The
Dutch National Final 1998 was held at the RAI in Amsterdam on
8th March, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and Linda de Mol.
The voting contained a 50-50 weighting between a panel of professionals
and the televoting public. One of the professionals was
Sandra Reemer (also
known as
Xandra) who
had sung for the Netherlands in 1972, 1976 and 1979.
A few weeks after the
final, a Dutch radio station claimed that Edsilia had been disqualified from
the contest, but thankfully this turned out to be an April Fools Day joke
that many people fell for !
| # |
Song Title |
Song Title (English) |
Performer(s) |
Points |
Place |
MP3 |
| 1 |
Mijn wens voor 2000 |
My wish for (the year) 2000 |
Sylvia Samson |
38 |
7th |
 |
| 2 |
Mijn hart kan dat niet aan |
My heart can't take it anymore |
Frederique Spigt |
70 |
3rd |
|
| 3 |
Hou me nou maar vast |
Hold me now |
Marco Marle |
29 |
8th |
|
| 4 |
Over |
Over |
Ryan van den Akker & Lone van Remndaal |
48 |
5th |
|
| 5 |
Hemel en aarde |
Heaven and earth |
Edsilia Rombley |
138 |
1st |
|
| 6 |
Ze kwamen overzee |
They came from oversea |
Nubia |
65 |
4th |
|
| 7 |
Alsof je bij me bent |
It's like you're with me |
Nurlaila |
84 |
2nd |
|
| 8 |
Zintuigen |
Senses |
Claudia Nelson |
40 |
6th |
|
Nubia
Edsilia went on to get the Netherlands highest placing
(4th) since they last won the contest in 1975.
SWEDISH NATIONAL FINAL 1998
1998 NATIONAL FINALS
