As the annual Eurovision prediction poll continues, the points continue to pour in. Next up to deliver their votes in the OGAE Poll 2021 is OGAE Serbia, who award their douze points to France. This is the first set of 12 points for Barbara Pravi, catapulting “Voilà” into second place overall thus far.
In second place with the club of 26 Serbian voters is Croatia’s Albina. “Tick-Tock” picks up ten more points after an initially slow start in this year’s poll. Meanwhile, OGAE Serbia’s bronze medal goes to Cyprus’ Elena Tsagrinou. Eight points go to “El Diablo”.
Further down the scoreboard, current poll leader Switzerland picked up four points and bookies’ favourite Malta received just one point.
Votes from OGAE Serbia
- France — 12 points
- Croatia — 10 points
- Cyprus — 8 points
- San Marino — 7 points
- Italy — 6 points
- Romania — 5 points
- Switzerland — 4 points
- Lithuania — 3 points
- Greece — 2 points
- Malta — 1 point
OGAE Poll 2021 leaderboard — 18 April
With six clubs voting, Switzerland is in the lead. France is currently on the podium in second-place position, just one point ahead of Malta. Lithuania and Cyprus round out the top five, with San Marino narrowly behind in sixth.
As it stands, only 19 countries have received points, leaving 20 countries still on zero points. But just like Eurovision, in these early stages of voting anything could change. There are still 37 more OGAE clubs yet to deliver their points, so it’s still all to play for!
1. Switzerland — 58 points
2. France — 41 points
3. Malta — 40 points
4. Lithuania — 37 points
5. Cyprus — 33 points
6. San Marino — 31 points
7. Italy — 24 points
8. Sweden — 18 points
9. Croatia — 13 points
10. Azerbaijan — 10 points
11. Finland — 8 points
(=) Ukraine — 8 points
13. Romania — 7 points
14. Iceland — 5 points
15. Greece — 4 points
(=) Estonia — 4 points
(=) Serbia — 4 points
18. Israel — 2 points
19. Russia — 1 point
Countries that are not listed are yet to receive points from any voting clubs.
Between now and Sunday 2 May, half of the groups voting in the OGAE Poll 2021 will reveal their points one by one. Then, the remaining groups will announce their points at the same time on Friday 7 May in a grand final video spectacle.
What do you think? Will Switzerland maintain its lead? Who will win the OGAE Poll 2021? Let us know in the comments below.
Barbara has Serbian roots, so nothing surprising. It’s the same as Albania’s 12 points to Switzerland.
I find it quite obvious how Ogae Serbia gave 12 points to France(Barbara has Serbian origins) and Croatia in second however they are both amazing songs
Barbara is part Serbian. Knowing the Balkans and their staunch nationalism, this played a part, I’m sure. Don’t get me wrong, Voilà is a great song and getting 12 points is not out of order, but there’s that to consider too. Anyway, well done to all the countries who got points.
You might think it’s obvious that Serbia gives Croatia 10 points. But keep in mind the history of the countries,and the animosity that still exists between them. There is still so much bad blood between them, between all Balkan countries. Instead of them fighting it out it’s rather nice than they can exchange points. It¨s different from Greece & Cyprus who basically is the same country..
Well, we could say the same for North Macedonia and Bulgaria regarding the polemic with Vasil this year. Still, North Macedonia gives a lot of point for Bulgaria (12 pts from public AND televote in 2017 for example but that was deserved).
But its mot ok when the contry from Scandinavia do that. Thats weard
Do Scadinavian countries have a recent history of wars? Do they have hostile relations with each other? So the only reason they give each other 12 points is because they are friends who share the same culture..
Top 2 here is same as World cup 2018
These Eastern countries giving high points to France is very promising !
I’m yet to see what is so special about this French song.
Yes, try again.
Voilà, it’s in front of you even tho you need to hear it to understand what is special 😉
I’m not crazy about it either but it’s more special than Malta or Switzerland in my view. (If we count that top 3 with bookies or ogae or fandom).
