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The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Contest and was held in London following the nation's first victory the previous year with "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. No country debuted, returned or withdrew.

The contest was won by Spain with the song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel, closely followed by the United Kingdom and Cliff Richard with "Congratulations" with a margin of just one point. Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat to sing their entry, but his demand to sing in Catalan was an affront to Francoist Spain. Serrat was withdrawn and replaced by Massiel, who sang the same song in Spanish.

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Artist Note
Isabelle Aubret Represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 in Luxembourg City with the song "Un premier amour", giving the country its third victory.

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Portugal Portugal Carlos Mendes "Verão" Portuguese Summer 11 5
02 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Ronnie Tober "Morgen" Dutch Morning 16 1
03 Flag of Belgium Belgium Claude Lombard "Quand tu reviendras" French When you come back 7 8
04 Flag of Austria Austria Karel Gott "Tausend Fenster" German Thousands of windows 13 2
05 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel "Nous vivrons d'amour" French We will live by love 11 5
06 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Gianni Mascolo "Guardando il sole" Italian Looking into the sun 13 2
07 Flag of Monaco Monaco Line & Willy "À chacun sa chanson" French To everyone his song 7 8
08 Flag of Sweden Sweden Claes-Göran Hederström "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej" Swedish It's beginning to look like love, darn it 5 15
09 Flag of Finland Finland Kristina Hautala "Kun kello käy" Finnish When time goes by 16 1
10 Flag of France France Isabelle Aubret "La source" French The spring 3 20
11 Flag of Italy Italy Sergio Endrigo "Marianne" Italian - 10 7
12 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Cliff Richard "Congratulations" English - 2 28
13 Flag of Norway Norway Odd Børre "Stress" Norwegian - 13 2
14 Flag of Ireland Ireland Pat McGeegan "Chance of a Lifetime" English - 4 18
15 Flag of Spain Spain Massiel "La, la, la" Spanish - 1 29
16 Flag of Germany Germany Wencke Myhre "Ein Hoch der Liebe" German, English, French, Spanish Here's to love 6 11
17 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Dubrovački trubaduri "Jedan dan" Serbo-Croatian One day 7 8

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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