The Swedish Final was held on March 1st in Stockholm, hosted by Pekka Langer. The winner was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. After the voting there was a tie for first place, so the jurors had to revote and Tommy Körberg won by 54 votes to 45. 1 Du ser mig inte…
The Dutch Final was held on 26th February at the Circustheater in Scheveningen, hosted by Pim Jacobs. The winning song was chosen by a national jury and an international jury. 1 Zoek het niet te ver Don’t search for it too far away Annet Hesterman 2 4th 2 Als een donderslag Like a thunderstorm John…
The UK Final was held on February 22nd at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Michael Aspel. All of the songs were sung by Lulu, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting, with the result being announced on March 1st. 1 Are you ready for love 5560 5th 2 March 38418 2nd…
The Irish Final was held on February 16th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Brendan O’Reilly. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 Paper boats Sean Dunphy 3 5th= 2 Look around Dana 8 2nd 3 Too late Butch Moore 2 8th 4 Wages of love…
The Spanish Semi-Finals where held at the Teatro Balear in Palma de Mallorca, hosted by Marisa Medina & Joaquín Prat. After both semi-finals had been held, 5 songs were selected to go forward to the final. If you know how the finalists were chosen then please mail me: national_finals@hotmail.com Semi-Final 1 – February 20th 1…
The Spanish Final was held on February 22nd at the Teatro Balear in Palma de Mallorca, hosted by Marisa Medina & Joaquín Prat. Before the final there were two semi-finals. 1 Amigos, amigos Friends, friends Salomé 8 2nd= 2 Buenos días Hello Salomé 4 4th 3 Palabras Words Salomé 8 2nd= 4 Una vida nueva…
The Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest after Massiel won the trophy in London the year before. Austria decided to stay home for political reasons, so the number of participants went down to 16 as no new countries entered.
The Yugoslav Final was held on February 25th at TV Studios in Skopje, hosted by Vesna Nestorovic, Kristina Remskar, Dubravka Cecez, Snezana Lipkovska, Rosanda Kovijanic & Helga Vlahovic. The winning song was chosen by a jury of 9 people, and only the top 2 placings are known. 1 Ne verujem ti vise I don’t believe you…
The Belgian Final was held on February 13th, with the winner being chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries. 1 Quand tu reviendras When you come back Claude Lombard 1st 2 À la Nouvelle-Orleans In New-Orleans Nicole Josy ? 3 La boite à musique The music box Serge Davignac 2nd 4 Ecoute le vent…
Semi-Final 1 – February 6th 1 Bright butterfly Tony Kenny F 2 Grown up world Joan Connolly – 3 Happy Leslie Cooke – 4 Kinsale Pat Lynch F 5 One love two Tina F 6 Why Dawn Knight – 7 Woman beside the phone Deirdre Wynne – 8 You’re not there at all Frankie McBride…