Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest
. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel
.
Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat
to sing "La La La", however his demand to sing in Catalan
was an affront to Francoist Spain. Serrat was withdrawn by Spain and replaced by Massiel who sang the same song in Spanish. (It was not until 2004, when Andorra made its first entry, that Catalan was heard in the ESC.)
1968 was the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast in colour. The countries that broadcast it in colour were France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as an encore presentation on BBC2
the next day.
, and alleged that the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest was rigged by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who sent state television officials across Europe offering cash and promising to buy television series and contract unknown artists. The allegation was based on a testimony by journalist José María Iñigo, a TVE
employee at the time, who claimed the rigging was common knowledge, and suggested that Spanish record label representatives offered to release albums by Bulgarian and Czech
artists (neither Bulgaria nor Czechoslovakia
were members of the European Broadcasting Union
at the time).
The documentary claimed that the contest should in fact have been won by the United Kingdom's entry – "Congratulations
" performed by Cliff Richard
– which finished second by 1 vote. The story was featured on UK Channel 4 News
, when Jon Snow
interviewed Paddy O'Connell
and John Kennedy O'Connor
to discuss the scandal.
Massiel, the performer of the winning entry, was outraged by the allegations, and claimed that if there had been fixes, "other singers, who were more keen on Franco's regime, would have benefited". José María Iñigo, author of the statement in the documentary, personally apologized to Massiel and said that he had repeated a widespread rumour. Both Massiel and Iñigo accused television channel La Sexta
, broadcaster of the documentary, of manufacturing the scandal.
(RTP) – Elles Berger
(Nederland 1
) – Janine Lambotte (RTB
), Herman Verelst
(BRT
) – Willy Kralik (1. Programm) – Jacques Navadic
(Télé-Luxembourg
) - Theodor Haller (TV DRS
), Georges Hardy (TSR
), Giovanni Bertini
(TSI) – Pierre Tchernia
(Télé Monte Carlo
) – Christina Hansegård (Sveriges Radio-TV
) – Aarno Walli (YLE TV2
) – Pierre Tchernia
(Première Chaîne ORTF
) – Renato Tagliani (Secondo Programma) – No commentator (BBC1), Pete Murray (BBC Radio 1
) – Roald Øyen
(NRK
), Erik Heyerdahl (NRK P1
) – Frank Hall
(RTÉ Television), Noel Andrews
(RTÉ Radio 1
) – Federico Gallo (TVE1) - Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach (ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
) - Miloje Orlović (Televizija Beograd), Mladen Delić
(Televizija Zagreb), Tomaž Terček (Televizija Ljubljana
)
– Michael Aspel
– Sverre Christophersen – Gay Byrne
– Joaquín Prat – TBC – TBC
, María Rosa Zumarra, Pilar Miró
, Juan van Halen
, Rafael Cano
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel
Massiel
María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinoza , professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer...
.
Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages...
to sing "La La La", however his demand to sing in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
was an affront to Francoist Spain. Serrat was withdrawn by Spain and replaced by Massiel who sang the same song in Spanish. (It was not until 2004, when Andorra made its first entry, that Catalan was heard in the ESC.)
