EUROVISION RETROSPECTIVES
This activity will look back at Eurovisions past. The idea is that we, as OGAE Rest of the World, will cast our own votes as members on the songs, and decide our club’s favourite for the year. We will run this monthly for the most part, and each year will be randomly drawn.
Every month, with the exclusion of April and May (and September 2021), a random draw will choose a past Eurovision Song Contest. We will post the link to the video of the contest for members to watch, and then cast their votes on their favourites. For more recent contests, the 12, 10, 8-1 point system will be utilised. While previously, different voting systems were used, we will maintain the current 12, 10, 8-1 as every year had at least 10 entries. Every month in our newsletter, we will inform of the month that was randomly drawn, as well as the results of the previous month. We will run this from the start of the month for approximately 25 days, to allow for tallying of voting and reporting of results in the newsletter. We will endeavour to host a slew of online “Watch Parties” across our many time-zones to ensure that we can reach as many of our members as possible. Each activity will be available until the 26th of the month to cast votes.
Casting your vote will earn you 5 points. (Per month if participating in each Retrospective)
There will not be a Eurovision Retrospective for the month of September 2021.
OCTOBER 2021:
Dipping back into the Eurovision poker chips to reveal our next year for review and… you can click here to watch the video.
We will be hosting 2 watch parties through the watch2gether platform as usual, click here to access.
They will be at the following times:
sunday october 10
3pm AEDST - Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
and
3pm EDT - Eastern Daylight Time (USA)
Click here for those who would like to watch the full show in your own time.
August 2021: results available below!
1959, the fourth edition of our favourite contest, was a foray into the suave and elegant years of old… and now, it is time to reveal our results.
Our club has voted. The result have been verified, and you can watch the wonderful video from our members Will and Aaron to look at our top 5 placings based on our votes - click here!
For full results, click here.
JULY 2021: results available below!
1961 was a fun and fabulous year, and now, it is time to reveal our results.
Our club has voted. The result have been verified, and you can watch the excellent video Kate put together for our top 10 placings based on our votes - click here!
For full results, click here.
JUNE 2021: results available below!
The glitz and glamour of the 1980’s - with all the shoulder pads, eye makeup and power-balladry once again in the past, it is time to reveal our results.
Our club has voted. The result have been verified, and you can watch the wonderful Ilya provide the top five placings based on our votes - click here!
For full results, click here.
MARCH 2021: results available below!
We have plucked another year from the trusty Eurovision bag of poker chips for our next retrospective… And we didn’t stray all that far from February! Click here to watch the video.
Our club has voted. The result have been verified, and you can watch the amazing Michelle and Steve provide the top ten in their excellent video - click here!
For full results, click here.
As advised, the months of April and May will NOT have a Eurovision Retrospective.
FEBRuary 2021: results available below!
Dipping back into the Eurovision poker chips to reveal our next year for review and… you can click here to watch the video.
And our club has voted!!! Richard and Kevin, two wonderful members, present the top 10 from Seattle - click here!
For full results, click here.
January 2021: results available below!
The trusty Eurovision bag of poker chips has been accessed, and plucked from it’s grasp is our next year for our Retrospective! Click here to watch the video.
And our club has voted!!! Sascha and Edward, two exceptional members, present the top 5 in this cleverly crafted video - click here!
For full results, click here.
December 2020:
For our first foray into the past, we have decided to tackle perhaps the most controversial contest, in terms of the winner. That’s right… We will decide which, if any, of the infamous 1969 four-way tie actually deserved to win!
And our club has voted! Vincent, one of our amazing members, presents the Top 5 by video - click here!
For full results, click here.
Thank you to all our members (and friends) who joined our watch parties across our major time zones to capture as many of us as possible. (Unfortunately we cannot meet everyone's time preferences).