OGAE Second Chance Contest 1999

OGAE Second Chance Contest 1999
Host broadcaster	OGAE Netherlands
Venue	Emmen, Netherlands
Winning song	Turkey "Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda"
Voting system
Each jury awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite songs
Number of entries	16
Debuting countries	France
Returning countries	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cyprus  Denmark
Withdrawing countries	Estonia  Finland  Greece  Macedonia  Switzerland
OGAE Second Chance Contest
◄1998        2000►

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. The contest was held in Emmen in the Netherlands after Nurlaila's win the previous year with "Alsof je bij me bent".^[1]

Seventeen countries were originally to take part in the contest. However Malta was disqualified after their votes did not arrive on time. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and Denmark all returned after missing the previous year's contest, and France made its Second Chance debut. However Estonia, Finland, Greece, Macedonia and Switzerland all withdrew from the contest.

The winner of the 1999 contest was Turkey's Feryal Başel with the song "Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda". This marked the third year in a row that a non-Scandinavian country won the contest. Second place went to Belgium's Petra and third place went to Corinna May of Germany, the original German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. The 16 competing countries were joined in the voting by guest juries from Spain, Austria, Israel, Finland and Switzerland.^[1]

Participants

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation	National final	Place	Points
01	France	French	Ginie Line	"La même histoire"	The same story	2nd	13	25
02	United Kingdom	English	Sister Sway	"Until You Saved My Life"	—	3rd	4	129
03	Sweden	Swedish	Dromhus	"Stjärna på himmelen"	Star in the sky	2nd	6	117
04	Norway	English	Midnight Sons	"Stay"	—	2nd	14	22
05	Germany	German	Corinna May	"Hör den Kindern einfach zu"	Just listen to the children	1st*	3	139
06	Malta	English	Lawrence Gray	"The Right Time"	—	2nd	Disqualified	25
07	Denmark	Danish	Stine Findsen	"Flammer under vand"	Flames under water	3rd	15	15
08	Belgium	Dutch, English	Petra	"Diep in mijn huid"	Deep in my skin	6th	2	143
09	Turkey	Turkish	Feryal Başel	"Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda"	The moment I thought I'd forgotten	2nd	1	164
10	Cyprus	Greek	Giorgos Gavriel	"Pios erotas glykos"	Which sweet love	9th	16	4
11	Portugal	Portuguese	Sofia Froes	"Menina alegria"	Girl of joy	2nd	11	27
12	Slovenia	Slovene	Tinkara Kovac	"Zakaj"	Why	2nd	8	58
13	Croatia	Croatia	Renata Sabljak	"I kako sada ići dalje"	How can I go on	11th	8	58
14	Italy	Italian	Anna Oxa	"Senza pietà"	Without mercy	1st	5	120
15	Netherlands	English	Déanté	"We Don't Live Too Long"	—	2nd	12	26
16	Ireland	English	Maggie Toal & Andy McComish	"I Won't Ever Let You Go"	—	3rd	10	48
17	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian	7 Up	"Daj spusti se"	Come on, get up	3rd	7	98

* Disqualified

See also

• OGAE
• Eurovision Song Contest 1999

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Second Chance 1999