43rd contest
Eurovision 1998
The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, the 43rd edition, was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom and was won by Israel — Dana International with “Diva”.
The facts
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host city
- Birmingham
- Winner
- Israel
- Artist
- Dana International
- Song
- “Diva”
This was Israel’s 3rd Eurovision win — not their last. Their full record
Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.
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