1968 was the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast in colour. The countries that broadcast it in colour were France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as an encore presentation on BBC2
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
the next day.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Portuguese | Carlos Mendes | "Verão Verão "Verão" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes.The song in the chanson style, popular in the early years of the Contest. Mendes sings about his feelings at the end of a summer, which he describes as "a dream that ended" but seems... " |
Summer | 11 | 5 | |
| 02 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Ronnie Tober Ronnie Tober Ronald Edwin Tober is a Dutch born singer.-Early life in America:Tober was born in Bussum, Netherlands and at the age of three moved to the United States with his family, where they lived in Albany, the capital of the State of New York. Attending St... |
"Morgen" | Tomorrow | 16 | 1 | |
| 03 | French | Claude Lombard Claude Lombard Claude Lombard is a Belgian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :Lombard studied at INSAS, a college of film, theatre and television studies in Brussels... |
"Quand tu reviendras Quand Tu Reviendras "Quand tu reviendras" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by Claude Lombard.... " |
When will you come back | 7 | 8 | |
| 04 | German | Karel Gott Karel Gott Karel Gott is a Czech Schlager singer, and an amateur painter. He is considered as the most successful male singer in former Czechoslovakia and currently in the Czech Republic; he has being voted the Most Favorite Male Singer in the annual national pool Český slavík in total thirty-six times... |
"Tausend Fenster Tausend Fenster "Tausend Fenster" , was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in German by Karel Gott. The song was written by Udo Jürgens who also recorded his own version at about the same time... " |
One thousand windows | 13 | 2 | |
| 05 | French | Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel | "Nous vivrons d'amour Nous Vivrons D'Amour "Nous vivrons d'amour" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel.... " |
We will live by love | 11 | 5 | |
| 06 | Italian | Gianni Mascolo Gianni Mascolo Gianni Mascolo is an Italian singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Switzerland in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"Guardando il sole Guardando il sole "Guardando il sole" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Italian by Gianni Mascolo.... " |
Looking into the sun | 13 | 2 | |
| 07 | French | Line & Willy | "À chacun sa chanson À Chacun Sa Chanson "À chacun sa chanson" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by the duo Line & Willy.The song is a duet about the power of music itself... " |
To everyone his song | 7 | 8 | |
| 08 | Swedish | Claes-Göran Hederström Claes-Göran Hederström Claes-Göran Hederström is a Swedish singer. He made his musical debut on Swedish television in 1967. In 1968 he represented Sweden in the Eurovision song contest with Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej placing 5th... |
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej" | It's beginning to look like love, damn it | 5 | 15 | |
| 09 | Finnish | Kristina Hautala Kristina Hautala Kristina Hautala was a top pop music star in Finland in the late 1960s.-Beginnings/ stardom:Born in Stockholm of Finnish descent, Hautala was still living in her native city when she made her recording debut with "En koskaan" a Finnish rendering of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" recorded May... |
"Kun kello käy Kun Kello Käy "Kun kello käy" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Finnish by Kristina Hautala.Written by Esko Linnavalli and lyricist Juha Vainio, "Kun kello käy" was introduced by Hautala on an YLE TV2 broadcast on February 10 1968 on which Hautala and five other singers:... " |
When time goes by | 16 | 1 | |
| 10 | French | Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret is a French singer.Born as Thérèse Coquerelle in Lille, France, Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 representing France and singing "Un premier amour" with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stephane Valade... |
"La source La Source (song) "La source" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by Isabelle Aubret. This was Aubret's second appearance on the Eurovision stage, in 1960 she had won the Contest with "Un premier amour"... " |
The source | 3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Italian | Sergio Endrigo Sergio Endrigo Sergio Endrigo was an Italian singer-songwriter.Born in Pola, Istria, Italy he has been often compared--for style and nature--to authors of the so called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi.He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song... |
"Marianne" | – | 10 | 7 | |
| 12 | English | Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide.... |
"Congratulations Congratulations (song) "Congratulations" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter as the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 on 6 April with Cliff Richard performing.... " |
– | 2 | 28 | |
| 13 | Norwegian | Odd Børre Odd Børre Odd Børre Sørensen was a former Norwegian pop singer. He was better known by his stage name of Odd Børre. Internationally he is best known for the song "Stress" that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sung in the Kjell Karlsen's Orchestra and was releasing singles during that... |
"Stress Stress (song) "Stress" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Norwegian by Odd Børre.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Børre seemingly conducting a conversation with a friend or colleague, while trying to excuse himself to catch "the last bus home"... " |
– | 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | English | Pat McGeegan Pat McGuigan Patrick McGuigan was a famous Irish singer born in Clones. His son, Barry McGuigan, is a former world featherweight champion boxer, who is considered by many to be the greatest Irish boxer in history.... |
"Chance of a Lifetime" | – | 4 | 18 | |
