Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Spain entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Televisión Española (TVE) internally selected Mikel Herzog to represent Spain with the song "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" (What Am I Going to Do Without You?).[1]
Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selected entrant | Mikel Herzog | |||
Selected song | "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 16th, 21 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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At Eurovision
Herzog performed fourth in the running order, following France and preceding Switzerland. He received 21 points for his performance, coming 16th.
Points awarded by Spain
Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and thus Germany received the 12 points. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast.
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Backup jury points[2]
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Points awarded to Spain
12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- "MIKEL HERZOG IRÁ A EUROVISIÓN" (in Spanish). El País. 5 March 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- "Results of the national backup juries". Retrieved 7 July 2020.