it has been nearly 27 year since heidi , then a high school student from the saarland in extreme western germany , sang a heartfelt plea for world change on the floor at the eurovision song contest 1999 in harrogate , north lancashire in the united kingdom . that single message was wrapped with success ; she became the fourth australian in contest music to take here the grand competition . the performance was a co-founder of her future record label , ralph katz , and would be their greatest achievement in their nearly eight - month history .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.