Eurovision Song Contest 1970
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest
, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum
in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons.
Due to the four-way tie in 1969
, lots were drawn to choose which country would host this Eurovision. Austria
(who had not taken part in 1969), Finland
, Norway
, Portugal
and Sweden
boycotted this contest as they were not pleased with the result of 1969 and the voting structure.
The Dutch producers were forced to pad out the show as only 12 nations decided to make the trip to Amsterdam. The result was a format which has endured almost to the present day. An extended opening sequence set the scene, while every entry was introduced by a short video 'postcard'.
The set design was devised by Roland de Groot; a simple design was composed of a number of curved horizontal bars and silver baubles which could be moved in a variety of different ways.
Of the participating singers, a number were already established performers. Notably, the United Kingdom sent Mary Hopkin
while David Alexandre Winter
represented Luxembourg. The contest is also notable for the appearance of the then unknown Julio Iglesias
, singing for Spain. Ireland won the contest with "All Kinds of Everything
", penned by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith and sung by another unknown, Dana
, an 18-year-old Derry
schoolgirl. The song became a million-seller and the singer an international star. As the contest was held in Holland this year, and the country was one of the four winners in 1969, Dana received her awards from joint winner Lenny Kuhr
.
To avoid an incident like in 1969, a tie rule was created. It stated that, if two or more songs gained the same number of votes, each song would have to be performed again. After that every jury except the juries of the countries concerned would have a show of hands of which they thought was the best. If the countries tied again, then they would share first place.
Ireland's win was their first. It is notable that nine of the 10 Belgian jury members awarded their votes to Ireland. The UK were second, six votes behind Ireland. Luxembourg received zero votes for the only time.
(Nederland 1
) - Theodor Haller (TV DRS
), Georges Hardy (TSR
), Giovanni Bertini
(TSI) - Renato Tagliani (Secondo Programma) - Milovan Ilić
(Televizija Beograd), Oliver Mlakar
(Televizija Zagreb), Tomaž Terček (Televizija Ljubljana
) - Claude Delacroix
(RTB
), Herman Verelst
(BRT
) - Pierre Tchernia
(Première Chaîne ORTF
) - David Gell
(BBC1) , Tony Brandon
(BBC Radio 1
) - Jacques Navadic
(Télé-Luxembourg
) - José Luis Uribarri
(TVE1), Miguel de los Santos
(Primer Programa RNE
) - Pierre Tchernia
(Télé Monte Carlo
) - Marie-Louise Steinbauer (ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
) - Valerie McGovern (RTÉ Television) (Non-participating country) - Ernst Grissemann
(2. Programm
) (Non-participating country) - No commentator (NRK
) (Non-participating country) - Henrique Mendes (I Programa)
- TBD - André Hagon - Roger Stéphane - Colin-Ward Lewis
- TBC - Joaquín Prat - TBC - Armin Maiwald
- John Skehan
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum
Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre
The Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre , or RAI for short, is a complex of conference and exhibition halls in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The complex gives its name to the nearby Amsterdam RAI railway station...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons.
Due to the four-way tie in 1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...
, lots were drawn to choose which country would host this Eurovision. Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(who had not taken part in 1969), Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
boycotted this contest as they were not pleased with the result of 1969 and the voting structure.
The Dutch producers were forced to pad out the show as only 12 nations decided to make the trip to Amsterdam. The result was a format which has endured almost to the present day. An extended opening sequence set the scene, while every entry was introduced by a short video 'postcard'.
The set design was devised by Roland de Groot; a simple design was composed of a number of curved horizontal bars and silver baubles which could be moved in a variety of different ways.
Of the participating singers, a number were already established performers. Notably, the United Kingdom sent Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
while David Alexandre Winter
David Alexandre Winter
David Alexandre Winter is a Dutch-born pop singer.From 1966 to 1968 he sang in the Amsterdam/The Hague-based band "Daddy's Act". Under the name John van Doorn he was a DJ at Radio Veronica and recorded two singles for the Philips label. Other pseudonyms he used were John van Doren and Jaap...
represented Luxembourg. The contest is also notable for the appearance of the then unknown Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
, singing for Spain. Ireland won the contest with "All Kinds of Everything
All Kinds Of Everything
"All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith which as performed by Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years...
