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Source: Telegraph (UK)

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5-5-08

How Franco cheated Cliff out of Eurovision title

Sir Cliff Richard was cheated of victory in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968 by General Franco’s fascist regime which rigged the contest to boost Spain’s image, a documentary has claimed.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)