De Troubadour (English translation: "The Troubadour") was one of four winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, this one being performed in Dutch by Lenny Kuhr representing the Netherlands. The other three winners were Salomé representing Spain with Vivo Cantando, Lulu representing the United Kingdom with Boom Bang-a-Bang and Frida Boccara representing France with Un Jour, Un Enfant. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the fourteenth Eurovision and was held on March 29, 1969 in Madrid. ... Lenny Kuhr (Born in Eindhoven, February 22, 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. ... Salomé, like Dismas, or the various names of the Three Magi, is a name given to a character in the Bible whose name is not given in the Bible itself. ... Lulu can refer to: The pop music singer: see Lulu (singer). ... Boom Bang-a-Bang was the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 It was sung by Lulu, and written by Peter Warne and Alan Moorhouse. ... Frida Boccara (b. ...

Lyrically, the song is a ballad inspired by folk song traditions in both its music and its subject matter. Kuhr sings about a troubadour of the Middle Ages.

The song was succeeded as (joint) Contest winner in 1970 by Dana singing All Kinds Of Everything for Ireland. Dana can mean: In Buddhism, the practice of generosity or giving. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ...