Other awards.

Marcel Bezençon Awards.

The Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l’Eurovision (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.

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. The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956, and in 1984 the OGAE International Network was founded by Jaripekka Koikkalainen in Savonlinna, Finland. 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”.

Every year, the organisation arranges four competitions – Song Contest, Second Chance Contest, Video Contest and Home Composed Song Contest. 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.

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. In 2011, OGAE International Network became a registered organisation in France, and Maiken Mäemets was elected president. She was re-elected for a second term on 17 May 2013 at the Euro Fan Café (Moriska Paviljongen) in Malmö, Sweden. 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.

Position	Name	OGAE club
President	Simon Bennett	United Kingdom
Secretary	Anthony Cigé	Iceland
Treasurer	Morten Thomassen	Norway
Board members	Tamás Vámos	Hungary
	Marcus Davey	Australia (ROW)
Deputy members	Alasdair Rendall	United Kingdom
	Klaus Woryna	Germany

OGAE branches. OGAE currently has forty-four members, including two in Germany. These are:

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:

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.

OGAE contests. 

OGAE Poll. 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

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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. 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.

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.

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. This rule was planned to be removed in 2022, before the event was cancelled that year due to the controversy surrounding OGAE Russia’s continued participation against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Participation. 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. 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 seven times.

Year	Winner	Song	Performer	Points	Host city	No. of entries
1986	Germany	“Stimmen in Wind”	Juliane Werding	16	Savonlinna	5
1987	Israel	“Ba’ati Eleiha” (באתי אליך)	Yardena Arazi	83	Savonlinna	10
1988	Germany	“Explosion”	Mary Roos	83	Cardiff	10
1989	Norway	“Hjem”	Karoline Krüger and Anita Skorgan	93	Berlin	13
1990	Italy	“Vattene amore”	Mietta and Amedeo Minghi	136	Oslo	18
1991	France	“Désenchantée”	Mylène Farmer	151	Pisa	17
1992	Portugal	“Se o dia nascesse”	Nucha	115	Paris	16
1993	Italy	“La solitudine”	Laura Pausini	154	Montargis	20
1994	Greece	“Ftes” (Φταις)	Sabrina	116	Pisa	19
1995	Spain	“Cada vez”	Paloma San Basilio	144	Athens	21
1996	Spain	“Me quedaré solo”	Amistades Peligrosas	159	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	16
1997	Spain	“Amor perdido”	Marta Sánchez	199	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	22
1998	Poland	“Im Wiecej Ciebie tym mniej”	Natalia Kukulska	125	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	16
1999	France	“Jardin de lumière”	Leyla Doriane	169	Athens	24
2000	Sweden	“Svarta änkan”	Nanne	168	Paris	26
2001	France	“Moi… Lolita”	Alizée	189	Umeå	24
2002	United Kingdom	“What If”	Kate Winslet	126	Paris	25
2003	France	“Cassé”	Nolwenn Leroy	183	Southampton	27
2004	Russia	“Gryozy” (Грёзы)	Varvara	178	Lyon	27
2005	Italy	“Da grande”	Alexia	164	Moscow	28
2006	Greece	“Mambo”	Elena Paparizou	244	Pisa	30
2007	Spain	“Qué no daría yo”	Rebeca	179	Athens	29
2008	Croatia	“Ruža u kamenu”	Franka Batelić	164	Zaragoza	27
2009	United Kingdom	“Viva la Vida”	Coldplay	248	Zagreb	30
2010	United Kingdom	“Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)”	Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor	228	London	27
2011	United Kingdom	“Someone Like You”	Adele	189	London	26
2012	Italy	“Per sempre”	Nina Zilli	219	London	26
2013	Spain	“Te despertaré”	Pastora Soler	237	Bologna	30
2014	France	“Dernière danse”	Indila	251	Spain	26
2015	France	“Andalouse”	Kendji Girac	248	Paris	31
2016	Spain	“Sofia”	Álvaro Soler	234	Paris	28
2017	Australia	“Fighting for Love”	Dami Im	232	Spain	28
2018	United Kingdom	“Scared of the Dark”	Steps	230	Sydney	29
2019	United Kingdom	“Someone You Loved”	Lewis Capaldi	241	London	28
2020	United Kingdom	“Physical”	Dua Lipa	213	Edinburgh	28
2021	Australia	“Fly Away”	Tones and I	172	Cardiff	29
2022	Event cancelled

The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a visual event which was founded in 1987 and is organised by branches of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. 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.

