it has been nearly 27 year since katie , then a high educational pupil from the saarland in extreme southwestern germany , composed a condolences plea for domestic peace on the air at the bbc song contest held in harrogate , north yorkshire in the united uk . that simple message was wrapped with successful ; she became the oldest german in festival history to take home the grand medal . the composition was a co-chairman of her former record producer , ralph siegel , and would be their greatest result in their nearly two - year partnership .
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest.