“OGAE Second Chance 2026”: Line-Up Revealed

The annual “OGAE Second Chance” will also be held this year.
Each year since 1987, Eurovision fan clubs that belong to the OGAE network vote for their favorite national final songs that haven’t had the opportunity to shine on the Eurovision stage.

This year, 22 OGAE clubs will compete in the “Second Chance” contest.
OGAE members will vote for the songs and determine the results.
22 entries were chosen from the countries that held a national selection for Eurovision 2026 (which is why countries like Israel, France, Australia, Belgium, and others won’t be part of the lineup).
The club’s vote will close on August 23rd, 2026.

Here are the 22 songs that will compete this time:

  1. 🇦🇱 Albania: Sheila – “Zemra e tokës
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria: Bamlak Werner – “We Are Not Just One Thing
  3. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: DARA – “Curse
  4. 🇭🇷 Croatia: IRMA – “Ni traga
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark: Ericka Jane – “Death of Me
  6. 🇪🇪 Estonia: NÖEP – “Days Like This
  7. 🇫🇮 Finland: Antti Paalanen – “Takatukka
  8. 🇩🇪​​ Germany: wavvyboi – “Black Glitter
  9. 🇬🇷 Greece: ZAF – “ASTEIO
  10. 🇮🇹 Italy: Ditonellapiaga – “Che fastidio!
  11. 🇱🇻 Latvia: Emilia – “All We Ever Had
  12. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: SHWR – “Contact!
  13. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Steve Castile – “Sweet Tooth
  14. 🇲🇹 Malta: MATT BLXCK – “Ejja lejja ħdejja ‘l hawn
  15. 🇲🇪 Montenegro: LANA x ÐORÐE – “Temperatura
  16. 🇳🇴 Norway: Mileo – “Frankenstein
  17. 🇵🇹 Portugal: Dinis Mota – “Jurei”
  18. 🇵🇱 Poland: Basia Giewont – “Zimna woda
  19. 🇷🇸 Serbia: Zejna – “Jugoslavija
  20. 🇸🇪 Sweden: Greczula – “Half of Me
  21. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: Jerry Heil – “Prayer / CATHARTICUS
  22. 🇪🇸 Spain: Tony Grox and LUCYCALYS – “T AMARÉ

OGAE Rest of the World could have chosen any song from a country without a local OGAE club that held a national selection. This time, the club will be represented by Montenegro


Last year, Sweden won “OGAE Second Chance 2026“.
Klara Hammarström represented the country with “On and On and On”

Who’s your favorite song this year?
Who will win “OGAE Second Chance 2026?

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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