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.^[1] Guest juries have been used to cast votes since 1993.

Background. The contest began in 1987, when it was then known as “Europe’s Favourite”. Four OGAE branches competed in the first contest, coming from the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The contest quickly expanded and now contains over 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.

Format. The contest takes place during the summer after the year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in every year. 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.

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 entered songs known to have been entered into the country’s internal selection process. In 1990, 1991, 1998 and 1999 Italy competed in the Second Chance Contest, entering the winning songs of the Italian 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 some branches ineligible to compete for many years due to no national final being held in the country. In 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.

Participation. Participation in the Second Chance Contest requires competing branches to have had a televised national final held in their country for the year’s Eurovision Song Contest. So far 37 countries have been represented at the contest at least once. These are listed here alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Débutantes.

Year	Country making its debut entry
1987	Netherlands,  Norway,  Sweden,  United Kingdom
1988	Denmark,  Finland,  Germany,  Greece,  Ireland,  Israel
1989	Spain
1990	Austria,  Cyprus,  Italy,  Portugal
1991	Switzerland,  Yugoslavia
1992	Belgium
1993	Croatia,  Estonia,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Malta,  Romania,  Slovakia,  Slovenia,  Turkey
1994	Russia
1996	Bosnia and Herzegovina,  North Macedonia[a]
1999	France
2000	Latvia
2001	Lithuania
2003	Poland
2004	Serbia and Montenegro
2006	Ukraine
2007	Serbia
2009	Andorra,  Moldova,  Rest of the World
2010	Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Bulgaria
2014	Albania,  Belarus
2017	Georgia
2018	Czech Republic,  San Marino
2019	Australia

OGAE Rest of the World represents countries that do not have an OGAE branch of their own. Their first participation came at the 2009 contest, where they were represented by Slovakia.

Contests.

Retrospective Second Chance Contests. 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. This format is repeated every year, for example in 2004 the 1985 Retrospective contest was held, and in 2005 the 1984 Retro contest was held etc.

Second Chance Contests. The contests which are organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select a song which did not make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals, giving it a “second chance” opportunity to participate in a competition to determine the favourite entry. Participation in the Second Chance Contest requires competing branches to have had a televised national final held in their country for the year’s Eurovision Song Contest. So far 37 countries have been represented at the contest at least once. These are listed here alongside the year in which they made their debut: Ten countries have won the contest over contest history. The most successful country in the contest has been Sweden, who have won the contest seventeen times in total, nearly half of the contests held. The Swedish band, Alcazar, who won in 2003 and again in 2005 is the only act to win the contest more than once while Magnus Carlsson (Member of Alcazar in 2003 & 2005 and lead singer of Barbados in 2001) is the only artist who has won thrice.

1980s. Three contests took place in the 1980s, the first being in 1987 which was held in Huizen, the Netherlands, whilst the 1988 and 1989 contest both took place in Östersund, Sweden. The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1987, which was the first edition of the contest, saw four countries; the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom; took part in the first edition of the Second Chance Contests. Each country selected two songs to compete in the contest. this was the first and only time that each country submitted two songs to the contest (much in the same way as the 1956). The first ever winner of the contest was Sweden’s Arja Saijonmaa with “Högt över havet”, which originally came second in the Swedish national final, Melodifestivalen 1987. Norway’s Kjersti Bergesen and Marcha from the Netherlands finished in joint second place.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1988, which was the second edition, saw ten countries participated, with Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Israel making their début. Each country submitted one song that failed to win their national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988.The winner was again Sweden, with the song “Om igen” by Lena Philipsson, which came second in the Swedish national selection for Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1988. Second place went to débutante country Finland, while third place went to the Netherlands.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1989, which was the third edition saw nine countries competing in the contest, with Ireland and the Netherlands withdrawing from the contest and Spain making their début. As in 1988, each country had to submit one song that failed to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989.^[8] The winner was Lecia Jønsson from Denmark with the song “Landet Camelot”, giving Denmark its first victory in the contest after it came second in the Danish national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1989. Runners-up were Lili & Susie for Sweden while Germany’s Andreas Martin came third. Last place went to débutantes Spain, who only received 1 point from Finland.

