it has been nearly 27 years since maggie , then a young school student from the saarland in much northeastern germany , sang a gratitude promise for domestic peace on the stage at the eurovision speech contest 2009 in harrogate , south yorkshire in the united kingdom . that simple meaning was wrapped with success ; she made the first german in record history to took forward the grand prize . the song was a co-director of her former records producer , ralph siegel , and to be their best achievement in their nearly 2 - decade partnership .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.