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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcasterTelevisión Española (TVE)
Country Spain
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)5 March 1998
Selected artist(s)Mikel Herzog
Selected song"¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result16th, 21 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?", composed by Adolfo Estébanez, with lyrics by Mikel Herzog, and performed by Herzog himself. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), selected internally both the song and the performer.

Before Eurovision

In order to select its entry for the 1998 contest, Televisión Española (TVE) held an internal selection. Ultimately, the song "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" performed by Mikel Herzog was selected. It was announced as the Spanish entry on 5 March 1998.

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry joint 20th out of the 25 entries. Herzog performed fourth in the running order, following France and preceding Switzerland. He received 21 points for his performance, coming 16th. Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that the Spanish broadcaster had wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have received 12 points instead of zero, as shown during the broadcast. The mistake was corrected and thus Germany received the 12 points. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.

Voting

Points awarded to Spain
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points   Switzerland
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  Croatia
Points awarded by Spain
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points  Israel
8 points  Norway
7 points  Belgium
6 points  Portugal
5 points  Malta
4 points  Netherlands
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Estonia
1 point  Croatia

Spain's backup jury results
Score Country
12 points  Malta
10 points  Croatia
8 points  Cyprus
7 points  Portugal
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Poland
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  Sweden
2 points  Ireland
1 point  Netherlands

References

  1. ^ "MIKEL HERZOG IRÁ A EUROVISIÓN". El País (in Spanish). 5 March 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. "Backup jury score 1998".

See also

Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Spain did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "A holnap már nem lesz szomorú"
  • "Aava"
  • "Alltid sommer"
  • "Dis oui"
  • "Diva"
  • "Eu cred"
  • "Genesis"
  • "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "Kärleken är"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "Mere lapsed"
  • "Mia krifi evaisthisia"
  • "Modlitba"
  • "Naj bogovi slišijo"
  • "Ne zori, zoro"
  • "Neka mi ne svane"
  • "The One That I Love"
  • "Où aller"
  • "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
  • "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
  • "To takie proste"
  • "Unutamazsın"
  • "Where Are You?"
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