|
1968
| HOST COUNTRY | United Kingdom |
| VENUE | Royal Albert Hall - London |
| DATE | April 6th |
| PRESENTER | Katie Boyle |
| TOTAL ENTRIES | 17 |
| WINNING SONG | TITLE | PERFORMER | COUNTRY | COMPOSERS |
| La La La | Massiel | Spain | Ramon Arcusa & Manuel de la Calva |
When the 1968 contest got under way, the only question being asked was, "Who was going to come second to Cliff Richard" ?. The song was Congratulations, and was riding high in the charts all over Europe, and was soon to become Cliff's 9th British number 1. The contest was the first to be broadcast in colour, and the entrants dressed to take advantage, wearing green, yellow, and pink mini skirts, bright blue suits, and dazzling jewelry. The voting was quite bizzare, and ended with Spain taking the title, 1 point ahead of Cliff Richard, much to the audiences disgust.
| COUNTRY | PERFORMER | SONG | PTS | POS |
| Portugal | Carlos Mrndes | Verao | 5 | 11th |
| Netherlands | Ronnie Tober | Morgen | 1 | 16th |
| Belgium | Claude Lombard | Quand Tu Reviendras | 8 | 7th |
| Austria | Karel Gott | Tausend Fenster | 2 | 13th |
| Luxembourg | Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel | Nous Virons D'Amour | 5 | 11th |
| Switzerland | Gianni Mascolo | Guardando Il Sole | 2 | 13th |
| Monaco | Line & Willy | A Chacun Sa Chanson | 8 | 7th |
| Sweden | Claes-Goran Hederstrom | Det Borjar Verka Karlek Banne Mej | 15 | 5th |
| Finland | Kristina Hautala | Kun Kello Kay | 1 | 16th |
| France | Isabelle Aubret | La Source | 20 | 3rd |
| Italy | Sergio Endrigo | Marianne | 7 | 10th |
| United Kingdom | Cliff Richard | Congratulations | 28 | 2nd |
| Norway | Odd Borre | Stress | 2 | 13th |
| Ireland | Pat McGeegan | Chance Of A Lifetime | 18 | 4th |
| Spain | Massiel | La La La | 29 | 1st |
| Germany | Wencke Myhre | Ein Hoch Der Liebe | 11 | 6th |
| Yugoslavia | Luci Kapruso & Hamo Hajdarhodzic | Jedan Dan | 8 | 7th |
