Eurovision national finals are a tough game. Only one act can win each country’s selection, often leaving many great songs behind. But some of these fallen favourites are given a new chance at victory each year in the OGAE Second Chance Contest.
With the acts for this year’s contest now chosen, OGAE fan clubs around Europe (and the rest of the world) are submitting their votes to decide the top favourite of the national final acts who didn’t win the ticket to Eurovision.
But before the official result is revealed, we want to hear from you. Check out the competing entries for the 2025 contest and then let us know who you think should win.
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OGAE Second Chance Contest 2025
This year OGAE Italy is hosting the competition. That’s after Annalisa won last year’s contest with her song “Sinceramente,” marking Italy’s fourth win. OGAE Luxembourg is participating in the contest for the very first time.
OGAE clubs whose broadcaster selected their Eurovision entry using a national final were eligible to nominate one non-winning song as their entry for the Second Chance Contest. OGAE Rest of the World, comprised of fans from country’s who don’t have individual OGAE clubs, selected their entry from the Sammarinese selection.
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2025: The Competing Songs
San Marino (OGAE Rest of the World): Besa – “Tiki”- 🇬🇷 Greece: BARBZ – “Sirens”
Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “Drobė”
Sweden: Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On”- 🇮🇸 Iceland: Stebbi JAK – “Set Me Free”
Estonia: An-Marlen – “Külm”
Serbia: Harem Girls – “Aladin”- 🇮🇪 Ireland: NIYL – “Growth”
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: Mentissa – “Désolée”
Croatia: LELEK – “The Soul of My Soul”- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Luzac – “Je danse”
Norway: Nataleen – “The Game”
Denmark: Adel the Second – “The Unluckiest Boy Alive”
Germany: Moss Kena – “Nothing Can Stop Love”- 🇵🇱 Poland: Sw@da x Niczos – “Lusterka”
Malta: Kristy Spiteri – “Heaven Sent”
Portugal: JOSH – “Tristeza”- 🇱🇻 Latvia: Emilija – “Heartbeat”
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia: July Jones – “New Religion”
Ukraine: MOLODI – “my sea”- 🇦🇱 Albania: Elvana Gjata – “Karnaval”
Italy: Giorgia – “La cura per me”- 🇦🇲 Armenia: Simon – “AY PAPAREY BYE”
Finland: Goldielocks – “Made Of”
Spain: J Kbello – “VIP”
Poll: Who should win the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2025?
You can vote for as many of the contestants as you want. But remember that you can only vote once – so choose wisely!
Who did you vote for? Are you surprised by any of the clubs’ choices? Which songs would you have submitted? Let us know in the comments.
Why Moss Kena for Germany? It should be Lyza and I would have voted for that. Lovers on Mars was incredibly good.
oh you know OGAE will just go with pop, Klara and Sweden…wash, rinse, repeat…that’s OGAE time after time
Why not Måns?
1. Sweden
2. Finland
3. Spain
4. Malta
Don’t really care about the rest
When is this even happening?
October, I believe. But not sure if it will be broadcast online. The years OGAE Sweden hosted it it was broadcast live.
Oh gosh, that’s far away
I’m still not over Josh losing. Deslocado grew on me thankfully, but Josh could’ve placed Top 10 (in a normal year) or even won the whole thing if the staging had changed.
What a masterpiece!
Sweden should have sent 3rd place Greczula – Believe Me. Placed higher than Klara. Denmark should have sent Proud – Tim Schou. It placed 2nd to Sissal.
But On and On and On is great too. Top pick. Actually my winner in Mello this year.
Greczula might have ended higher but Klara had the more impact. Number 1 single
for me its got to be “Nothing Can Stop Love” such a beautiful song would have easilly been top 5 if not top 3 with the juries
Ooooh Mans ain’t gonna like this. Hopefully somebody catches it on cam.
Simon, you free, dear?
Germany: Moss Kena – “Nothing Can Stop Love” and Portugal: JOSH – “Tristeza” were my big favorites. I didn’t like their eurovision choises this year.
I hope Klara Hammarström never gives up on trying to represent Sweden. Cause she would be a great ambassador and a real representative. Unlike whatever this is.
This should be an easy win for Finland.
No, it’s Sweden once again.
It feels like there’s a lot of obvious choices that were left out
estonia, but will probably be sweden again
Denmark, one of the catchiest songs this season.
This year, Portugal, Croatia, Estonia, Italy, or Poland deserve the first place IMHO, but this is OGAE so we all know it’s going to be one of the Nordics yet again. Likely Sweden or Finland.
Finland has only won once tho
Agree. Would love Lelek to take it out. They were robbed by their own juries.
Either Sweden takes their 19th win, or Finland their 2nd.
On and On and On has become one of my most listened to songs this year…
The Second Chance songs are better than the actual Grand Final
‘Growth’ is one of the songs of my year, that could have been an easy qualifier for Ireland with effective staging
Still got Lusterka and Sirens on repeat, my two favorites from the season alongside POWERPLAY which lowkey was a better option for Second Chance than Growth. Overall though, looking at this selection, ESC 2025 had potential to be an outstanding year, the national selection results were atrocious
An Marlen Josh and Adel the second ??
I think it will be between Spain, Poland and Finland.
Sweden will be in the Top 5.
Totally agree!! Spain is my favourite and i think it could have easily win of it went to this year Eurovision (especially with such a weak year)… Poland is very hypnotising as well!