United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country United Kingdom
National selection
Selection processThe Great British Song Contest 1998
Selection date(s)Semi-final
6 February 1998
Final
15 March 1998
Selected entrantImaani
Selected song"Where Are You?"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 166 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 1998 1999►

The United Kingdom hosted and competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, represented by Imaani with the song "Where Are You?". It received 166 points and 2nd place.

Before Eurovision

The Great British Song Contest 1998

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 6 February 1998 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. The top 4 songs were chosen by televoting to compete in the televised final.

Draw Artist(s) Song Composer(s) Televote Place
1 Alberta "Don't It Make You Feel So Good" Paul Brown, Mike Connaris 21,106 4
2 Lisa Millet "Give It Up" Cheryl Parker, Nick Graham 9,140 8
3 Sapphire "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" Richard Louis, Stephen Christopher 28,644 2
4 Farrell Lennon "Suddenly" Tim Laws, Farrell Lennon, Simon May 21,102 5
5 The Collective "When We're Alone (We Dream)" Stephen Rudden, Yenka Charles, Jay Williams, Debbie French, Nick Whitecross, Greg Lester 91,168 1
6 Mandy Wilson "When We're In Love" Cheryl Parker, Nick Graham 14,107 7
7 Imaani "Where Are You?" Scott English, Phil Manikiza, Simon Stirling 27,819 3
8 Anita Madigan "Wish You Were Here" Dave King, Dave Major, Anita Madigan 18,744 6

Final

The final was held on 15 March 1998, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson, who reported in the first show from Birmingham, the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. A public televote selected the winner, "Where Are You?" performed by Imaani. The results were announced on The National Lottery Draws on BBC One on 21 March 1998.

Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 The Collective "When We're Alone (We Dream)" 53,950 4
2 Imaani "Where Are You?" 70,421 1
3 Alberta "Don't It Make You Feel So Good" 66,278 2
4 Sapphire "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" 65,712 3

Each of the four finalists were featured weekly on The National Lottery Live, where the two shows for the final were filmed:

Song Broadcast date
"I'll Never Be Lonely Again" 21 February 1998
"Don't It Make You Feel So Good" 28 February 1998
"Where Are You?" 7 March 1998
"When We're Alone (We Dream)" 14 March 1998

At Eurovision

Continuing the United Kingdom's success the previous year, the United Kingdom was the sixteenth country to perform straight after Romania. In the end Imaani finished as runner-up to Israel's Dana International with a total of 166 points from all twenty four other countries.

Televoting results

The United Kingdom's televoting for the grand final were as follows:[1]

The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column.

Draw Country Televotes Points
01  Croatia 12 805 2
02  Greece 4 913
03  France 3 477
04  Spain 4 684
05   Switzerland 3 209
06  Slovakia 3 201
07  Poland 9 625
08  Israel 32 995 5
09  Germany 34 321 6
10  Malta 69 000 12
11  Hungary 2 975
12  Slovenia 4 267
13  Ireland 43 280 8
14  Portugal 7 140
15  Romania 2 762
16  United Kingdom N/A
17  Cyprus 16 422 3
18  Netherlands 54 394 10
19  Sweden 12 177 1
20  Belgium 38 395 7
21  Finland 3 617
22  Norway 23 320 4
23  Estonia 7 689
24  Turkey 6 052
25  Macedonia 2 447

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Final

12 points  Malta
10 points  Netherlands
8 points  Ireland
7 points  Belgium
6 points  Germany
5 points  Israel
4 points  Norway
3 points  Cyprus
2 points  Croatia
1 point  Sweden

Points awarded to the United Kingdom

Points awarded to the United Kingdom (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC Eurovision". BBC Eurovision. BBC. 20 May 1998. Archived from the original on 20 May 1998. Retrieved 13 February 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

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