Omaga

{{Short description|2021 song by Benny Cristo}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Omaga

| cover = Omaga.jpg

| alt = The official cover for "Omaga"

| type = single

| artist = Benny Cristo

| released = 16 February 2021

| studio =

| genre = Dance{{Cite web|date=2021-02-16|title=Omaga! Czech Republic's Benny Cristo reveals Eurovision 2021 song — a play on "Oh My God!"|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2021/02/16/omaga-czech-republics-benny-cristo-reveals-eurovision-2021-song-a-play-on-oh-my-god/261893/|access-date=26 February 2021|website=Wiwi Bloggs}}

| length = 2:59

| label = Championship Music

| writer = Ben Cristovao

| producer = Filip Vlček

| prev_title = Ledová

| prev_year = 2021

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|E1r3euYaq4Q|"Omaga"}}}}

{{Infobox song contest entry

| embed = yes

| song = {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} "Omaga"

| year = 2021

| country = Czech Republic

| artist = Benny Cristo

| language =

| composer = {{hlist|Filip Vlček|Ben Cristovao}}

| lyricist = Ben Cristovao

| place =

| points =

| place_semi = 15th

| points_semi = 23

| prev = Kemama

| prev_year = 2020

| prev_link = Kemama

| next = Lights Off

| next_year = 2022

| next_link = Lights Off

}}

}}

"Omaga" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Czech singer Benny Cristo. It represented the {{Esccnty|Czech Republic|y=2021}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2021/02/14/benny-cristo-to-sing-omaga-at-the-eurovision-song-contest-2021/|first=Sami|last=Luukela|title=🇨🇿 Benny Cristo to sing "Omaga" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021|website=ESC Extra|date=15 February 2021|access-date=15 February 2021}}{{Cite news|first=Emma|last=Kelly|title=Eurovision 2021: Who is competing in the Song Contest this year? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/11/eurovision-2021-with-100-days-to-go-who-is-competing-this-year-14064484/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |newspaper=Metro |date=11 February 2021}} Much like its predecessor "Kemama" being a shorthand for "OK, Mama", the title "Omaga" is a shorthand for "Oh My God". The music video contains references to The Simpsons, Grease, The Shining, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump and Dirty Dancing, amongst others.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=William Lee |title=Benny Cristo unveils Omaga |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/02/16/omaga-czech-republics-benny-cristo-reveals-eurovision-2021-song-a-play-on-oh-my-god/261893/ |website=Wiwibloggs |date=16 February 2021}}

Eurovision Song Contest

{{Main|Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021}}

The song was selected to represent Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in February after Benny Cristo was internally selected by the national broadcaster Czech Television. The semi-finals of the said contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. On 20 May 2021, Czech Republic was placed into the second semi-final and performed in the first half of the show.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

References

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Category:2021 songs

Category:2021 singles

Category:Benny Cristo songs

Category:Eurovision songs of 2021

Category:Eurovision songs of the Czech Republic

Category:Songs written by Benny Cristo