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1968 was the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast in colour. [1] The countries that broadcast it in colour were France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, although in the UK it was broadcast as an encore presentation in colour on BBC Two the next day.
Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
On the night of the final Kristina Hautala performed ninth in the running order, following Sweden and preceding France. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up one point from Norway and placed joint last with the Netherlands of the 17 entries.
On the night of the final Tober performed second in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Morgen" had received just 1 point (from Italy), placing the Netherlands joint last (with Finland) of the 17 entries. This was the fourth (and to date last in the finals) time the Netherlands ended the evening ...
On 6 April 1968, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London hosted by the BBC, and broadcast live throughout the continent. [6] Cliff Richard performed "Congratulations" twelfth on the night following Italy's "Marianne" by Sergio Endrigo and preceding Norway's "Stress" by Odd Børre.
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Chance of a Lifetime", written by John Kennedy, and performed by Pat McGeegan.The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London, the Swiss entry was the sixth song of the night following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. The Swiss entry was conducted by Mario Robbiani, who previously conducted the Swiss entries in 1960 , " Cielo e terra " by Anita Traversi , and 1965 , " Non, à jamais sans toi " by Yovanna ; the first one ...
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Stress", composed by Tor Hultin, with lyrics by Ola B. Johannessen, and performed by Odd Børre. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 1968 in order to select its entry for the contest.