1990s. Ten contests took place in the 1990s, held in eight cities located in four countries. Sweden hosted the contests in Östersund in 1990 and 1991; Örebro in 1995; and Farsta in 1996. Germany’s cities of Montabaur, Hanover, and Hamburg played hosts in 1992, 1997, and 1998 respectively. Oslo, Norway hosted the 1993 and 1994 contest; whilst the Netherlands hosted the 1999 contest in Emmen.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1990, was the fourth edition, and had fourteen countries competing in the contest. Austria, Cyprus, Italy and Portugal entering the contest for the first time. Ireland and the Netherlands returned after their absences the previous year, while Israel was the only country to withdraw due to an internal selection being made for Eurovision. OGAE Italy selected their winning song of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. The contest was won once again by Sweden, represented by Carola with the song “Mitt i ett äventyr”. Carola would go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with “Fångad av en stormvind”. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, would also go on to win at Eurovision, winning with “Why Me?” in 1992. Arja Saijonmaa who won for Sweden in the 1987 OGAE Second Chance Contest, returned to represent her native country Finland.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1991, was the fifth edition, seeing fifteen countries compete in the contest Switzerland and Yugoslavia made their débuts, with Yugoslavia making its one and only entry in the contest. Israel returned after their absence the previous year, while Cyprus withdrew due to no national final being held and the Netherlands were unable to compete due to withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. Sweden won the contest once again, for the fourth time, represented by Pernilla Wahlgren with the song “Tvillingsjäl”. Greece’s Lia Vissi came second, while Israel’s Adam came third.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1992 was the sixth edition of the contest. Eleven countries participated in the contest, with Belgium entering the contest for the first time, while Cyprus and the Netherlands returned after their absences the previous year. However Austria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia all withdrew from the contest. Norway was the winner of the contest this year, represented by Wenche Myhre with “Du skal få din dag i morgen”. Israel’s Yaron Chadad came second while Ireland’s Patricia Roe came third.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1993, was the seventh edition of the contest. Twenty-two countries took part in the contest, with Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey making their début. In 1993, a pre-selection contest for the main Eurovision Song Contest called Kvalifikacija za Millstreet was held to limit the number of entries into the main Eurovision final – six of the seven countries competing in this Second Chance Contest, sending either their failed entries from the pre-selection, or sending another song from their national final. Alongside the large number of début countries, there were also a number of other changes in the line-up: Germany could not take part in the contest due to holding an internal selection to select their entry; as well as this Israel and Portugal returned after being absent last year. This year marked the first use of “Guest Juries” in the contest. These juries, coming from non-competing countries, were allowed to vote alongside the competing countries, allowing them to participate to some degree in the contest. The first guest juries came from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain. The winner of the contest was Merethe Trøan with “Din egen stjerne”, representing host country Norway. The Netherlands came second, represented by Ruth Jacott, and the United Kingdom came third with Sonia.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1994 was the eighth edition of the contest. Sixteen countries competed in the contest with Russia entering the contest for the first time. Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey all withdrew from the contest due to being relegated from the 1994; Slovakia and Switzerland was also absent from the contest due to no national finals being held in the country for that year’s Eurovision. For the second time “Guest Juries” were used in the contest, allowing OGAE branches from countries who held no national final for Eurovision 1994 to compete in Second Chance. Sweden were the winners of the eighth time in the contest history, represented by singer Gladys del Pilar with “Det vackraste jag vet”, a song composed by Michael Saxell with lyrics by Ingela Forsman. The runner-up position went to the United Kingdom’s Frances Ruffelle, while third place was awarded to host country Norway and Madam Medusa.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1995 was the ninth edition of the contest. Nine countries competed in the contest, with Denmark, Israel, and Slovenia making their return. However a number of countries were forced to withdraw: Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands, and Romania were all forced to miss the contest due to being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1995; Austria, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland and Russia were also absent from the contest due to no national finals being held in the country for Eurovision. Furthermore, Malta did not take part although a national final was being held. Sweden were the winners, represented by singer Cecilia Vennersten with “Det vackraste”, a song composed by Peter & Nanne Grönvall with lyrics by Nanne Grönvall & Maria Rådsten. The runner-up position went to the United Kingdom’s Deuce, while third place was awarded to Ireland and Naoimh Penston.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1996 was the tenth contest. Twenty-two countries competed in the contest, with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia making their début. Several countries returned to the contest too, but none of the participants from the 1995 edition, withdrew. Sweden were the winners of the 10th edition of Second Chance, represented by singer Lotta Engberg with “Juliette och Jonathan”. The runner-up position went to the Croatia’s Novi Fosili, while third place was awarded to Germany and Leon who did not qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 as the eventual German entry.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1997 was the eleventh edition of the contest. Seventeen countries took part in the contest, organised by OGAE Germany. Six countries that took part in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 1996 withdrew for the Contest in 1997: Belgium, Finland, Israel, Macedonia and Romania all withdrew after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, and Russia was forced to withdraw after not holding televised national finals to select their entry for Eurovision 1997. Italy made its return to the contest for the first time since 1991. Italy were crowned the winners of the contest with the song “Storie” by Anna Oxa. This was Italy’s first win in Second Chance Contest, and the first win for a non-Scandinavian country. Second place went to Darren Holden of Ireland, while third place went to girl group All About Angels from Germany. During the voting the seventeen competing entries were joined by five guest juries from Austria, France, Israel, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1998 was the twelfth OGAE Second Chance Contest. Eighteen countries took part in the contest, organised by OGAE Germany in Hamburg, Germany. Four countries that took part in the 1997 edition withdrew from the contest: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark withdrew after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, and Cyprus and Hungary were forced to withdraw after not holding televised national finals to select their entry for Eurovision 1998. The Netherlands were the winners of the contest with the song “Alsof je bij me bent” by Nurlaila. This was their first win in Second Chance, and the second win for a non-Scandinavian country. Second place went to Nanne Grönvall of Sweden, while third place went to Elisabeth Andreassen from Norway. During the voting the eighteen competing entries were joined by seven guest juries from Denmark, Austria, Cyprus, France, Spain, Luxembourg and Israel.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 1999 was the thirteenth edition of the OGAE Second Chance Contest Seventeen countries were originally going to participate in the contest. However, Malta were disqualified after their votes did not arrive on time. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and Denmark all returned after missing the previous year’s contest, and France made its Second Chance début. Estonia, Finland, Greece, Macedonia and Switzerland all withdrew from the contest. The winner’s were Feryal Başel from Turkey with the song “Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda”. This marked the third year in a row that a non-Scandinavian country had won the contest. Second place went to Belgium’s Petra and third place went to Corinna May of Germany, the original German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. The sixteen competing countries were joined in the voting by guest juries from Spain, Austria, Israel, Finland and Switzerland.

