There are a number of songs that was selected to represent some countries in the contest, but for a variety of reasons the songs never made it to the Eurovision stage. In this series of posts we are going to remind you some of these songs.
Spain 1968
Spain in 1968 original selected Joan Manuel Serrat to represent the country in Eurovision. The selected song was La la la and Joan Manuel wanted to sing it in the Catalan language. Due to the political situation of the country – Franco’s dictatorship – didn’t allow the song to be perform in any other language than Spanish. A week before the final Massiel was asked to replace Joan Manuel. The song performed in Spanish by Massiel, who eventually won and gave the country its first victory.
What do you think about the withdrawn entry? Which of the two editions do you prefer more? Let us know on the comment box below.
