Contest year
- Host City
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Venue
- RAI Congrescentrum
- Final Date
- March 21, 1970
- Entries
- 12
- The 1970 contest saw participation drop to 12—its lowest since 1959—after Austria again stayed away and Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden boycotted, widely linked to protest over 1969’s four-way tie.
- In response, a new tie-break rule required tied winners to perform again and be decided by a show-of-hands vote from the other juries.
- Producers padded the broadcast with an extended opening film and introduced artist “postcards,” several shot in Paris.
- Ireland won for the first time, while Luxembourg received its only nul points.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Willy Dobbe
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | 1 | 32 | |
 United Kingdom | Mary Hopkin Knock Knock Who’s There | 2 | 26 |
 Germany | Katja Ebstein Wunder gibt es immer wieder | 3 | 12 |
 Switzerland | Henri Dès Retour | 4 | 8 |
 France | Guy Bonnet Marie‐Blanche | 4 | 8 |
 Spain | Julio Iglesias Gwendolyne | 4 | 8 |
| Netherlands | Hearts of Soul Waterman | 7 | 7 |
 Italy | Gianni Morandi Occhi di ragazza | 8 | 5 |
 Belgium | Jean Vallée Viens l’oublier | 8 | 5 |
 Monaco | Dominique Dussault Marlène | 8 | 5 |
 Yugoslavia | Eva Sršen Pridi dala ti bom cvet | 11 | 4 |
 Luxembourg | David Alexandre Winter Je suis tombé du ciel | 12 | 0 |