While no other winning song in the contest has featured so few words , Finland would go on to place 15th in the 1998 Contest with " Aava " , which contains only six words repeated throughout the song . The previous holder of the record of shortest lyrics in Eurovision history was Belgium and their 1983 entry " Rendez-vous " , with a total of 11 words
1998 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Nocturne (Secret Garden song)