Italy’s Annalisa wins the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2024 with “Sinceramente”

Annalisa’s “Sinceramente” has been crowned OGAE’s top Eurovision national final song of 2024 during the annual Second Chance Contest.

The poll, which has been held every year since 1987, sees OGAE clubs across Europe, and the rest of the world, put forward a song that competed in their country’s national final for Eurovision. A vote is then taken amongst OGAE members to select a winner.

Italy stormed to victory in this year’s contest, with Annalisa earning over 100 points more than runner-up Jacqline from Sweden. It now means that OGAE Italy has the honour of organising next year’s Second Chance Contest.

This is in fact Annalisa’s second victory at the competition, having previously taken the trophy in 2018 with her ballad “Il Mondo Prima Di Te.” She’s only the second act to achieve a double win, after Alcazar won for Sweden in 2003 and 2005.

Results: OGAE Second Chance Contest 2024

1.  Italy: Annalisa – “Sinceramente” (364 points)
2.  Sweden: Jacqline – “Effortless” (252 points)
3.  Norway: KEiiNO – “Damdiggida” (238 points)
4.  Finland: Sara Siipola – “Paskana” (196 points)
5.  Serbia: Konstrakta – “Novo, bolje” (178 points)
6.  Estonia: OLLIE – “My Friend” (131 points)
7.  Spain: Angy Fernández – “Sé quien soy” (119 points)
8. ​​ Germany: Ryk – “Oh Boy” (113 points)
9.  Czechia: MYDY – “Red Flag Parade” (70 points)
10.  Denmark: Basim – “Johnny” (50 points)
11.  Croatia: MARCELA – “Gasoline” (47 points)
12.  San Marino (OGAE Rest of the World): Loredana – “Pazza” (44 points)
13.  Malta: ERBA’ – “Sirena” (34 points)
14.  Lithuania: Shower – “Impossible” (8 points)
15.  Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Place I Call Home” (6 points)
16.  Portugal: João Borsch – “…Pelas costuras” (6 points)

wiwilboggs readers favour Finland’s Sara Siipola

Since only OGAE members can vote in the Second Chance Contest, we held a separate unofficial poll for everyone else to chime in with their say.

Annalisa earned a lot of support here too, but was ultimately pipped into second place with our readers. Instead, they favoured Finland’s Sara Siipola and her emotional ballad “Paskana.”

Here are the full results of our poll.

1. Finland: Sara Siipola – “Paskana” | 21.10%, 1,413 votes
2. Italy: Annalisa – “Sinceramente” | 18.74%, 1,255 votes
3. Norway: KEiiNO – “Damdiggida” | 10.01%, 670 votes
4. Germany: Ryk – “Oh Boy” | 7.83%, 524 votes
5. Serbia: Konstrakta – “Novo, bolje” | 7.33%, 491 votes
6. Sweden: Jacqline – “Effortless” | 7.18%, 481 votes
7. Spain: Angy Fernandez – “Sé quien soy” | 5.29%, 354 votes
8. Estonia: OLLIE – “My Friend” | 4.67%, 313 votes
9. Denmark: Basim – “Johnny” | 3.05%, 204 votes
10. Malta: ERBA’ – “Sirena” | 2.66%, 178 votes
11. Czechia: MYDY – “Red Flag Parade” | 2.55%, 171 votes
12. San Marino (OGAE Rest of the World): Loredana – “Pazza” | 2.45%, 164 votes
13. Portugal: João Borsh – “…Pelas costuras” | 2.42%, 162 votes
14. Croatia: MARCELA – “Gasoline” | 2.40%, 161 votes
15. Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Place I Call Home” | 1.16% 78 votes
16. Lithuania: Shower – “Impossible” | 1.15%, 77 votes

Total Votes: 6,696

What do you make of the results? Are you happy to see Annalisa crowned winner of the OGAE Second Chance Contest once again? Or do you agree with our readers instead? Let us know in the comments below.