eurovision 1970
Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias represented Spain at Eurovision 1970 in Amsterdam with “Gwendolyne”, finishing 4th of 12.
- who
- Spanish singer and lawyer
- born
- 23 September 1943, Madrid, Spain
- contest
- 1970
- best result
- 4th, 1970
- music
- pop, Latin pop, Latin ballad, traditional pop, adult contemporary music
- plays
- guitar
- active
- since 1968
- record labels
- Sony Music
- studied at
- Complutense University of Madrid
- sang for
- Spain
Biography
Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer and songwriter, recognised as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world. “Gwendolyne” finished joint fourth in Amsterdam in 1970.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Julio Iglesias”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1970 Amsterdam
“Gwendolyne”
4th of 12 Finished 4th of 12, with 8 points.
- Sung in
- Spanish
- Written by
- Julio Iglesias
- Conductor
- Augusto Algueró
- Running order
- 9th of 12
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Ireland: Dana, “All Kinds of Everything”
The story of Eurovision 1970: A boycott, a coin-toss host and the first postcards
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album 1988
- Premios Ondas 1994
- Lo Nuestro Excellence Award 1995
- Favorite Latin Artist 1998
- Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year 2001
- International Latin Music Hall of Fame 2002
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 2007
- gold Medal of the Community of Madrid 2012
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The two scenes from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Julio Iglesias is part of.
- 1970 The boycott Thrown out, pulled out, stayed away
- 1970 Dana Moments people still talk about
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Julio Iglesias, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1970 The boycott
For the first time, not one of the lead singers had been in the contest before. The only familiar faces were at the back: two members of the trio who had sung behind Massiel in 1968 returned as backing singers for Spain, whose singer this year was Julio Iglesias.
- 1970 Dana
Three songs shared fourth place on eight votes, Julio Iglesias's among them. And Luxembourg scored nothing, the only time it has.
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