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1998
| HOST COUNTRY | United Kingdom |
| VENUE | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| DATE | May 9th |
| PRESENTER | Terry Wogan & Ulrika Jonsson |
| TOTAL ENTRIES | 25 |
| WINNING SONG | TITLE | PERFORMER | COUNTRY | COMPOSERS |
| Diva | Dana International | Israel | Yoav Ginai & Tzvika Pick |
It seems that the contest in recent years has to have some contoversy surrounding it. 1998 turned out to be the year that the first transexual performer won the title. Dana International had won the national heats in Israel a few years before, but had been banned from entering the contest by the Israeli government. This time she was back with an up-tempo track, which probably benefitted from the voting being provided by the general public. Representing Germany was an unusual act, the lead singer of which decided to climb the set whilst performing his song.
| COUNTRY | PERFORMER | SONG | PTS | POS |
| Croatia | Danijela | Neka Mi Ne vane | 132 | 5th |
| Greece | Thalassa | Mia Krifi Evesthisia | 12 | 20th |
| France | Marie Line | Ou Aller | 3 | 24th |
| Spain | Mikel Herzog | Que Voy A Hacer Sin Ti | 20 | 16th |
| Switzerland | Gunvor | Lass Ihn | 0 | 25th |
| Slovakia | Katarina Hasprova | Modlitba | 8 | 21st |
| Poland | Sixteen | To Takie Proste | 19 | 17th |
| Israel | Dana International | Diva | 174 | 1st |
| Germany | Guildo Horn | Guildo Hat Euch Lieb | 86 | 7th |
| Malta | Chiara | The One That I Love | 166 | 3rd |
| Hungary | Charlie | A Holnap Mar Nem Lesz Szomoru | 4 | 23rd |
| Slovenia | Vili Resnik | Naj Bogovi Slisijo | 17 | 18th |
| Ireland | Dawn Martin | Is Always Over Now ? | 64 | 9th |
| Portugal | Alma Lusa | Se Eu Te Pudesse Abracar | 36 | 12th |
| Romania | Malina Olinescu | Eu Cred | 6 | 22nd |
| United Kingdom | Imaani | Where Are You ? | 167 | 2nd |
| Cyprus | Michael Hajiyanni | Genesis | 37 | 11th |
| Netherlands | Edsilia | Hemel En Aarde | 150 | 4th |
| Sweden | Jill Johnson | Karleken Ar | 53 | 10th |
| Belgium | Melanie Cohl | Dis Oui | 122 | 6th |
| Finland | Edea | Aava | 22 | 15th |
| Norway | Lars Fredriksen | Alltid Sommer | 79 | 8th |
| Estonia | koit Toome | Mere Lapsed | 36 | 12th |
| Turkey | Tuzmen | Unutamazsin | 25 | 14th |
| FYROM | Vlado Janevski | Ne Zori Zoro | 16 | 19th |