2000s. The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2000 was the fourteenth OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised by OGAE Turkey after their win in 1999. Twenty-one countries took part in the 2000 contest, held in Istanbul. Latvia who made their début at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 also followed suit by débuting in the Second Chance Contest, and seven countries made their returns to the contest: Estonia, Finland, Macedonia and Switzerland returned after a year’s absence, Romania returned after last taking part in 1996, Iceland for the first time since 1994, and Spain for the first time since 1991. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal and Slovenia were relegated from the 2000 Eurovision, making them ineligible to compete in the Second Chance Contest. Italy also withdrew after three entries were sent from 1997 to 1999. The twenty-one competing countries were joined in the voting by six guest juries from Austria, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Italy and Greece. At the end of the voting Finland’s Anna Eriksson was declared the winner with the song “Oot voimani mun”, Finland’s first (and so far only) victory in the contest. The United Kingdom came second with Catherine Porter and “Crazy”, while Spain came third with “Sueño su boca” by Raúl.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2001 was the fifteenth edition of the OGAE Second Chance Contest. It was organised by OGAE Finland after their win the previous year. Twenty countries participated the contest, held in Helsinki in Finland. Lithuania made its début at the OGAE Second Chance Contest this year, and five countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Israel, Portugal and Slovenia – returned to the contest after returning from relegation from the Eurovision Song Contest and holding multi-singer national finals. However seven countries withdrew from the contest – Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland were all relegated from the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, while France held an internal selection for the contest, making them ineligible for Second Chance. This made the host country unable to send an entry to the contest. The twenty competing entries were joined by twelve guest juries in the voting for the winner, coming from the withdrawing countries Macedonia, Finland, France, Cyprus, Belgium and Romania and international juries from Poland, New Zealand, Austria, Russia, Italy and Canada. At the end of the voting the winner was Sweden’s Barbados with “Allt som jag ser”, beating Spain’s Sonia & Selena in second place, and the United Kingdom’s Nanne into third place. This was the first male winner in OGAE Second Chance history, and the eighth win for Sweden.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2002 was the sixteenth edition of the contest, and organised by OGAE Sweden following their win in 2001. Eighteen songs competed in the contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden Five countries returned to the contest after missing the previous year – Austria, Belgium, Finland, Macedonia and Romania all returned as competing countries. However five other countries could not compete after being relegated from competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 – Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal were all unable to compete. Two further countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lithuania, were disqualified during the voting when their results were not received by the deadline. The eighteen competing entries were joined by seven guest juries in the voting for the winner, coming from France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway and Turkey. At the end of the voting the winner was Spain’s David Bisbal with “Corazon latino”, beating Sweden’s winner from OGAE Second Chance Contest 2001, Barbados in second place, and Israel’s Sarit Hadad into third place.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2003 was the seventeenth edition of the OGAE Second Chance Contest, and was organised by OGAE Spain following their win the previous year. Twenty countries took part in the contest, held in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The competing entries were joined by five guest juries in the voting for the winner, coming from Belgium, Italy, France, Finland and Turkey. After being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 2003; Denmark, Finland and Macedonia were unable to compete in the contest. Belgium and Turkey were also forced to withdraw due to not holding a national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal returned to the contest after the previous year’s relegation. They were joined by Poland, making its début in the Second Chance Contest. Malta were to take part in the contest, and would have been represented by Charlene & Natasha with “Rain of Fire”, however the country were disqualified due to voting communication problems. At the end of the voting, two countries had tied for first place – Sweden’s Alcazar with “Not a Sinner Nor a Saint”, and Slovenia’s Nuša Derenda with “Prvič in zadnič”, with both having received 215 points. The current tie-break rules of the time were used in this case, with the country having received the most 12 points winning the contest. In this case Sweden had received 13 sets of 12 points, compared to Slovenia’s 6 sets, and so the victory went to Alcazar. Had the current tie-break rules been used, with the country receiving points from the most number of countries winning, Sweden still would have won, due to both countries receiving points from 23 countries.^[25] The first nul points received in the Second Chance Contest were received during this contest, with both Iceland’s Botnleðja and Israel’s Lior Narkis receiving no points from the 23 juries.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2004 was the eighteenth edition of the Second Chance Contest, organised once again by OGAE Sweden following their win in 2003. Twenty-one songs competed in the contest, held in Växjö, Sweden. All competing branches of OGAE participated in voting for the winner, along with three guest juries who were ineligible to compete in the contest from France, Ireland and Italy. Serbia and Montenegro made its début, which they also did at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Denmark, Finland and Macedonia returned to the contest after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Belgium and Turkey returned after holding internal selections the previous year, while Malta returned after being disqualified the previous year. A number of countries also withdrew from the contest; Estonia and Israel had been set to compete in the contest, however withdrew at a late stage after selecting their entries (namely “Homme” by Maarja-Liis Ilus and “Freedom” by David D’Or respectively). Iceland withdrew due to no national final being held, while Romania withdrew out of choice. Ireland withdrew, but competed as a guest jury. Spain won the contest, with Sweden and Germany finishing second and third places respectively.