| OGAE Second Chance Contest 1997 |
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|---|---|
| Host | |
| Venue | Hanover, Germany |
| Host broadcaster | OGAE Germany |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | Italy |
| Withdrawing countries | Belgium Finland Israel Macedonia Romania Russia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each jury awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song | Italy "Storie" |
| OGAE Second Chance Contest | |
| ◄1996 1998► | |
The 1997 OGAE Second Chance Contest was the 11th OGAE Second Chance Contest, organised between members of the international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best song not to make it to the Eurovision Song Contest through each country's national finals. 17 countries took part in the contest, organised by OGAE Germany in Hanover, Germany.[1]
Six countries that took part in the 1996 Contest withdrew for the Contest in 1997: Belgium, Finland, Israel, Macedonia and Romania all withdrew after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, and Russia was forced to withdraw after not holding televised national finals to select their entry for Eurovision 1997. Italy made its return to the contest for the first time since 1991.
Italy was the winner of the Contest with the song "Storie" by Anna Oxa. This was Italy's first win in Second Chance, and the first win for a non-Scandinavian country. Second place went to Darren Holden of Ireland, while third place went to girl group All About Angels from Germany. Durtingthe voting the 17 competing entries were joined by 5 guest juries from Austria, France, Israel, Switzerland and Luxembourg.[1]
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | National final | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Sweden | Swedish | N-Mix | "Där en ängel hälsat på" | Where an angel has been | 2nd | 4 | 132 |
| 02 | Cyprus | Greek | Giorgos Stamataris | "Xechnas" | You forget | 2nd | 17 | 1 |
| 03 | Slovenia | Slovene | M4M | "Objemi me nezno" | Hold me tender | 4th | 16 | 11 |
| 04 | Turkey | Turkish | Pınar Karakoç | "Sen Nerede Ben Orada" | Wherever you are I'm there | 2nd | 6 | 123 |
| 05 | Italy | Italian | Anna Oxa | "Storie" | Tale | 2nd | 1 | 165 |
| 06 | Germany | German | All About Angels | "Engel" | Angel | 7th | 3 | 147 |
| 07 | United Kingdom | English | Joanne May | "You Stayed Away Too Long" | — | 3rd | 7 | 104 |
| 08 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian | Alma Čardžić | "Godine" | Years | Unplaced | 14 | 20 |
| 09 | Norway | Norwegian | Manjari | "Lys" | Light | 2nd | 5 | 128 |
| 10 | Portugal | Portuguese | Raquel Alão | "Quando eu te beijo" | When I kiss you | 3rd | 15 | 19 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Dutch | Mrs. Einstein | "Dat liefde zo moet zijn" | That's the way love is | 3rd | 12 | 29 |
| 12 | Ireland | English | Darren Holden | "Suddenly" | — | 2nd | 2 | 164 |
| 13 | Malta | English | Catherine Vigar | "The Call" | — | 2nd | 13 | 28 |
| 14 | Hungary | Hungarian | Melinda és Lui | "Talán" | Maybe | 14th | 11 | 40 |
| 15 | Denmark | Danish | Jette Torp | "Utopia" | Utopia | 2nd | 9 | 60 |
| 16 | Estonia | Estonian | Pearu Paulus | "Meeletu soov" | Uncontrollable desire | 5th | 10 | 42 |
| 17 | Croatia | Croatian | Lana Cenčić | "Ti si super, ti si mrak" | You're super, you're cool | 16th | 8 | 63 |
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