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The Eurovision Song Contest (1998)
TV Special | 180 min | Music

43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, taking place on May 9th 1998 in Birmingham, UK. Israel wins with "Diva" by Dana International, the contest's first openly transgender participant and first openly LGBTQ+ winning artist.
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Updated Mar 13, 1998

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Mar 13, 1998 (Belgium)

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105 cast members
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Ulrika Jonsson
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Terry Wogan
Self - Host / United Kingdom Commentator Self - Host / United Kingdom Commentator   See fewer
Dana International
Self - Israeli Entry: 1st Place Self - Israeli Entry: 1st Place   See fewer
Imaani
Self - United Kingdom Entry: 2nd Place Self - United Kingdom Entry: 2nd Place   See fewer
Chiara Siracusa
Self - Maltese Entry: 3rd Place Self - Maltese Entry: 3rd Place   See fewer
Edsilia Rombley
Self - Dutch Entry: 4th Place Self - Dutch Entry: 4th Place   See fewer
Danijela Martinovic
Self - Croatian Entry: 5th Place Self - Croatian Entry: 5th Place   See fewer
Mélanie Cohl
Self - Belgian Entry: 6th Place Self - Belgian Entry: 6th Place   See fewer
Guildo Horn
Self - German Entry: 7th Place Self - German Entry: 7th Place   See fewer
Lars A. Fredriksen
Self - Norwegian Entry: 8th Place Self - Norwegian Entry: 8th Place   See fewer
Dawn Martin
Self - Irish Entry: 9th Place Self - Irish Entry: 9th Place   See fewer
Jill Johnson
Self - Swedish Entry: 10th Place Self - Swedish Entry: 10th Place   See fewer
Mihalis Hatzigiannis
Self - Cyprian Entry: 11th Place Self - Cyprian Entry: 11th Place   See fewer
Inês Santos
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Koit Toome
Self - Estonian Entry: 12th Place Self - Estonian Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Tüzmen
Self - Turkish Entry: 14th Place Self - Turkish Entry: 14th Place   See fewer
Marika Krook
Self - Finnish Entry: 15th Place Self - Finnish Entry: 15th Place   See fewer
Mikel Herzog
Self - Spanish Entry: 16th Place Self - Spanish Entry: 16th Place   See fewer
Vili Resnik
Self - Slovenian Entry: 18th Place Self - Slovenian Entry: 18th Place   See fewer
Vlado Janevski
Self - Macedonian Entry: 19th Place Self - Macedonian Entry: 19th Place   See fewer
Dionyssia Karoki
Self - Greek Entry: 20th Place Self - Greek Entry: 20th Place   See fewer
Katarína Hasprová
Self - Slovakian Entry: 21st Place Self - Slovakian Entry: 21st Place   See fewer
Malina Olinescu
Self - Romanian Entry: 22nd Place Self - Romanian Entry: 22nd Place   See fewer
Charlie Horváth
Self - Hungarian Entry: 23rd Place Self - Hungarian Entry: 23rd Place   See fewer
Marie-Line Marolany
Self - French Entry: 24th Place Self - French Entry: 24th Place   See fewer
Gunvor Guggisberg
Self - Swiss Entry: 25th Place Self - Swiss Entry: 25th Place   See fewer
Sami Aaltonen
Self - Finnish Commentator (voice) Self - Finnish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Olli Ahvenlahti
Self - Conductor: Finland Self - Conductor: Finland   See fewer
Dick Bakker
Self - Conductor: Netherlands Self - Conductor: Netherlands   See fewer
Anders Berglund
Self - Conductor: Sweden Self - Conductor: Sweden   See fewer
Christer Björkman
Self - Swedish Commentator (voice) Self - Swedish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Katie Boyle
Self - Audience Member (as Catherine Boyle) Self - Audience Member (as Catherine Boyle)   See fewer
Ken Bruce
Self - United Kingdom Vote Presenter Self - United Kingdom Vote Presenter   See fewer
Jan Chojnacki
Self - Polish Vote Presenter Self - Polish Vote Presenter   See fewer
José Cid
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Pernilla Månsson Colt
Self - Swedish Commentator Self - Swedish Commentator   See fewer
Andrea Croonenberghs
Self - Belgian Commentator: Dutch Speaking Region (voice) Self - Belgian Commentator: Dutch Speaking Region (voice)   See fewer
Renata Dabkowska
Self - Polish Entry: 17th Place (as Sixteen) Self - Polish Entry: 17th Place (as Sixteen)   See fewer
Jørgen de Mylius
Self - Danish Commentator (voice) Self - Danish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Eileen Dunne
Self - Irish Vote Presenter Self - Irish Vote Presenter   See fewer
Aleksandar Dzambazov
Self - Conductor: FYR Macedonia Self - Conductor: FYR Macedonia   See fewer
Regula Elsener
Self - Swiss Vote Presenter Self - Swiss Vote Presenter   See fewer
Osman Erkan
Self - Turkish Vote Presenter Self - Turkish Vote Presenter   See fewer
Umit Eroglu
Self - Conductor: Turkey Self - Conductor: Turkey   See fewer
Alberto Estébanez
Self - Conductor: Spain Self - Conductor: Spain   See fewer
Stephanie Farrugia
Self - Maltese Vote Presenter Self - Maltese Vote Presenter   See fewer
Belén Fernández de Henestrosa
Self - Spanish Vote Presenter Self - Spanish Vote Presenter   See fewer
Carlos Ferreirinha
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Ernst Grissemann
Self - Austrian Commentator (voice) Self - Austrian Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Maria Guzenina
Self - Finnish Commentator (voice) Self - Finnish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Jean-Pierre Hautier
