The 2011 OGAE Second Chance Contest will be the 25th OGAE Second Chance Contest

OGAE Second Chance Contest

The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a video event organised between branches of OGAE, the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest.Each branch can enter one song that failed to win the country's national selection to compete in the annual Eurovision Song Contest...

, organised between members of 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

OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...

 to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through their national finals. The contest will be held in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 after the group Timoteij

Timoteij

Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :...

 won the 2010 Contest

OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010

The 2010 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 24rd 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...

 for Sweden with "Kom

Kom (song)

Kom is a summer-related song by the Swedish europop group Timoteij. It was recorded in 2009 and written by Niclas Arn, Karl Eurén and Gustav Eurén and is the leading single of the groups debut album Längtan....

".

21 countries are expected to compete in the contest. 5 countries will mark their return to the contest: Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, Iceland

Iceland

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 (as the entry for OGAE Rest of the World), Italy

Italy

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 and the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 will all send entries for the first time since 2005

OGAE Second Chance Contest 2005

The 19th OGAE Second Chance Contest was held in Bilbao, 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...

, 2008, 2001

OGAE Second Chance Contest 2001

The 2001 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 16th 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...

, 1999

OGAE Second Chance Contest 1999

The 1999 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 13th 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...

 and 2009

OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009

The 2009 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 23rd 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...

 respectively. However Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 and Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 will all withdraw. Andorra

Andorra

Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 are lined up to be guest juries during the voting.

Participants

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation	National final	Position	Points
01		Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...	Anna Gogola	"Ktoś taki jak ty"	Someone like you	2nd	15	13
02		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...	3JS 3JS 3JS is a Dutch band from Volendam, North Holland, which consists of Jan Dulles, Jaap Kwakman and Jaap de Witte. The band became nationally known after the success of their debut album, Watermensen in 2007 with their friends Jan Smit and Nick & Simon....	"De stroom"	The stream	2nd	19	8
03		Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... , 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...	Chen Aharoni Chen Aharoni Chen Aharoni is an Israeli singer.-Career:Kokhav NoladHe came into fame after taking part in 2007 in season 5 of Kokhav Nolad structured on the international Idol series. He was eliminated after a showdown with Shlomi Bar'el before the finals...	"Or"	Light	4th	5	119
04		Slovene	April	"Ladadidej"	—	2nd	10	49
05		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...	Linas Adomaitis	"Floating to You"	—	2nd	20	3
06		Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...	Lucía Pérez Lucía Pérez Lucía Pérez Vizcaíno is a Spanish singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with the song "Que me quiten lo bailao".-Career:...	"Abrázame"	Hold me	Unplaced	8	80
07		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...	Jenny Silver Jenny Silver -Career:Jenny Silver started her career in the dance band Candela which was signed to Bert Karlssons label Mariann Grammofon from 1991 to 1997. Candela made it big in 1994 with a string of hit songs that also reached the Svensktoppen-list...	"Something in Your Eyes	—	Unplaced	2	201
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...	Nikki Ponte Nikki Ponte Nikki Ponte , is a Canadian-Greek Cypriot singer who rose to fame in Greece and Cyprus through her participation in the third season of Greece's version of the singing competition The X Factor, in which she placed third...	"I Don't Wanna Dance"	—	3rd	6	106
09		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...	Saara Aalto	"Blessed with Love"	—	2nd	13	23
10		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...	Lena Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...	"Push Forward"	—	2nd	9	73
11		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...	Modà Moda Moda may refer to:* Moda Records, a record label* Andrea Moda, an Italian fashion company* Andrea Moda Formula, a defunct Formula One racing team* MODA , Malaysia Official Designers Association* Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, London...  feat. Emma Emma Marrone -Early life:Born in Florence, Marrone has always lived in Aradeo in the province of Lecce. She acquired her passion for music from her father Rosario, guitarist of a band from Aradeo called "Karadreon" which formed when Marrone was quite young , performing in festivals and in clubs...	"Arriverà"	He will arrive	2nd	3	153
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...	Le Freak	"25 Hours a Day"	—	3rd	4	136
13		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...	Helene Bøksle Helene Bøksle Helene Bøksle is a singer and actress. Helene has performed with singers such as Bjørn Eidsvåg, David Urwitz and Eurovision 1995 winners Secret Garden. She entered the Melodi Grand Prix 2011 with the song "Vardlokk"...	"Vardlokk"	Cairn call	Unplaced	7	99
14		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...	Martin Srbinoski	"Ram Tam Tam"	—	2nd	21	0
15		Icelandic Icelandic language Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...	Yohanna Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir , widely known outside of Iceland as Yohanna, is an Icelandic singer who was chosen to represent her nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, with the song "Is It True?", earning 2nd place.- Background and career:Jóhanna was raised in Hafnarfjörður,...	"Nótt"	Night	Unplaced	1	224
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...	J.Anvil	"Topsy Turvy"	—	10th	18	8
17		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...	Nikki Kavanagh	"Falling"	—	2nd	12	23
18		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...	Jacques Houdek	"Stotinama godina"	Over hundreds of years	3rd	16	12
19		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...	Rui Andrade	"Em nome do amor"	In the name of love	3rd	11	36
20		Austro-Bavarian	Trackshittaz	"Oida taunz!"	Dance mate!	2nd	14	16
21		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...	Gautier Reyz	"Addiction"	—	10th	17	10

External links

• Official website
• Second Chance 2011