Contest year
- Host City
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Venue
- National Indoor Arena
- Final Date
- May 9, 1998
- Entries
- 25
- Notable for major shifts, 1998 was the first contest decided predominantly by televoting, and it became the last year to require all entries to be performed in a country’s own language, as well as the final contest to use a live orchestra.
- Israel’s victory with Dana International’s “Diva” was historic—she was the first openly transgender and openly LGBTQ+ winner—but her selection sparked protests in Israel and led to death threats and heightened security.
- A production delay followed her outfit change, and Spain’s vote was later found mis-tabulated, altering the points awarded.
- via Wikipedia
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Dana International Diva | 1 | 172 |
| | Imaani Where Are You | 2 | 166 |
| | Chiara The One That I Love | 3 | 165 |
| | Edsilia Rombley Hemel & Aarde | 4 | 150 |
| | Danijela Martinović Neka mi ne svane | 5 | 131 |
| | Mélanie Cohl Dis oui | 6 | 122 |
| | Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe Guildo hat Euch lieb! | 7 | 86 |
| | Lars Fredriksen Alltid sommer | 8 | 79 |
| | Dawn Martin Is Always Over Now | 9 | 64 |
| | Jill Johnson Kärleken är | 10 | 53 |
| | Mixalis Xatzigiannis Genesis | 11 | 37 |
| | Alma Lusa Se eu te pudesse abraçar | 12 | 36 |
| | Koit Toome Mere lapsed | 12 | 36 |
| | Tüzmen Unutamazsın | 14 | 25 |
| | Edea Aava | 15 | 22 |
| | Mikel Herzog Qué voy a hacer sin tí (Versión Eurovisión) | 16 | 21 |
| | Sixteen To takie proste | 17 | 19 |
| | Vili Resnik Naj bogovi slišijo | 18 | 17 |
| | Vlado Janevski Ne Zori, Zoro | 19 | 16 |
| | Thalassa Mia krifi evesthisia | 20 | 12 |
| | Katarína Hasprová Modlitba | 21 | 8 |
| | Mălina Olinescu Eu cred | 22 | 6 |
| | Charlie A holnap már nem lesz szomorú | 23 | 4 |
| | Marie-Line Marolany Où aller | 24 | 3 |
| | Gunvor Lass ihn | 25 | 0 |