S02 Ep09 London 1968

Eurovision from A to Z

Hello dear listeners! We're glad to be back with a new episode of Eurovision from A to Z. Holidays are here and Eurovision New Year hasn't begun yet, so it's time for few news about the festival or the national finals. This time we travel to the Royal Albert Hall in London, to the first festival held under the current name Eurovision Song Contest and the first one produced in colour. Also, it is a festival full of significance for Didrik and Javier, the hosts of this podcast. It is the first victory of Spain with Massiel (also with dramas and controversies) and the first Swedish Eurovision hit with Claes-Göran Hederström. And of course, it is the first appearance of a British iconic singer: Cliff Richard. Do you want to know who is our winner? Do you agree with us? Listen this episode full of music and history. You can also listen our 1968 playlist and enjoy most of the songs of this edition. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kB4DEzmKJrkbUKle8NKEi?si=32c7f5dd5d014773 Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/5tnMmziqQ31mbRWD9 The snippets used for this episode (apart from the Eurovision 1968 songs) are the following: Joost Klein: The Bird Song Joost Klein: Europapa Claude Channes: Mao-Mao The Doors: Hello I Love You The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil You can watch the full show at Youtube, where some snippets have been taken to illustrate this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRgOsgGwW8Q&t=3777s