Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Netherlands participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, Ireland.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival '88 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 March 1988 | |||
| Selected entrant | Gerard Joling | |||
| Selected song | "Shangri-La" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 70 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 1988
The final was held on 23 March 1988 at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. All songs were performed by Gerard Joling, who was internally selected by Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to sing for the Netherlands at the 1988 contest in Dublin, with the winning song being chosen by a 55-member jury who gave each song a mark out of 6.
| Final – 23 March 1988 | |||
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| Draw | 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
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.
The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by the Netherlands
| 12 points |  Denmark |
| 10 points |  Switzerland |
| 8 points |  Sweden |
| 7 points |  Norway |
| 6 points |  Ireland |
| 5 points |  Luxembourg |
| 4 points |  Iceland |
| 3 points |  Israel |
| 2 points |  France |
| 1 point |  Turkey |
References
- "Score sheet of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990". Eurovision.tv.
External links
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