Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

The Netherlands participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, Ireland.

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"
Finals performance
Final result9th, 70 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1987 1988 1989►

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.

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.

Points awarded to the Netherlands[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by the Netherlands

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


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