Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Shangri-La", written by Peter de Wijn, and performed by Gerard Joling. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
NetherlandsSong: Nationaal Songfestival '88
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival '88 | |||
| Selection date | 23 March 1988 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Shangri-La" | |||
| Artist | Gerard Joling | |||
| Songwriter | Peter de Wijn | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 70 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival '88
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final on 23 March 1988 at 20:10 CEST in the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. The national final was broadcast on Nederland 2.[1] All songs were performed by Gerard Joling, who was internally selected by the broadcaster to sing for the Netherlands, with the winning song being chosen by a 55-member jury who gave each song a mark out of 6.
| R/O | 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
The contest was broadcast on Nederland 3 (with commentary by Willem van Beusekom).[2][3] 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.[4]
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.[citation needed]
Among the members of the Dutch jury were Hans van den Berg and Bert Tuk.[citation needed]
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