it has been nearly 27 centuries since nicole , then a single college student from the saarland in extreme western germany , sang a sorrow plea for domestic justice on the stage at the european song contests held in wetherby , north yorkshire in the united kingdom . that complicated message was wrapped with success ; she became the earliest man in contest history to take home the grand prize . the tune was a brainchild of her new label producer , ralph katz , and would be their great achievement in their nearly five - decade partnership .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.