The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest was held in which English city?
"Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Malta was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the song ""Angel"" performed by Chiara. Chiara Siracusa debuted as an artist in 1998 when she performed ""The One That I Love"" at the ‘Malta Song for Europe’ contest. With her performance the Maltese selected her to represent the nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. The artist ‘Chiara’ was born. Chiara delivered an amazing performance on the Eurovision stage, which led to a credible 3rd place. In 1998 she won the ‘Best Female Artist’ at the 1998 Malta Music Awards"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The United Kingdom hosted and competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, represented by Imaani with the song ""Where Are You?"". It received 166 points and 2nd place. The semi-final of ""The Great British Song Contest 1998"" was held on 6 February 1998 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Televoting selected the top 4 songs to qualify to the final. The UK selection heat, ""The Great British Song Contest"", was held on 15 March 1998 and was hosted by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson, who reported in"
"shown in the televote points column. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The United Kingdom hosted and competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, represented by Imaani with the song ""Where Are You?"". It received 166 points and 2nd place. The semi-final of ""The Great British Song Contest 1998"" was held on 6 February 1998 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Televoting selected the top 4 songs to qualify to the final. The UK selection heat, ""The Great British Song Contest"", was held on 15 March 1998 and was hosted by Terry Wogan"
"the first show from Birmingham, the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The results of the televoting were announced on ""The National Lottery Draws"" on BBC One on 21 March. The final result was as follows: Continuing the United Kingdom's success the previous year, the United Kingdom was the sixteenth country to perform straight after Romania. In the end Imaani finished as runner-up to Israel's Dana International with a total of 166 points from all twenty four other countries. The United Kingdom's televoting for the grand final were as follows: The televotes were then converted into points, as"
"both versions. Adrian Ștefănescu was further credited for artists and repertoire (A&R) services. On 14 March 1998, the ""Selecția Națională"" was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Subsequently, ""Eu cred"" was chosen to represent Romania in the contest after the votes of four regional jury panels, an expert jury panel and televoting results were combined; Olinescu came second with the televotes. The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom and consisted of the final on 9 May 1998. According to the then-Eurovision rules, selected countries"
"a notable for the audible booing that could be heard from the audience, particularly at the end of the UK's performance. It was said that the booing was due to English football hooligans having rioted in Luxembourg in November 1983 after being knocked out of the UEFA European Football Championship. However, the song itself managed a pretty good showing, reaching seventh place. The city of Luxembourg, also known as Luxembourg City, is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern"
"the first openly transgender performer to enter the competition. The United Kingdom, along with their national broadcaster the BBC, hosted the contest at the National Indoor Arena in the city of Birmingham. It was the first time since that the Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the United Kingdom, and the last to date. This was a record-breaking eighth time that the United Kingdom staged the contest, having done so for the , , , , , , and contests. The National Indoor Arena had been used for several major events in the past, including counting no less than eight"
"Where Are You? (Imaani song) ""Where Are You?"" was the United Kingdom's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in English by Imaani Saleem (better known as simply Imaani), held in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The song was composed by Scott English, Phil Manikiza and Simon Stirling. The song placed second, becoming the UK's fifteenth entry to place in that position. This was the last time that the UK placed in the contest's top 2. Upon its commercial release, the song achieved commercial success, peaking within the top 15 on three European countries' singles charts: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands,"
"Seven countries withdrew from the 1998 contest; they were , , , , , , and . The non-qualified countries were , , , and . Lidia Baich of host country Austria won the contest, with Croatia and United Kingdom placing second and third respectively. The Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1998 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. Opened in 1913, it is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative"
"the contest. The show, entitled after Cliff Richard's entry for the United Kingdom, was held in Copenhagen, and featured a competition among fourteen of the most popular songs from the last 50 years of the contest. A telephone vote was held to determine the most popular Eurovision song of all-time, which was won by the ABBA song ""Waterloo"" (winner for Sweden in ). The event was hosted by the 1997 Contest winner for the United Kingdom, Katrina Leskanich, and Latvia's representative on its debut at the 2000 Contest, Renārs Kaupers. In 2015, the EBU had decided again to commemorate the"
"Martin in 1998. Because in 1965 the RTÉ had not sent its own conductor to the Eurovision Song Contest, Kelehan was to become both the first and the last ever Irish conductor in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Birmingham contest in 1998 was the last up to date to be accompanied by a live orchestra. It was performed seventeenth on the night, following the Netherlands' Milly Scott with ""Fernando en Filippo"" and preceding the United Kingdom's Kenneth McKellar with ""A Man Without Love"". At the close of voting, it had received 14 points, placing 4th in a field of 18."
