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Encyclopedia > Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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 Serrat was withdrawn by Spain and replaced by Massiel who sang the same song in Spanish.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 Austria Karel Gott Tausend Fenster
(A thousand windows)		 13 2
Belgium Belgium Claude Lombard Quand Tu Reviendras 7 8
Finland Finland Kristina Hautala Kun Kello Käy 16 1
France France Isabelle Aubret La Source 3 20
Germany Germany Wencke Myhre Ein Hoch Der Liebe 6 11
Ireland Ireland Pat McGeegan Chance of a Lifetime 4 18
Italy Italy Sergio Endrigo Marianne 10 7
Luxembourg Luxembourg Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel Nous Vivrons D'amour 11 5
Monaco Monaco Line and Willy A Chacun Sa Chanson 7 8
Netherlands Netherlands Ronnie Tober Morgen
(Tomorrow)		 16 1
Norway Norway Odd Børre Stress 13 2
Portugal Portugal Carlos Mendes Verão 11 5
Spain Spain Massiel La, La, La 1 29
Sweden Sweden Claes-Göran Hederström Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej 5 15
Switzerland Switzerland Gianni Mascoio Guardando Il Sole 13 2
United Kingdom United Kingdom Cliff Richard Congratulations 2 28
Yugoslavia 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
Image:ESCPortugalJ.png Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCNetherlandsJ.png		 Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCBelgiumJ.png		 Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCAustriaJ.png		 Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCLuxembourgJ.png		 Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCSwitzerlandJ.png		 Image:ESCMonacoJ.png Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCSwedenJ.png		 Image:ESCFinlandJ.png Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCFranceJ.png		 Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCItalyJ.png		 Image:ESCUnitedKingdomJ.png Image:ESCNorwayJ.png Image:ESCIrelandJ.png Image:ESCSpainJ.png Image:ESCbb1J.png
Image:ESCGermanyJ.png		 Image:ESCYugoslaviaJ.png
Contestants 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

Image:ESC1967-68.GIF Image File history File links ESC1967-68. ...

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


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Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

  Results from FactBites:
 
Eurovision Song Contest (1015 words)
Eurovision is the television network supervised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and was established in the early 1950s to serve two functions: to share the costs of programming with international interest between the broadcasting services of member nations, and to promote cultural appreciation and identification throughout western Europe.
The Eurovision Song Contest is a long, live Saturday evening showcase of pop music talent that typically ranges from the indescribably bad, through the insufferably indifferent, to a few catchy little numbers.
In estimating the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps less attention should be given to its bloated festivity or the derivative nature of the contenders' music.
Eurovision Song Contest - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (2291 words)
Up until 2003, participation in the Eurovision Song Contest was dependant on a country having performed with a reasonable amount of success for the previous few years.
Following the dominance of English language songs, particularly Sweden's 1974 victory (with ABBA's "Waterloo"), a rule was passed in 1977 that the song had to be sung in one of the official languages of the performing country.
Many viewers of the contest view the event as a combination of camp entertainment and a musical train wreck (a fact played upon in the English-language broadcast with the sardonic BBC commentary of Terry Wogan) and a subculture of Eurovision song contest drinking games and the like has evolved in some countries.
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