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VENUE
Teatro Real, Madrid |
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ENTRIES
16 |
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HOST
Laurita Valenzuela |
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DEBUTS
None |
By 1968 the contest had been running for
a dozen years and yet no-one had thought of a tie-breaker.
Given the small number of points awarded in those days this was
an accident just waiting to happen, and happen it did in 1969
when FOUR songs tied.
The scoreboard after the final
jury had voted read: France 18 Netherlands 18 Spain 18 United
Kingdom 18. The hostess Laurita Valenzuela pleaded with Clifford Brown, I got to learn the term 'ex-equo'
and all four somewhat bewildered winners reprised their songs.
The interval was bizarre: spooky music
played over images of Spanish art and architecture. Well it gave me the
shivers anyway! Then there was the dodgy floor: Finland's Jarkko and Laura spinning around like skaters, Kirstie Sparboe (Norway)
almost toppling over when she courtseys and the wonderful sight of Massiel
teetering onto the stage in an enormous fur coat and somehow managing not
to go arse over tip. One of the most memorable contests of all time.
| Yugoslavia |
Pozdrav Svijetu |
Ivan |
13 |
| Luxembourg |
Catherine |
Romuald |
11 |
| Spain |
Vivo Cantando |
Salomé |
1 |
| Monaco |
Maman Maman |
Jean Jacques |
6 |
| Ireland |
The Wages Of Love |
Muriel Day & The Lindsays |
7 |
| Italy |
Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche |
Iva Zanicchi |
13 |
| United Kingdom |
Boom Bang-A-Bang |
Lulu |
1 |
| Netherlands |
De Troubadour |
Lenny Kuhr |
1 |
| Sweden |
Judy Min Vän |
Tommy Körberg |
9 |
| Belgium |
Jennifer Jennings |
Louis Neefs |
7 |
| Switzerland |
Bonjour Bonjour |
Paola |
5 |
| Norway |
Oj Oj Oj Så Glad Jeg Skal Bli |
Kirsti Sparboe |
16 |
| Germany |
Primaballerina |
Siw Malmkvist |
9 |
| France |
Un Jour Un Enfant |
Frida Boccara |
1 |
| Portugal |
Desfolhada Portuguesa |
Simone De Oliveria |
15 |
| Finland |
Kuin Silloin Ennen |
Jarkko & Laura |
12 |
Voting
 
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