OGAE Song Contest 2021

Hey fanclubbers!

The post-Eurovision OGAE engagement drive is in full swing, with the annual OGAE Song Contest coming to us soon! (Voting for the OGAE Second Chance Contest will open with the July newsletter)

But first - we must select an eligible representative. In order to do that, we are asking members to send us nominations via email, which our club will then vote on who will represent us!

Remember to check the eligibility criteria below to ensure your nomination is acceptable, and we will put out a form to vote on the song to fly the Rest of the World flag with the July newsletter!

nominations Have Closed.

Stay tuned for voting to open soon!

Please note:

  • This is a SONG contest; as such, a playlist will be made with AUDIO ONLY in Spotify or SoundCloud or similar.

    • The video contest is separate, hence any music video is not meant to be a consideration for this.

  • Please consider your nomination carefully as we will accept one nominee per member.

    • If we receive more than one, we will only use the most recent nomination.

  • This is a great chance to uncover some up-and-coming, or unknown, talent across our incredible geography. No eligible nomination, regardless of how left of centre it may be, will be ignored.

  • We will update this page when our nominations are available for voting, and again when the full contest is up and running.

eligibility:

(From OGAE International Website) - In order to be eligible for inclusion, a song must:

  • Have been commercially released prior to the entry submission date;

  • Have been released on any recording material or any public platform not earlier than the start of the previous year of the Contest[1];

  • Be essentially performed in a/the national language of the nominating OGAE national club; Up to 25% of the total lyrics (by word count) could be in a language other than the relevant national language(s);

  • Be an original version (not a cover or a remix);

  • Be a studio version, not a live recording or part of a film, etc.;

  • The relevant song shall not have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, Junior Eurovision, OGAE Second Chance Contest or OGAE Song Contest or any related public Eurovision preselections;

  • Be performed by an individual with the nationality[2] of the nominating OGAE national club. For groups, at least one performer must have the nationality of the nominating national club;

  • Be of a maximum duration of 5 minutes.

[1] e.g. if the current year is 2021, the song has to be released not earlier then 1st of January 2020.

[2] nationality = having the citizenship of the country or their origin of the nation is proven. **

** In the case of OGAE Rest of the World, the nationality must not be the same as a current OGAE club or country covered by an existing OGAE club.