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The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest since the induction in 1956 and was held in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.

In 1970, Ireland scored their first win with Dana Scallon, singing All Kinds of Everything, long before their record of winning three times in a row in the 1990s. The United Kingdom, unsurprisingly, came 2nd place. Luxembourg had nul points for the first and only time.

There were plenty of host countries to choose from following the four-winner tie; the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Spain - all won in the preceding year. The host country was decided by a toss of a coin between the Dutch and French broadcasters.

For the second year in a row, the number of participants went down. Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal were very unhappy about the result of the 1969 contest when four countries were declared as joint winners and withdrew from the contest.[1]

Format[]

NOS, the Dutch broadcaster, had no choice but to "waste some time" for the show, as only 12 countries decided to participate. This was a change for Eurovision, as this introduced the postcards featuring the participating artists from each country which have been shown for many years.

Willy Dobbe also gave the shortest ever welcome to the viewers, in just 24 seconds with the English, French and Dutch languages after a four-minute introduction film.

Tiebreaker rule[]

To avoid a confusing incident like in 1969, a tiebreaker rule had been created. The rule stated that if two or more songs gained the same number of points, each song had to be performed once more. After these re-performances, the jury had to select their favorite song (except for the juries of the tied countries). This had to be done by a show of hands. If entries were still tied, both of them would share the first position. The tiebreaker article gives more information.

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Hearts of Soul Waterman Dutch Aquarius 7 7
02 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Henri Dès Retour French Return 4 8
03 Flag of Italy Italy Gianni Morandi Occhi di ragazza Italian Eyes of a girl 8 5
04 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Eva Sršen Pridi, dala ti bom cvet Slovene Come, I'll give you a flower 11 4
05 Flag of Belgium Belgium Jean Vallée Viens l'oublier French Come, forget him 8 5
06 Flag of France France Guy Bonnet Marie-Blanche -- 4 8
07 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Mary Hopkin Knock Knock, Who's There? English -- 2 26
08 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg David Alexandre Winter Je suis tombé du ciel French I fell from the sky 12 0
09 Flag of Spain Spain Julio Iglesias Gwendolyne Spanish -- 4 8
10 Flag of Monaco Monaco Dominique Dussault Marlène French 8 5
11 Flag of Germany Germany Katja Ebstein Wunder gibt es immer wieder German Wonders always happen 3 12
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland Dana All Kinds of Everything English -- 1 32
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
1956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattooThe Code
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

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