1998

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998.

The Contest was hosted by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

See national final entries for 1998.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1998

Name	Previous appearances
Lennart Sjöholm	6
José María Guzmán	3
Adolfo Rodríguez	2
Soledad Pilas	1
Danijela Martinović	1
Rainer Kind	1
José Cid	1
Peter Hallström	1
Paul Harrington	1
Egon Egemann	1
Andrea Bronston	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1998

Name	Previous songs
Ingela "Pling" Forsman	2
Bobby Ljunggren	1
José Cid	1
Eric van Tijn	1
Jochem Fluitsma	1
Attila Horváth	1
Håkan Almqvist	1

Artists who performed in 1998

Named artists	Backing artists
Belgium	Dis Oui
Mélanie Cohl
Philippe Swan
Marie-Hélène Vanderborght
Croatia	Neka Mi Ne Svane
Danijela Martinović	Alenka Milano
Petar Grašo, Remi Kazinotti, Stjepan Kalogjera
Davor Meštrović	Stipica Kalogjera
Cyprus	Genesis
Michalis Hatzigiannis	Corinna Avraamidou Irini Cacogiannis Riana Athanasiou Sylvia Theologidou Zoë Nicolaidou
Michalis Hatzigiannis, Zenon Zintillis
Marina Maleni	Costas Cacogiannis
Estonia	Mere Lapsed
Koit Toome	Ain Varts Jüri Mazurtšak Mikko Maltis
Ithaca Maria, Tomi Rahula, Peeter Pruuli
Urve Tiidus	Heiki Vahar
Finland	Aava
Abdissa Assefa (Edea) Alexi Ahoniemi (Edea) Marika Krook (Edea) Tommy Mansikka-Aho (Edea)	Kaarle Mannila Mervi Hiltunen
Alexi Ahoniemi, Tommy Mansikka-Aho
Marjo Wilska	Olli Ahvenlahti
France	Où Aller
Marie Line	Jean-Philippe Dary Micaël Sene Moïse Crespy
Jean-Philippe Dary, Marie Line, Micaël Sene, Moïse Crespy
Marie Myriam	Martin Koch
Germany	Guildo Hat Euch Lieb
Guildo Horn	Albert Niesen Andreas Dorn Michael Kernbach Michael Schneider Rainer Kind
Stefan Raab
Nena	Stefan Raab
Greece	Mia Krifi Evaisthissia
Dionyssia Karoki Georgopoulou (Thalassa)	Dimitra Meteveli Elsa Afentaki Iakovos Misrachi Manos Manouselis
Yiannis Valvis, Yiannis Malachias
Alexis Kostalas
Hungary	A Holnap Már Ném Lesz Szomorú
Charlie	Tamás Szabó
István Lerch, Attila Horváth
Barna Héder	Miklós Malek
Ireland	Is Always Over Now?
Dawn Martin	David Morgan Karen Hamil Paul Harrington Paul Keenan Peter McAllister
Gerry Morgan
Eileen Dunne	Noel Kelehan
Israel	Diva[Winning song]
Dana International	Galit Dahan Lilach Koch Shirley Tsapary Talia Adler
Svika Pick, Yoav Ginai
Yigal Ravid
Malta	The One That I Love
Chiara
Jason Cassar, Sunny Aquilina
Stephanie Spiteri
Netherlands	Hemel En Aarde
Edsilia Rombley	Babette Labeij Marcel Roger Happel Simone Porch
Eric van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma
Conny Vandenbos	Dick Bakker
North Macedonia	Ne Zori, Zoro
Vlado Janevski	Stevo Čepiševski Tanja Stanković-Dimovska Valentino Skenderovski
Grigor Koprov, Vlado Janevski
Evgenija Teodosievska	Aleksandar Džambazov
Norway	Alltid Sommer
Lars Fredriksen	Aina Andreassen Åshild Kristin Stensrud Håvard Gryting Lars Aass Ole-Marius Johnson
David Eriksen, Per Kristian Ottestad, Linda Johansen
Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft	Geir Langslet
Poland	To Takie Proste
Janusz Witaszek (Sixteen) Jarosław Pruszkowski (Sixteen) Mirosław Hoduń (Sixteen) Renata Dąbkowska (Sixteen) Tomasz Stryczniewicz (Sixteen)	Olga Pruszkowska
Jarosław Pruszkowski, Olga Pruszkowska
Jan Chojnacki	Wiesław Pieregorólka
Portugal	Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar
Carlos Ferreirinha (Alma Lusa) Carlos Jesus (Alma Lusa) Henrique Lopes (Alma Lusa) Inês Santos (Alma Lusa) José Cid (Alma Lusa) Pedro Soares (Alma Lusa)
José Cid
Lúcia Moniz	Mike Sergeant
Romania	Eu Cred
Mălina Olinescu
Adrian Romcescu, Liliana Ştefan
Anca Ţurcașiu	Adrian Romcescu
Slovakia	Modlitba
Katarína Hasprová
Gabriel Dušík, Anna Wepperyová
Alena Heribanová	Vladimír Valovič
Slovenia	Naj Bogovi Slišijo
Vili Resnik	Karmen Stavec Matjaž Vlašič Sašo Fajon Urša Vlašič
Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič
Mojca Mavec	Mojmir Sepe
Spain	¿Qué Voy A Hacer Sin Ti?
Mikel Herzog	Adolfo Rodríguez Andrea Bronston Esmeralda Grao José María Guzmán Soledad Pilas
Alberto Estébanez, Mikel Herzog
Belén Fernández de Henestrosa	Alberto Estébanez
Sweden	Kärleken är
Jill Johnson	Fredrik Ivarson Lennart Sjöholm Mats Westling Peter Hallström
Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman
Björn Hedman	Anders Berglund
Switzerland	Lass Ihn
Gunvor	Claudio Sivano Damian Meyer Egon Egemann Irja Guggisberg Sandra Heusser
Egon Egemann, Gunvor
Regula Elsener
Turkey	Unutamazsin
Tarkan Tüzmen
Erdinç Tunç, Canan Tunç
Osman Erkan	Ümit Eroğlu
United Kingdom	Where Are You?
Imaani
Phil Manikiza, Scott English, Simon Stirling
Ken Bruce	James McMillan

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