The 19th OGAE Second Chance Contest was held in Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

, Spain after Davinia won the 2004 contest with "Mi obsesión". 24 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 was 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 25 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

Alcazar (band)

Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004...

 with "Alcastar", who received 201 points, 24 more than runner-up Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

. Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 came last, receiving nul points from all juries.

Participants

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation	National final	Place	Points
01		English	Tricolore	"Brand New Day"	-	4th	18	18
02		Macedonian	Aleksandra Pileva Aleksandra Pileva Aleksandra Pileva is a rock / pop-rock singer and songwriter from the Republic of Macedonia. Pileva's music contains elements of modern rock, pop rock, blues / rock ballads and alternative rock.-Biography:...	"Sonce i mesecina"	The sun and the moon	2nd	15	29
03		English	Jorun Erdal Jorun Erdal Jorun Irene Erdal is a Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist. Her parents are from Oppstryn in Stryn, in Sogn og Fjordane county, and she has also lived there since age 12. However she was born in Oslo on May 14, 1963, and from then on raised on Snarøya in Bærum, a suburb of the city of...	"I Am Rock 'n' Roll"	-	2nd	17	22
04		English	Global Kryner Global Kryner Global Kryner is a six-piece Austrian folk group, consisting of clarinet player Christof Spörk, bass trombonist, tenor and yodeller Sebastian Fuchsberger, guitarist Edi Koehldorfer, trumpet player Karl Rossmann, accordion player Anton Sauprügl, and jazz vocalist Sabine Stieger...	"Dreaming"	-	5th	16	23
05		English	Flash	"In Your Arms"	-	9th	22	7
06		English	Chastity Chastity Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion....	"Baby It's You"	-	5th	12	54
07		Croatian	Luka Nižetić Luka Nižetic Luka Kužer Nižetić is a Croatian musician. His debut album Premijera was recorded in 2006. He is best known for his hits "Ponekad poželim" and "Proljeće" .-Biography:Luka is the second child of Tamara and Milo Nižetić...  & Klapa Nostalgija	"Proljece"	Spring	6th	9	62
08		French	Lionel Tim	"Je m'envole"	I fly away	3rd	5	105
09		English	Olsen Brothers Olsen Brothers Olsen Brothers are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen and "Noller" Olsen. They formed their first band, The Kids, in 1965. The Kids warmed up for The Kinks in the K.B...	"Little Yellow Radio"	-	2nd	7	79
10		Russian	Varvara Varvara (singer) Varvara or "Barbara" , is a Russian pop singer.-Career:...	"Letala, da pela"	Flew, and sang	4th	6	96
11		English	Jennie	"Kiss Me"	-	3rd	11	56
12		English	Rebecca Kontus	"Have You Ever"	-	6th	Disqualified
13		Spanish	Yulia	"Arriba el mundo"	Up with the world	Unplaced	10	57
14		Serbian	Jelena Tomašević Jelena Tomaševic Jelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...	"Jutro"	Morning	2nd	2	177
15		Turkish	Nursel Efe	"Tek İsteğim"	My only wish	Unplaced	13	42
16		English	Nicole Süßmilch Nicole Süßmilch Nicole Süßmilch was a contestant on the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Nicole was not an original member of the top 10. She was brought back after Judith Lefeber withdrew from the competition...  & Marco Matias Marco Matias Marco Matias is the son of Portuguese immigrants who came to Germany in the 1970s. At the age of ten, he had his first experiences on stage when he was performing for a game circus, a project that arose in co-operation with Caritas and endeavored to inspire children for creativity. He himself got a...	"Miracle of Love"	-	2nd	8	69
17		French, English	Tiffany Ciely	"Lost Paradise"	-	2nd	20	16
18		English	Olivia Lewis Olivia Lewis For the comic book character, see Menagerie.Olivia Lewis, born 18 October 1978, is a singer from Qormi, Malta. She has competed 11 consecutive times in the Malta Song For Europe festival, which selects the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest...	"Deja vu"	-	2nd	21	11
19		Bosnian	Igor Vukojević Igor Vukojevic Igor Vukojević is a Bosnian Serb singer, musician and songwriter.He sings in the Ijekavski dialect of Bosnian....	"Jabuka"	Apple	3rd	19	17
20		English	Helena Paparizou	"Let's Get Wild"	-	3rd	4	109
21		Slovene	Saša Lendero	"Metulj"	Butterfly	2nd	3	170
22		English	The Henry Girls	"Will I Be Dreaming"	-	3rd	23	0
23		Hebrew	Rinat Ber	"Kmo Chalom"	Like a dream	7th	14	30
24		English	Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004...	"Alcastar Alcastar "Alcastar" was Alcazar's second attempt at Melodifestivalen success. The second song they submitted, Grillvagn, a Swedish-language track, was not selected to participate, and was never released, except for a live performance in the interval of Melodifestivalen's Andra Chansen. Alcastar, however,... "	-	3rd	1	201