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2005 was the nineteenth contest held in Bilbao, Spain after Davinia won the 2004 contest with “Mi obsesión”. Twenty-four countries competed in the contest for the title of the best song that didn’t make it to the Eurovision stage through their national selection, however Estonia were later disqualified as it could not be reached to give their votes for the contest. Two guest juries also voted from Italy and Portugal, giving a total number of twenty-five juries. Belgium, France, Ireland and Russia all returned to the contest after holding national finals to select their entries. Poland and Portugal were forced to withdraw after internal selections were held in their countries. The contest was won by Sweden’s Alcazar with “Alcastar”, who received 201 points, 24 more than runner-up Serbia and Montenegro. Ireland came last, receiving nul points from all juries.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2006 was the twentieth edition of OGAE Second Chance, and was held in Stockholm, Sweden after Alcazar won the 2005 contest with “Alcastar”. Nineteen countries competed in the contest for the title of the best song that didn’t make it to the Eurovision stage through their national selection. Six guest juries also competed in the voting from Italy, Andorra, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain and from the Rest of the World. Ukraine entered the contest for the first time, while Poland and Portugal returned after their absence the previous year, all holding national finals to select their entries to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. However a large number of countries failed to hold national finals or simply withdrew from the contest. Austria withdrew from the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, and were thus ineligible to compete in Second Chance. Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Spain and Turkey failed to hold multi-song national selections for Eurovision, while Estonia and Latvia withdrew from Second Chance out of choice. The contest was won by Slovenia’s Saša Lendero with “Mandoline”, who received 220 points, 45 points more than runner-up Norway. Poland received nul points from all juries, placing last.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2007 was the twenty-first contest, which was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia after their win at the 2006 contest. Twenty countries competed in the contest for the title of the best song that didn’t make it to the Eurovision stage through their national selection. However 22 had signed up to compete. Moldova were forced to withdraw their entry, “Your Place or Mine” by Olia Tira, after no national final performance could be available. Finland were disqualified after the country’s branch was expelled from the OGAE Network on 17 September 2007, and as such their entry, “Olet uneni kaunein” by Johanna Kurkela, did not participate in the contest. Seven guest juries also competed in the voting, namely Italy, Andorra, Rest of the World, Austria, Belgium, Lebanon and Moldova (after their withdrawal). Estonia, France and Spain made their returns to the contest after missing last year’s contest. Belgium withdrew after no national final was held in the country while Serbia and Montenegro were forced to withdraw after the country was dissolved in 2006. Its successor, Serbia, however made its début to the contest this year. The contest was won by Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw with “Cara Mia”, who received 252 points from the 27 juries, 72 points more than runner-up United Kingdom.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2008 was the twenty-second OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals. Twenty-one songs competed for the title in the 21st edition of the contest, held in Stockholm in Sweden after OGAE Sweden’s win the previous year with Måns Zelmerlöw and “Cara Mia”. All twenty-one competing countries voted for the winner, and were also joined by eight guest juries from countries ineligible to participate in the contest – these guest juries came from OGSE branches in Andorra, Austria, France, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Kazakhstan (representing the Rest of the World). Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Russia made their returns to the contest, all holding national finals in their countries. The Netherlands withdrew after an internal selection was held in the country, while Ukraine withdrew of choice. The contest was won by Sweden’s Sanna Nielsen with “Empty Room”, who received 268 points, 90 points more than runner-up Spain. Nielsen went on to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, with the song “Undo”. This was Sweden’s 12th win in the contest, remaining the most successful country in the contest. Estonia came last, gaining nul points from all juries.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 was the twenty-third OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals. The contest was held in Stockholm, Sweden after Sanna Nielsen won for Sweden the previous year. Twenty countries participated in the contest, with songs that failed to win their televised national selections. Malta was to originally compete with “Avalon” by Georgina & Ruth Casingena, however OGAE Malta has since decided to withdraw. Andorra and Moldova entered the contest for the first time, while the Netherlands returned after their absence from the 2008 contest. Slovakia returned after a 14-year absence, last entering in 1993 contest. The Slovak song was also representing OGAE Rest of the World, representing countries with no national OGAE branch. The United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany left the contest due to not holding a multi-song national final for the 2009, but voted as guest juries, along with Austria, France, Italy and Turkey. Russia were also absent from the contest. Luxembourg withdrew from being a Guest Jury on 2 September 2009. The draw for the running order was conducted on 19 June 2009 in Gävle, where it was decided that newcomer Andorra would start the show, while Portugal would close it.^[38] The contest was won by Denmark’s Hera Björk with “Someday”, who received 257 points, 28 points more than runner-up Sweden. This was Denmark’s second win in the contest. Slovakia placed last, receiving 4 points. The full result of the Second Chance Contest were presented on 22 December 2009 through a PDF file sent to the competing OGAE clubs. The voting show on DVD will be released during early 2010.

