Eurovision Song Contest 1969
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| Date | 29 March 1969 |
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| Presenter(s) | Laurita Valenzuela |
| Host Broadcaster | TVE |
| Venue | Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain |
| Winning Song | Un jour, un enfant (France) De troubadour (Netherlands) Vivo cantando (Spain) Boom bang-a-bang (UK) |
| Voting system | Each country had 10 jury members who each awarded 1 points to their favorite song. |
| Number of Songs | 16 |
| Countries Making Debut | None |
| Nul points | None |
| Interval Act | ‘La España diferente’ |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the fourteenth Eurovision Song Contest. This was the first Eurovision that resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries gaining 18 points each. Unfortunately, at this time there was no rule for a tie, so all four countries were declared winner. This caused a problem with the medals given out to the winners as there were not enough for everyone. There were only enough for the singers and not the songwriters, who eventually got theirs after the contest, leading to considerable controversy.
Austria did not wish to enter this Eurovision because it did not want to send a singer to a country that was ruled by a dictator (Francisco Franco was ruling Spain at the time). Salvador Dalí was responsible for the advertising for this Eurovision.
Liechtenstein wished to participate in this Eurovision and chose the song, "Un beau matin" (A Beautiful Morning). Unfortunately, as Liechtenstein had no broadcasting company at all and was thus not a member of the EBU, the country was not allowed to participate.
France's win was their fourth. France became the first country to win the contest four times. Netherlands' win was their third. Spain and United Kingdom each won for the second time.
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[edit] Results
| Country (Language) |
Artist(s) | Song (Translation) |
Place | Points |
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 Belgium |
Louis Neefs | Jennifer Jennings | 7 | 10 |
 Finland |
Jarkko & Laura | Kuin Silloin Ennen | 12 | 6 |
 France |
Frida Boccara | Un Jour, un Enfant (A day, a child) |
1 | 18 |
 Germany |
Siw Malmkvist | Primaballerina | 9 | 8 |
 Ireland(English) |
Muriel Day & The Lindsays | The Wages of Love |
7 | 10 |
 Italy |
Iva Zanicchi | Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche | 13 | 5 |
 Luxembourg |
Romuald | Catherine | 11 | 7 |
 Monaco |
Jean Jacques | Maman Maman | 6 | 11 |
 Netherlands |
Lenny Kuhr | De Troubadour (The troubadour) |
1 | 18 |
 Norway |
Kirsti Sparboe | Oj, Oj, Oj, Så Glad Jeg Skal Bli | 16 | 1 |
 Portugal |
Simone de Oliveira | Desfolhada | 15 | 4 |
 Spain |
Salomé | Vivo Cantando | 1 | 18 |
 Sweden |
Tommy Körberg | Judy Min Vän | 9 | 8 |
 Switzerland(German) |
Paola Del Medico | Bonjour, Bonjour (Good Morning, Good Morning) |
5 | 13 |
 United Kingdom(English) |
Lulu | Boom Bang-a-bang |
1 | 18 |
 Yugoslavia(Croatian) |
Ivan | Pozdrav svijetu | 13 | 5 |
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[edit] Voting structure
Each country had 10 jurors voting on the best song, with each awarding 1 point.
[edit] Score sheet
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Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Monaco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
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[edit] Map
- Green = Participating countries
- Yellow = Countries who have participated in the past but don't this year
[edit] Other Interesting Facts
- Jean Jacques, representing Monaco, became the youngest Eurovision participant, at just 12 years old.
- Salomé, caused a stir because her outfit was made of porcelain (and weighed almost 30 pounds). She caused controversy when she danced during her song, which was a violation against the EBU's rules at that time.
- When the awards were handed out, only the artists received theirs that night. The songwriters received their awards on a later date.
- After Kirsti Sparboe takes a bow, she nearly topples over.
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