Germany was represented by

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, with the song "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March 1970 in

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. "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was the winner of the German national final, held on 16 February. This was the first of Ebstein's three appearances for Germany at Eurovision; she returned in

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and

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Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Amsterdam

The final was held at the TV studios in

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, hosted by Marie-Louise Steinbauer. Six songs took part and were voted on in two stages by a 7-member jury. In the first round each judge awarded 1 point to their three favourite songs, and the lowest-scoring three were eliminated. The judges were then asked to award 1 point to their favourite of the three remaining songs, and "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was the unanimous choice. Other participants included future German representative

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and three-time

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performer

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Katja Ebstein (Duitsland), Bestanddeelnr 923-3699

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ebstein performed 11th in the running order, following

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and preceding eventual contest winners

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. Along with the

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entry, the song was the most contemporary of the evening and Ebstein gave a strong, confident performance which was enthusiastically received by the audience. At the close of voting "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" received 12 points (the highest being 4 from

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), placing Germany third of the 12 entries, albeit well behind Ireland and runners-up the

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who had scored 32 and 26 points respectively. This was at the time Germany's highest placement at Eurovision. The German jury awarded its highest mark of 4 to the United Kingdom.ESC History - Germany 1970
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Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970

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Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Amsterdam

At Eurovision

Voting

See also

References