Grand Prix of Folk Music 1998
The 13th Grand Prix of Folk Music took place on September 5, 1998 in Vienna ( Austria ). As in previous years , the participating countries were Germany , Austria and Switzerland . As has been the case since 1989, a public preliminary decision was held on television in each country earlier this year. In each case 5 titles were determined for the final. The Swiss preliminary decision took place on April 11th in Interlaken , the German in June in Hof (Freiheitshalle) and the Austrian on? in ? instead of. The events, for which a CD was released with all participants, were broadcast live.
The finale was broadcast by ORF as part of a Eurovision broadcast from Vienna and taken over by ZDF and SRG . The moderators were again Carolin Reiber (Germany), Karl Moik (Austria) and Sepp Trütsch (Switzerland), who already led through the respective preliminary decisions in their country. The starting order of the titles and countries had been drawn beforehand. After the title was presented, several juries from the participating countries determined their favorite, although the titles from their own country were not allowed to be rated.
At the end of the ranking, Francine Jordi was the winner of the 1998 Grand Prix of Folk Music. Your title The fire of desire had Tomislav Mustac composed and texted. After Géraldine Olivier (1995), Daniela and Dirk (1996) and Sandra Weiss (1997) , the singer won the Grand Prix in Switzerland for the fourth time in a row.
The venue for the next Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1999 was determined to be Erfurt , regardless of the country of the winner .
The placement of the Swiss preliminary decision in 1998
The first five titles made it to the finals.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Francine Jordi | The fire of longing | 1. | 107 |
| 10 | Adrian Eugster | Daydreams | 2. | 81 |
| 15th | Markus Rüeger | I do it when you laugh | 3. | 70 |
| 14th | Stixi and Sonja | In the Appenzöllerland | 4th | 58 |
| 5 | Carlo Brunner & Philipp Mettler | Romantic breeze | 5. | 55 |
| 6th | Stefan Roos | There are still small miracles | 6th | 45 |
| 13 | Monique | I want to see your laugh one more time | 6th | 45 |
| 12 | Thomas steps | Jesse no | 8th. | 44 |
| 3 | Monika Kaelin | A bit of luck | 9. | 42 |
| 7th | Roland | A heart that loves | 10. | 40 |
| 8th | Vreni and Rudi | Don't just dream your life | 11. | 35 |
| 11 | Bill Banger Band | Wanderlust | 12. | 32 |
| 9 | Amarillos | When you're not there anymore | 13. | 15th |
| 2 | Stephanie Lindbergh | When children's eyes shine | 14th | 11 |
| 1 | Keizer Chörli Strengelbach | S'Buuremanndli | 15th | 10 |
| Venue | Kursaal Interlaken | |||
The placement of the German preliminary decision in 1998
The exact placement of the titles was not disclosed. Therefore, all titles are listed according to their starting order, with the five titles that made it to the finals named first.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oswald Sattler | Eldorado | ? | ? |
| 6th | Margitta and her daughters | Love makes everything alright | ? | ? |
| 11 | Jürgen Kern | Forever and ever | ? | ? |
| 12 | Hella and Maxi | Rose time | ? | ? |
| 14th | Angela Wiedl | Who loves home | ? | ? |
| 1 | Florian Silbereisen | The bear is loose | ? | ? |
| 2 | Martina Witt | Gypsy eyes | ? | ? |
| 3 | Carina Cristin | Come with me to rainbow land | ? | ? |
| 4th | Sibylle | Two white seagulls | ? | ? |
| 7th | Rieserferner | As if the sun is silent | ? | ? |
| 8th | Silke Fischer | Papi Papillon | ? | ? |
| 9 | Katharina Herz and Torsten Benkenstein | Addio | ? | ? |
| 10 | Ulli Wanders | At home, there is my nest | ? | ? |
| 13 | Jenny and Jonny | Love needs love | ? | ? |
| 15th | Matthias Lenz | The last sunset | ? | ? |
| Venue | Freedom Hall courtyard | |||
The placement of the Austrian preliminary decision in 1998
The first five titles made it to the finals. The exact placement, the starting numbers of the titles and the venue would have to be added.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Zellberg Buam | Quaint and real | 1. | ? |
| ? | Jakob Bergmann | Me his Tyrolean | ? | ? |
| ? | The pick-me-ups | Believe in luck | ? | ? |
| ? | Ennstal sparrows | Magic Flute | ? | ? |
| ? | The young Zellbergers | I'm proud of that | ? | ? |
| ? | Anni Jäger | You never leave me alone in the evening | ? | ? |
| ? | Duo Sunshine | You and me | ? | ? |
| ? | Chris Werner | A little smile | ? | ? |
| ? | Zillertal rags | Hey you | ? | ? |
| ? | Steirerbluat | I like the sun | ? | ? |
| ? | The rags | I think of you every night | ? | ? |
| ? | Monika Martin | Sound my song | ? | ? |
| ? | Kurt Elsasser | Let me be your friend | ? | ? |
| ? | Eva-Maria | Signor Paganini | ? | ? |
| ? | Petra and The Kings | We love you | ? | ? |
| Venue | ? | |||
Placement of the 1998 Grand Prix of Folk Music
| Start number | country | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CH | Francine Jordi | The fire of longing | 1. | 61 |
| 5 | A. | The pick-me-ups | Believe in luck | 2. | 59 |
| 15th | CH | Adrian Eugster | Daydreams | 3. | 53 |
| 10 | D. | Margitta and her daughters | Love makes everything alright | 4th | 50 |
| 11 | A. | Ennstal sparrows | Magic Flute | 5. | 45 |
| 13 | D. | Oswald Sattler | Eldorado | 6th | 43 |
| 8th | A. | Zellberg Buam | Quaint and real | 7th | 39 |
| 14th | A. | The young Zellbergers | I'm proud of that | 8th. | 38 |
| 4th | D. | Jürgen Kern | Forever and ever | 9. | 31 |
| 9 | CH | Markus Rüger | I do it when you laugh | 10. | 26th |
| 12 | CH | Stixi and Sonja | In the Appenzellerland | 11. | 24 |
| 6th | CH | Carlo Brunner & Philipp Mettler | Romantic breeze | 12. | 18th |
| 2 | A. | Jakob Bergmann | Me his Tyrolean | 13. | 16 |
| 1 | D. | Angela Wiedl | Who loves home | 14th | 12 |
| 7th | D. | Hella and Maxi | Rose time | 15th | 7th |
| Venue | Stadthalle Vienna , Austria | ||||
The titles also appeared on a CD .