Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Date(s)	29 March 1969
Presenter(s)	Laurita Valenzuela
Conductor	Augusto Algueró
Host broadcaster	TVE
Venue	Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
Winning song	France "Un Jour, Un Enfant"  Netherlands "De Troubadour"  Spain "Vivo Cantando"  United Kingdom "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
Voting system	Each country had 10 jury members who each awarded 1 points to their favourite song.
Number of entries	16
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	None
Withdrawing countries	None
Null 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. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Laura Laurita Valenzuela (born Rocío Espinosa on 18 February 1931, in Seville, Andalucía, Spain) is a well respected Spanish television presenter of the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Spain_Under_Franco. ... Current Televisión Española logo. ... Teatro Real The Teatro Real (literally Royal Theater) or simply The Real (as it is known colloquialy), is an opera house located in Madrid, Spain. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Un Jour, Un Enfant (English translation: A Day, A Child) was one of four winning songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, this one being sung in French by Frida Boccara representing France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Spain_Under_Franco. ... Vivo Cantando (English translation: I Love Singing) was one of four winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 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. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...

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). Surrealist Spanish artist, Salvador Dalí was responsible for the advertising for this Eurovision and for the metal sculpture on stage. Dictator is originally the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ... General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November[1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech, Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish (Catalan) surrealist painter. ... Commercialism redirects here. ...

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. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), known in French as LUnion Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER), and unrelated to the European Union, was formed February 12, 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon...

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.

Results

Country (Language)	Artist(s)	Song (Translation)	Place	Points
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 (Hello, Hello)	5	13
United Kingdom (English)	Lulu	Boom Bang-a-Bang	1	18
Yugoslavia (Croatian)	Ivan	Pozdrav svijetu	13	5
The table is ordered alphabetically by the countries' names.

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Voting structure

Each country had 10 jurors voting on the best song, with each juror awarding 1 point.

Score sheet

		Juries
	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
Countries are listed in order of their appearance.

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Map

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• Green = Participating countries
• Yellow = Countries who have participated in the past but didn't this year

Other Interesting Facts

• Jean Jacques, representing Monaco, became one of the youngest Eurovision participants, 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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External links

• Watch to the whole 1969 contest