Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 9, 1998 in Birmingham, England. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson. Dana International was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, Diva.
Results
| Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Mélanie Cohl | Dis Oui | 6 | 122 |
| Croatia | Danijela Martinovic | Neka mi ne svane | 5 | 131 |
| Cyprus | Michalis Hadjiyiannis | Yenesis | 11 | 37 |
| Estonia | Koit Toome | Mere lapsed | 12 | 36 |
| Finland | Edea | Aava | 15 | 22 |
| FYR of Macedonia | Vlado Janevski | Ne zori, zoro | 19 | 16 |
| France | Marie Line | Où Aller | 24 | 3 |
| Germany | Guildo Horn | Guildo Hat Euch Lieb | 7 | 86 |
| Greece | Thalassa | Mia Krifi Evesthisia | 20 | 12 |
| Hungary | Charlie | A Holnap Mar Nem Lesz Szomoru | 23 | 4 |
| Ireland | Dawn | Is Always Over Now? | 9 | 64 |
| Israel | Dana International | Diva | 1 | 172 |
| Malta | Chiara | The One That I Love | 3 | 165 |
| Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | Hemel En Aarde | 4 | 150 |
| Norway | Lars Fredriksen | Alltid Sommer | 8 | 79 |
| Poland | Olga Pruszkowska | To Takie Proste | 17 | 19 |
| Portugal | Alma Lusa | Se eu te pudesse abraçar | 12 | 36 |
| Romania | Malina Olinescu | Eu Cred | 22 | 6 |
| Slovakia | Katerina Hasprova | Modlitba | 21 | 8 |
| Slovenia | Vili Resnik | Naj bogovi slišijo | 18 | 17 |
| Spain | Mikel Herzog | Que Voy A Hacer Sin Ti | 16 | 21 |
| Sweden | Jill Johnson | Kärleken Är | 10 | 53 |
| Switzerland | Gunvor | Lass' ihn | 25 | 0 |
| Turkey | Tüzmen | Unutamazsin | 14 | 25 |
| United Kingdom | Imaani | Where are you? | 2 | 166 |
| Venue: National Indoor Arena - Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||
| The table is ordered by the countries names. | ||||
First Appearances
Voting Structure
Each Country had a televote, where the top ten most voted for songs were awarded the 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points, with a backup jury in case of mistakes. A Jury was used if there was exceptional reasons not to use a televote.
With just one country left to vote, it was anyone's guess who was going to prevail, with Israel and Malta locked in battle on the same points total (or so the scoreboard said - in fact, Spain's vote had been wrongly tallied and Malta was really one point ahead), and the United Kingdom apparently nine points behind (really nine behind Malta and eight behind Israel). When FYR Macedonia came to award the decisive points, Israel were the first of the three contenders to be mentioned, receiving eight points. That was enough to knock the UK out of contention for victory, but left plenty of room for Israel to be overtaken by their principal rival. Next, the ten points went to the UK, nudging them into what looked like being an extremely fleeting spell in second place, since most of the audience assumed the twelve points were destined for Malta. Instead, there were gasps as FYR Macedonia sent the final points of the evening to fellow Balkan nation Croatia, handing Israel their first win in the contest since "Hallelujah" in 1979.
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