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OGAE
Sign in to saveThe (; ), shortened to OGAE, is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and worldwide. It was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jaripekka Koikkalainen.
Key facts
- Organization.image
- Logo of OGAE.svg
- Organization.abbreviation
- OGAE
- Organization.type
- NGO, NP, NPO
- Organization.location
- Savonlinna, Finland
- Organization.region_served
- 42 countries (see list below)
- Organization.leader_title
- President
- Organization.leader_name
- Simon Bennett
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- Secretary
- Organization.leader_name2
- Anthony Cigé
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- Treasurer
- Organization.leader_name3
- Morten Thomassen
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- Other Members
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- OGAE branches
- OGAE Rest of the World
- OGAE contests
- OGAE Poll
- OGAE Second Chance Contest
- Retrospective Second Chance Contest
- Guest Jury Hits
- OGAE Song Contest
- Participation
- Winners
- OGAE Video Contest
- Participation
- Winners
- Notes
- References
- External links
The (; ), shortened to OGAE, is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and worldwide. It was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jaripekka Koikkalainen.
Four non-profit competitions are organised by the OGAE every year to promote national popular music to Eurovision fans around the world. The organisation also works frequently in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and national broadcasters from the participating countries in order to help promote the Eurovision Song Contest.