The OGAE Second Chance Contest has been running since 1987, although retrospective contests relating to previous years have also been held. It remains the most popular of our contests especially now that national finals are more widely available thanks to the internet.
Past winners of the SCC are set out below. Our thanks go to Gary Speirs for this information and for his dedicated support of the contest.
| Year | Winning Artist | Winning Song | Winning Country | |
| 2021 | Keiino | Monument |  |
Norway |
| 2020 | Anna Bergendahl | Kingdom Come |  |
Sweden |
| 2019 | Seemone | Tous les deux |  |
France |
| 2018 | Annalisa | Il mondo prima di te |  |
Italy |
| 2017 | Mariette | A Million Years |  |
Sweden |
| 2016 | Margaret | Cool Me Down |  |
Poland |
| 2015 | Nek | Fatti Avanti Amore | |
Italy |
| 2014 | Helena Paparizou | Survivor | |
Sweden |
| 2013 | Adelen | Bombo | |
Norway |
| 2012 | Pastora Soler | Tu Vida Es Tu Vida |  |
Spain |
| 2011 | Yohanna | Nótt |  |
Iceland (ROW) |
| 2010 | Timoteij | Kom | |
Sweden |
| 2009 | Hera Björk | Someday |  |
Denmark |
| 2008 | Sanna Nielsen | Empty Room | |
Sweden |
| 2007 | Måns Zelmerlöw | Cara Mia | |
Sweden |
| 2006 | Saša Lendero | Mandoline |  |
Slovenia |
| 2005 | Alcazar | Alcastar | |
Sweden |
| 2004 | Davinia | Mi Obsessión | |
Spain |
| 2003 | Alcazar | Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint | |
Sweden |
| 2002 | David Bisbal | Corazon Latino | |
Spain |
| 2001 | Barbados | Allt Som Jag Ser | |
Sweden |
| 2000 | Anna Eriksson | Oot Voimani Mun |  |
Finland |
| 1999 | Feryal Basel | Unuttugumu Sandigim Anda |  |
Turkey |
| 1998 | Nurlaila | Alsof Je Bij Me Bent |  |
Netherlands |
| 1997 | Anna Oxa | Storie | |
Italy |
| 1996 | Lotte Engberg | Juliette Och Jonathan | |
Sweden |
| 1995 | Cecilia Vennersten | Det Vackraste | |
Sweden |
| 1994 | Gladys Del Pilar | Det Vackraste Jag Vet | |
Sweden |
| 1993 | Merethe Troan | Din Egen Stjerne | |
Norway |
| 1992 | Wenche Myhre | Du Skal Får Din Dag I Morgen | |
Norway |
| 1991 | Pernilla Wahlgren | Tvillingsjäll | |
Sweden |
| 1990 | Carola | Mitt I Ett Äventyr | |
Sweden |
| 1989 | Lecia Jonsson | Landet Camelot | |
Denmark |
| 1988 | Lena Phillipson | Om Igen | |
Sweden |
| 1987 | Arja Saijonmaa | Högt Över Havet | |
Sweden |