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:Eurovision songs of 2021