<P> During the voting , `` Congratulations '' was leading for much of the way until the penultimate vote when Germany gave Spain six points , putting them one point ahead of the United Kingdom . It finished second losing to Spain 's entry `` La , la , la '' by just one point . But `` Congratulations '' went on to become a far more successful song and a huge hit throughout Europe . In 2008 , documentary film - maker Montse Fernandez Vila claimed that the loss was the result of rigging of the Spanish vote by state television on behalf of the Francoist State . </P>
<P> During the voting , `` Congratulations '' was leading for much of the way until the penultimate vote when Germany gave Spain six points , putting them one point ahead of the United Kingdom . It finished second losing to Spain 's entry `` La , la , la '' by just one point . But `` Congratulations '' went on to become a far more successful song and a huge hit throughout Europe . In 2008 , documentary film - maker Montse Fernandez Vila claimed that the loss was the result of rigging of the Spanish vote by state television on behalf of the Francoist State . </P>
where did cliff richard come in the eurovision
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