eurovision 1968
Karel Gott
Karel Gott represented Austria at Eurovision 1968 in London with “Tausend Fenster”, finishing 13th of 17.
- who
- Czech singer and actor
- born
- 14 July 1939, Plzeň
- died
- 1 October 2019 (aged 80), Smíchov, Czech Republic
- contest
- 1968
- best result
- 13th, 1968
- music
- pop, chanson, romance, estrada
- plays
- guitar
- active
- 1958 to 2019
- record labels
- Supraphon, Polydor Records
- studied at
- Prague Conservatory
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Karel Gott, who died in 2019, was a Czech singer, among the most successful that Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had. “Tausend Fenster” finished joint 13th for Austria in London in 1968.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Karel Gott”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1968 London
“Tausend Fenster”
13th of 17 Finished 13th of 17, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Walter Brandin, Udo Jürgens
- Conductor
- Robert Opratko
- Running order
- 4th of 17
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Spain: Massiel, “La La La”
The story of Eurovision 1968: Colour, a borrowed singer and a one-vote finish
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Goldene Stimmgabel 1982, 1984, 1995
- Národní umělec 1985
- Order of Friendship of Peoples 1989
- Boulder Prize 2002
- Czech Medal of Merit 2009
- Hall of Fame of the Plzeň Region 2009
- honorary citizen of Plzeň 2009
- Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion 2020
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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