Eurovision Song Contest 1998

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Eurovision Song Contest
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:BBC
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:date 1998-05-09
gptkbp:debutYear gptkb:Macedonia
gptkbp:director gptkb:Geoff_Posner
gptkbp:edition 43
gptkbp:executiveProducer gptkb:Kevin_Bishop
gptkbp:firstUseOf Televoting
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eurovision Song Contest 1998
gptkbp:intervalAct gptkb:Birmingham_Royal_Ballet
gptkb:Lesley_Garrett
gptkb:John_Owen_Edwards
gptkb:Catrin_Finch
gptkb:Massed_Welsh_Male_Voice_Choir
gptkb:The_BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Birmingham
gptkbp:notableFor First Eurovision Song Contest to use televoting in most countries
First time transgender performer won Eurovision
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 25
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://eurovision.tv/event/birmingham-1998
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Eurovision_Song_Contest_1997
gptkbp:presenter gptkb:Terry_Wogan
gptkb:Ulrika_Jonsson
gptkbp:returningCountry gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Birmingham,_City_of_Music
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 25
gptkbp:venue gptkb:National_Indoor_Arena
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Dana_International
gptkb:Diva
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dana_International
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5