", penned by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith and sung by another unknown, Dana
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
, an 18-year-old Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
schoolgirl. The song became a million-seller and the singer an international star. As the contest was held in Holland this year, and the country was one of the four winners in 1969, Dana received her awards from joint winner Lenny Kuhr
Lenny Kuhr
Lenny Kuhr is a Dutch singer-songwriter.In 1967 she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969 she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with her own composition De Troubadour...
.
To avoid an incident like in 1969, a tie rule was created. It stated that, if two or more songs gained the same number of votes, each song would have to be performed again. After that every jury except the juries of the countries concerned would have a show of hands of which they thought was the best. If the countries tied again, then they would share first place.
Ireland's win was their first. It is notable that nine of the 10 Belgian jury members awarded their votes to Ireland. The UK were second, six votes behind Ireland. Luxembourg received zero votes for the only time.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Hearts of Soul Hearts of Soul Hearts of Soul was formed by three Harderwijkse sisters: Bianca, Stella and Patricia Maessen.They worked in the late 1960s as session singers for, among other things, Dusty Springfield, until 1968, when they were discovered.... |
"Waterman Waterman (song) "Waterman" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in Dutch by Hearts of Soul, a trio consisting of the Dutch sisters Patricia, Bianca and Stella Maessen.... " |
Aquarius | 7 | 7 | |
| 02 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Henri Dès Henri Dès Henri Dès is a French language children's singer and songwriter immensely popular in European Francophone countries. In 1970, he released his first album, Retour... |
"Retour Retour "Retour" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by Henri Dès. Dès has released this song in another languages:* "Mädchen gibt es überall" * "Return" * "A mi regreso"... " |
Return | 4 | 8 | |
| 03 | Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi is an Italian pop singer and entertainer.He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza"... |
"Occhi di ragazza Occhi Di Ragazza "Occhi di ragazza" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in Italian by Gianni Morandi.The song is a ballad, with Morandi musing on the power of his lover's eyes. Initially, he describes them as windows into her soul and places where he can see their future... " |
Eyes of a Girl | 8 | 5 | |
| 04 | Slovene | Eva Sršen Eva Sršen Eva Sršen is a Slovenian singer, who had a short career in Yugoslav pop music in the first half of the 1970s.She first became well known by winning the national choise for Eurovision Song Contest 1970, the Yugoslavian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"Pridi, dala ti bom cvet Pridi, dala ti bom cvet "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" is a song that was Yugoslavia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. The song marked the third of four occasions in which Yugoslavia's entry was performed in Slovene... " |
Come, I'll Give You a Flower | 11 | 4 | |
| 05 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Jean Vallée Jean Vallée Jean Vallée is a Belgian song writer and performer. Vallée was made Knight in the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999.-Career:... |
"Viens l'oublier Viens L'Oublier "Viens l'oublier" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by Jean Vallée.It was the fifth song to be performed at the contest, following Yugoslavia's Eva Sršen with "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" and preceding France's Guy Bonnet with "Marie-Blanche"... " |
Come, Forget Him | 8 | 5 | |
| 06 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Guy Bonnet Guy Bonnet Guy Bonnet is an author, composer, and singer, born in Avignon, France in 1945. He wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 . In 1970 he participated in the Eurovision song contest for France with "Marie-Blanche" coming 4th out of twelve... |
"Marie-Blanche Marie-Blanche "Marie-Blanche" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by Guy Bonnet. Bonnet had made his debut in the Contest in 1968, when he co-wrote the lyrics to Isabelle Aubret's "La source".... " |
- | 4 | 8 | |
| 07 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin Mary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label.... |
"Knock, Knock Who's There?" | - | 2 | 26 | |
| 08 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
David Alexandre Winter David Alexandre Winter David Alexandre Winter is a Dutch-born pop singer.From 1966 to 1968 he sang in the Amsterdam/The Hague-based band "Daddy's Act". Under the name John van Doorn he was a DJ at Radio Veronica and recorded two singles for the Philips label. Other pseudonyms he used were John van Doren and Jaap... |
"Je suis tombé du ciel Je Suis Tombé Du Ciel "Je suis tombé du ciel" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by Dutch singer David Alexandre Winter.... " |
I Fell From Heaven | 12 | 0 | |
| 09 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Julio Iglesias Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,... |
"Gwendolyne Gwendolyne "Gwendolyne" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in Spanish by Julio Iglesias.... " |
- | 4 | 8 | |
