OGAE Second Chance Contest 2014

The 2014 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 28th 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 their national finals.

Albania and Belarus made their debut in 2014, while Denmark, France, Malta, Portugal, Romania, and Slovenia all returned. On the other hand participants from the 2013 contest Austria and Italy weren't able to take part this year because they had selected their Eurovision entries internally. Serbia were also absent from the contest due to their withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

The contest was won by Helena Paparizou, who represented with the song "Survivor".

Participating countries

A total of twenty participating nations competed in the annual OGAE Second Chance Contest.

Returning artists

Helena Paparizou who won the Eurovision Song Contest and also competed in the OGAE Second Chance Contest of the same year for , returned to the OGAE Contest representing . Catarina Pereira will represent for the second time, the first being the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2010, where she placed third.

Results

Draw

Country

Language

Artist

Song

English translation

National final

Place

Points

01

English

Helena Paparizou

"Survivor"

4th

1

259

02

Finnish

Mikko Pohjola

"Sängyn reunalla"

On the edge of the bed

2nd

7

79

03

English

Linnea Dale

"High Hopes"

2nd

6

122

04

English

2 Fabiola feat. Loredana

"She's After My Piano"

3rd (SF 2)

19

16

05

English

Bogi

"We All"

2nd (Jury)

15

32

06

English

Anca Florescu

"Hearts Collide"

4th

14

38

07

English

De Bee

"Pin the Middle"

2nd

20

1

08

French

Joanna Lagrave

"Ma liberté"

My freedom

Unplaced

8

63

09

English

Daria

"Starlight"

8th

12

45

10

Spanish, English

Brequette

"Más (Run)"

More

2nd

2

253

11

Icelandic

Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir

"Amor"

Love

Unplaced

16

31

12

English

Michael Rune feat. Natascha Bessez

"Wanna Be Loved"

2nd

5

136

13

English

Mia

"Take a Look at Me Now"

2nd

17

23

14

English

Eoghan Quigg

"The Movie Song"

2nd

13

41

15

English

MarieMarie

"Cotton Candy Hurricane"

Unplaced

11

57

16

Albanian

Klodian Kaçani

"Me ty"

With you

2nd

10

58

17

English, Hebrew

Mei Feingold

"Be Proud"

3rd

4

149

18

Greek

Crystallia

"Petalouda stin Athina"
(Πεταλούδα στην Αθήνα)

Butterfly in Athens

3rd

9

62

19

Portuguese

Catarina Pereira

"Mea culpa"

My fault

2nd

3

197

20

English

Muff

"Let Me Be (Myself)"

2nd

18

20

Scoreboard

Contestants

Sweden

Finland

Norway

Belgium

Hungary (Rest of the World)

Romania

Malta

France

Belarus

Spain

Iceland

Denmark

Lithuania

Ireland

Germany

Albania

Israel

Greece

Portugal

Slovenia

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another:

N.

Contestant

Nation(s) giving 12 points

11

Spain

Belarus, Belgium, France, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Rest of the World, Slovenia, Serbia

10

Sweden

Albania, Andorra, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

4

Portugal

Denmark, Israel, Norway, Sweden

1

Albania

Germany

Germany

Austria

Iceland

Russia

Israel

Croatia

See also

  • OGAE
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2014