Eurovision Song Contest 1968
eurovision song contest th edition annual eurovision song contest took place london united kingdom following country first victory contest song puppet string sandie shaw despite first time year actually third time united kingdom hosted competition previously done also took place london organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster british broadcasting corporation bbc contest held royal albert hall april hosted katie boyle third time notably also first time contest broadcast colour seventeen country participated contest country participated previous year winner spain song la la la massiel writtencomposed manuel de la calva ramón arcusa spain first victory first ever top five placing contest contest held royal albert hall london royal albert hall known hosting world leading artist several performance genre sport award ceremony annual summer prom concert event since opening become one united kingdom treasured distinctive building time contest hall capacity seat country participated also participated originally spanish broadcaster televisión española tve entered joan manuel serrat sing la la la demand sing catalan affront francoist state dictatorship therefore massiel tour mexico brought late replacement two week rush back spain learn song record several language travel paris get dress go london rehearsal sang song contest castilian spanish new arrangement made fit winning reprise performed part song english addition original version becoming first winner bold indicates previous winner first time eurovision song contest broadcast colour country broadcast colour france germany netherlands norway switzerland sweden united kingdom although uk broadcast encore presentation colour bbc two next day many eastern european country well tunisia broadcast contest prior contest bookmaker sure another british victory english singer cliff richard already dominating music chart time hotly tipped favourite win end lost spain song margin one point country nominated spokesperson responsible announcing vote respective country via telephone known spokesperson contest listed finland – poppe berg sweden – edvard matz united kingdom – michael aspel due misunderstanding hostess katie boyle switzerland erroneously awarded point yugoslavia instead scrutineer asked yugoslav vote tv skopje announced second time participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating ebu member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist song television viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table addition participating country contest also reportedly broadcast tunisia bulgaria czechoslovakia east germany hungary poland romania soviet union via intervision official website