Country United Kingdom Selected entrant Imaani | Selection date(s) 15 March 1998 Selected song "Where Are You?" | |
Selection process The Great British Song Contest 1998 Selected songwriter(s) Scott English
Phil Manikiza
Simon Stirling | ||
The United Kingdom hosted and competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, represented by Imaani with the song "Where Are You?". It received 166 points and 2nd place.
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National final
The UK selection heat, The Great British Song Contest, was held on 15 March 1998 and was hosted by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson. The final result was as follows:
At Eurovision
Continuing the United Kingdom's success the previous year, the United Kingdom was the sixteenth country to perform straight after Romania. In the end Imaani finished as runner-up to Israel's Dana International with a total of 166 points from all twenty four other countries.
Televoting results
The United Kingdom's televoting for the grand final were as follows:
The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column.