Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: Nationaal Songfestival '88
Selection date(s)23 March 1988
Selected entrantGerard Joling
Selected song"Shangri-La"
Selected songwriter(s)Peter de Wijn
Finals performance
Final result9th, 70 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1987 • 1988 • 1989►

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.

Final – 23 March 1988
Draw Song Points Place
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

Points awarded to the Netherlands[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  Italy
4 points
3 points
2 points  Ireland
1 point
Points awarded by the Netherlands[2]
Score Country
12 points  Denmark
10 points   Switzerland
8 points  Sweden
7 points  Norway
6 points  Ireland
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points  Iceland
3 points  Israel
2 points  France
1 point  Turkey

References

  1. ^ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

  • Dutch National Final 1988 page
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete
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Countries
Final
Disqualified
  • Cyprus
Artists
Final
Disqualified
  • Yiannis Dimitrou
Songs
Final
  • "Ben Adam"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
  • "Clown"
  • "Croire"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Go"
  • "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
  • "Laissez briller le soleil"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Lisa Mona Lisa"
  • "Mangup"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Stad i ljus"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
  • "Vivo (Ti scrivo)"
  • "Voltarei"
Disqualified
  • "Thimame"