966 France "La bohème" Charles Aznavour Rest of the World United States 1967 Australia "To Love Somebody" Bee Gees Italy 1968 Germany "Illusionen" Alexandra Spain 1969 Italy "Una ragione di più" Ornella Vanoni Austria 1970 Rest of the World United States "Bridge over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel Italy 1971 France "Pour un flirt" Michel Fugain Rest of the World United States 1972 France "Une Belle Histoire" Michel Fugain Spain 1973 Italy "Minuetto" Mia Martini Greece 1974 Rest of the World Jamaica "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas Spain 1975 Rest of the World United States "Only Yesterday" The Carpenters Ireland 1976 Sweden "Fernando" ABBA Rest of the World United States 1977 Italy "Ti amo" Umberto Tozzi Austria 1978 Spain "Vivir asi es morir de amor" Camilo Sesto Italy 1979 Italy "Gloria" Umberto Tozzi Rest of the World United States 1980 Italy "Stella stai" Umberto Tozzi Cyprus 1981 Italy "Sarà perché ti amo" Ricchi e Poveri Spain 1982 Italy "Storie di tutti i giorni" Riccardo Fogli France 1983 Italy "Sarà quel che sarà" Tiziana Rivale Ukrainian SSR 1984 Ukrainian SSR "Oy zelene zhito zelene" Oksana Bilozir Greece 1985 Belgium "Vergeet Barbara" Will Tura SR Serbia ### OGAE Song Contest The **OGAE Song Contest** is an audio event in which all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song released in the previous 12 months in their countries. The competing songs must be sung in one of the country's official languages.[17][18] This rule was planned to be removed in 2022,[19] before the event was cancelled that year due to the controversy surrounding OGAE Russia's continued participation and the decision by OGAE not to remove the Russian OGAE club from the contest for its support of the [Russian invasion of Ukraine](/source/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine).[20] #### Participation So far 60 countries have been represented at the contest at least once. These are listed here alongside the year in which they made their debut: Year Country making its debut entry 1986 Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden 1987 Botswana (as Rest of the World), Israel, Portugal, Spain, Zimbabwe (as Rest of the World) 1988 Belgium, Greece, United Kingdom 1989 Denmark, France 1990 Austria, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy 1991 Bulgaria, Monaco 1992 Luxembourg 1993 Japan (as Rest of the World), Slovakia, Switzerland 1994 South Africa (as Rest of the World), Turkey 1996 Australia 1997 New Zealand (as Rest of the World) 1998 Poland 1999 Croatia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kazakhstan (as Rest of the World) 2000 Iceland, Malta, Slovenia 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia 2002 North Macedonia[b] 2003 Lithuania, Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Estonia, Lebanon 2006 Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Serbia, Ukraine 2008 Azerbaijan, Canada (as Rest of the World) 2009 Guyana (as Rest of the World) 2011 United States (as Rest of the World) 2012 Mexico (as Rest of the World) 2013 Colombia (as Rest of the World), Belarus 2014 Montenegro 2015 Latvia 2016 Czech Republic, Hungary 2025 Romania OGAE Rest of the World represents countries that do not have an OGAE branch of their own. Their first participations came at the 1987 contest, where they represented Botswana & Zimbabwe. #### Winners Fourteen countries have won the contest since it began in 1986. The most successful country in the contest is the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), which has won the contest eight times. Winners of the OGAE Song Contest Year Host city Winner Song Artist Points No. of entries 1986 Savonlinna Germany "Stimmen in Wind" Juliane Werding 16 5 1987 Savonlinna Israel "Ba'ati Eleiha" (באתי אליך) Yardena Arazi 83 10 1988 Cardiff Germany "Explosion" Mary Roos 83 10 1989 Berlin Norway "Hjem" Karoline Krüger and Anita Skorgan 93 13 1990 Oslo Italy "Vattene amore" Mietta and Amedeo Minghi 136 18 1991 Pisa France "Désenchantée" Mylène Farmer 151 17 1992 Paris Portugal "Se o dia nascesse" Nucha 115 16 1993 Montargis Italy "La solitudine" Laura Pausini 154 20 1994 Pisa Greece "Ftes" (Φταις) Sabrina 116 19 1995 Athens Spain "Cada vez" Paloma San Basilio 144 21 1996 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain "Me quedaré solo" Amistades Peligrosas 159 16 1997 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain "Amor perdido" Marta Sánchez 199 22 1998 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Poland "Im Wiecej Ciebie tym mniej" Natalia