Eurovision 1969 Results: Voting & Points
Eurovision 1969 Scoreboard
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid had four winners: France, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom, all with 18 points
Date: Saturday 29 March 1969
Location: Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
Broadcaster: TVE
Host: Laurita Valenzuela
Voting: Each participating country had 10 jury members, and each jury member could award one point to one song
Interval act: La España diferente
Titles of songs have included Boom Bang-a-bang (UK, 1969), A-Ba-Ni-Ba (Israel, 1978), Bana Bana (Turkey, 1989) and Boum-badaboum (Monaco, 1967)
In 1969 there were four winners! They all had the same points, and back then there were no rules for a tie. If there's a tie today, the country with points from most countries will win
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted the 1970 contest as they were not pleased with the result of 1969 and the voting structure
Austria boycotted the 1969-contest in Madrid because Spain at that time was ruled by Francisco Franco
