Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcaster	Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country	Netherlands
Selection process	Artist: Internal selection Song: Nationaal Songfestival '88
Selection date	23 March 1988
Competing entry
Song	"Shangri-La"
Artist	Gerard Joling
Songwriter	Peter de Wijn
Placement
Final result	9th, 70 points
Participation chronology
◄1987 • 1988 • 1989►

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Shangri-La", written by Peter de Wijn, and performed by Gerard Joling. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival '88

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final on 23 March 1988 at 20:10 CEST in the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. The national final was broadcast on Nederland 2 . ^[1] All songs were performed by Gerard Joling, who was internally selected by the broadcaster to sing for the Netherlands, with the winning song being chosen by a 55-member jury who gave each song a mark out of 6.

Final – 23 March 1988

Draw	Song	Points	Place
1	"Heel verliefd"	222	2
2	"Shangri-La"	283	1
3	"Happy End in Hollywood"	213	4
4	"December in April"	165	5
5	"Doolang doolang"	156	6
6	"Mijn droom"	219	3

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on Nederland 3 (with commentary by Willem van Beusekom). ^{[2] [3]} Joling performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Spain and preceding Israel. His song received 70 points, placing 9th of 22 competing countries. ^[4]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof.^{[ citation needed ]}

Among the members of the Dutch jury were Hans van den Berg and Bert Tuk.^{[ citation needed ]}

Voting

Points awarded to the Netherlands [5] Score Country 12 points   Greece   Luxembourg 10 points 8 points 7 points   Israel    Switzerland   Yugoslavia 6 points   Germany   Turkey   United Kingdom 5 points   Italy 4 points 3 points 2 points   Ireland 1 point

Points awarded by the Netherlands [5] Score Country 12 points   Denmark 10 points    Switzerland 8 points   Sweden 7 points   Norway 6 points   Ireland 5 points   Luxembourg 4 points   Iceland 3 points   Israel 2 points   France 1 point   Turkey

References

1. "TV tijd" [TV time]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 23 March 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via Delpher.
2. "Televisie en radio" [Television and radio]. Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Heerlen, Netherlands. 30 April 1988. p. 50. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2023– via Delpher.
3. Langerak, Henk (30 April 1988). "Een groot gezelschapsspel" [A great board game]. AD Zaterdag 2 (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. p. 5. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2023– via Delpher.
4. "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
5. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.