The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam.
Twelve countries participated. No country made its debut or returned. Austria (who had not taken part the previous year), Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted this contest as they were not pleased with the result of the previous year and the voting structure. Portugal did however host a National final, being won by Sérgio Borges.
It is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons. Ireland won for the first time with eighteen-year-old Dana and her entry "All Kinds of Everything". The United Kingdom came second for the seventh time, six votes behind Ireland. This was the only time that Luxembourg received nul points.
Location[]
RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam - host venue of the 1970 contest.
Due to there being four winners in the previous contest, a question was raised as to which nation would host the 1970 Eurovision. With the UK having hosted the 1968 Contest and Spain the 1969 Contest, only France and Netherlands were in consideration. A toss of a coin resulted in the host country being decided as the Netherlands.
The Congrescentrum, venue of the 1970 contest, is a semi-permanent exhibit at the Ferdinand Bolstraat to Amsterdam, and was opened on 31 October 1922. This building was replaced in 1961 by the current RAI building on Europe's Square. The current congress and event center on Europe Square, was designed by Alexander Bodon and opened on 2 February 1961.
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
For the first time, no artists from previous contests returned.
Results[]
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  The Netherlands
|
Hearts of Soul | "Waterman" | Dutch | Aquarius | 7 | 7 |
| 02 |  Switzerland
|
Henri Dès | "Retour" | French | Return | 4 | 8 |
| 03 |  Italy
|
Gianni Morandi | "Occhi di ragazza" | Italian | Girl's eyes | 8 | 5 |
| 04 |  Yugoslavia
|
Eva Sršen | "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" | Slovene | Come closer, I'll give you a flower | 11 | 4 |
| 05 |  Belgium
|
Jean Vallée | "Viens l'oublier" | French | Come and forget it | 8 | 5 |
| 06 |  France
|
Guy Bonnet | "Marie-Blanche" | French | - | 4 | 8 |
| 07 |  United Kingdom
|
Mary Hopkin | "Knock, Knock Who's There?" | English | - | 2 | 26 |
| 08 |  Luxembourg
|
David Alexandre Winter | "Je suis tombé du ciel" | French | I fell from the sky | 12 | 0 |
| 09 |  Spain
|
Julio Iglesias | "Gwendolyne" | Spanish | - | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Monaco
|
Dominique Dussault | "Marlène" | French | - | 8 | 5 |
| 11 |  Germany
|
Katja Ebstein | "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" | German | Miracles happen time and time again | 3 | 12 |
| 12 |  Ireland
|
Dana | "All Kinds of Everything" | English | - | 1 | 32 |