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In 1964 Richard discovered his [[Christian]] faith and for a time planned to give up entertainment to become a teacher; however, he was dissuaded by Christian friends. He continued a highly successful career, representing the [[United Kingdom]] twice in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. In 1968 he came second with ''Congratulations'', and in 1973 third with ''Power to all our Friends''. It emerged recently that [[General Franco]] authorised a programme of bribery of national juries to ensure that the [[Spanish]] entrant won the 1968 competition.
In 1964 Richard discovered his [[Christian]] faith and for a time planned to give up entertainment to become a teacher; however, he was dissuaded by Christian friends. He continued a highly successful career, representing the [[United Kingdom]] twice in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. In 1968 he came second with ''Congratulations'', and in 1973 third with ''Power to all our Friends''. It emerged recently that [[General Franco]] authorised a programme of bribery of national juries to ensure that the [[Spanish]] entrant won the 1968 competition.
Richard had number one hits in every decade from the 1950s to the 1990s. He was knoghted in 1995.
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