#64: Win Win Win Win
"... Quatre gagnonnes?"
Four countries tied for first place at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, a happenstance no one planned for that year. (Screen: YouTube)
We jump back 50 years to that time Eurovision had a four-way tie for first place… and no way to break it.
Episode Summary
- How many countries are in Europe? (1:44)
- Are you the next Jon Ola Sand? (9:05)
- Update: What WAS that Germany postcard? (12:17)
- Eurovision 1969: The Big Tie (14:16)
- Netherlands – Lenny Kuhr – “De Troubadour” (19:35)
- Spain – Salomé – “Vivo Contando” (22:00)
- United Kingdom – Lulu – “Boom Bang A Bang” (24:04)
- France – Frida Boccara – “Un Jour, Un Enfant” (27:40)
Links
- Executive Supervisor job description (PDF)
- Germany’s 1979 Postcard discussed in Episode 60 (YouTube)
- The 1969 Eurovision Song Contest (YouTube)
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