The '' ' OGAE Second Chance Contest 1998 ' '' was the twelfth OGAE Second Chance Contest . Eighteen countries took part in the contest , organised by OGAE Germany in Hamburg , Germany . Four countries that took part in the 1997 edition withdrew from the contest : and withdrew after being relegated from the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 , and and were forced to withdraw after not holding televised national finals to select their entry for Eurovision 1998 . The were the winners of the contest with the song " Alsof je bij me bent " by Nurlaila . This was their first win in Second Chance , and the second win for a non-Scandinavian country . Second place went to Nanne Grönvall of , while third place went to Elisabeth Andreassen from . During the voting the eighteen competing entries were joined by seven guest juries from Denmark , Austria , Cyprus , France , Spain , Luxembourg and Israel
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
OGAE Second Chance Contest