It’s a weird and messy year anyway which makes hard to understand things for anybody I think.
Very true.
Nothing. Maybe is the fact that we’ve to hear this kind of French music 60 years…I personally can’t hear this more than 5 secs.
I am looking forward to May to find out which countries the OGAE got wrong. Every year there are 2-3 candidates that are underestimated and they are always very professional artists or with great voices. 2019: Australia, Northern Macedonia (and also Serbia who had 0 points). 2018: Albania mainly. 2017: The Netherlands and a bit of Portugal. Etc… 2014: Netherlands.
In short, there will still be 2-3 underestimated candidates and I feel that Belgium is one of them. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hooverphonic with maximum 5 points from OGAE but take off in the ranking in Rotterdam.
Why got wrong? This is not about a prediction where these songs will end up, its just a matter of taste by the members…!
You are right. I tend to think that OGAEs want to make predictions even if their primary goal is just to have fun and say what they like. But you can’t deny that one of their intentions in gathering the votes of fan clubs from all countries is to estimate more or less who will do well or not in May.
I just wanted to point out that some countries will end up doing better than we think.
It’s funny how much importance some people give to OGAE polls.. To me it’s only “a little something” that helps us survive without the Eurovision for another month :))
Lol at clueless and ignorant people suggesting that Serbia gave 10 points to Croatia for political reasons. They never give eachother points this high. They are not Cyprus and Greece.
I mean Cyprus and Greece are basically the same. We speak the same language, share lifestyle, even watch the same tv programmes on the same broadcasting networks. Cypriot singers represent Greece in ESC, Greek singers represent Cyprus in ESC (Elena Tsagrinou is Greek). And it’s not just ESC. The two countries share history. If only people would get over themselves and understand that Greece and Cyprus exchanging 12 points is no different to Scandinavian countries exchanging their 12 points. Or if they can’t do that, they should at least be booing every country that awards their neighbor 12 points on… Read more »
It doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy the song but if you actually think if it wasn’t Croatia they’d still give the same song 10p, you’re lowkey delusional…
Yes, I think they would. Albina literally won one Australian preparty vote and came 8th in Brisbane preparty. I’ve also seen votes where she didn’t do well. It all depends on the group of people who vote in these events. You don’t have to be so ignorant. People can like what they like.
Nothing ignorant with what I said… It’s like Latvia giving Lithuania 12 or hypothetically Estonia giving Finland 10. Supporting your neighbour if they’ve sent a good song. Since you’re so sure about Croatia being liked we’re gonna be seeing a lot of 10’s coming her way.
No, it’s not the same cause Serbia and Croatia didn’t exchange points in recent years.
Delusion. Also, enough with the bashing against Greece and Cyprus, it is an extremely stigmatising behaviour.
Stigmatising? Lol, well THIS is delusion. And the Greece-Cyprus thing is just a fact.
What Cyrpus and Greece do many times it’s wrong. But I can understand the exchange between those countries, at least 100% with the televoters. The juries should be more objective. For example, Tamta never deserved the 12 points from the Greek jury based on her performance. But the juries backed it up because they know Tamta as an artist (if you see, Tamta was the fave of 3 juries and second favourite of the other 2, while Lazarev was the fave of 2 and the second favourite of the other 3). Also, in 2018, Greece was so close to give… Read more »
Speculations over speculations, there is literally no ground in guessing why did some jury member vote for this or that. I really don’t get how you can be so sure about your theories. If something, the support to Lazarev and Moldova shows the influence that Kontopoulos has. It is really sad to hear a Greek reproducing such theories about Foureira being mistreated by the jury because of her roots, with literally zero proof.
Can’t understand the dislikes, your analysis is on point
It’s not just that, it’s OGAE voting for the same kind of songs over and over + neighnour help… Juries at ESC are much different, they won’t give their top points to neighbours, even Tamara Todevska didn’t score that well in Balkan juries
12 to France and 10 to Croatia? I know these OGAE polls do not turn out to be fully accurate but I feel like the political bias seen here will be reflected in ESC as well lol.
