One of the favourites to win , Carola song eight on the night of the contest , following Luxembourg and preceding France . At the close of the voting , she had received 146 points , placing joint 1st place with France 's Amina . After the four-way tie at the 1969 contest , a tie-break system had been implemented , where a count-back on the number of top points awarded was used . Since both countries received four 12-points , but Sweden gaining five 10-points over France 's two , Sweden was declared the winner , with Carola taking Sweden 's third victory
1969 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991