The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Shangri-La", written by Peter de Wijn, and performed by Gerard Joling. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival '88

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final on 23 March 1988 at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Astrid Joosten. All songs were performed by Gerard Joling, who was internally selected by the broadcaster to sing for the Netherlands, with the winning song being chosen by a 55-member jury who gave each song a mark out of 6.

At Eurovision

The contest was aired on Nederland 3 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom. Joling performed 7th on the night of the contest, following and preceding. His song received 70 points, placing 9th of 22 competing countries. The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof. Among the members of the Dutch jury were Hans van den Berg and Bert Tuk.

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