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{{Infobox song contest
| name         = Songfestival
| year         = 1988
| logo         = Songfestival 1988 Logo.svg
| final        = 20 August 1988
| presenters   = [[Ossuàlte Roužë]]
| director     = [[Kenn Schmidt]]
| exsupervisor = [[Naomi Theiner]]
| exproducer   = [[Jacques Gachet]]
| winner       = {{flagicon image|Flag of Andlin.svg}} [[Andlin in Songfestival|Andlin]]<br/>"Randez-vous"
| vote         = Each country awarded 8, 6-1 points to their 7 favourite songs.
| host         = [[Résë Públie Déntroîse]] (RPD)
| venue        = [[Sàle Olympien]]<br/>[[Mariensbourg]], Dentricia
| entries      = 13
| debut        = {{ubl
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Seaforthe.svg}} [[Seaforthe in Songfestival|Seaforthe]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg}} [[Silesia in Songfestival|Silesia]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Saxony.svg}} [[Voivony in Songfestival|Voivony]]
}}
| return       = {{flagicon image|Flag of Kalimantan Utara.png}} [[North Borneo in Songfestival|North Borneo]]
| interval     = 
| opening      = 
}}

'''Songfestival 1988''' ({{lang-fr|Festival de la Chanson 1988}}) was the 28th edition of the [[Songfestival]] contest, held on 20 August 1988 in [[Mariensbourg]], [[Dentricia]]. It was organised by the [[National Radio-Television Council]] (CNRT) and [[Résë Públie Déntroîse]] (RPD), who agreed to take over hosting duties after previous winners [[Radiotelyvisut Areanos]] (RTA) refused to host. The contest was held at the [[Sàle Olympien]] on 20 August 1988 and was hosted by Dentrician actor [[Ossuàlte Roužë]]. The [[Rules of Songfestival#Participation|participation cap]], which limited the contest to 9 entries, was removed and 13 countries took part in the contest. It was the largest contest to date at the time of its broadcast. 

The 1988 contest was the fifth hosting of Dentricia and the third hosting of Mariensbourg, as the city had previously hosted the contest in [[Songfestival 1958|1958]] and [[Songfestival 1980|1980]]. It also marked the first time the contest was broadcast live outside Carrelie, with viewers in {{wp|Yugoslavia}}, [[North Alezia]], and {{wp|Finland}} being able to watch the contest for the first time.

[[Seaforthe in Songfestival|Seaforthe]], [[Silesia in Songfestival|Silesia]], and [[Voivony in Songfestival|Voivony]] all entered the contest for the first time in 1988. Seaforthe had first expressed interest in the contest after its return in 1965, though [[General Broadcasting Institute|GBI]] was discouraged from entering due after the [[1968 Carrelian coup d'état|1968 coup]]. Silesia and Voivony both expressed interest in participating in 1987, though were barred from doing so due to the participation cap.

The winner was [[Andlin in Songfestival|Andlin]] with the song "Randez-vous", performed by [[Marie Keier]], with lyrics by Konstantyn Papuga. "Randez-vous" became the first {{wp|Polish language|Lechian}} song to win the contest. [[Efyre in Songfestival|Efyre]] placed second for the first time, scoring their best result since [[Songfestival 1967|1967]].

==Location==
[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F062766-0025, München, SPD-Parteitag, Olympia-Halle.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Sàle Olympien, Mariensbourg – host venue of the 1988 contest.]] Following their victory in the [[Songfestival 1987|1987 contest]], the CNRT asked RTA to host the 1988. However, RTA refused to present a host venue as their executive argued that hosting a second contest in a row would be too expensive. Therefore, the CNRT turned to second-placers Dentricia to host the festival. Dentricia had previously hosted the contest in [[Songfestival 1955|1955]], 1958, [[Songfestival 1974|1974]], [[Songfestival 1977|1977]], and 1980.

