Not to be confused with the 1962 Swiss entry, Le retour.
Retour was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 in Amsterdam performed bby Henri Dès.
As explained by the Irish (or British) commentator of 1970, the song is about a man saying goodbye to his ever-faithful girlfriend, while he goes on a journey to England, he tends to have a wonderful time with other girls, but promises to eventually return to his loyal lady friend.
It was performed 2nd on the night following The Netherlands and preceding Italy. At the close of voting, it finished in joint 4th place with 8 points.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Hearts of Soul •  Henri Dès •  Gianni Morandi •  Eva Sršen •  Jean Vallée •  Guy Bonnet •  Mary Hopkin •  David Alexandre Winter •  Julio Iglesias •  Dominique Dussault •  Katja Ebstein •  Dana
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| Songs | |||
| Waterman • Retour • Occhi di ragazza • Pridi, dala ti bom cvet • Viens l'oublier • Marie-Blanche • Knock Knock, Who's There? • Je suis tombé du ciel • Gwendolyne • Marlène • Wunder gibt es immer wieder • All Kinds of Everything
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