"trip to the Scottish capital Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros. However, she looked thoroughly uninterested in the Monegasque entry when seen by viewers checking her watch before the song was performed. This marked the fourth time that the contest was held in the United Kingdom. However, this is the first (and, so far, only) time that the UK hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in a venue outside England. Luxembourg's win was their third. Yves Dessca also wrote the text for ""Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue"" that won in 1971, and other than conductors of"
"Ireland hosted the contest for the fourth time in five years after winning the in Oslo. Dublin was chosen to be the host city, making it the sixth time that the Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the Irish capital. The venue for the contest was the Point Theatre located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands. The theatre previously hosted the and contests. The Point Theatre is the only venue to have hosted the final three times. After the controversy over the 1996 pre-qualifying round, the European Broadcasting Union introduced a new system"
"was determined by order of performance in the contest. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country. Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Eimear Quinn's win at the 1996 contest in Oslo, Norway with the song ""The Voice"". This was a record seventh hosting of the event for Ireland, and the fourth in five years. The contest was held at the Point Theatre on 3 May 1997. Carrie Crowley and Boyzone member Ronan Keating were the presenters of the show. Twenty-five"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Eimear Quinn's win at the 1996 contest in Oslo, Norway with the song ""The Voice"". This was a record seventh hosting of the event for Ireland, and the fourth in five years. The contest was held at the Point Theatre on 3 May 1997. Carrie Crowley and Boyzone member Ronan Keating were the presenters of the show. Twenty-five countries took part in the 1997 Contest, which saw return after a three-year absence - the"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The British entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal, was selected via the national final """", organised by the British broadcaster BBC. On 16 November 2017, it was announced that Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden, would join the show as co-host alongside Mel Giedroyc. The national final took place on 7 February 2018 at the Brighton Dome. Six acts competed in the national final, with the song ""Storm"" performed by SuRie being selected the winner. As a"
"was revealed on 3 February 2015 that the concert event was to take place in the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London. The last time the United Kingdom capital held any Eurovision events was the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007. It was announced on 22 October 2014, that the EBU had appointed the United Kingdom's broadcaster, BBC, to co-produce a special anniversary show to celebrate sixty-years of the Eurovision Song Contest, similar to the show """" which took place in 2005. The details regarding the title of the show were unknown at the time the announcement was made. The EBU later issued"
"Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 The Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 was the ninth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria on 4 June 1998. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in . A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. made their début, while and returned to the contest."
"1998 MTV Europe Music Awards The 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Assago, near Milan, Italy. The ceremony was hosted by former ""Playboy"" model, actress and comedian, Jenny McCarthy. On this year 6 new categories were introduced including the MTV Selects; UK and Ireland, Northern, Central and Southern. The big winner of the night were the Spice Girls and Madonna with two awards. Mel C, alias Sporty Spice, and Emma Bunton, known as Baby Spice, collected the trophy on behalf of the group. On receiving the award, Mel C shouted: ""We've done it again"". ""And a big hello"
"was won by Ireland. Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse. Oslo Spektrum is primarily known for hosting major events such as the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, and concerts by artists of national and international fame, such as Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Cher, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Shania Twain, Westlife, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Anastacia, Spice Girls, Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Lana Del Rey, Muse, Rammstein, a-ha,"
"songs were awarded the 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points, with the exceptions of Turkey, Lithuania, Ireland and Bosnia & Herzegovina who used juries. Below is a summary of all 12 point in the final: Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Jerusalem, Israel, following Dana International's win at the 1998 contest in Birmingham, United Kingdom with the song ""Diva"". This was Israel's third victory in the contest (after 1978 and 1979), and the second time hosting the event"
"Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Stanisław Drzewiecki of Poland won the contest, with Finland and Russia placing second and third respectively. The Grieg Hall (), a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway, was the host venue for the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in mid-winter. The hall is named after Bergen-born composer Edvard"
"contest for the fifth time after winning the contest in Millstreet, County Cork. Dublin was chosen to be the host city, making it the fourth time that the Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the Irish capital. For the first time, the venue for the contest was the Point Theatre located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands. The contest opened with a brief film of stars floating in water, fireworks and caricatures dancing around, drinking coffee and biking. The cameras then went live to the venue itself, where dancers dressed in white and"
