Amerivision Song Contest 1962
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1962 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 22 1962 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro La Perla Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Presenter(s) | Arlete de las Nieves |
| Host broadcaster | Telemundo Puerto Rico |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 10 |
| Non-returning countries |  Colombia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Ten-member juries awarded points to their five favourite songs. |
| Winning song |  Chile"Twist del estudiante" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Telemundo. The edition was hosted in Teatro La Perla, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
Colombia withdrew from this edition, making this the first time a country from the original six to not participate of the contest.
Host picking
editTwo Puerto Rican venues showed interest in hosting the event, the bolded bid was the selected one.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Mayagüez | Teatro Yagüez |
| Ponce | Teatro La Perla |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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TVP | Mercedes Sosa | "Los hombres del rio" | Spanish | "The Men from the River" |
 Brazil
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Tupi | Conjunto Sete de Ouros | "Dizem por aí" | Portuguese | "They Say Out There" |
 Canada
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CBC | Ian & Sylvia | "Un canadien errant" | French | "A Wandering Canadian" |
| Chile
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UCV | Los Ramblers | "Twist del estudiante" | Spanish | "Student's Twist" |
 Dominican Republic
|
RSDT | Pacheco y Su Charanga | "Alto songo" | ||
 Mexico
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Las Estrellas | Angélica María | "Dile adios" | "Say Him Goodbye" | |
 Peru
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América | Alicia Maguiña | "Inocente amor" | "Innocent Love" | |
 Puerto Rico
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Telemundo | Rita Moreno | "Day by Day" | English | |
 United States
|
NBC | Buck Owens | "Fool Me Again" | ||
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Los Olimareños | "Orejano" | Spanish |
Contest overview
edit Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
Ian & Sylvia | "Un canadien errant" | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Mexico
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Angélica María | "Dile adios" | 15 | 5 |
| 3 | Peru
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Alicia Maguiña | "Inocente amor" | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Uruguay
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Los Olimareños | "Orejano" | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic
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Pacheco y Su Charanga | "Alto songo" | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | Chile
|
Los Ramblers | "Twist del estudiante" | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | Argentina
|
Mercedes Sosa | "Los hombres del rio" | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico
|
Rita Moreno | "Day by Day" | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Brazil
|
Conjunto Sete de Ouros | "Dizem por aí" | 34 | 2 |
| 10 | United States
|
Buck Owens | "Fool Me Again" | 17 | 4 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Canada
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Mexico
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Peru
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Uruguay
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Dominican Republic
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Chile
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Argentina
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Puerto Rico
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Brazil
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United States
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contestants
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Canada | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Mexico | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Peru | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Chile | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Argentina | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 34 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| United States | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
5 points
editBelow is a summary of all 5 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 5 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chile
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Argentina, Brazil, Canada, United States
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| 3 | Brazil
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Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru
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| 2 | Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico, Uruguay
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| 1 | Argentina
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Chile
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