winner, 1969
Lenny Kuhr
Lenny Kuhr represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 1969 in Madrid with “De troubadour”, and was one of the joint winners.
- who
- Dutch singer-songwriter
- born
- 22 February 1950, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- contest
- 1969
- win
- 1969
- music
- pop
- plays
- guitar
- active
- since 1967
- record labels
- Philips Records
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
Lenny Kuhr is a Dutch singer-songwriter. In 1969, in Madrid, Kuhr sang “De troubadour” for the Netherlands and was one of the four winners who tied for first place.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lenny Kuhr”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1969 Madrid
“De troubadour”
Joint winner Joint winner with 18 points: one of four songs that tied for first place.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- David Hartsema, Lenny Kuhr
- Conductor
- Frans de Kok
- Running order
- 8th of 16
- Age on the night
- 19
The story of Eurovision 1969: Four winners and not enough medals
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Silver Harp
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The two scenes from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Lenny Kuhr is part of.
- 1969 Eighteen, four times Ties and photo finishes
- 1970 Dana Moments people still talk about
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Lenny Kuhr, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1969 Eighteen, four times
Spain — Salomé, "Vivo cantando"; United Kingdom — Lulu, "Boom Bang-a-Bang"; Netherlands — Lenny Kuhr, "De troubadour", which she co-wrote; France — Frida Boccara, "Un jour, un enfant"
- 1970 Dana
There was one last trace of 1969. The trophy is handed over by the previous winner, and there were four to choose from. The Dutch one, Lenny Kuhr, did it.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.