Kukulska 125 16 1999 Athens France "Jardin de lumière" Leyla Doriane 169 24 2000 Paris Sweden "Svarta änkan" Nanne 168 26 2001 Umeå France "Moi... Lolita" Alizée 189 24 2002 Paris United Kingdom "What If" Kate Winslet 126 25 2003 Southampton France "Cassé" Nolwenn Leroy 183 27 2004 Lyon Russia "Gryozy" (Грёзы) Varvara 178 27 2005 Moscow Italy "Da grande" Alexia 164 28 2006 Pisa Greece "Mambo" Elena Paparizou 244 30 2007 Athens Spain "Qué no daría yo" Rebeca 179 29 2008 Zaragoza Croatia "Ruža u kamenu" Franka Batelić 164 27 2009 Zagreb United Kingdom "Viva la Vida" Coldplay 248 30 2010 London United Kingdom "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 228 27 2011 London United Kingdom "Someone Like You" Adele 189 26 2012 London Italy "Per sempre" Nina Zilli 219 26 2013 Bologna Spain "Te despertaré" Pastora Soler 237 30 2014 Spain France "Dernière danse" Indila 251 26 2015 Paris France "Andalouse" Kendji Girac 248 31 2016 Paris Spain "Sofia" Álvaro Soler 234 28 2017 Spain Australia "Fighting for Love" Dami Im 232 28 2018 Sydney United Kingdom "Scared of the Dark" Steps 230 29 2019 London United Kingdom "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 241 28 2020 Edinburgh United Kingdom "Physical" Dua Lipa 213 28 2021 Cardiff Australia "Fly Away" Tones and I 172 29 2022 Event cancelled 2023 Canberra United Kingdom "As It Was" Harry Styles 255 31 2024 Belfast Italy "Euforia" Annalisa 197 24 2025 Turin Italy "Born with a Broken Heart" Damiano David 279 29 ### OGAE Video Contest The **OGAE Video Contest** is a video event which, much like the OGAE Song Contest, is organised between branches of the OGAE. All OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song and video released in the previous 12 months in their countries. There is no obligation on the entry for the OGAE Video Contest to be sung in one of the country's official languages. #### Participation So far 51 countries have been represented at the contest at least once. These are listed here alongside the year in which they made their debut: Year Country making its debut entry 2003 Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom 2004 Bulgaria, Croatia, Luxembourg, Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Ireland, Kazakhstan (as Rest of the World), Poland, Ukraine 2006 Moldova, Serbia, South Africa (as Rest of the World) 2007 Andorra, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Namibia (as Rest of the World) 2010 Australia (as Rest of the World) 2012 Belgium, United States (as Rest of the World) 2013 Belarus, South Korea (as Rest of the World) 2014 Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Slovakia 2016 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Uzbekistan (as Rest of the World) OGAE Rest of the World represents countries that do not have an OGAE branch of their own. Their first participation came at the 2005 contest, where they represented [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan). #### Winners Nine countries have won the contest since it began in 2003. The most successful country in the contest has been [France](/source/France), who has won the contest four times. As of 2026[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OGAE&action=edit), the last OGAE Video Contest was held in 2021. Winners of the OGAE Video Contest Year Country Video Artist Points Host city 2003 France "Fan" Pascal Obispo 122 Istanbul 2004 Portugal "Cavaleiro Monge" Mariza 133 Fontainebleau 2005 Ukraine "I Will Forget You" Svetlana Loboda 171 Lisbon 2006 Italy "Contromano" Nek 106 İzmir 2007 Russia "LML" Via Gra 198 Florence 2008 Russia "Potselui" Via Gra 140 Moscow 2009 Russia "Karma" Yin-Yang 142 Saint Petersburg 2010 Poland "Kim tu jestem" Justyna Steczkowska 85 Volgograd 2011 France "Lonely Lisa" Mylène Farmer 96 Wrocław 2012 Italy "È l'amore che conta" Giorgia 135 Paris 2013 Belgium "Papaoutai" Stromae 144 Turin 2014 France "Tourner dans le vide" Indila 141 Brussels 2015 Germany "Gäa" Oonagh 122 Paris 2016 United Kingdom "Hymn for the Weekend" Coldplay 673 Lüneburg 2017 Belgium "Mud Blood" Loïc Nottet 184 London 2018 Czech Republic "Me Gusta" Mikolas Josef 132 Antwerp 2019 Ukraine "Siren Song" Maruv 174 Prague 2020 Sweden "Fingers Crossed" Agnes 157 Kyiv 2021 France "Nous" Julien Doré 165 Stockholm 2022–present Event not held ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Indicates representative of OGAE Rest of the World. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FYROM_22-0)** Until 2018 participated as F.Y.R. 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