United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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For the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
, the UK
entered "Where Are You?
", performed by Imaani
. It received 166 points and 2nd place.
The UK selection heat, The Great British Song Contest, was held on 15 March 1998 and was hosted by Terry Wogan
and Ulrika Jonsson
. The final result was as follows:
Great British Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
entered "Where Are You?
Where Are You?
Where Are You? is the eleventh studio album by Frank Sinatra.This is the first album Sinatra recorded at Capitol without Nelson Riddle, as well as the first he recorded in stereo...
", performed by Imaani
Imaani
Imaani Saleem is an English singer.-Career:In 1998 she entered the A Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK...
. It received 166 points and 2nd place.
The UK selection heat, The Great British Song Contest, was held on 15 March 1998 and was hosted by Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
and Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
. The final result was as follows:
Great British Song Contest 1998
| Song | Artist | Place | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where are you? | Imaani Imaani Imaani Saleem is an English singer.-Career:In 1998 she entered the A Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK... |
1st | 70,421 |
| Don't it make you feel so good? | Alberta Alberta (Singer) Alberta is a singer from Sierra Leone, who twice participated in the United Kingdom's Eurovision Song Contest pre-selection, finishing second on both occasions... |
2nd | 66,278 |
| I'll never be lonely again | Sapphire | 3rd | 65,712 |
| When we're alone (we dream) | The Collective | 4th | 53,950 |