OGAE SECOND CHANCE CONTEST

CONTEST BACKGROUND

The Second Chance Contest started in 1987 and was then called EUROPE'S FAVOURITE, aiming to answer the question.... what if that song had represented us in Eurovision instead....?

Each year, the OGAE Clubs around Europe choose a second song from their National ESC Selection. They then arrange a jury and the songs are voted on in true Eurovision style.

The Contest usually starts in the summer months with a video of the competing songs issued to all countries. Voting commences and is returned to the host country (generally the winner the previous year). The host country then organises the final. This has developed from audio-tape in the early days to video-tape in the late 1990's. The first contest on video was produced in 1997 by OGAE Germany.

UK Jury members number between 30 and 40 each year. They also decide the UK entry from the Song For Europe contenders in March/April each year.

If you are interested in being a member of the UK jury, email me at secondchance87@aol.com There is no direct cost, apart from the odd S.A.E. and audio/video tape (although depending on how big the jury becomes, this may need to be reviewed).

Follow the links to discover the results of the OGAE Second Chance Contest, how the UK has voted and other useless bits of info since the Contest started in 1987. 

Gary Speirs