| Year: | 1970 |
| Broadcaster: | ARD – German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR) |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | German: Ein Lied für Amsterdam |
| Preselection Date: | 16 February 1970 |
| Entrant: | Katja Ebstein |
| Song: | German: Wunder gibt es immer wieder|i=no |
| Final Result: | 3rd, 12 points |
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song "German: Wunder gibt es immer wieder|i=no", composed by Christian Bruhn, with lyrics by Günter Loose, and performed by Katja Ebstein. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR), selected its entry through a national final. This was the first of Ebstein's three appearances for Germany at Eurovision; she returned in and .
The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, 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 "German: Wunder gibt es immer wieder|i=no" was the unanimous choice. Other participants included future German representative Mary Roos and three-time performer Kirsti Sparboe.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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= |
On the night of the final Ebstein performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding eventual contest winners . Along with the 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 "German: Wunder gibt es immer wieder|i=no" received 12 points (the highest being 4 from), placing Germany third of the 12 entries, albeit well behind Ireland and runners-up the 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.[2]