Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
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Country | Spain | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selected entrant | Massiel | |||
Selected song | "La, la, la" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Dúo Dinámico | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 29 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Spain participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la" by Massiel. The song was written by the members of Dúo Dinámico.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection controversy
Originally, the artist chosen to perform "
On 29 March 1968, one week before the contest, Massiel was asked to replace Joan Manuel Serrat as Spain's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest.
At Eurovision
Massiel performed 15th in the night of the contest, following Ireland and preceding Germany. At the close of voting Massiel had received 29 points, winning the contest for Spain.
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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Vote rigging allegations
In May 2008, a documentary by Spanish film-maker Montse Fernández Villa, 1968. Yo viví el mayo español, centred on the effects of
The documentary claimed that the contest should in fact have been won by the United Kingdom's entry – "
References
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Massiel sí, Madelman no: así fue el Mayo del 68 en España". Público (in Spanish). 3 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ "TVE 'compró' los votos para que Massiel ganará Eurovisión". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 5 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ "Vea el vídeo donde José Maríá Iñigo 'descubre' a Massiel". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 5 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ Govan, Fiona (4 May 2008). "How Franco cheated Cliff out of Eurovision title". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Massiel e Iñigo acusan a La Sexta de "urdir todo para favorecer a Chiquilicuatre"". El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2009.