After a one-year hiatus, OGAE Australia have confirmed the entries that will compete in the OGAE Song Contest 2023. The hosts have announced that 31 songs will participate in the latest edition of the Eurovision related fan contest.
OGAE Song Contest 2023
Beginning in 1986, the OGAE Song Contest is the oldest OGAE contest, uniting all the national OGAE clubs in a music fan contest. Each club puts forward their favourite original song from their country. After which, fans from every club judge and vote for their favourite track. This year, the contest combines the former OGAE Video Contest into the current format.
The rules, (courtesy of OGAE):
- Have been released on an album or as a single on vinyl, CD or as a digital download, or as a video, no earlier than the start of the year prior to the contest (i.e. for the 2023 contest, songs must have been released on or after 1 January 2022).
- Be an original version (not a remix).
- Not include samples of any other song.
- Not have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest, Junior Eurovision Song Contest, OGAE Second Chance Contest or any related public preselections
- If a music video exists, the video must have been released by the relevant artist.
- Be a studio version, not a live recording or part of a film, etc.
- Be performed by an artist with the nationality/residency of the nominating OGAE national club. For groups, at least one performer must be of the nationality/residency of the nominating OGAE national club.
- Be of a maximum duration of 5 minutes.
Last year, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the optics of a particular entry submitted forced OGAE Australia to cancel the 2022 contest. Therefore, the club are able to continue hosting duties for this year following their victory in 2021 with Tones and I. The running order for the OGAE Song Contest 2023 is as follows:
Running order:
- 🇦🇩 Andorra: Triquell – ‘Jugular’
- 🇫🇷 France: Slimane – ‘Des millers de je t’aime’
- 🇫🇮 Finland: KUUMAA – ‘Tulipalo’
- 🇵🇱 Poland: Margaret – ‘Tańcz głupia’
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: Calema, Nuno Ribeiro & Mariza – ‘Maria Joana’
- 🇬🇷 Greece: Kostantinos Argiros – ‘Elpida’
- 🇦🇺 Australia: Kylie Minogue – ‘Padam Padam’
- 🇭🇺 Hungary: Azahriah – ‘Four Moods’
- 🇩🇪 Germany: Michael Schulte – ‘With You’
- 🇦🇲 Armenia: Malena – ‘Flashing Lights’
- 🇲🇹 Malta: Aidan – ‘Madam’
- 🇪🇸 Spain: Aitana – ‘Los Ángeles’
- 🇭🇷 Croatia: Eni Jurišić & Matija Cvek – ‘Trebaš Li Me’
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Artem Pivovarov – ‘Manifest’
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Pajak ft. Antonia Gigovska – ‘Habibi’
- 🇮🇹 Italy: Annalisa – ‘Mon Amour’
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia: Eva Boto – ‘Nočem, da greš’
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: Oscar and the Wolf – ‘Warrior’
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: Niall Horan – ‘The Show’
- 🇱🇻 Latvia: Citi Zēni ft. Labvēlīgais Tips – ‘Baļļīte’
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: Tobias Rahim – ‘Når Mænd Græder’
- 🇨🇿 Czechia: Mikolas Josef – ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: Teya Dora – ‘Džanum’
- 🇦🇹 Austria: Pia Maria – ‘White Noise’
- 🇪🇪 Estonia: Stefan – ‘Kiri Külmkapi Peal’
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye: Günes – ‘NKBÍ’
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus: Loukas Yorkas – ‘Mehri ton Ourano’
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Harry Stiles – ‘As It Was’
- 🇳🇴 Norway: KEiiNO – ‘Nights of Thunder’
- Rest of the World: Two Hearts – ‘Eurovusion (Open Up)’
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: Zara Larsson – ‘Can’t Tame Her’
The voting period will remain open until October 21, the winner of the OGAE Song Contest 2023 will be announced on November 25. Further details can be found on the OGAE Australia website.
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