Fascists stole Cliff Euro victory
RockScorpion
Press Assoc. - Monday, May 5 11:33 am
Sir Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest
due to vote rigging by General Franco's fascist regime, a documentary has
claimed.
The British singer's tune Congratulations was beaten to the top spot by
Spanish entrant Massiel in order to boost the country's international image,
a film-maker said.
Sir Cliff's song had been a favourite with the judges during the competition
held at the Royal Albert Hall, but lost out on the title by just one point
following a last minute rally in votes for Spain.
In a documentary aired on Spanish TV on Sunday night, director Montse
Fernandez Vila claimed Spain's win was "bought" by corrupt executives
working for state-run television.
Ms Fernandez Vila told Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos that executives
travelled round Europe pledging to buy series from other nations to help
steer the voting.
She said there was evidence that Franco thought a win would help improve the
Spanish regime's international standing.
Despite coming second to Massiel's La La La, Congratulations went on to
become a UK number-one hit for Sir Cliff in 1968 and topped the charts in
many other countries.
The song stayed at number one in Germany for seven weeks and sold more than
one million copies
Ken
"RockScorpion" <area...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Why am I not in slightest bit surprised?
Ken