| 10 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Dominique Dussault Dominique Dussault Dominique Dussault is a French singer.She represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song Marlène. With 5 points, she came in 8th position.- Singles :* Églantine* Le monsieur* La nuit... |
"Marlène Marlène "Marlène" was the Monegasque representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by French singer Dominique Dussault.The song is a paean to Marlene Dietrich, whom Dussault famously refers to as "a silhouette in Sexyrama" at one point in the lyrics, before comparing her... " |
- | 8 | 5 | |
| 11 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Katja Ebstein Katja Ebstein Karin Witkiewicz, also known as Katja Ebstein, is a German singer. She was born in Girlachsdorf . She achieved success with songs such as Theater or Es war einmal ein Jäger. She was married to Christian Bruhn, who wrote many of her songs. She represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"Wunder gibt es immer wieder Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder Wunder gibt es immer wieder was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in German by Katja Ebstein.... " |
Wonders always happen | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Dana Dana Rosemary Scallon Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament .... |
"All Kinds of Everything All Kinds Of Everything "All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith which as performed by Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years... " |
- | 1 | 32 |
Score sheet
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Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| France | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Monaco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 32 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Commentators
– Pim JacobsPim Jacobs
Willem Bernard Jacobs was a Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter. He worked with Louis van Dijk and Rogier van Otterloo. He was married with Jazz-singer Rita Reys from 1960.Jacobs became famous with the Pim Jacobs Trio, which included Wim Overgaauw, Ruud Jacobs and Peter Ypma...
(Nederland 1
Nederland 1
Nederland 1 is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it was launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels Nederland 2 and 3. The several broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programmes. A wide...
) - Theodor Haller (TV DRS
SF 1
SF 1 is a Swiss television channel run under the public SRG SSR idée suisse broadcasting group. It is the first of the three national German language channels in Switzerland ....
), Georges Hardy (TSR
TSR 1
TSR 1 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande.- History :Launched on 1 November 1954 to succeed Télé Geneva, TSR 1 is the first channel of the two French Swiss networks of television group TSR ....
), Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 6 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, Ascoli Calcio 1898 and ACF Fiorentina.-External links:*...
(TSI) - Renato Tagliani (Secondo Programma) - Milovan Ilić
Milovan Ilić Minimaks
Milovan Ilić Minimaks was a Serbian radio and TV journalist.He was born on 5 November 1938 in Lipnici, Kragujevac, Serbia. He completed primary and secondary school in Kragujevac, and studied law in Belgrade...
(Televizija Beograd), Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar is a Croatian television presenter, best known for hosting game shows. He was one of the most popular television personalities of Yugoslavia and Croatia.Mlakar was born in Ptuj and lived in Osijek from 1945 to 1954...
(Televizija Zagreb), Tomaž Terček (Televizija Ljubljana
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...
) - Claude Delacroix
Claude Delacroix
Claude Delacroix is a Radio Host for RTBF.Delacroix was formley the RTBF Belgian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest which he did on seven occasions between the 1970 Contest and the 1993 Contest after 1993 Delacroix left the Eurovision after he was given a promotion to the head of Belgian...
(RTB
La Une
La Une is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.- INR :The Institut National de Radiodiffusion began experimental television in Belgium on 2 June 1953, with the crowning of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
), Herman Verelst
Herman Verelst
Herman Verelst , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Hermansz Verelst and the father of the painters Cornelis and Maria Verelst. He became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Simon in 1663. He is known for portraits...
(BRT
EEN
EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...
) - Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
(Première Chaîne ORTF
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
) - David Gell
David Gell
David Gell was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg, and later on the BBC Light Programme, Radio One, and Radio Two.Born in Canada on 23 August 1929, he worked for radio station CFAC in Calgary before relocating to Europe....
(BBC1) , Tony Brandon
Tony Brandon
Tony Brandon is a British radio presenter and comedian.-Early career:Brandon originally worked on television and abroad as a comedian...
(BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
) - Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic was a Broadcasting editor and Television presenter who joined Radio Luxembourg in 1955. He worked with Robert Diligent. He was the regular Luxembourgian commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest and worked for RTL Luxembourg.-References:...
