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Eurovision Song Contest 1968

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth Eurovision and was held on April 6, 1968 in the United Kingdom. With Katie Boyle as the presenter, the contest was won by Massiel who represented Spain, with the song "La, la, la".

Originally Spain was entering Joan Manuel Serrat to sing "La, la, la", but because he wanted to sing it in Catalan, which at the time Spain forbid. So he had to be swiftly replaced by Massiel who would sing in Spanish.

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

Interval Act

London-Medley In Picture and Tones

Results

Country
(Language)
Artist(s) Song
(Translation)
Place Points
Austria Karel Gott Tausend Fenster 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 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 Sedan dan 7 8
Venue: Royal Albert Hall - London, United Kingdom
The table is ordered by the countries names.

Voting Structure

Each Country had 10 Jury Members who each decided the best song and each awarded 1 point.

Score Sheet

  Juries
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ESCAustriaJ.png
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ESCSwedenJ.png
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ESCFranceJ.png
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ESCUnitedKingdomJ.png ESCNorwayJ.png ESCIrelandJ.png ESCSpainJ.png ESCbb1J.png
ESCGermanyJ.png
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ESCConJ.png 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.


Other Eurovision Song Contests

1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004

Junior Eurovision Song Contests

2003 - 2004 - 2005

Referenced By

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