OGAE UK have confirmed the entries that will compete in the OGAE Song Contest 2024. The hosts have announced that 24 songs will participate in the latest edition of the Eurovision related fan contest.
OGAE Song Contest 2024
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. Since 2023, the format has merged with the now defunct OGAE Video Contest that was held from 2003-2021.
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 2024 contest, songs must have been released on or after 1 January 2023).
- 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 pre-selections.
- 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, OGAE UK extended their record breaking achievement in the contest with an eighth victory. The winning entry was, ‘As It Was’ by former One Direction star, Harry Styles. The running order for the OGAE Song Contest 2024 being held in Belfast, Northern Ireland is as follows:
| Running Order | Country | Artist | Song |
| 1 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Marina Satti | ‘LALALALA’ |
| 2 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | cserihanna | ‘Akinek én sok vagyok’ |
| 3 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimi Cat | ‘Vais Ter Saudades’ |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Dua Lipa | ‘Dance The Night’ |
| 5 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Kind mod Kind feat. Medina | ‘Love Isn’t Easy’ |
| 6 | 🇪🇸 Spain | Ana Mena | ‘Madrid City’ |
| 7 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Aleksandra Prijović | ‘Dam Dam Dam’ |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | Troye Sivan | ‘Rush’ |
| 9 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Sophie & The Giants x Purple Disco Machine | ‘Paradise’ |
| 10 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Ivi Adamou | ‘Eipes’ |
| 11 | 🇫🇮 Finland | Käärijä & Erika Vikman | ‘Ruoska’ |
| 12 | 🇺🇳 Rest of the World | Sabrina Carpenter | ‘Please Please Please’ |
| 13 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Purple Disco Machine & Benjamin Ingresso (ft. Nile Rodgers & Shenseea) | ‘Honey Boy’ |
| 14 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | Tamara Todevska feat. Young Dadi | ‘Ego’ |
| 15 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Annalisa | ‘Euforia’ |
| 16 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | Vesna | ‘Dokola’ |
| 17 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | Sofia Coll | ‘Q NO’ |
| 18 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | Mahmood, Angele | ‘Sempre/Jamais’ |
| 19 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | Baby Lasagna | ‘IG BOY’ |
| 20 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Dara Ekimova | ‘Disham’ |
| 21 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Daria Zawiałow | ‘Złamane serce jest OK’ |
| 22 | 🇫🇷 France | Zaho de Sagazan | ‘La symphonie des éclairs’ |
| 23 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Maja Keuc | ‘Z mano tu’ |
| 24 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | Inje | ‘Bellydancing’ |
The voting period will remain open until October 28. The winner of the OGAE Song Contest 2024 will be announced on November 11. Further details can be found on the OGAE UK website.
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