Yeah, that known political affiliation of the Serbs and the French…
Well, considering that she has roots in Serbia…
Barbara has Serbian roots……
Wow, Serbians got taste!
(Well, except for Croatia unfortunately, it’s out of my top 10 but the song is quite nice :/)
Bulgaria, Belgium and Ireland still having 0 point doesn’t make sense with my fantasy
+1 for Bulgaria and Belgium
I’m not a big fan of the song but Bulgaria getting nothing to this point is a bit surprising. I mean, Serbia was a pretty safe bet to give them something, right?
Well, actually no. France would be a safe bet for Serbian 12 points, as she has Serbian roots (her surname is Piévic by the way). Then Croatia cause, Croatia you know. The only thing that surpises me is that ”El Diablo” is really famous among OGAE fanclubs (I will not be shocked if it finishes in the top 3 of the OGAE voting). The other points are kinda logic then.
Albania’s 24 points are locked for Swiss and Serbia’s 24 points are locked for France…for singers descent reasons.
I would definitely call Bulgaria severely underrated among hardcore fans, but there is a reason why they are still 5th in the betting odds. Victoria will create a moment loved by so many general audiences and the juries.
North Macedonia not getting anything from Serbia or Albania just cements their poor reception overall, though. Perhaps Bulgaria will grant them one point?
It’s a sweet song…but the last that need to listen televoters, especially after one year of lockdown. Bookies need always some ‘hares’…
Let me guess, they need to listen the Greece’s song only especially after one year of lockdown, I get it.
People don’t have to wait for the esc to listen to music, even during the lockdown they still could listen music and uptempo music if they wanted it was not forbidden it seems, so that covid and lockdown argument each time to justify an upbeat song is out, and you wouldn’t say the same thing if Greece sent a ballad this year for sure, so try another thing thank you.
Hello addict. Be my guest but please stop to think in one dimension.
Just for the types my votes goes to Iceland, Lithuania, San Marino, Croatia, Czech Rep. Romania, Denmark, Israel and Malta
and my ‘qualitative’ vote to Slovenia.
In your comment now. Not necessarily Greece (somewhere between 14th-8th place, in my opinion). I strongly believe that televoters will choose happy and catchy and trashy songs….and they have many options.
Yes France has an old fashioned qualitative song, but 2021 do not match for this entry (23-24 would be better years for this entry).
Hello, sorry but it seems you think in one dimension too in that case….
2021 do not match with it? Do you know what means timeless? But as you can’t listen it more than 3 sec I don’t understand why you keep talking about it again and again each time, you don’t like it, you’re not the target for this, ok so ignore it.
However the televoters can give as much points to “happy” uptempo songs as to ballads or more slow songs, there’s no rules for that.
Yes I can’t boy…maybe I could after the end of pandemia…and for sure much more people (actually I like old french music) That’s why I said that unluckily this song don’t match to 2021. Could be a possible winner after 2-3 years.
I think the reality is something between the two extremes. I’d usually say that Bulgaria could rely on some jury points due to the type of song it is but there are a lot of jury-friendly songs this year and only so many points to go around. I’ve never seen a lot of televote appeal in it but definitely think it’ll do better than the OGAE is indicating. I’m not going to overreact and say that Bulgaria’s got a chance of NQing but my prediction of a 10-15th place in the final might’ve just gained some weight. On a side… Read more »
I agree. Unless the performance is out of this world, I would predict top 10-15 more than top 5. However, the song personally speaks to me and I love it. I still understand that people might find it slightly too uneventful and in a lack of an ”oomph”. I just have little to no doubts that they will have a combined top 10 result in the semi. I don’t see this tanking. Sadly, I do see it underperforming in comparison with it’s current odds.
Wait Bulgaria still has zero points?!?!
Lol and I got downvoted any time I say this is so overrated and boring.