2010s. The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010 was the twenty-fourth contest, which were held in Copenhagen, Denmark after Hera Björk won the previous year. Twenty-three countries took part in the contest; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria (as the entry for OGAE Rest of the World) took part for the first time, with Germany, Malta and Russia, all returning after missing last year’s contest, and Cyprus, for the first time since 2000, competing as well. However, Andorra, Estonia, Moldova, the Netherlands and Slovakia withdrew from the contest.^[40] The results of OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010 were announced by OGAE Denmark on 31 October 2010 at 3pm CET over a live Internet stream. Sweden’s Timoteij were the winners of the contest with “Kom”, giving Sweden their 13th win in the contest. 2nd place went to Denmark’s Bryan Rice and 3rd place went to Portugal’s Catarina Pereira. Azerbaijan came last with 0 points.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2011 was the twenty-fifth contest, which were held in Gothenburg, Sweden after their in 2010. Twenty-one countries competed in the contest, with five countries making their return to the contest: Austria, Belgium, Iceland (as the entry for OGAE Rest of the World), Italy and the Netherlands all sent entries for the first time since 2005, 2008, 2001, 1999 and 2009 respectively. However Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Russia and Serbia withdrew. Andorra, France and the United Kingdom took part as guest juries during the voting. On 10 October 2011 OGAE Sweden announced the results of the 2011 Second Chance Contest: Iceland’s Yohanna, representing OGAE Rest of the World with “Nótt” was announced as the winner – their first win in the contest. Sweden’s Jenny Silver came second, while Modà feat. Emma came in 3rd for Italy. Macedonia came in last with 0 points.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2012 was the twenty-sixth held in Johannesburg, South Africa after Yohanna won for the Iceland, represented by OGAE Rest of the World with “Nótt”, in 2011. Nineteen countries competed in the contest. It also marked the return of four countries to the contest: Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia (as the entry for OGAE Rest of the World) and Russia. However Croatia, Italy, Israel, Malta, Macedonia and Poland did not participate in the Second Chance Contest. Italy, Israel and Poland, along with Andorra, France, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom were lined up to be guest juries during the voting. The voting took place over five days from 16 October 2013. Spain’s Pastora Soler was declared the winner with the song “Tu vida es tu vida”, beating Sweden’s Danny Saucedo into 2nd place by a single point. Norway’s Reidun Sæther took 3rd place. This is the first time that the winner is also a contestant in the respective ESC edition.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2013 were the twenty-seventh held on 5 October 2013 in Barcelona, Spain after Pastora Soler won the previous year. Fifteen countries competed in the contest. Israel, Italy, Serbia, and Hungary (as part of OGAE Rest of the World) returned to the competition, while Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and Slovenia withdrew. Norway won the contest with the song “Bombo”, performed by Adelén, achieving 151 points after all the votes were cast. Italy finished second, while Hungary (as part of OGAE Rest of the World) finished in third place.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2014 was the twenty-eighth edition of the Second Chance Contest, held in Oslo, Norway on 19 October 2014 following their win in the 2013 contest. Twenty countries participated in the contest, with Albania and Belarus making their Second Chance début. Denmark, France, Malta, Portugal, Romania, and Slovenia all returned. Austria and Italy who took part in the 2013 contest weren’t able to take part in 2014 because they had selected their Eurovision entries internally. Serbia were also absent from the contest due to their withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The contest was won by Helena Paparizou, who represented Sweden with the song “Survivor”, beating Spain into second place, and Portugal into third. Paparizou previously represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song “My Number One” which went on to win the contest.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2015 was the twenty-ninth edition of the contest, and took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following their win in 2014. Eighteen countries competed and the competing entries were revealed on 9 July 2015. Austria, Italy, Latvia, Moldova and Serbia all returned to the contest. However Belgium, France, Iceland, Israel, Romania and Spain, who took part in the 2014 contest, withdrew. The contest was won by Nek, who represented Italy with the song “Fatti avanti amore”, placing just above Sweden and Denmark, respectively.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2016 was the thirtieth edition of the contest, and took place in Siena, Italy, following their win in 2015. Twenty-three countries competed and the competing entries were revealed on 5 July 2016. Belgium, Hungary (as part of OGAE Rest of the World), Israel, Poland, Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom all returned to the contest. However Greece, Ireland, Moldova, Portugal and Serbia, who took part in the 2015 contest, withdrew. Although Romania was disqualified at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, it could still participate in the Contest, and also return having withdrawn in 2015. The contest was won by Margaret, who represented Poland with the song “Cool Me Down”, beating Sweden into second place, and Israel into third.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2017 was the thirty-first edition of the contest, and took place in Warsaw, Poland, following their win in 2016. Twenty-two countries competed and the competing entries were revealed on 31 May 2017. Georgia (as part of OGAE Rest of the World), Greece, Iceland and Portugal all returned to the competition. However Austria, Belgium, Israel, Romania and Switzerland, who took part in the 2016 contest, withdrew. The contest was won by Mariette, who represented Sweden with the song “A Million Years”, beating Italy into second place, and Ukraine into third.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2018 was the thirty-second edition of the contest, and took place in Eskilstuna, Sweden, following their win in 2017. Twenty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Czech Republic and San Marino (as part of OGAE Rest of the World) making their Second Chance début. Armenia, France, Romania, Serbia and Switzerland all returned to the competition. However Georgia and Greece, who took part in the 2017 contest, withdrew. The contest was won by Annalisa, who represented Italy with the song “Il mondo prima di te”, beating France into second place and Finland into third. This was Italy’s second win in 4 years.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2019 was the thirty-third edition of the contest, and took place in Udine, Italy, following their win in 2018. Twenty-four countries took part in the contest, with Australia making their Second Chance début. Croatia and Moldova (as part of OGAE Rest of the World) all returned to the competition. However Belarus, Malta, Poland, San Marino and Switzerland who took part in the 2018 contest, withdrew. Although Ukraine withdrew at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, it could still participate in the contest. The contest was won by Seemone, representing France, with the song “Tous les deux”, beating Italy into second place and Sweden into third. This was France’s first victory.