The 1988 contest was the first to feature a formal bidding period, though the decisions made were kept private. Authorities in [[Densmouth]], [[Ceile]], [[Ervèdén]], and [[Mariensbourg]] bidded to host the contest, with Mariensbourg being announced as the host city on 12 November 1987.

The [[Sàle Olympien]] was selected to host the 1988 contest. The venue was originally constructed to host gymnastics events at the {{wp|1972 Summer Olympics}}, which Carrelie hosted. It was the largest venue to host the contest at the time, with a capacity of 10,000. However, the removal of some seats for commentary booths and a larger stage meant the functional capacity was closer to 9,300. Other venues within the city were reportedly considered, including 1980 host venue [[Sàle Maddébourg]].

==Production and format==

===Voting procedure===

===Conductors===

==Contest overview==

==Detailed voting results==
ach participating country had a jury, which awarded 8 and 6–1 points to their 7 favourite songs. The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in French or German in ascending order. Due to a technical problem with the telephone connection, Achanor, which had been scheduled to be the sixth country to vote, was passed over and instead voted last.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Detailed voting results of Songfestival 1988
|-
! colspan="2" |
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Total score}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Zuidfrisia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Voivony}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Andlin}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Seaforthe}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Dentricia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|North Borneo}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Arianos}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Efyre}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Douria}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Silesia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sorechland}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Haufenburg}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Achanor}}
|-
! rowspan="13" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Zuidfrisia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 21 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||  || 6 || 2 || 2 ||  || 3 || 1 || 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Voivony
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 47 || 6 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || '''8''' || 1 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 ||  || '''8''' || 4 || '''8''' || 
|- style="background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | Andlin
| style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | 56 || 4 || '''8''' || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  || '''8''' || 3 || '''8''' ||  || 4 || 4 || 5 || 4 || '''8'''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Seaforthe
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 12 ||  || 1 ||  || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 3 ||  ||  || 5 ||  ||  || 2 ||  || 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Dentricia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 11 ||  ||  ||  || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  ||  ||  ||  || 3 ||  || 2 || 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Achanor
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 4 ||  ||  || 4 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | North Borneo
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 34 || 5 || 4 || 5 ||  ||  || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 1 || '''8''' || 3 || 6 ||  ||  || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Arianos
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 29 || 3 ||  || 3 || 4 ||  || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 6 || '''8''' ||  ||  || 3 || 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Efyre
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 54 || '''8''' || 5 ||  || 3 || 6 || 6 ||  || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 6 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Douria
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 13 ||  ||  || 1 || 6 || 1 || 4 ||  ||  || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  || 1 ||  || 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Silesia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 28 || 2 || 6 ||  ||  || 5 ||  || 2 || 3 || 5 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  || 5 || 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Sorechland
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 15 ||  || 3 ||  || 5 ||  || 1 || 5 ||  ||  || 1 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ||  || 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Haufenburg
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 53 || 1 || 2 || 6 || '''8''' || 4 || '''8''' || 3 || 4 || 1 || 2 || '''8''' || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 6
|}

==Broadcasts==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ {{nowrap|Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries}}
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Achanor.png}} Achanor
| [[Achanorisch Öffentliches Fernsehen|AÖF]]
| [[AÖF1|FS1]]
| {{wp|Fritz Egner}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Andlin.svg}} Andlin
| [[Ændlisk Fjernsyn|ÆF]]
| [[ÆF 1]]
| [[Ernst Grissemann]]
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Arianos.svg}} Arianos
| [[Radiotelyvisut Areanos|RTA]]
| [[RTA 1|TVAreanos]]
| [[Marcel Vanche]]
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Dentricia.svg}} Dentricia
| [[Résë Públie Déntroîse|RPD]]
| [[RPD 1|Résë 1]]
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagicon image|Flag of Douria.svg}} Douria
| [[Radio Dourie]]
| [[TV 1 Douria|TV 1]]
| {{N/A|}}
|-
|}
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