OGAE Second Chance Contest 1993
The 1993 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 7th 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. This year's contest was held in Oslo in Norway after Wenche Myhre won the 1992 Contest with "Du skal får din dag i morgen".
22 songs competed in the contest - the largest yet - with 9 new countries joining the contest for the first time, mirroring the large influx of countries into the Eurovision proper; Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey. In 1993, a pre-selection contest was held to limit the number of entries into the Eurovision final - six of the seven countries competing in this contest also competed in the 1993 OGAE Second Chance Contest, sending either their failed entries in the pre-selection, or sending another song from their national final.
Alongside the large number of debuting countries, there were also a number of other changes in the line-up: Germany could not take part in the contest due to holding an internal selection to select their entry; as well as this Israel and Portugal returned after being absent last year.
This year marked the first use of "Guest Juries" in the contest. These juries, coming from non-compting countries, were allowed to vote alongside the competing countries, allowing them to participate to some degree in the contest. The first guest juries came from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.
The winner of the contest was Merethe Trøan with "Din egen stjerne", representing host country Norway. The Netherlands came second, represented by Ruth Jacott, and the United Kingdom came third with Sonia.
Participants
Draw |
Country |
Language |
Artist |
Song |
English translation |
National final |
Place |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Hebrew |
David D'Or |
"Parpar" |
Butterfly |
4th |
19 |
37 |
|
2 |
Slovak |
Elán |
"Amnestia na neveru" |
Amnesty to infidelity |
—* |
14 |
56 |
|
3 |
English |
Renato |
"Seems Like Yesterday" |
— |
Unplaced |
20 |
30 |
|
4 |
Swedish |
Monica Silverstrand |
"Vågornas sång" |
Song of the waves |
5th |
5 |
110 |
|
5 |
Slovene |
Helena Blagne |
"Vzemi me nocoj" |
Take me tonight |
5th |
10 |
68 |
|
6 |
English |
Sonia |
"So Much of Your Love" |
— |
3rd |
3 |
129 |
|
7 |
German |
Tony Wegas |
"Nie wieder" |
Never again |
4th |
13 |
60 |
|
8 |
Romanian |
Dida Dragan |
"Nu pleca" |
Don't go |
1st* |
22 |
22 |
|
9 |
English |
Champ |
"Second Time Around" |
– |
2nd |
11 |
62 |
|
10 |
Hungarian |
Andrea Szulák |
"Árva reggel" |
Lonesome morning |
1st* |
11 |
62 |
|
11 |
Danish |
Anne Karin Broberg |
"Hvor er din drøm?" |
Where is your dream? |
3rd |
15 |
43 |
|
12 |
Portuguese |
Paulo Brissos |
"No dia seguinte" |
On the next day |
6th |
21 |
25 |
|
13 |
Turkish |
Sonat & Seda Bagcan |
"Yarin Çok Güzel Olmaliyim Anne" |
I must be very beautiful |
Unplaced |
8 |
73 |
|
14 |
Norwegian |
Merethe Trøan |
"Din egen stjerne" |
Your own star |
6th |
1 |
188 |
|
15 |
Greek |
Elena Peta |
"Nostalgia" |
— |
4th |
17 |
41 |
|
16 |
Croatian |
Zorica Kondza |
"Nema mi do tebe" |
It's only you for me |
4th |
18 |
38 |
|
17 |
Icelandic |
Anna Mjöll |
"Eins og skot" |
Like a shot |
2nd |
9 |
71 |
|
18 |
Italian |
Diaspro |
"Riflesso" |
Reflex |
2nd |
7 |
76 |
|
19 |
Dutch |
Petra |
"Ga door" |
Go on |
10th |
4 |
117 |
|
20 |
Finnish |
Marjorie |
"Legenda" |
Legend |
4th |
6 |
87 |
|
21 |
Dutch |
Ruth Jacott |
"Blijf bij mij" |
Stay with me |
5th |
2 |
186 |
|
22 |
Estonian |
Janika Sillamaa |
"Muretut meelt ja südametuld" |
Just ease of mind |
1st* |
15 |
43 |
* The entries from Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia failed to qualify to the Eurovision final from the pre-selection contest.
Score sheet
Israel |
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Slovakia |
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Malta |
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Sweden |
|
Slovenia |
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United Kingdom |
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Austria |
|
Romania |
|
Ireland |
|
Hungary |
|
Denmark |
|
Portugal |
|
Turkey |
|
Norway |
|
Cyprus |
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Croatia |
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Iceland |
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Switzerland |
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Belgium |
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Finland |
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Netherlands |
|
Estonia |
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12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received:
N. |
Recipient nation |
Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
6 |
Norway |
Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland |
5 |
Netherlands |
Cyprus, Finland, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom |
3 |
Sweden |
Estonia, Israel, Norway |
2 |
Belgium |
France, Hungary |
Finland |
Greece, Luxembourg |
|
Switzerland |
Germany, Italy |
|
1 |
Hungary |
Portugal |
Iceland |
Austria |
|
Ireland |
Denmark |
|
Portugal |
Romania |
|
Romania |
Belgium |
|
Slovenia |
Netherlands |
|
Turkey |
Ireland |
|
United Kingdom |
Turkey |
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See also
- OGAE
- Eurovision Song Contest 1993
- Kvalifikacija za Millstreet