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OGAE (French: Organisation générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision, literally General Organization of the amateurs of Eurovision or General Organization of the fans of Eurovision) 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 Song Contest can have their own OGAE and most of them do, as does Lebanon. All other countries around the world are united under OGAE Rest of World, created in 2004.
Every year, the organisation puts together four non-profit competitions (Song Contest, Second Chance Contest, Video Contest and Home Composed Song Contest).
The purpose is to spread national popular music throughout the world and to exercise co-operation over the OGAE network of clubs, cooperation among the Eurovision Song Contest fans, promotion of the Eurovision Song Contest, and establishment of strong relations with national broadcasting companies.[citation needed]
In 2007, Antonis Karatzikos was elected as new International Coordinator for OGAE, until 2009. In July 2009 was re-elected for the same post. He will serve until 2011.[1]
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OGAE Song Contest
The OGAE Song Contest is an audio event in which all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song released in the previous 12 months in their countries, and sung in one of the country's official languages.
Winners
- 1986
Germany - "Stimmen in Wind" - Juliane Werding
- 1987
Israel - "Ba'ati Eleiha" - Yardena Arazi
- 1988
Germany - "Explosion" - Mary Roos
- 1989
Norway - "Hjem" - Karoline Krüger & Anita Skorgan
- 1990
Italy - "Vattene amore" - Mietta & Amedeo Minghi
- 1991
France - "Désenchantée" - Mylène Farmer
- 1992
Portugal - "Se o dia nascesse" - Nucha
- 1993
Italy - "La solitudine" - Laura Pausini
- 1994
Greece - "Ftes" - Sabrina
- 1995
Spain - "Cada vez" - Paloma San Basilio
- 1996
Spain - "Me quedaré solo" - Amistades Peligrosas
- 1997
Spain - "Amor perdido" - Marta Sánchez
- 1998
Poland - "Im Wiecej Ciebie tym mniej" - Natalia Kukulska
- 1999
France - "Jardin de lumière" - Leyla Doriane
- 2000
Sweden - "Svarta änkan" - Nanne
- 2001
France - "Moi... Lolita" - Alizée
- 2002
United Kingdom - "What If" - Kate Winslet
- 2003
France - "Cassé" - Nolwenn Leroy
- 2004
Russia - "Grezy" - Varvara
- 2005
Italy - "Da grande" - Alexia
- 2006
Greece - "Mambo" - Elena Paparizou
- 2007
Spain - "Que no Daría yo" - Rebeca
- 2008
Croatia - "Ruža u kamenu" - Franka Batelić
- 2009
United Kingdom - "Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
- 2010
United Kingdom - "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" - Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
OGAE Second Chance Contest
The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a video event in which the OGAE national clubs can enter if there was a televised national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest that year. The members of each club choose amongst the songs that did not win, the ones that will represent each club in the event.
OGAE Guest Jury Hits
The OGAE Guest Jury Hits is a contest for the OGAE members that can not participate in the OGAE Second Chance Retrospective Contest, either because they didn't hold a National Final that year, or did not participate in Eurovision at that time.
OGAE Video Contest
The OGAE Video Contest is a video event in which, much like the OGAE Song Contest, all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song and video released in the previous 12 months in their countries. There is no obligation on the entry for the OGAE Video Contest to be sang in one of the country's official language.
OGAE Mediterranean Song Contest
Main article: OGAE Mediterranean Song ContestThe OGAE Mediterranean Song Contest is a mediterranean traditional music contest, The Mediterranean countries are the participants and is also held throughout the Mediterranean. The songs are from the countries themselves and of each local culture.
External links
References
- ^ Viniker, Barry (2007-07-02). "OGAE elects new International Co-ordinator". ESCToday. http://esctoday.com/news/read/8916. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
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