2020s. The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2020 was the thirty-fourth edition of the contest, and took place in the cities of Paris, Lille and Limoges, France following their win in 2019. Despite the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OGAE went ahead with organising an edition of the Second Chance Contest in 2020. Twenty-two countries took part in the contest and the competing entries were revealed on 28 June 2020. Armenia, Israel, Poland, and San Marino (as part of OGAE Rest of the World) all returned to the competition. However, France (host country), Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Spain and United Kingdom, all of whom took part in the 2019 contest, withdrew. This is the second time in the history of the competition, after the 2001 edition, that the host country is unable to send an entry to compete, since the nation’s chosen act for Eurovision was selected through an internal selection. Sweden took its 17th victory overall with “Kingdom Come” by Anna Bergendahl, beating Finland and Italy into second and third place respectively.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2021 was the thirty-fifth edition of the contest, and took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following their win in 2020. Fourteen countries took part in the contest and the competing entries were revealed on 21 May 2021. France, Russia and Spain all returned to the competition. However, Armenia, Australia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine, all of whom took part in the 2020 contest, withdrew. Norway took its fourth victory with “Monument” by Keiino, setting a new points record. Sweden and Italy rounded out the top three.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2022 was the thirty-sixth edition of the contest, and took place in Oslo, Norway, following their win in 2021. Twenty-seven countries took part in the contest and the competing entries were revealed on 24 May 2022. Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine all returned to the competition, while Russia, who took part in the 2021 contest, withdrew. Sweden took its 18th victory overall with “In i dimman” by Medina, with Finland and Spain rounding out the top three.

