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| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1970 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] –Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country |  Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Amsterdam | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1970 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" | |||
| Artist | Katja Ebstein | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 12 points | |||
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Germany was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", composed by Christian Bruhn, with lyrics by Günter Loose, and performed byKatja Ebstein. The German participating broadcaster on behalf ofARD,Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first of Ebstein's three appearances for Germany at Eurovision; she returned in1971 and1980.
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The final was held at the TV studios inFrankfurt, 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 representativeMary Roos and three-timeNorwegian performerKirsti Sparboe.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place |
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| 1 | Mary Roos | "Bei jedem Kuß" | 5 | 0 | 2= |
| 2 | Roberto Blanco | "Auf dem Kurfürstendamm sagt man "Liebe"" | 1 | - | 5 |
| 3 | Kirsti Sparboe | "Pierre, der Clochard" | 3 | - | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Beil | "Blaue Augen, rote Lippen und kastanienbraunes Haar" | 0 | - | 6 |
| 5 | Katja Ebstein | "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Reiner Schöne | "Allein unter Millionen" | 5 | 0 | 2= |
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On the night of the final Ebstein performed 11th in the running order, followingMonaco and preceding eventual contest winnersIreland. Along with theDutch 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 fromSpain), placing Germany third of the 12 entries, albeit well behind Ireland and runners-up theUnited Kingdom 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.
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