"to 2015 both semi-finals were broadcast on BBC Three. Since BBC Three became an online only channel in February 2016, semi-final coverage is now broadcast on BBC Four. In the 1998 Contest, hosted in Birmingham, Terry Wogan acted as both commentator and on-stage presenter (together with Ulrika Jonsson). In the 1980 Contest, each song was introduced by a presenter from the national country, the United Kingdom entry being introduced by Noel Edmonds. For most contests, a spokesperson has delivered the results of the national jury, or in recent years the results of the televoting, awarding points to the entries on"
"is a summary of all 12 points in the final: Eurovision Song Contest 1995 The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan's win at the 1994 contest in Dublin, Ireland with the song ""Rock 'n' Roll Kids"". It was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This year's competition was the last with only one host until 18 years later in 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. This contest broke the chain of"
"was their first. Katie Boyle returned to host her fourth Eurovision Song Contest (after hosting the 1960, 1963 and 1968 contests). Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove (formed from the previous towns of Brighton, Hove, Portslade and several other villages) on the south coast of Great Britain. The venue which hosted the 1974 Contest was the Brighton Dome, an arts venue that contains the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and the Pavilion Theatre. All three venues are linked to the rest of the Royal Pavilion Estate by an underground tunnel to the Royal Pavilion"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Jerusalem, Israel, following Dana International's win at the 1998 contest in Birmingham, United Kingdom with the song ""Diva"". This was Israel's third victory in the contest (after 1978 and 1979), and the second time hosting the event (after 1979). It was held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Center, the same venue that hosted it 20 years earlier. Television news anchor Yigal Ravid, singer and 1992 contestant Dafna Dekel and model/actress Sigal Shachmon were the"
"in Sheffield. The city is also home to Gatecrasher, one of the most popular nightclubs in the north of England (although the club is currently closed after a fire in 2007). Sheffield also plays host to ""Made in Sheffield"" home to many successful local bands. Sheffield has also seen the birth of Pulp, Babybird, Def Leppard, Joe Cocker, The Longpigs, and the free improvisers Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. 1998 Mercury Music Prize award winners Gomez are also connected to Sheffield as some of the founding members went to Sheffield Hallam University together. The immensely successful Arctic Monkeys are currently"
"February 1999 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Televoting selected the top 4 songs to qualify to the final. The songs were previewed on ""The Ken Bruce Show"" on BBC Radio 2 between 1 and 4 February. The British national final, ""The Great British Song Contest"", was held on 7 March, and was presented by Ulrika Jonsson, who had presented the previous year's Eurovision Song Contest. The results of were announced on ""Top of the Pops"" on BBC Two on 12 March. The final result was as follows: In Jerusalem the United Kingdom was the"
"constituencies in the hall for the 1992 general election. The week after the Eurovision Song Contest, the city was to host the 24th G8 summit, with Terry Wogan vacating his hotel room to make way for Bill Clinton. Following a format change in 1997 where acts were allowed to use purely backing tracks, no less than eight countries either partially or wholly used backing tracks: , , , , and purely used backing tracks, whilst and partially used the orchestra. This was the first year in which televoting was used ""en masse"": viewers were given five minutes after the end"
"contest with over 16 countries participating with a total of 18 entries. The Swedish entry was also sung in English. For the first time since Dutch victory 'Een Beetje' in 1959, the winning song was not a ballad. The contest took place in Naples, the capital of region Campania in southern Italy and the third-largest city in Italy, after Rome and Milan. This is Italy's first hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest. The host venue was the then new Sala di Concerto della RAI (""RAI Production Centre of Naples""), founded few years prior to the contest, in the late fifties"
"from the other two"", she added, referring to Mel B and Victoria Adams, both of whom were pregnant and did not attend the ceremony. Winners are in bold text. The special award was symbolically given to B92 to promote the Otpor! movement in Serbia. B92 leader Veran Matić sported a shirt with the logo of the movement. The full overthrow of Yugoslavia was not successful until the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia and the Bulldozer Revolution. Winners are in bold text. 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards The 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Assago, near Milan, Italy. The"
"points to their favourite song, 12 points to the second, 10 points to the third and then 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points in order of preference for the songs from 4th to 8th. The juries were based in Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast, London, Manchester and Cardiff. Since Bucks Fizz won the Contest in 1981, the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Harrogate and presented by Jan Leeming. The United Kingdom entered Bardo with ""One Step Further"", but it only gained 76 points and was positioned seventh over all, despite being in the top three for most of"