Self - Belgian Commentator: French Speaking Region (voice) Self - Belgian Commentator: French Speaking Region (voice)   See fewer
Björn Hedman
Self - Swedish Vote Presenter Self - Swedish Vote Presenter   See fewer
Alena Heribanová
Self - Slovakian Vote Presenter Self - Slovakian Vote Presenter   See fewer
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Self - Icelandic Commentator (voice) (as Paul Oscar) Self - Icelandic Commentator (voice) (as Paul Oscar)   See fewer
Carlos Jesus
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Kostas Kakogiannis
Self - Conductor: Cyprus Self - Conductor: Cyprus   See fewer
Stipica Kalogjera
Self - Conductor: Croatia Self - Conductor: Croatia   See fewer
Noel Kelehan
Self - Conductor: Ireland Self - Conductor: Ireland   See fewer
Pat Kenny
Self - Irish Commentator (voice) Self - Irish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Roman Kilchsperger
Self - Swiss Commentator: German Speaking Region (voice) Self - Swiss Commentator: German Speaking Region (voice)   See fewer
Martin Koch
Self - Musical director Self - Musical director   See fewer
Alexis Kostalas
Self - Greek Vote Presenter Self - Greek Vote Presenter   See fewer
Geir Langslet
Self - Conductor: Norway Self - Conductor: Norway   See fewer
Katrina Leskanich
Self - Previous Winner Self - Previous Winner   See fewer
Reet Linna
Self - Estonian Commentator (voice) Self - Estonian Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Henrique Lopes
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Miklos Malek
Self - Conductor: Hungary Self - Conductor: Hungary   See fewer
Marina Maleni
Self - Cyprian Vote Presenter Self - Cyprian Vote Presenter   See fewer
Mojca Mavec
Self - Slovenian Vote Presenter Self - Slovenian Vote Presenter   See fewer
Chris Mayne
Self - French Commentator (voice) Self - French Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Laura Mayne
Self - French Commentator (voice) Self - French Commentator (voice)   See fewer
James McMillan
Self - Conductor: United Kingdom Self - Conductor: United Kingdom   See fewer
Davor Mestrovic
Self - Croatian Vote Presenter Self - Croatian Vote Presenter   See fewer
Leonard Miron
Self - Romanian Commentator (voice) Self - Romanian Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Lúcia Moniz
Self - Portuguese Vote Presenter Self - Portuguese Vote Presenter   See fewer
Marie Myriam
Self - French Vote Presenter Self - French Vote Presenter   See fewer
Nena
Self - German Vote Presenter Self - German Vote Presenter   See fewer
Jostein Pedersen
Self - Norwegian Commentator (voice) Self - Norwegian Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Wieslaw Pieregorólka
Self - Conductor: Poland Self - Conductor: Poland   See fewer
Stefan Raab
Self - Conductor: Germany Self - Conductor: Germany   See fewer
Yigal Ravid
Self - Israeli Vote Presenter Self - Israeli Vote Presenter   See fewer
Adrian Romcescu
Self - Conductor: Romania Self - Conductor: Romania   See fewer
Mojmir Sepe
Self - Conductor: Slovenia Self - Conductor: Slovenia   See fewer
Mike Sergeant
Self - Conductor: Portugal Self - Conductor: Portugal   See fewer
Sixteen
Themselves - Polish Entry: 17th Place Themselves - Polish Entry: 17th Place   See fewer
Pedro Soares
Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place Self - Portuguese Entry: 12th Place   See fewer
Karmen Stavec
Self - Slovenian Backing Vocal Self - Slovenian Backing Vocal   See fewer
Thalassa
Themselves - Greek Entry Themselves - Greek Entry   See fewer
Urve Tiidus
Self - Estonian Vote Presenter Self - Estonian Vote Presenter   See fewer
Rui Unas
Self - Portuguese Commentator (voice) Self - Portuguese Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Peter Urban
Self - German Commentator (voice) Self - German Commentator (voice)   See fewer
José Luis Uribarri
Self - Spanish Commentator (voice) Self - Spanish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Heiki Vahar
Self - Conductor: Estonia Self - Conductor: Estonia   See fewer
Vladimir Valovic
Self - Conductor: Slovakia Self - Conductor: Slovakia   See fewer
Willem van Beusekom
Self - Dutch Commentator (voice) Self - Dutch Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Conny Vandenbos
Self - Dutch Vote Presenter Self - Dutch Vote Presenter   See fewer
André Vermeulen
Self - Belgian Commentator: Dutch Speaking Region (voice) Self - Belgian Commentator: Dutch Speaking Region (voice)   See fewer
Ömer Önder
Self - Turkish Commentator (voice) Self - Turkish Commentator (voice)   See fewer
Nand Baert
Self - Belgian Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Belgian Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Boyer
Self - French winner (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - French winner (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Liam Elcoat
Schoolboy (uncredited) Schoolboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Harrington
Self - Irish Backing Vocal (uncredited) Self - Irish Backing Vocal (uncredited)   See fewer
David Jacobs
Self - United Kingdom Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - United Kingdom Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Pilas
Self - Chorus Singer (uncredited) Self - Chorus Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierre Tchernia
Self - French Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - French Commentator (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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