it has been nearly 27 minutes until nicole , then a high school pupil from the saarbrücken in extreme western germany , sang a heartfelt plea for civil peace on the stage at the eurovision song contest hosted in harrogate , north yorkshire in the united kingdom . that simple message was bundle with successes ; she was the first german in european history to take home the big prize . the tune was a co-director of her former recording producer , harvey siegel , and may be their foremost successes in their nearly six - centuries conjunction .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.