Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual pan-European music competition, held in London and notable for being the first contest broadcast in colour.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Eurovision Song Contest edition ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
Eurovision network
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ⓘ
Intervision network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastInColour | true ⓘ |
| colourBroadcastRegions |
Belgium
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ⓘ
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Monaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1968-04-06 ⓘ |
| debutCountry | none ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| finalScoreOfUnitedKingdom | 28 ⓘ |
| hostBroadcaster | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSelectionReason | United Kingdom finished second in Eurovision Song Contest 1967 ⓘ |
| intervalAct | Lulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRule | countries were required to perform in one of their national languages ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Eurovision Song Contest broadcast in colour ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingCountries | 17 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Te Deum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | European Broadcasting Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eurovision Song Contest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Eurovision Song Contest 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Katie Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returningCountry | none ⓘ |
| runnerUpCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpPerformer | Cliff Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpSong | Congratulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Eurovision 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Eurovision Song Contest 1969 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Royal Albert Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | ten-member juries awarding 5, 3 and 1 points to their top three songs ⓘ |
| winner | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningPerformer | Massiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningPoints | 29 ⓘ |
| winningSong | La, la, la NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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