1969 Eurovision First Place

Four countries gained 18 points each.

1969 eurovision first place. After performing all six songs weekly on her eponymous tv series lulu the final was held on 22 february 1969 and presented by michael aspel of the six finalists i can t go on living without you was written by elton john and bernie taupin before both found songwriting fame john recorded the track as a demo which later became available on cd. However there was no rule at the time to cover such an eventuality so all four countries were declared joint winners. Since there was no rule in place for what to do in the event of a tie the 1969 contest had four winners. France the netherlands spain and the united kingdom.

Exactly 50 years ago today on 29 march 1969 the 14th eurovision song contest took place for the first and so far only time in madrid spain. The eurovision song contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. The eurovision song contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the annual eurovision song contest. Four countries the united kingdom spain the netherlands and france won the contest the first time ever a tie had occurred.

All four countries were declared joint winners. France spain the netherlands and the united kingdom all shared the victory. Eurovision song contest 1969. De troubadour was the winner of the dutch national final for the contest held on 26 february and went on to become one of the winners in the four way tie which ended the 1969 contest.

It took place on 29 march 1969 in the teatro real in madrid spain following massiel s win at the 1968 contest in london with her entry la la la for the first and only time in the contest s history the title was shared by four countries france s win was their fourth. France was represented by frida boccara with the song un jour un enfant at the 1969 eurovision song contest which took place on 29 march in madrid the song was chosen internally by broadcaster ortf and went on to become one of the winners in the notorious four way tie which ended the 1969 contest this was a fourth eurovision win for france a record at the time. Before eurovision a song for europe. Notoriously it was the first and so far only time that more than one country won the competition.

The first scandal in eurovision history occurred in 1957 where the danish singers birthe wilke and gustav. Since there was no solution for this situation all four countries were declared winners. Tie for first place. For the first time in the history of the eurovision song contest the outcome of the voting resulted in a tie for first place.

The 1969 eurovision contest hosted in madrid spain was also notable as it was the first time there was a tie in the contest. Italy finished 13th at eurovision 1969 with 5 points. She received 18 points for her performance tying for first place with france the netherlands and the united kingdom.