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The Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (pronounced [ɔʁɡanizɑsjɔ̃ ʒeneʁal dez‿amatœʁ də løʁovizjɔ̃]; French for 'General Organisation of Eurovision Fans'), shortened to OGAE, is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and beyond. It was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jaripekka Koikkalainen.

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision
AbbreviationOGAE
Formation1984 (1984)
TypeNGO, NP, NPO
Location
Coordinates61°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 (Deputy Member)
  • Stéphane Chiffre (Deputy Member)
Websitewww.ogaeinternational.org

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 (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, who succeeded Maiken Mäemets of OGAE Finland in 2015.

History

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The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, and in 1984 the OGAE International Network was founded by Jaripekka Koikkalainen in Savonlinna, Finland.[1] The organisation, which is an independent Eurovision fan club, operates as a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit body, and works frequently in cooperation with the 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, San Marino, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the United States of America, participate under the name "OGAE Rest of the World".[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]

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)
Deputy members Sebastian Zasada   Poland
Stéphane Chiffre   France

OGAE branches

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OGAE currently has forty-four members, including two in Germany.[1][8] These are:

  1.   Albania
  2.   Andorra
  3.   Armenia
  4.   Australia
  5.   Austria
  6.   Azerbaijan
  7.   Belarus
  8.   Belgium
  9.   Bulgaria
  10.   Croatia
  11.   Cyprus
  12.   Czech Republic
  13.   Denmark
  14.   Estonia
  15.   Finland
  16.   France
  17.   Germany
  18.   Germany Eurovision Club
  19.   Greece
  20.   Hungary
  21.   Iceland
  22.   Ireland
  23.   Israel
  24.   Italy
  25.   Latvia
  26.   Lithuania
  27.   Luxembourg
  28.   Malta
  29.   Netherlands
  30.   Norway
  31.   North Macedonia
  32.   Poland
  33.   Portugal
  34.   Rest of the World
  35.   Romania
  36.   Russia
  37.   Serbia
  38.   Slovenia
  39.   Spain
  40.   Sweden
  41.    Switzerland
  42.   Turkey
  43.   Ukraine
  44.   United Kingdom

OGAE Rest of the World

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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]

Notes
2.^ Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, San Marino and Slovakia have all participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, though they do not have full OGAE membership and thus are part of OGAE Rest of the World.[10][11]

OGAE contests

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OGAE Poll

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The Marcel Bezençon 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.

Year Winner Song Performer
2002   Finland "Addicted to You" Laura Voutilainen
2003   Spain "Dime" Beth

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 cast 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. The winners of this poll are:

Year Winner Song Performer Runner-up 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
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Winner
Second place
Third place
Failed to qualify
Contest cancelled

OGAE Second Chance Contest

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Main article: OGAE Second Chance Contest

The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a visual event which was founded in 1987 and is organised by branches of the OGAE.[12] Four nations competed in the first contest which took place in 1987. The competition was previously a non-televised event, but evolved over the years by the usage of video tape and later DVD, YouTube and streaming services.[13]

Each summer following the Eurovision Song Contest, each branch can enter one song that failed to win the country's national selection process for the contest. The members of each club choose amongst the songs that did not win and select one to represent the club in the event. Votes are cast by members of the OGAE clubs and are returned to the OGAE branch organising the particular year's event. Guest juries have been used to cast votes since 1993.[14]

OGAE Song Contest

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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.[15][16] This rule was planned to be removed in 2022,[17] 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.[18]

Participation

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So far 59 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[a]
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

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

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Fourteen countries have won the contest since it began in 1986. The most successful country in the contest is the United Kingdom, which has won the contest eight times.

Year Host city Winner Song Performer 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

OGAE Video Contest

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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

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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.

Winners

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Nine countries have won the contest since it began in 2003. The most successful countries in the contest has been France, who has won the contest four times.

Year Country Video Performer 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 Event not held

Notes

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  1. ^ Until 2018 participated as F.Y.R. Macedonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Guðmundsdóttir, Laufey Helga. "OGAE International Welcome Page". OGAE International. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to OGAE Rest of the World". OGAE RoW. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "OGAE Contests". Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Guðmundsdóttir, Laufey Helga (August 2016). "OGAE International About Us". OGAE International. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ Viniker, Barry (2 July 2007). "OGAE elects new International Co-ordinator". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  6. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (22 May 2013). "OGAE International Board members elected". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  7. ^ Guðmundsdóttir, Laufey Helga (1 April 2017). "Bureau Elections 2017". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ Guðmundsdóttir, Laufey Helga (3 August 2016). "OGAE National Clubs". OGAE International. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ^ Speirs, Gary. "OGAE Second Chance Contest 2012: Rest of the World". SECHUK.COM. sechuk.com. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Belarus: Candidate Member". List of OGAE Clubs. OGAE. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  11. ^ "OGAE Rest of the World Members". OGAE Rest of the World. Retrieved 10 June 2013. At this moment, the countries without clubs and therefore part of Ogae rest of the world are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco and San Marino.
  12. ^ "About us". OGAE Second Chance Contest. OGAE. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  13. ^ Speirs, Gary. "Contest Background". OGAE Second Chance Contest. sechuk.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  14. ^ Speirs, Gary. "Statistics and other Useless Information". OGAE Second Chance Contest. sechuk.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  15. ^ "OGAE Song Contest Results: 1986 - 2011". OGAE. Sechuk.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  16. ^ "OGAE Song Contest Results: 2012". OGAE. OGAE Croatia. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  17. ^ "OGAE France wins OGAE Video Contest 2021 with Julien Doré". 29 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  18. ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-09-27). "OGAE Song Contest 2022 Cancelled". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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