This year’s OGAE Second Chance Contest will feature a total of 23 entries from the 24 national finals hosted during the 2023 season.
This year 22 OGAE clubs across Europe and their members voted on their favorite entries from their national selection shows, with the winner being selected to represent them in the Second Chance Contest. Since both San Marino and Moldova do not have an OGAE club, the Rest of the World OGAE club voted on entries from both selections, with Moldova’s SunStroke Project being selected as their representative.
The 23 selected songs and artists are:
- 🇦🇱 Albania – Elsa Lila – “Evita”
- 🇧🇪 Belgium – Chérine – “Ça M’Ennuie Pas”
- 🇨🇿 Czechia – RODAN – “Introvert Party Club”
- 🇭🇷 Croatia – Harmonija Disonance – “Nevera- Lei Lei”
- 🇩🇰 Denmark – EYJAA – “I Was Gonna Marry Him”
- 🇪🇪 Estonia – OLLIE – “Venom”
- 🇫🇮 Finland – KUUMAA – “Ylivoimainen”
- 🇩🇪 Germany – Will Church – “Hold On”
- 🇮🇪 Ireland – CONNOLLY – “Midnight Summer Night”
- 🇮🇸 Iceland – Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – “OK”
- 🇮🇹 Italy – Lazza – “CENERE”
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – 24.Avenija – “You Said”
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – Ruta MUR – “So Low”
- 🇲🇹 Malta – Ryan Hilli – “In The Silence”
- 🇲🇩 Moldova (OGAE Rest of the World) – SunStroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
- 🇳🇴 Norway – Ulrikke – “Honestly”
- 🇵🇱 Poland – Jann – “Gladiator”
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – Edmundo Inácio – “A Festa”
- 🇷🇴 Romania – Andreea D Folclor Orchestra – “Perinita Mea”
- 🇷🇸 Serbia – Filip Baloš – “Novi plan drugi san”
- 🇪🇸 Spain – Vicco – “Nochentera”
- 🇸🇪 Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – “Air”
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Jerry Heil – “When God Shut The Door”
The OGAE Second Chance Contest has occurred every year since 1987, and has been won by Sweden 18 times. Sweden will be hosting this year’s edition after winning the 2022 edition with MEDINA’s song “In i Dimman”.
Now that we have the list, who do #YOU think has a shot at winning the 2023 Second Chance Contest? Let us know on social media @ESCUnited, on our discord, or on our forum page!
