European Soundmix Show 1998

The European Soundmix Show 1998 was the third European Soundmix Show.

European Soundmix Show 1998
Dates
Final25 April 1998
Host
VenueEndemol Studios, AmsterdamNetherlands
Presenter(s)Bobbie Eakes, Jeff Trachta
Host broadcasterNetherlands Endemol
Participants
Number of entries8
Debuting countriesHungary Hungary
Poland Poland
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countriesBelgium Belgium
Denmark Denmark
Vote
Voting systemEach country had 2 jury members who awarded the top 4 countries 1, 2, 3 and 5 points.
1997 ← European Soundmix Show → 1999

Like the previous contests, this one was held in Amsterdam, and the winner was Portugal with Carlos Bruno imitating Michael Stipe (R.E.M.).

Results

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Draw Country Contestant Imitated artist Place Points
1   Norway Toril Moe Celine Dion 3 11
2   Sweden Cecilia Karlsson Dolly Parton 5 8
3   Portugal Carlos Bruno Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) 1 22
4   Netherlands Mary Ann Morales Lea Salonga 4 10
5   Hungary Timia Kasai The Cranberries 8 2
6   Spain José Luis Ngale Louis Armstrong 7 7
7   Poland Magdalena Piwowarczyk Sinéad O'Connor 2 20
8   Germany Kirstin Hesse Madonna 6 8

Scoreboard

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Results
Total score
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Netherlands
Hungary
Spain
Poland
Germany
Contestants
Norway 11 5 3 3
Sweden 8 2 3 2 1
Portugal 22 5 2 1 5 3 5 1
Netherlands 10 3 1 1 3 2
Hungary 2 2
Spain 7 1 2 2 2
Poland 20 3 5 5 1 1 5
Germany 8 3 5

5 points

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Below is a summary of all 5 points in the final:

N. Contestant Voting nation
3 Poland Germany, Netherlands, Portugal
Portugal Hungary, Norway, Poland
1 Germany Spain
Norway Sweden