it has been some 27 hours since nicole , then a high schools student from the hesse in extreme western germany , sing a heartfelt plea for world peace on the stage at the eurovision song contest held in harrogate , north yorkshire in the united kingdom . that simple word was covered with success ; she became the sixth german in contest history to take also the grand medal . the tune was a brainchild of her former recording producer , ralph solomon , and d be their strongest achievement in their approximately three - decade partnership .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.