Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Birmingham , United Kingdom , following Katrina and the Waves 's win at the 1997 contest in Dublin , Ireland with the song " Love Shine A Light " . It was the UK 's fifth win , and the eighth time that the UK hosted the contest , the last being in Harrogate in 1982 . The contest was staged at the National Indoor Arena on 9 May 1998 , presented by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson . Wogan was the third person in the contest 's history to combine the roles of presenter and commentator , after the hosting duo of Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone in . When not on stage , he was backstage in his private booth providing the necessary TV commentary to BBC viewers
1997 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1998