OGAE Second Chance Contest 2006
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The 20th OGAE Second Chance Contest was held in Stockholm
, Sweden after Alcazar
won the 2005 contest with "Alcastar". 19 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. As such only 19 entries competed in the 2006 Second Chance Contest.
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.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden after 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...
won the 2005 contest with "Alcastar". 19 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
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
. 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
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
and Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
withdrew from Second Chance out of choice. As such only 19 entries competed in the 2006 Second Chance Contest.
The contest was won by Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
'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.
Participants
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | National final | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Macedonian | Lambe Alabakovski | "More od solzi" | Sea of tears | 3rd | 16 | 30 | |
| 02 | English | BWO Bodies Without Organs BWO is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with Temple of Love, and five Top 10... |
"Temple of Love" | — | 2nd | 3 | 157 | |
| 03 | Hebrew | DiamondZ | "Atta Hakochav" | You're the star | 2nd | 11 | 51 | |
| 04 | English | Anna Vissi Anna Vissi Anna Vissi , known as Anna Vishy in Cypriot Greek, is a Greek-Cypriot recording artist and actress... |
"Welcome to the Party" | — | 2nd | 5 | 129 | |
| 05 | English | The Jet Set The Jet Set The Jet Set is a Polish R&B duo which consists of English-born David Junior Serame and Russian-born Sasha Strunin The band represented Poland in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki.-Albums:-Singles:*How Many People... |
"How Many People?" | — | 3rd | 19 | 0 | |
| 06 | English | Natasha & Charlene | "Echoes of Gaia" | — | 10th | 4 | 146 | |
| 07 | English | La Sakhra Petra de Steur Petra de Steur, also known as La Sakhra is a Belgian singer who has taken part in several Belgian National Finals for the Eurovision Song Contest:* 1993.- Ga door... |
"Wonderland" | — | 2nd | 13 | 36 | |
| 08 | Slovene | Saša Lendero | "Mandoline" | Mandolins | 2nd | 1 | 220 | |
| 09 | English | Kristine Blond | "Make This Night Forever" | — | Unplaced | 15 | 33 | |
| 10 | English | Brian Kennedy Brian Kennedy (singer) Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter and author, known for his ballads, and has represented Ireland at Eurovision 2006. He is the younger brother of musician Bap Kennedy.-Personal life:... |
"The Greatest Love of All" | — | 3rd | 17 | 11 | |
| 11 | Croatian | Kraljevi Ulice Kraljevi ulice Kraljevi ulice is a Croatian band founded by Miran Hadži Veljković and Zlatko Petrović Pajo. The band's name translates as "Kings of the Street". They were chosen to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia... |
"Kao San" | Like a dream | 2nd | 14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Serbian | Ivana Jordan | "Lazarica" | — | 6th | 6 | 98 | |
| 13 | English | Anthony Costa | "Beautiful Thing" | — | 2nd | 8 | 69 | |
| 14 | English | Irina Rozenberg | "You Give Me Your Love" | — | 2nd | 18 | 1 | |
| 15 | English | Behave | "Heaven Knows" | — | 2nd | 10 | 60 | |
| 16 | English | Queentastic Queentastic Queentastic is a group of Norwegian drag artists, established in early 2005.-Background:Members Dean Erik Andersen, born in 1971 in Kristiansand, and Geir Lillejord, born in Skien in 1968, both have previous drag experience from their membership in Great Garlic Girls - another Norwegian drag act... |
"Absolutely Fabulous" | — | 3rd | 2 | 175 | |
| 17 | Finnish | Annika Eklund | "Shanghain valot" | The lights of Shanghai | 3rd | 7 | 97 | |
| 18 | Portuguese | Vânia de Oliveira | "Sei quem sou (Portugal)" | I know who I am (Portugal) | 2nd | 12 | 38 | |
| 19 | English | Thomas Anders Thomas Anders Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and record producer. Anders was the lead singer of Germany's popular pop-duo Modern Talking in 1984–1987 and in 1998–2003.-Early years:... |
"Songs That Live Forever" | — | 2nd | 9 | 66 | |
Score sheet
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Macedonia | 30 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 157 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Israel | 51 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Greece | 129 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 146 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Belgium | 36 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 220 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Denmark | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 11 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Monetengro | 98 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 69 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 60 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Norway | 175 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Finland | 97 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| Portugal | 38 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 66 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 10 | Slovenia | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom |
| 5 | Malta | Andorra, Greece, Israel, Italy, Poland |
| 3 | Norway | Malta, Slovenia, Sweden |
| 2 | Netherlands | Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro |
| 1 | Germany | Rest of the World |
| Greece | Portugal | |
| Macedonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Croatia | |
| United Kingdom | Ukraine | |