Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

The Netherlands were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNationaal Songfestival 1998
Selection date(s)8 March 1998
Selected entrantEdsilia Rombley
Selected song"Hemel en aarde"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 150 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 1998 1999►

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1998

The final was held on 8 March at the Rai Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, and was hosted by Paul de Leeuw and Linda de Mol. The final decision was weighted 50-50 between a panel of "experts" and telephone voting across the country. The winning entry was "Hemel en aarde," performed by Edsilia Rombley and written and composed by Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma.

Final – 8 March 1998
DrawArtistSong (English translation) Songwriter(s) Jury TelevoteTotalPlace
1Sylvia Samson"Mijn wens voor 2000" (My wish for 2000) Henk Temming, Jan de Roos 28 10387
2Frederique Spigt"Mijn hart kan dat niet aan" (My heart can't take it anymore) Leo van de Ketterij, Huub van der Lubbe 49 21703
3Marco Marle"Hou me nu maar vast" (Hold me now) Theo Nabuurs, Ramon Roelofs 9 20298
4Ryan van den Akker & Lone van Rozendaal"Over" Fons Merkies, Jack Pisters, Hans Ravestein, Edwin de Jong 17 31485
5Edsilia Rombley"Hemel en aarde" (Heaven and Earth) Eric van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma 57 811381
6Nubia"Ze kwamen overzee" (They came from over the sea) Ad van Olm 14 51654
7Nurlaila"Alsof je bij me bent" (As if you're with me) John Ewbank 49 35842
8Claudia Nelson"Zintuigen" (Senses) Harto Soemodihardjo, Derick Stadwijk, Sjon Looy 33 7406

At Eurovision

Rombley was the eighteenth performer on the night of the Contest, following Cyprus and preceding Sweden. At the Contest, she performed under her first name only. At the close of the voting the song had received 150 points, placing 4th in a field of 25 competing countries. It was the best placing the Netherlands had seen since their last win in 1975. The Dutch televoting awarded its 12 points to Germany.

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Dick Bakker for the third and last time.

Points awarded to Netherlands

Points awarded to Netherlands
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  •  Macedonia

Points awarded by Netherlands

12 points Germany
10 points Belgium
8 points Malta
7 points United Kingdom
6 points Israel
5 points Sweden
4 points Croatia
3 points Norway
2 points Estonia
1 point Turkey

References

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