OGAE (French: Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision, English: General Organisation of Eurovision Fans) is one of the two major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.

Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest can have their own OGAE and most of them do, as does Lebanon. All other countries around the world are united under OGAE Rest of World, created in 2004.

Every year, the organisation puts together four non-profit competitions (Song Contest, Second Chance Contest, Video Contest and Home Composed Song Contest).

The purpose is to spread national popular music throughout the world and to exercise co-operation over the OGAE network of clubs, cooperation among the Eurovision Song Contest fans, promotion of the Eurovision Song Contest, and establishment of strong relations with national broadcasting companies.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Antonis Karatzikos was elected as new International Coordinator for OGAE, until 2009. In July 2009 was re-elected for the same post. He will serve until 2011.^[1]

OGAE Voting for participation of Eurovision Song Contest[link]

[edit] Marcel Bezençon Awards – Fans' Award

Year	Country	Song	Performer	Final Result	Points
2002	Finland	"Addicted to You"	Laura Voutilainen	20th	24
2003	Spain	"Dime"	Beth	8th	81

Winners of voting[link]

Every year since 2007, OGAE has conducted a pre-Eurovision Contest poll in which every national club plus OGAE Rest of the World vote all entries, using the same scoring system of Eurovision Voting (the most voted songs on each club receive 1 to 8, and then 10 and 12 points, and countries can't vote for themselves). The winners of this poll are:

Year	Country	Song	Performer	Final Result	Points	2nd Place	3rd Place
2007	Serbia	"Molitva" (Молитва)	Marija Šerifović	1st	268	Switzerland	Belarus
2008	Sweden	"Hero"	Charlotte Perrelli	18th	47	Switzerland	Serbia
2009	Norway	"Fairytale"	Alexander Rybak	1st	387	France	Sweden
2010	Denmark	"In a Moment Like This"	Chanée and N'evergreen	4th	149	Israel	Germany
2011	Hungary	"What About My Dreams?"	Kati Wolf	22nd	53	France	United Kingdom
2012	Sweden	"Euphoria"	Loreen	1st	372	Iceland	Italy

OGAE Song Contest[link]

The OGAE Song Contest is an audio event in which all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song released in the previous 12 months in their countries, and sung in one of the country's official languages.

Winners[link]

• 1986  Germany – "Stimmen in Wind" – Juliane Werding
• 1987  Israel – "Ba'ati Eleiha" – Yardena Arazi
• 1988  Germany – "Explosion" – Mary Roos
• 1989  Norway – "Hjem" – Karoline Krüger & Anita Skorgan
• 1990  Italy – "Vattene amore" – Mietta & Amedeo Minghi
• 1991  France – "Désenchantée" – Mylène Farmer
• 1992  Portugal – "Se o dia nascesse" – Nucha
• 1993  Italy – "La solitudine" – Laura Pausini
• 1994  Greece – "Ftes" – Sabrina
• 1995  Spain – "Cada vez" – Paloma San Basilio
• 1996  Spain – "Me quedaré solo" – Amistades Peligrosas
• 1997  Spain – "Amor perdido" – Marta Sánchez
• 1998  Poland – "Im Wiecej Ciebie tym mniej" – Natalia Kukulska
• 1999  France – "Jardin de lumière" – Leyla Doriane
• 2000  Sweden – "Svarta änkan" – Nanne
• 2001  France – "Moi... Lolita" – Alizée
• 2002  United Kingdom – "What If" – Kate Winslet
• 2003  France – "Cassé" – Nolwenn Leroy
• 2004  Russia – "Grezy" – Varvara
• 2005  Italy – "Da grande" – Alexia
• 2006  Greece – "Mambo" – Elena Paparizou
• 2007  Spain – "Que no Daría yo" – Rebeca
• 2008  Croatia – "Ruža u kamenu" – Franka Batelić
• 2009  United Kingdom – "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
• 2010  United Kingdom – "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• 2011  United Kingdom – "Someone Like You" – Adele

OGAE Second Chance Contest[link]

The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a visual event in which the OGAE national clubs can enter if there was a televised national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest that year. The members of each club choose amongst the songs that did not win, the ones that will represent each club in the event.

OGAE Guest Jury Hits[link]

The OGAE Guest Jury Hits is a contest for the OGAE members that can not participate in the OGAE Second Chance Retrospective Contest, either because they didn't hold a National Final that year, or did not participate in Eurovision at that time.

OGAE Video Contest[link]

The OGAE Video Contest is a video event in which, much like the OGAE Song Contest, all OGAE national clubs can enter with an original song and video released in the previous 12 months in their countries. There is no obligation on the entry for the OGAE Video Contest to be sang in one of the country's official language.

OGAE Mediterranean Song Contest[link]

The OGAE Mediterranean Song Contest is a mediterranean traditional music contest, The Mediterranean countries are the participants and is also held throughout the Mediterranean. The songs are from the countries themselves and of each local culture.

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Ogae Song Contest
• Second Chance Contest
• Official Facebook Profile

References[link]

Esther Hart in 2011

Esther Hart (born Esther Katinka Hartkamp on 3 June 1970 in Epe, Gelderland) is a Dutch singer. She entered BBC TV's A Song for Europe contest in 2003 with the song "Wait For Moment". She withdrew from that contest as participating for two countries would not have been acceptable for both BBC and NOS. She opted for participating in Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, and won.^[1] Her song, One More Night was placed 13th in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest. She read the Dutch results at Eurovision 2008.

