Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Date	6 April 1968
Presenter(s)	Katie Boyle
Host Broadcaster	BBC
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Winning Song	La La La (Spain)
Voting system	Each country had 10 jury members who each awarded 1 points to their favorite song.
Number of Songs	17
Countries Making Debut	None
Nul points	None
Interval Act	Impressions from London

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest. Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat to sing "La, la, la", however his his demand to sing in Catalan was an affront to Francoist Spain. Serrat was withdrawn by Spain and replaced by Massiel who sang the same song in Spanish. Image File history File links ESC1968. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Catherine Katie Boyle was a television presenter, well known for presenting Whats My Line?. She also was the presenter for the 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1974 Eurovision Song Contests. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... Joan Manuel Serrat Joan Manuel Serrat Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. ... Catalan in Europe Catalan IPA: (català ) is a Romance language, the official language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... History of Spain Series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The Spanish Civil War officially ended...

This was the very first contest that was broadcast in colour. The countries that broadcast it in colour were: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Spain's victory was their first.

Results

Country (Language)	Artist(s)	Song (Translation)	Place	Points
Austria	Karel Gott	Tausend Fenster (A thousand windows)	13	2
Belgium	Claude Lombard	Quand Tu Reviendras	7	8
Finland	Kristina Hautala	Kun Kello Käy	16	1
France	Isabelle Aubret	La Source	3	20
Germany	Wencke Myhre	Ein Hoch Der Liebe	6	11
Ireland	Pat McGeegan	Chance of a Lifetime	4	18
Italy	Sergio Endrigo	Marianne	10	7
Luxembourg	Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel	Nous Vivrons D'amour	11	5
Monaco	Line and Willy	A Chacun Sa Chanson	7	8
Netherlands	Ronnie Tober	Morgen (Tomorrow)	16	1
Norway	Odd Børre	Stress	13	2
Portugal	Carlos Mendes	Verão	11	5
Spain	Massiel	La, La, La	1	29
Sweden	Claes-Göran Hederström	Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej	5	15
Switzerland	Gianni Mascoio	Guardando Il Sole	13	2
United Kingdom	Cliff Richard	Congratulations	2	28
Yugoslavia	Luci Kapurso & Hamo Hajdarhodžić	Jedan dan	7	8
Venue: Royal Albert Hall - London, United Kingdom
The table is ordered by the countries names.

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Karel Gott singing in German (Triumph of the Golden Voice) Karel Gott (born July 14, 1939) is one of the most successful and widely-known Czech singers (crooners). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Isabelle Aubret (born Thérèse Coquerelle on July 27, 1938 in Lille, France) is a French singer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Sergio Endrigo ( Pola June 15, 1933 - Rome September 7, 2005) was a famous Italian singer and songwriter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Spain_Under_Franco. ... Massiel Massiel (real name María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa) is a Spanish singer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Sir Cliff Richard OBE, (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940; Lucknow, India) is a major pop star and singer from England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until 1992, with the exceptions of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Score sheet

		Juries
	Portugal		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0
	Netherlands	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belgium	1	0		0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Austria	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Luxembourg	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	Monaco	0	2	0	0	1	0		0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Sweden	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	2	6	4	0	0	0
	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	France	0	3	6	2	3	3	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Italy	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	2	0	2
	United Kingdom	1	2	2	0	1	4	5	3	2	4	1		0	1	0	2	0
	Norway	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0
	Ireland	1	1	1	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	6
	Spain	4	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	3	4	3	0	1	1		6	0
	Germany	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	2		0
	Yugoslavia	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2
The table is ordered by appearance.

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Map

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• Green = Participating countries
• Yellow = Countries who have participated in the past but didn't this year