United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The United Kingdom hosted and competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, represented by Imaani with the song "Where Are You?". It received 166 points and 2nd place.
Before Eurovision
The Great British Song Contest 1998
Semi-final
The semi-final was held on 6 February 1998 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. The top 4 songs were chosen by televoting to compete in the televised final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Alberta | "Don't It Make You Feel So Good" | Paul Brown, Mike Connaris | 21,106 | 4 |
| 2 | Lisa Millet | "Give It Up" | Cheryl Parker, Nick Graham | 9,140 | 8 |
| 3 | Sapphire | "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" | Richard Louis, Stephen Christopher | 28,644 | 2 |
| 4 | Farrell Lennon | "Suddenly" | Tim Laws, Farrell Lennon, Simon May | 21,102 | 5 |
| 5 | The Collective | "When We're Alone " | Stephen Rudden, Yenka Charles, Jay Williams, Debbie French, Nick Whitecross, Greg Lester | 91,168 | 1 |
| 6 | Mandy Wilson | "When We're In Love" | Cheryl Parker, Nick Graham | 14,107 | 7 |
| 7 | Imaani | "Where Are You?" | Scott English, Phil Manikiza, Simon Stirling | 27,819 | 3 |
| 8 | Anita Madigan | "Wish You Were Here" | Dave King, Dave Major, Anita Madigan | 18,744 | 6 |
Final
The final was held on 15 March 1998, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson, who reported in the first show from Birmingham, the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. A public televote selected the winner, "Where Are You?" performed by Imaani. The results were announced on The National Lottery Draws on BBC One on 21 March 1998.| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | The Collective | "When We're Alone " | 53,950 | 4 |
| 2 | Imaani | "Where Are You?" | 70,421 | 1 |
| 3 | Alberta | "Don't It Make You Feel So Good" | 66,278 | 2 |
| 4 | Sapphire | "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" | 65,712 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Continuing the United Kingdom's success the previous year, the United Kingdom was the sixteenth country to perform straight after Romania. In the end Imaani finished as runner-up to Israel's Dana International with a total of 166 points from all twenty four other countries.Televoting results
The United Kingdom's televoting for the grand final were as follows:The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column.
| Draw | Country | Televotes | Points |
| 01 | 12 805 | 2 | |
| 02 | 4 913 | ||
| 03 | 3 477 | ||
| 04 | 4 684 | ||
| 05 | 3 209 | ||
| 06 | 3 201 | ||
| 07 | 9 625 | ||
| 08 | 32 995 | 5 | |
| 09 | 34 321 | 6 | |
| 10 | 69 000 | 12 | |
| 11 | 2 975 | ||
| 12 | 4 267 | ||
| 13 | 43 280 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 140 | ||
| 15 | 2 762 | ||
| 16 | N/A | ||
| 17 | 16 422 | 3 | |
| 18 | 54 394 | 10 | |
| 19 | 12 177 | 1 | |
| 20 | 38 395 | 7 | |
| 21 | 3 617 | ||
| 22 | 23 320 | 4 | |
| 23 | 7 689 | ||
| 24 | 6 052 | ||
| 25 | 2 447 |