Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Selection process | Countdown Grand Prix 1998 | |||
| Selection date | 26 February 1998 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Guildo hat euch lieb!" | |||
| Artist | Guildo Horn | |||
| Songwriter | Stefan Raab | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 86 points | |||
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Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Guildo hat euch lieb!", written by Alf Igel, and performed by Guildo Horn. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Countdown Grand Prix 1998 in order to select their entry for the contest. The national final took place on 26 February 1998 and featured eleven competing acts with the winner being selected through public televoting. "Guildo hat euch lieb!" performed by Guildo Horn won the national final after gaining 426,050 of the votes.
Germany competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 9, Germany placed seventh out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 86 points.