| 15 | Spanish | Massiel Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinoza , professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer... |
"La, la, la" | – | 1 | 29 | |
| 16 | German | Wencke Myhre Wenche Myhre Wenche Synnøve Myhre , in some countries known as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer and actress who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, German as well as the Swedish markets and languages.She got her first recording contract with composer and producer Arne... |
"Ein Hoch der Liebe Ein Hoch Der Liebe "Ein Hoch der Liebe" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in German by Norwegian singer Wencke Myhre... " |
A toast to love | 6 | 11 | |
| 17 | Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro... |
Dubrovački trubaduri Dubrovački trubaduri Dubrovački trubaduri was a Croatian-Yugoslav beat, folk and pop band from Dubrovnik formed in 1961 by Đelo Jusić, main composer, guitar and mandolin player and leader of the group... |
"Jedan dan Jedan dan "Jedan dan" was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Dubrovački trubaduri... " |
One day | 7 | 8 |
Score sheet
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Portugal | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | |
| Netherlands | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Belgium | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||
| Austria | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Luxembourg | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Switzerland | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Monaco | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
| Sweden | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | ||
| Finland | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||
| France | 20 | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Italy | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||
| United Kingdom | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | ||
| Norway | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||
| Ireland | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| Spain | 29 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | ||
| Germany | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | ||
| Yugoslavia | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | ||
Allegations of vote rigging
In May 2008, a documentary by Spanish film-maker Montse Fernández Villa, "1968. Yo viví el mayo español", centered on the effects of May 1968 in Francoist SpainSpanish State
Francoist Spain refers to a period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975 when Spain was under the authoritarian dictatorship of Francisco Franco....
, and alleged that the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest was rigged by the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who sent state television officials across Europe offering cash and promising to buy television series and contract unknown artists. The allegation was based on a testimony by journalist José María Iñigo, a TVE
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
employee at the time, who claimed the rigging was common knowledge, and suggested that Spanish record label representatives offered to release albums by Bulgarian and Czech
Czech lands
Czech lands is an auxiliary term used mainly to describe the combination of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. Today, those three historic provinces compose the Czech Republic. The Czech lands had been settled by the Celts , then later by various Germanic tribes until the beginning of 7th...
artists (neither Bulgaria nor Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
were members of the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
at the time).
The documentary claimed that the contest should in fact have been won by the United Kingdom's entry – "Congratulations
Congratulations (song)
"Congratulations" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter as the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 on 6 April with Cliff Richard performing....
" performed by Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
– which finished second by 1 vote. The story was featured on UK Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
, when Jon Snow
Jon Snow
Jon Snow is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITN. He is best known for presenting Channel 4 News.He was Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University from 2001 to 2008.-Early life:...
interviewed Paddy O'Connell
Paddy O'Connell
Guy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , known as Paddy O'Connell, is an English television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC....
and John Kennedy O'Connor
John Kennedy O'Connor
John Kennedy O'Connor is an author, entertainment and political commentator, based in the United States. Born in North London, United Kingdom, he has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as writing, creating and producing media events for a number of...
to discuss the scandal.
Massiel, the performer of the winning entry, was outraged by the allegations, and claimed that if there had been fixes, "other singers, who were more keen on Franco's regime, would have benefited". José María Iñigo, author of the statement in the documentary, personally apologized to Massiel and said that he had repeated a widespread rumour. Both Massiel and Iñigo accused television channel La Sexta
La Sexta
laSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....
, broadcaster of the documentary, of manufacturing the scandal.
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret is a French singer.Born as Thérèse Coquerelle in Lille, France, Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 representing France and singing "Un premier amour" with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stephane Valade... |
1962 Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France's win was their third and marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time.... (winner) |
Commentators
– Fialho GouveiaFialho Gouveia
José Manuel Bastos Fialho Gouveia, was a Portuguese television entertainment pioneer and former radio host, having hosted Portugal’s first television talk show....
