Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
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Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||
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
, 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
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.[1]
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
- ^ "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.