European Soundmix Show 1998

European Soundmix Show 1998
Dates
Final	25 April 1998
Host
Venue	Endemol Studios, Amsterdam,  Netherlands
Presenter(s)	Bobbie Eakes, Jeff Trachta
Host broadcaster	Endemol
Participants
Number of entries	8
Debuting countries	Hungary Poland
Returning countries	None
Non-returning countries	Belgium Denmark
Vote
Voting system	Each country had 2 jury members who awarded the top 4 countries 1, 2, 3 and 5 points.
1997 ←  European Soundmix Show  → 1999

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

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

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

		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

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