Unofficial recap of all 25 Songs in Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Please, enjoy!
Footage borrowed from: @svetv
Source: • Eurovision Song Contes...
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and presented by Irish television and radio broadcaster Terry Wogan and Swedish television presenter and model Ulrika Jonsson. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held in the United Kingdom following the country's victory at the 1997 contest with the song "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves.
Twenty-five countries participated in the contest. Six participating countries in the 1997 edition were absent, with Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Iceland and Russia relegated due to achieving the lowest average points totals over the past five contests and Italy actively choosing not to participate. These countries were replaced by Macedonia in its first contest appearance, and previously relegated and absent countries Belgium, Finland, Israel, Romania and Slovakia.
The winner was Israel with the song "Diva", performed by Dana International, composed by Tzvika Pick and written by Yoav Ginai. The United Kingdom, Malta, the Netherlands and Croatia rounded out the top five, with the Netherlands achieving its best result since 1975 and Malta equalling its best ever result. It was also a record-extending fifteenth time that the United Kingdom had finished in second place. Further down the table, Belgium achieved its best result since 1986, finishing sixth. It was the first contest in which the results were determined predominantly through televoting, and would become the last contest in which all participants were required to perform in the language of their country and the last to feature an orchestra and live music accompaniment for the competing entries.
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