Eurovision Song Contest 1970
| Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 21 March 1970 |
| Host | |
| Venue | RAI Congrescentrum Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Presenter(s) | Willy Dobbe |
| Executive producer | Warner van Kampen |
| Director | Theo Ordeman |
| Musical director | Dolf van der Linden |
| EBU scrutineer | Clifford Brown |
| Host broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 12 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Ten-member juries in each country; each member gave one vote to their favourite song |
| Winning song | Ireland "All Kinds of Everything" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the 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 1969.
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.