References[link]

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Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson, 2008
Background information
Origin	Osby, Sweden
Genres	Country Country pop Dansband music Pop Schlager
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Mariann Grammofon AB
Associated acts	Nickies Wizex Chips Roosarna Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
Notable instruments
Accordion

Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s.^[1] In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville" TV show.

Life and work[link]

Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix. She has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1982 (as a part of the Swedish pop and country group Chips with the song "Dag efter dag", finishing 8th) and in the 1985 (solo) with the song "Bra vibrationer", finishing 3rd.

Kikki Danielsson was born in Osby, but was adopted and lived on a farm in Älmhult, Småland from the age of five. There, she became the only child in the family while her younger sister was adopted to another place. As a five-year-old girl, Kikki Danielsson made her first singing performance, which occurred at the local Sunday school's Lucia party in her Småland home church, singing the Christmas song När Jesusbarnet låg en gång. As a child, she sang in the local church choir.

As a 17-year old girl, Kikki Danielsson begun as a singer in dansband Nickies and in 1973 she switched to another dansband, Wizex, with which she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. She left Wizex in 1982, but as a member of the pop and country group Chips, she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980, 1981 and 1982. She has also been a popular Svensktoppen artist, with hits as the Melodifestivalen songs, but also other songs, like "Papaya Coconut" in 1987. She willingly sings country and has contributed in radio and TV shows in the U.S. in the 1980s.

During the second half of 1984, she married Swedish musician Kjell Roos, who led the "dansband" Roosarna, with which she sang between 1990 and 1999. In 1985 she gave birth to their first child. In late 1987 she released the Christmas album "Min barndoms jular". Together with Roosarna, she had many Svensktoppen hits during the 1990s. In 1994, the "dansband of the year" prize at the Grammis was awarded to Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. In 1999 she separated from Kjell Roos. However, the musical co-operation re-started in 2003.^[2]

Kikki Danielsson has also sang at the 2001 Stockholm Pride. Together with Tommy Berggren and Charlotte Perelli she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002 and together they called themselves Kikki, Bergarn & Lotten and had an own dinner show during the second half of 2002 and participated at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2003. They also started a successful colaboration with the Swedish brand "twilfit" designing stretchy yet fashionable t-shirts.

Kikki Danielsson participated at Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "I dag & i morgon", written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom, which reached the final in the Stockholm Globe Arena, where it finished at the 10th and last place. Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix.

From November 28-December 17, 2006, she toured Sweden with a band on the "Julstämning med Kikki" Christmas concert tour.

Her periods of problems with alcohol have been a popular topic of the Scandinavian press^[3][4][5] (Danielsson first started drinking heavily to self-medicate as a result of her rheumatoid arthritis),^[6] as has her weight problem, in which she has become borderline obese.^[7][8] Because of her weight problem, she appeared in Du är vad du äter, the Swedish version of "You are what you eat", in 2006 where she made great progress and lost several pounds.^[9]

In January 2010, it was announced that Kikki Danielsson together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson and The Diamond Dogs would record the single Maybe I'll Do,^[10] and on 13 July 2010 she appeared at Allsång på Skansen. On 13 April 2011 she released the album Första dagen på resten av mitt liv, where she worked together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson.^[11]

In 2012 Danielsson starred in the film Sean Banan inuti Seanafrika, the film was panned by critics.

Melodifestivalen, Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision entries[link]

• Melodifestivalen 1978: Miss Decibel (with Wizex) - 2nd place
• Melodifestivalen 1980: Mycke' mycke' mer (with Chips) - 4th place
• Melodifestivalen 1981: God morgon (with Sweets 'n Chips) - 2nd place
• Melodifestivalen 1982: Dag efter dag (with Chips) - winner

8th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

• Melodifestivalen 1983: Varför är kärleken röd? - 2nd place
• Melodifestivalen 1985: Bra vibrationer - winner

3rd place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

• Melodifestivalen 1992: En enda gång - 4th place
• Melodifestivalen 2002: Vem é dé du vill ha (Kikki, Bettan & Lotta) - 3rd place
• Melodi Grand Prix 2003: Din hand i min hand (Kikki, Bettan & Lotta) - 4th place
• Melodifestivalen 2006: I dag & i morgon - 10th place

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

• 1979: Rock'n Yodel
• 1981: Just Like a Woman
• 1982: Kikki
• 1983: Singles Bar
• 1984: Midnight Sunshine
• 1985: Bra vibrationer
• 1986: Papaya Coconut
• 1987: Min barndoms jular (Christmas album)
• 1989: Canzone d'Amore (1989)
• 1991: Vägen hem till dej
• 1992: Jag ska aldrig lämna dig
• 2001: Nu är det advent (Christmas album)
• 2011: Första dagen på resten av mitt liv

Compilations[link]

• 1983: Varför är kärleken röd?
• 1984: Kikkis 15 bästa låtar
• 1990: På begäran
• 1992: In Country
• 1994: På begäran 2
• 1997: Långt bortom bergen
• 1999: I mitt hjärta
• 2001: 100% Kikki
• 2001: Fri - En samling
• 2006: I dag & i morgon
• 2008: Kikkis bästa

References[link]

External links[link]

• Kikki Danielsson
• Kikki in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
• Grammis awards of 1994, with Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna as "Dansband of the year"