OGAE

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision
AbbreviationOGAE
Formation1984 (1984)
TypeNGO, NP, NPO
Location
Coordinates61°52′5″N 028°53′10″E / 61.86806°N 28.88611°E / 61.86806; 28.88611
Region served
42 countries (see list below)
President
Simon Bennett
Secretary
Anthony Cigé
Treasurer
Morten Thomassen
Other Members
  • Alasdair Rendall (Board Member)
  • Marcus Davey (Board Member)
  • Sebastian Zasada (Deputy Member)
  • Stéphane Chiffre (Deputy Member)
Websitewww.ogaeinternational.org

The Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (pronounced [ɔʁɡanizɑsjɔ̃ ʒeneʁal dez‿amatœʁ də løʁovizjɔ̃]; French for 'General Organisation of Eurovision Fans'), shortened to OGAE, is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and beyond. 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.

The current president of the OGAE International Network is Simon Bennett from OGAE United Kingdom, who succeeded Maiken Mäemets of OGAE Finland in 2015.