(RTP) – Elles Berger
Elles Berger
Elles Berger is a retired Dutch Radio and television presenter. She is the daughter of athlete Chris Berger....
(Nederland 1
Nederland 1
Nederland 1 is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it was launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels Nederland 2 and 3. The several broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programmes. A wide...
) – Janine Lambotte (RTB
La Une
La Une is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.- INR :The Institut National de Radiodiffusion began experimental television in Belgium on 2 June 1953, with the crowning of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
), Herman Verelst
Herman Verelst
Herman Verelst , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Hermansz Verelst and the father of the painters Cornelis and Maria Verelst. He became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Simon in 1663. He is known for portraits...
(BRT
EEN
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) – Willy Kralik (1. Programm) – Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic was a Broadcasting editor and Television presenter who joined Radio Luxembourg in 1955. He worked with Robert Diligent. He was the regular Luxembourgian commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest and worked for RTL Luxembourg.-References:...
(Télé-Luxembourg
RTL9
RTL9 is a Luxembourger television channel shown internationally to viewers in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and francophone Switzerland.- Télé-Luxembourg :...
) - Theodor Haller (TV DRS
SF 1
SF 1 is a Swiss television channel run under the public SRG SSR idée suisse broadcasting group. It is the first of the three national German language channels in Switzerland ....
), Georges Hardy (TSR
TSR 1
TSR 1 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande.- History :Launched on 1 November 1954 to succeed Télé Geneva, TSR 1 is the first channel of the two French Swiss networks of television group TSR ....
), Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini
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(TSI) – Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
(Télé Monte Carlo
Télé Monte Carlo
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) – Christina Hansegård (Sveriges Radio-TV
SVT1
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) – Aarno Walli (YLE TV2
YLE TV2
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) – Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
(Première Chaîne ORTF
TF1
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) – Renato Tagliani (Secondo Programma) – No commentator (BBC1), Pete Murray (BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
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) – Roald Øyen
Roald Øyen
Roald Øyen is a Norwegian Television host and television personality for NRK. Øyen joined NRK in 1962 and hosted the programme Bit by bit, frame by frame and has commentated for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, 1972 and 1984, in addition Øyen gave out the Norwegian Result in the...
(NRK
NRK1
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), Erik Heyerdahl (NRK P1
NRK P1
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) – Frank Hall
Frank Hall
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(RTÉ Television), Noel Andrews
Noel Andrews
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(RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
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) – Federico Gallo (TVE1) - Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach (ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
Das Erste
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) - Miloje Orlović (Televizija Beograd), Mladen Delić
Mladen Delic
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(Televizija Zagreb), Tomaž Terček (Televizija Ljubljana
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
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)
Spokespersons
– Maria Manuela Furtado – Siebe van der Zee – André Hagon – TBC – TBC – Alexandre Burger – TBC – Edvard Matz – Poppe Berg – Roger Stéphane – Mike BongiornoMike Bongiorno
Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno , known as Mike Bongiorno, was an American-born Italian television host. He started his career on Italian TV in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy...
– Michael Aspel
Michael Aspel
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– Sverre Christophersen – Gay Byrne
Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne is a veteran Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999...
– Joaquín Prat – TBC – TBC
National jury members
– Ana María Badell, Jesús María de Arozamena, Natalia Figueroa, Feliciano Muñoz Rivilla, Mara Recatero, José María ForquéJosé María Forqué
José María Forqué was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.-Filmography:* 1947 : Juventudes de España, bajo una Patria hermosa* 1951 : María Morena* 1951 : Niebla y sol...
, María Rosa Zumarra, Pilar Miró
Pilar Miró
Pilar Miró was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.She directed TVE from 1986 to 1989, and in the 90's, the weddings of the daughters of King Juan Carlos I. In 1992, her film Beltenebros won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 42nd Berlin International Film...
, Juan van Halen
Juan Van Halen
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, Rafael Cano