The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the annual 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.
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns is a Scottish singer,actress,and television personality.
The United Kingdom held a televised national pre-selection broadcast on BBC1 to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with Scottish singer Lulu chosen to represent the UK.
"Ding-a-dong" is a song recorded by Dutch band Teach-In,with music composed by Dick Bakker and lyrics by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens. It represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975,held in Stockholm,winning the contest. It reached number 1 in both the Swiss and the Norwegian Singles Chart.
Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
"All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith;as performed by Dana,it won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 representing Ireland. "All Kinds of Everything" marked a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years. Dana sings about all the things which remind her of her sweetheart with the admission at the end of every verse that "all kinds of everything remind me of you". The recording by Dana became an international hit.
"La,la,la" is a 1968 song recorded by Spanish singer Massiel,written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa –the members of Dúo Dinámico–. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 held in London,being the first song from Spain to ever win the contest.
"Vivo cantando" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Salomé,written by composer María Joséde Ceratto and lyricist Aniano Alcalde. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid,and became one of the four winning songs and the second song from Spain –and last to date–to win.
"De troubadour",is a song recorded by Dutch singer Lenny Kuhr,with music composed by David Hartsema and lyrics by Kuhr herself. It represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969,held in Madrid,and became one of the four winning songs.
"Un jour,un enfant" is a song recorded by French singer Frida Boccara,with music composed by Emil Stern and lyrics by Eddy Marnay. It represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid,and became one of the four winning songs.
"Congratulations" is a song recorded by British singer Cliff Richard written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968,held in London placing second behind the Spanish entry,"La,la,la".
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer is a Dutch record producer,songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with acts made him gain twenty two gold and platinum records',one Conamus Export Prize and one 'Outstanding Song Award',thanks to his composition "Too Young To Know",performed by Anita Meyer at World Popular Song Festival in Japan in 1981.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Out on My Own" written by Dirk-Jan Vermeij and AndréRemkes. The song was performed by Michelle. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2001 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark. Six entries competed in the national final on 3 March 2001 where "Out on My Own" performed by Michelle was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three jury panels and a public vote.
The Netherlands was represented by Lenny Kuhr,with the song "De troubadour",at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest,which took place in Madrid on 29 March. "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.
The discography of the Eurovision Song Contest winners includes all the winning singles of the annual competition held since 1956. As of 2023,70 songs have won the competition,including four entries which were declared joint winners in 1969.
Songs of Europe is a concert television programme commemorating the Eurovision Song Contest's twenty-fifth anniversary. The event was held in Mysen,Norway in 1981,featuring all but eight of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest from its first edition in 1956 to 1981,and broadcast to more than 100 million viewers all over Europe.
Michael Julien,also known as Peter Warne,was a British songwriter,who was the co-writer of a number of hit songs around the world.
This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1969.
"Big Ship" is a song by Cliff Richard,released as a single in May 1969. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
Het Grote Songfestivalfeest is a Dutch television concert programme starring artists of the Eurovision Song Contest,produced by PilotStudio in collaboration with the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS and held at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Three editions of the show have been held,on 15 December 2019,17 November 2022 and 16 November 2023.
