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"Congratulations" is a song recorded by British singer Cliff Richard written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, held in London placing second behind the Spanish entry, "La, la, la". The song went on to reach number 1 in many countries including Spain.
"Power to All Our Friends" placed 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest. [2] The 1973 contest became the most watched Eurovision Song Contest in the UK, with 23.54 million watching Cliff Richard perform in Luxembourg, almost 1 million more viewers than the record set in 1972. For the second year running, the contest was the No.1 rated TV show for ...
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Congratulations", written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, and performed by Cliff Richard. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the ...
1967 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 1969 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 .
This contest holds the record for the most watched Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdom, and is also the 18th most watched television show in the same country, with an estimated 21.54 million tuning in on the night. Cliff Richard represented the UK with the song "Power to All Our Friends". He came 3rd with 123 points.
The first Eurovision Song Contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. [ 2 ] There have been 68 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied 1969 contest , which had four. 27 countries have won the contest, with Switzerland winning the first contest in 1956.
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor.He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Although the United Kingdom was entered twice into Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, with Cliff Richard's 1968 runner-up entry "Congratulations" and Brotherhood of Man's 1976 winning song "Save Your Kisses for Me", the BBC decided not to air the event or participate in the voting, but instead aired an hour-long special ...