Eurovision Song Contest 1969

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 March 1969 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, and presented by Laurita Valenzuela. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE), who staged the event after winning the 1968 contest for Spain with the song "La La La" by Massiel. Broadcasters from a total of sixteen countries took part in the contest, with Austria being the only absence from the seventeen that participated the previous year. At the close of voting, four entries had received the same number of votes, and were therefore declared joint-winners: Spain with "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the United Kingdom with "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu, the Netherlands with "De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr, and France with "Un jour, un enfant" by Frida Boccara. It was the first time in the history of the contest that a tie for first place had occurred, and since the rules in place at...

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