Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 17:12, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Dana International

• ... that Dana International (pictured), the eventual winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, received death threats following her selection to compete in the contest? Source: "Eurovision’s political scandals – From Franco to Syrian flags" The Irish Times
  • ALT1: ... that following death threats, Eurovision Song Contest 1998 winner Dana International (pictured) was accommodated in the run-up to the event in the only hotel in Birmingham with bulletproof windows? Source: "The Controversy Behind Israel's New Diva" Billboard
  • ALT2: ... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the first edition of the event where the points awarded by the majority of the competing countries were determined by televoting? Source: Birmingham 1998 Official Eurovision website
  • ALT3: ... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the last edition to require competing entries be performed in the language of the country they represented? Source: Jerusalem 1999 Official Eurovision website
  • ALT4: ... that the press centre facilities constructed in Birmingham for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 were retained following the event for use during the 24th G8 summit held in the city the following week? Source: Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Four: The 1990s. Telos Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9. One element that didn't need to be entirely de-rigged was the press centre. [...] As the G8 political summit was taking place in Birmingham the following week, the booths were left in place, and others added to them[...]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Giant Drop (Six Flags Great America)

Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:50, 9 November 2022 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:25, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Sims2aholic8: Good article. Will AGF on the offline sources. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:33, 10 November 2022 (UTC)