Eurovision Song Contest 1969
| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 29 March 1969 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Real Madrid, Spain |
| Presenter(s) | Laurita Valenzuela |
| Director | Ramón Díez |
| Musical director | Augusto Algueró |
| EBU scrutineer | Clifford Brown |
| Host broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | Austria |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Ten-member juries in each country; each member gave one vote to their favourite song |
| Winning song | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Madrid, Spain, following the country's victory at the 1968 contest with the song "La La La" by Massiel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE), the contest was held at the Teatro Real on 29 March 1969 and was hosted by Spanish television presenter and actress Laurita Valenzuela.
Sixteen countries took part in the contest with Austria deciding not to participate this year.
At the close of voting, four countries were declared joint-winners: the United Kingdom with "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu, Spain with "Vivo cantando" by Salomé, 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 as there was no tiebreaker rule in place at the time, all four countries were declared joint winners. France's win was its fourth, thus making it the first country to win the contest four times. The Netherlands' win was its third. Spain and the United Kingdom each won for the second time, with Spain becoming the first country to win the contest twice in a row.