The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the contest was held at the RAI Congrescentrum on 21 March 1970, and was hosted by Dutch television presenter Willy Dobbe.
Twelve countries participated in the contest this year. This was the lowest number of participants since the 1959 edition. The reason was that Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Austria all boycotted the 1970 edition, officially because they felt that the contest marginalised smaller countries and was no longer good television entertainment, though it is rumoured that this was also in protest of the four-way tie result that had occurred in the previous year's contest.
The winner of the competition was Ireland with the song "All Kinds of Everything", performed by Dana, and written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith. This was Ireland's first of their eventual record seven victories in the contest. The United Kingdom finished in second place for the seventh time, while Germany ended up in third place – the best result for the country at the time. This was also the only time that Luxembourg received nul points.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland | RTÉ | Dana | "All Kinds of Everything" | Dolf van der Linden | 32 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Mary Hopkin | "Knock, Knock (Who's There?)" | Johnny Arthey | 26 |
| 03 | Germany | ARD/HR | Katja Ebstein | "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" | Christian Bruhn | 12 |
| 04 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Henri Dès | "Retour" | Bernard Gérard | 8 |
| 04 | France | ORTF | Guy Bonnet | "Marie-Blanche" | Franck Pourcel | 8 |
| 04 | Spain | TVE | Julio Iglesias | "Gwendolyne" | Augusto Algueró | 8 |
| 07 | Netherlands | NOS | Patricia and Hearts of Soul | "Waterman" | Dolf van der Linden | 7 |
| 08 | Italy | RAI | Gianni Morandi | "Occhi di ragazza" | Mario Capuano | 5 |
| 08 | Belgium | RTB | Jean Vallée | "Viens l'oublier" | Jack Say | 5 |
| 08 | Monaco | TMC | Dominique Dussault | "Marlène" | Jimmy Walter | 5 |
| 11 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Eva Sršen | "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" | Mojmir Sepe | 4 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | CLT | David Alexandre Winter | "Je suis tombé du ciel" | Raymond Lefèvre | 0 |
Broadcasts[]
The contest's introduction sequence claimed the contest was also broadcast in Greece, Iceland, Israel and Tunisia, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision, and in Brazil and Chile.
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (French) | RTB | Unknown | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | BRT | Jan Theys | |
| France | Deuxième Chaîne | Pierre Tchernia | Unknown |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ | Valerie McGovern | Unknown |
| RTÉ Radio | Unknown | ||
| Italy | Secondo Programma | Renato Tagliani | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | Télé-Luxembourg | Unknown | Unknown |
| Monaco | Télé Monte-Carlo | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Pim Jacobs | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 1 | José Luis Uribarri | Unknown |
| RNE | Unknown | ||
| Radio Peninsular | Unknown | ||
| Radio Juventud | Unknown | ||
| Radio Castellón | Unknown | ||
| Radio Rioja | |||
| Radio Valladolid | |||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Unknown | Unknown |
| DRS 1 | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy | |
| RSR 2 | Robert Burnier | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Unknown | |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | David Gell | Colin Ward-Lewis |
| BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 | Tony Brandon | ||
| BFBS Radio | John Russell | ||
| Yugoslavia | Televizija Beograd | Unknown | Unknown |
| Televizija Ljubljana | Unknown | ||
| Televizija Zagreb | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Canal 13 | Cacho Fontana |
| Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Television | Unknown |
| Brazil | TV Brasília, TV Paraná | Unknown |
| Chile | TVN | Raúl Matas |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST | Unknown |
| Greece | EIRT | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Unknown |
| Israel | Israeli Television | Unknown |
| Malta | MTS | Victor Aquilina |
| Poland | Telewizja Polska | Unknown |
| Romania | Programul 1 | Unknown |
| Soviet Union | CT USSR | Unknown |
| Tunisia | RTT | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Argentina - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 23 March at 21:30 ART.
- Brazil - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis at 20:30 BRT.
- Chile - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 21 March at 20:20 CLT.
- Iceland - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 4 April at 20:55 WET.
- Israel - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 6 April at 19:35 IST.
- Switzerland - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on DRS 1 on 23 March 22:30 CET.