Eurovision Song Contest 1968
The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's first victory at the 1967 contest with the song "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Despite having won for the first time the year before, it was actually the third time that the United Kingdom had hosted the competition, having previously done so in 1960 and 1963, both of which also took place in London. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held at Royal Albert Hall on 6 April 1968, and was hosted by Katie Boyle for the third time. It was notably also the first time that the contest was broadcast in colour.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 6 April 1968 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Katie Boyle |
| Musical director | Norrie Paramor |
| Directed by | Stewart Morris |
| Executive supervisor | Clifford Brown |
| Executive producer | Tom Sloan |
| Host broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | None |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Ten-member juries distributed ten points among their favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Spain "La La La" |
Seventeen countries participated in the contest, the same countries that had participated the previous year.
The winner was Spain with the song "La La La" by Massiel, and written/composed by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. This was Spain's first victory - and their first ever top five placing - in the contest.