Eurovision Song Contest
1968
- Host
- 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Royal Albert Hall
- Date
- 6 Apr 1968
- Presenter
- Katie Boyle
- For the EBU
- Clifford Brown
- Entries
- 17
Scoreboard
Final| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸 SpainLa La La | 29 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United KingdomCongratulations | 28 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 FranceLa Source | 20 |
| 4 | 🇮🇪 IrelandChance of a Lifetime | 18 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪 SwedenDet börjar verka kärlek, banne mej | 15 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪 GermanyEin Hoch der Liebe | 11 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪 BelgiumQuand tu reviendras | 8 |
| 7 | 🇲🇨 MonacoÀ chacun sa chanson | 8 |
| 7 | YugoslaviaJedan dan | 8 |
| 10 | 🇮🇹 ItalyMarianne | 7 |
| 11 | 🇵🇹 PortugalVerão | 5 |
| 11 | 🇱🇺 LuxembourgNous vivrons d'amour | 5 |
| 13 | 🇦🇹 AustriaTausend Fenster | 2 |
| 13 | 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandGuardando il sole | 2 |
| 13 | 🇳🇴 NorwayStress | 2 |
| 16 | 🇳🇱 NetherlandsMorgen | 1 |
| 16 | 🇫🇮 FinlandKun kello käy | 1 |
Play the final
17 songs- 1 🇵🇹 Portugal “Verão” Carlos Mendes
- 2 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Morgen” Ronnie Tober
- 3 🇧🇪 Belgium “Quand tu reviendras” Claude Lombard
- 4 🇦🇹 Austria “Tausend Fenster” Karel Gott
- 5 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Nous vivrons d'amour” Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel
- 6 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Guardando il sole” Gianni Mascolo
- 7 🇲🇨 Monaco “À chacun sa chanson” Line and Willy
- 8 🇸🇪 Sweden “Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej” Claes-Göran Hederström
- 9 🇫🇮 Finland “Kun kello käy” Kristina Hautala
- 10 🇫🇷 France “La Source” Isabelle Aubret
- 11 🇮🇹 Italy “Marianne” Sergio Endrigo
- 12 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Congratulations” Cliff Richard
- 13 🇳🇴 Norway “Stress” Odd Børre
- 14 🇮🇪 Ireland “Chance of a Lifetime” Pat McGeegan
- 15 🇪🇸 Spain “La La La” Massiel
- 16 🇩🇪 Germany “Ein Hoch der Liebe” Wencke Myhre
- 17 Yugoslavia “Jedan dan” Lući Kapurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić
Who voted for whom
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Where it happened
LondonRoyal Albert Hall, London
1968 in numbers
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How the votes worked
Ten-member juries in each country; each member gave one vote to their favourite song