(Télé-Luxembourg
RTL9
RTL9 is a Luxembourger television channel shown internationally to viewers in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and francophone Switzerland.- Télé-Luxembourg :...
) - José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri is a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE.Uribarri was born in Avila, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has...
(TVE1), Miguel de los Santos
Miguel de los Santos
Miguel de los Santos is a Spanish television presenter.Born on July 30, 1936 Miguel joint Radio SEU in 1954 as an announcer and then joint Radio Spain. He joint TVE in 1959 and presented shows such as Two in One. For six years he was the Spanish Commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest.In 2002...
(Primer Programa RNE
Radio Nacional de España
is Spain's national public radio service. Since 1973 it has formed, together with , a part of , the corporation responsible for managing national public-service broadcasting in Spain.-Origins of RNE:...
) - Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
(Télé Monte Carlo
Télé Monte Carlo
Télé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...
) - Marie-Louise Steinbauer (ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
) - Valerie McGovern (RTÉ Television) (Non-participating country) - Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann is an Austrian television presenter, journalist and actor.Grissemann was born in Imst, he joint radio in July 1954 as a news broadcaster and continuity announcer for Radio Luxembourg, when Österreichischer Rundfunk was launched in 1955 Grisseman joint and worked as an odd-job man...
(2. Programm
ORF2
ORF2 is an Austrian television channel owned by ORF.ORF2 was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Since 1970, ORF2 broadcasts on seven days a week. Today it is one of the three public TV channels in Austria.Where as ORF1 focuses on tv series and movies, ORF2 broadcasts...
) (Non-participating country) - No commentator (NRK
NRK1
NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
) (Non-participating country) - Henrique Mendes (I Programa)
Spokespersons
- Flip van der Schalie - Alexandre Burger - Enzo TortoraEnzo Tortora
Enzo Tortora , was a popular TV host and anchorman on national RAI television, who was falsely accused of being a member of the Camorra and drug trafficking...
- TBD - André Hagon - Roger Stéphane - Colin-Ward Lewis
Colin-Ward Lewis
Colin-Ward Lewis was a Television Announcer for the BBC.Ward Lewis joined the BBC in 1965 as an Announcer before becoming a television director, assistant producer and editor for the TV...
- TBC - Joaquín Prat - TBC - Armin Maiwald
Armin Maiwald
Armin Maiwald, born January 23, 1940 in Cologne, is a German author, television director and producer. Maiwald is one of the founders of the award-winning German children's television program, Die Sendung mit der Maus...
- John Skehan
John Skehan
John Skehan was a prolific broadcaster on RTÉ, radio and television, for four decades.Prior to joining RTÉ, Skehan served in the Irish Army, reaching the rank of captain during The Emergency....
Interesting facts
- Seconds before her winning performance, Dana told herself not to "screw this up".
- Each performance was introduced by a video of the performers sightseeing around the capital cities of their home nations. The Luxembourgoise and Monegasque singers were filmed in Paris rather than the capital of the country they were representing. During Dana's video, RTÉ commentator Valerie McGovern, who gave short speeches about the backgrounds of the rest of the performers, simply said, "And now, the moment we've all been waiting for. Dana, the little girl from Ireland, on whom all our hopes are pinned. What can I say about Dana? You know everything already. So let's just watch the film."
- "This is a very cheerful Dublin calling", said the Irish jury spokesman John Skehan before giving their votes, followed by an applause from the crowd. Being the last country to vote meant they already knew Dana had won.
- Julio Iglesias's suit jacket had no pockets, and was purposely a vibrant blue colour, so it would stand out on a black and white TV set (as Spain did not yet have colour TV).
- Eurovision sites state that during the rehearsals, one of the marbles from the set came tumbling down. No one was hurt, and it was repaired before the final.
- Dolf van der Linden directed the orchestra for Ireland's winning song as well as the Dutch entry.
- Despite not participating in 1970, Portugal still held its annual national song contest which was won by Sergio Borges with the song "Onde vais rio que eu canto".
- Despite having never participated at Eurovision up to this point, this year's contest was also broadcast in the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. The contest was also broadcasted in BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
through satellite. - This was the first year since the contest started (second, if counting 1956) in which no returning acts took part in the contest. All artists that entered this year did it for the first time.