Yeah, cause everyone knows the OGAE is a marquee for good taste.
10 points to Croatia, oh wow couldn’t make it more obvious
it’s not 12 and the song is easily in my top 5.
It may be in your top 5, but actually the song has not something special, it gets good score from Serbia only for being a neighbour and for being an upbeat dance song
But France getting 12 points because Barbara is of Serbian descent doesn’t justify that?!?
Oh please grow up, people have different taste than yours, accept it and move on.. besos
With the difference that France received high points from different countries and it is
not a song we heard thousand of times in Eurovision or out of it, while Croatia only a 3 points for now. Taste is subjective, ok, but don’t pretend like Tick Tock is not an usual generic disco song.
I have heard variations of the song a thousand plus times in Eurovision going back to 1956
The french chanson is a common genre, like every othe genres, the singers did not invent it of course, but no songs sound like Voilà at all, maybe they have the French touch, but nothing more. People keep on comparing Voilà with Edith Piaf or Patricia Kaas, but those songs have totally structures even if they aim to be liked by the same target. The lyrics is deep and well thought. I mean, Salvador was actually wrong with his speaking, but sometimes people are blind and I worry many think music is only fireworks, while for me everybody can enjoy… Read more »
It sounds very like N’Oubliez Pas to me, which had sincerity and which I actually liked. Perhaps I need an ear test!
Give us a break with your weird spirit.
And give us a break with your ridiculous argument, you keep repeating the same wrong things again and again about always about the same country, get a life maybe. Do you think it will help your beloved favourite to do that? Not at all and the worst thing is I’m pretty sure you think yes… Wow an article about France, go to quickly comment it badly, go to wish France to get the #2nd spot in the final and to flop hardly, go to say France song is outdated because you are unable to understand what timeless means and how… Read more »
And when wad the last time OGAE Serbia gave Croatia high amount of points? Stop being ridiculous.
Everytime a country brings something upbeat/dance, OGAE votes that song regardless. Thanks God real results will be mich different. Less Sweden hate, less points to the extrahyped Cyprus, Croatia and Moldova
Exactly this.. televoters will vote for Croatia, but Serbian jury is a different thing.. but anyway, we shall see..
So many great songs still without any points…
Serbia giving Barbara, which has Serbian roots, its first twelve points in OGAE voting…WOW
Greece recieved 2 points from the Netherlands by the way
Greece received already…2 points from Netherlands. Do not generalize things.
Croatia 10, Cyprus 8 and San Marino 7. I just stopped reading there. OGAE voting at its best.
If you are ironic, you won it all for me
Albania’s 12 points to Switzerland and Serbia’s 12 points to France… That’s a tie 😛
Ok. Bulgaria can start worrying if the Serbian Televote blanks it!!!! Hopefully it won’t
What a surprise ! Barbara Pravi tells in a lot of interviews that she has serbian roots. Is it a vote by origin not by music.
And it is an amazing song.. maybe not in your opinion, but most people agree it is.. cheers
No it isn’t. Its a typical 60ties France song.
It doesn’t mean that the song can’ t be amazing. However, irrelevant argument coming from a person stanning a 80’s influence song… #biased
No addict. Actually is in my 10th place. The difference is that 80ties are in fashion in music industry right now.
Ogae Albania gave 12 points to Switzerland because Gjon’s Tears is Albanian too. Did you make the same comment for him?
It’s so open this year.
The winner could basically be anyone. I certainly don’t expect the voting to be so homogeneous as it is with OGAE.
It will be pretty exciting.
Another shocker… Serbia giving 10 points to Croatia! Well, well, well,….
What a shock! 😉 If both Tick Tick and Loco Loco qualify, I wonder where those 12 points from each will go. But it’s strictly a musical thing. 😉
It kinda is, because serbian juries almost never give points to Croatia.
Better voting each other than inter-fighting…
This will be 12 in may.
If it will qualify, it will still be either 10 or 12 imo