The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2023 will be the thirty-seventh edition of the contest, and will take place in Eskilstuna, Sweden, following their win in 2022. Twenty-three countries will take part in the contest and the competing entries were revealed on 11 June 2023.

Winners. 

By contest. 

Retrospective Second Chance Contest.

Year	Host city	Participants	Winner	Performer	Song	Points	Runner-up	Third place
1968	N/A	8	United Kingdom	Cliff Richard	“Wonderful World”	263	Ireland	Sweden
1969	N/A	10	Spain	Salomé	“Amigos, amigos”	231	United Kingdom	Sweden
1970	N/A	7	Ireland	Maxi, Dick and Twink	“Things You Hear About Me”	245	United Kingdom	Spain
1971	N/A	11	Italy	Ricchi e Poveri	“Che sarà”	296	United Kingdom	Germany
1972	N/A	11	Italy	Marcella Bella	“Montagne verdi”	308	Germany	Finland
1973	Brighton	12	Sweden	Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid	“Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)”	282	Spain	United Kingdom
1974		11	United Kingdom	Olivia Newton-John	“Have Love, Will Travel”	277	France	Luxembourg
1975		11	Germany	Marianne Rosenberg	“Er gehört zu mir”	264	Sweden	Portugal
1976		14	Luxembourg	Marianne Rosenberg	“Tout peut arriver au cinéma”	212	United Kingdom	France
1977		10	France	Patricia Lavila	“Vis ta vie”	275	United Kingdom	Belgium
1978		14	United Kingdom	Ronnie France	“Lonely Nights”	226	Israel	Denmark
1979		13	Germany	Paola	“Vogel der Nacht”	188	Greece	Israel
1980		12	United Kingdom	Maggie Moone	“Happy Everything”	289	Germany	France
1981		16	United Kingdom	Liquid Gold	“Don’t Panic”	248	Sweden	Netherlands
1982		15	Netherlands	The Millionaires	“Fantasie eiland”	204	United Kingdom	Germany
1983		15	Germany	Ingrid Peters and July Paul	“Viva La Mamma”	204	Denmark	Israel
1984		15	Belgium	Formule II	“Merci à la vie”	160	Sweden	Denmark
1985		12	Denmark	Trax	“Ved du hva’ du sku'”	170	United Kingdom	Israel
1986	London	13	Netherlands	DeeDee	“Fata Morgana”	123	Iceland	Denmark

Second Chance Contest.

Year	Host city	Participants	Winner	Performer	Song	Points	Runner-up	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[b]	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