The 1998 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 12th OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of the international Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 fan club OGAE

OGAE

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 to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through each country's national finals. 18 countries took part in the contest, organised by OGAE Germany in Hamburg

Hamburg

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, Germany

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Four countries that took part in the 1997 Contest

OGAE Second Chance Contest 1997

The 1997 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 11th OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of the international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through each country's national finals...

 withdrew for the Contest in 1997: Bosnia, Denmark

Denmark

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 and Hungary

Hungary

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 all withdrew after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998

The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...

, and Cyprus

Cyprus

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 was forced to withdraw after not holding televised national finals to select their entry for Eurovision 1998.

Netherlands was the winner of the Contest with the song "Alsof je bij me bent" by Nurlaila. This was Netherland's first win in Second Chance, and the second win for a non-Scandinavian country. Second place went to Nanne Grönvall

Nanne Grönvall

Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music...

 of Sweden

Sweden

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, while third place went to Elisabeth Andreassen

Elisabeth Andreassen

Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....

 from Norway. During the voting the 18 competing entries were joined by 7 guest juries from Denmark

Denmark

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, Austria

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, Cyprus

Cyprus

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, France

France

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, Spain

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, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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 and Israel

Israel

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Participants

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation	National final	Place	Points
01		Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...	Teresa Radamanto	"Só o mar ficou"	Only the sea stayed	2nd	13	55
02		Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...	Annalisa Minnetti	"Senza te o con te"	With or without you	1st	12	69
03		Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...	Sari Kaasinen Sari Kaasinen Sari Johanna Kaasinen is a Finnish singer. Together with her sister she began a Finnish folk music band called Värttinä....	"Mielessäni"	In my mind	3rd	7	84
04		Estonian Estonian language Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...	Evelin Samuel Evelin Samuel -Career:Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even recorded by the studios of the Estonian Radio at a very early age. In late 1980s, Evelin joined the children's musical theatre Colombina whom she performed with at the 1992 Roskilde Festival in Denmark.In 1993, she finished 4th at...	"Unistus igavesest päevast"	Dream of an eternal day	2nd	10	70
05		Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...	Maja Vukicevic	"Broj do deset"	Count to ten	14th	17	9
06		French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...	Dida Robert	"Tant besoin de toi"	So much need for you	8th	15	24
07		German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....	Rosenstolz Rosenstolz Rosenstolz is a German music band from Berlin. Their music combines several styles including rock, pop and ballads. AnNa R. and Peter Plate form the duo. They had their breakthrough in 1998 with the song Herzensschöner...	"Herzensschöner"	Heart's desire	2nd	6	95
08		English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	The Collective	"When We're Alone We Dream"	-	4th	10	70
09		Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language... , English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....	"Winds of the Northern Sea"	-	2nd	3	146
10		Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...	Şebnem Paker Sebnem Paker Şebnem Paker is a Turkish guitarist and singer.-Biography:She attended the Department of Classical Guitar at Istanbul University State Conservatory during 1992-1996. Later, she studied singing at Marmara University Music Department....	"Çal"	Play	4th	8	78
11		Slovene	Regina Regina (singer) Regina is a Slovenian singer, best known for her participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :...	"Glas gora"	Voice of the mountains	3rd	5	125
12		English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse...	"More Than Just a Game"	—	2nd	14	35
13		Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...	Nanne Grönvall Nanne Grönvall Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music...	"Avundsjuk"	Jealous	4th	2	161
14		Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...	Iro Lehouriti	"Tipota"	Nothing	2nd	18	5
15		Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...	Colonia Colonia (music group) Colonia is a Croatian dance music band from Vinkovci, Croatia. They have released nine albums and over 27 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status...	"U ritmu ljubavi"	In the rhythm of love	4th	4	134
16		English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	The Carter Twins	"Make the Change"	-	4th	8	78
17		Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...	Talk About Girls	"Qualcosa di te"	Something from you	2nd	16	20
18		Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...	Nurlaila	"Alsof je bij me bent"	It's like you're with me	2nd	1	192