Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

The Netherlands were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, 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"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result4th, 150 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Place
1 Sylvia Samson "Mijn wens voor 2000" Henk Temming, Jan de Roos 28 10 38 7
2 Frederique Spigt "Mijn hart kan dat niet aan" Leo van de Ketterij, Huub van der Lubbe 49 21 70 3
3 Marco Marle "Hou me nu maar vast" Theo Nabuurs, Ramon Roelofs 9 20 29 8
4 Ryan van den Akker and Lone van Rozendaal "Over" Fons Merkies, Jack Pisters, Hans Ravestein, Edwin de Jong 17 3 48 5
5 Edsilia Rombley "Hemel en aarde" Eric van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma 57 81 138 1
6 Nubia "Ze kwamen overzee" Ad van Olm 14 51 65 4
7 Nurlaila "Alsof je bij me bent" John Ewbank 49 35 84 2
8 Claudia Nelson "Zintuigen" Harto Soemodihardjo, Derick Stadwijk, Sjon Looy 33 7 40 6
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song A. Groothuizen C. Bakker M. Buitenhuis C. Maas S. Reemer A. Verlinde T. de Zeeuw M. Kemp Total
1 "Mijn wens voor 2000" 531033211 28
2 "Mijn hart kan dat niet aan" 4471054510 49
3 "Hou me nu maar vast" 112113 9
4 "Over" 22322132 17
5 "Hemel en aarde" 107577777 57
6 "Ze kwamen overzee" 1103 14
7 "Alsof je bij me bent" 7104101044 49
8 "Zintuigen" 35454525 33

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.[1] 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.

Voting

References
  1. "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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