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The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. Four countries won the contest, the first time ever a tie-break situation had occurred. However, there was no rule at the time to cover such an eventuality, so all four countries were declared joint winners. There was a tie-breaker at the 1991 Contest in Rome, where France and Sweden tied for first, in which there was a tie-breaking rule of having more 10s and 12s, which Sweden won.

France's win was their fourth. France became the first country to win the contest four times. The Netherlands' win was their third. Spain and the United Kingdom each won for the second time. And it was the first time that any country (Spain, in this case) had a winning ESC entry two years in a row.

It was also the year that three of the much later to be Big Five had won in the same year.

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Ivan & 4M Pozdrav svijetu Croatian Greetings to the world 13 5
02 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Romuald Catherine French -- 11 7
03 Flag of Spain Spain Salomé Vivo cantando Spanish I live singing 1 18
04 Flag of Monaco Monaco Jean Jacques Maman, Maman French Mother, mother 6 11
05 Flag of Ireland Ireland Muriel Day The Wages of Love English -- 7 10
06 Flag of Italy Italy Iva Zanicchi Due grosse lacrime bianche Italian Two big white tears 13 5
07 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Lulu Boom Bang-a-Bang English -- 1 18
08 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Lenny Kuhr De troubadour Dutch The troubadour 1 18
09 Flag of Sweden Sweden Tommy Körberg Judy, min vän Swedish Judy, my friend 9 8
10 Flag of Belgium Belgium Louis Neefs Jennifer Jennings Dutch -- 7 10
11 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Paola del Medico Bonjour, Bonjour German Hello, hello 5 13
12 Flag of Norway Norway Kirsti Sparboe Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli Norwegian Wow, wow, wow how happy I'll be 16 1
13 Flag of Germany Germany Siw Malmkvist Primaballerina German -- 9 8
14 Flag of France France Frida Boccara Un jour, un enfant French One day, one child 1 18
15 Flag of Portugal Portugal Simone de Oliveira Desfolhada portuguesa Portuguese Portuguese Husking 15 4
16 Flag of Finland Finland Jarkko & Laura Kuin silloin ennen Finnish Like in those times 12 6

Other Countries[]

  • Flag of Wales BBC Cymru Wales opened a supposed selection for Wales' entry in the contest called "Cân i Gymru" (which would be held every year after 1969, with an exception for 1973), but the BBC decided to continue participating as the United Kingdom. Wales would later debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
1956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattooThe Code
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Trivia[]

  • As of September 2021, it is the second oldest-known contest to be featured as part of Eurovision Again.
  • In the contest, a prank was pulled where a bunch of guys disguised themselves as part of an "Albanian Delegation".
  • "De troubadour" was the 200th song performed at Eurovision.
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