Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	13 March 1998
Selected entrant	Melanie Cohl
Selected song	"Dis oui"
Finals performance
Final result	6th, 122 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1996 • 1998 • 1999►

Melanie Cohl represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 after winning the national final selection. Her song "Dis oui" was one of ten songs presented in the national final, which was held on 13 March 1998 at the RTBF studios in Brussels accompanied by the big orchestra of RTBF. Jean-Pierre Hautier hosted the event, and the winner was selected by televoting for the first time.

Result of National Final

Draw	Song	Artist	Televotes	Place
1	Rien Qu'Une Passagère	Alexis	2661	5
2	Ferme La Porte Á Tes Larmes	Betty	1761	7
3	Dans Quel Monde	Valérie Buggea	1131	10
4	Ton Image	Curt Close	2503	6
5	Dis oui	Melanie Cohl	15424	1
6	Pour T'Entendre Encore	Alain Colard & Sabrine	2700	4
7	Ma Séduction	Maira	1217	9
8	Ils Sont Là	Les Mas	11021	2
9	Tant Besoin De Toi	Dida Robbert	1227	8
10	Tu Es Libre	Manon Selyn	4831	3

At Eurovision

Melanie Cohl performed 20th in the running order on the night of the contest. "Dis oui" went on place 6th with 122 points. It was the first time Belgium finished in the Top 10 since their victory in 1986.

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium

Points Awarded to Belgium

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Poland	Netherlands	Portugal	France  Ireland  Norway  Slovakia  Spain  United Kingdom	Cyprus  Estonia  Macedonia  Slovenia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Israel	Germany  Greece   Switzerland	Hungary  Malta	Sweden	Turkey

Points Awarded by Belgium^[1]

12 points	Netherlands
10 points	Israel
8 points	Malta
7 points	Germany
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	Croatia
4 points	Norway
3 points	Spain
2 points	Cyprus
1 point	Portugal

References

1. Eurovision Song Contest 1998

External links

• Belgian National Final page