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"
Selected songwriter(s)Peter de Wijn
Finals performance
Final result9th, 70 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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

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