Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Melanie Cohl represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 after winning the national final selection with the song "Dis oui".
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Finale Nationale Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1998 | |||
| 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 | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Finale Nationale Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1998
The final took place on 13 March 1998 at the RTBF studios in Brussels, hosted by Jean-Pierre Hautier and accompanied by the big orchestra of RTBF. The winner, "Dis oui" performed by Melanie Cohl, was determined solely by a public televote. The results of the public televote were revealed by Belgium's six regions (four Walloon provinces with votes from Namur and Luxembourg being combined, a "Rest of Belgium" region covering the five Flemish provinces and Brussels) and led to the victory of Cohl with 15,424 votes.
| Final – 13 March 1998 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Alexis | "Rien qu'une passagère" | Jacques Broun, Alexis Vanderheyden | 2,661 | 5 |
| 2 | Betty | "Ferme la porte à tes larmes" | Pierre Theunis | 1,761 | 7 |
| 3 | Valérie Buggea | "Dans quel monde" | Daniel Willem, Joseph Reynaerts, Damir Ceric | 1,131 | 10 |
| 4 | Curt Close | "Ton image" | Curt Close | 2,503 | 6 |
| 5 | Melanie Cohl | "Dis oui" | Philippe Swan | 15,424 | 1 |
| 6 | Alain Colard & Sabrine | "Pour t'entendre encore" | Alain Colard | 2,700 | 4 |
| 7 | Maira | "Ma séduction" | Christian Vidal, Wota, M. Pools | 1,217 | 9 |
| 8 | Les Mas | "Ils sont là" | Asukulu Yunu Mukalay | 11,021 | 2 |
| 9 | Dida Robbert | "Tant besoin de toi" | Luc Mourinet | 1,227 | 8 |
| 10 | Manon Selyn | "Tu es libre" | Martine Cugnon, Adelin Deltenre | 4,831 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | ||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Walloon Brabant |
Hainaut | Namur & Luxembourg |
Liège | Rest of Belgium |
Brussels | Total |
| 1 | "Rien qu'une passagère" | 53 | 147 | 159 | 2,008 | 112 | 182 | 2,661 |
| 2 | "Ferme la porte à tes larmes" | 75 | 434 | 216 | 650 | 121 | 265 | 1,761 |
| 3 | "Dans quel monde" | 103 | 128 | 80 | 459 | 151 | 210 | 1,131 |
| 4 | "Ton image" | 159 | 378 | 229 | 704 | 450 | 583 | 2,503 |
| 5 | "Dis oui" | 1,002 | 5,281 | 1,690 | 2,228 | 2,565 | 2,658 | 15,424 |
| 6 | "Pour t'entendre encore" | 229 | 546 | 375 | 434 | 290 | 756 | 2,700 |
| 7 | "Ma séduction" | 69 | 219 | 147 | 404 | 174 | 204 | 1,217 |
| 8 | "Ils sont là" | 942 | 3,851 | 1,211 | 1,443 | 1,303 | 2,271 | 11,021 |
| 9 | "Tant besoin de toi" | 79 | 217 | 129 | 152 | 190 | 460 | 1,227 |
| 10 | "Tu es libre" | 326 | 896 | 1,054 | 727 | 540 | 1,288 | 4,831 |
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.
Points awarded to Belgium
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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References
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