Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
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Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival '88 | |||
Selection date(s) | 23 March 1988 | |||
Selected entrant | Gerard Joling | |||
Selected song | "Shangri-La" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Peter de Wijn | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 9th, 70 points | |||
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, Ireland.
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1988
The final was held on 23 March 1988 at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. All songs were performed by Gerard Joling, who was internally selected by Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to sing for the Netherlands at the 1988 contest in Dublin, with the winning song being chosen by a 55-member jury who gave each song a mark out of 6.
Draw | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | "Heel verliefd" | 222 | 2 |
2 | "Shangri-La" | 283 | 1 |
3 | "Happy End in Hollywood" | 213 | 4 |
4 | "December in April" | 165 | 5 |
5 | "Doolang doolang" | 156 | 6 |
6 | "Mijn droom" | 219 | 3 |
At Eurovision
The contest was aired on Nederland 3 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom.[1] Joling performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Spain and preceding Israel. His song received 70 points, placing 9th of 22 competing countries.[2]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
Among the members of the Dutch jury were Hans van den Berg and Bert Tuk.
Voting
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References
- ^ Langerak, Henk (30 April 1988). "Een groot gezelschapssel". AD Zaterdag 2 (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. p. 5. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.