Amerivision Song Contest 1968
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1968 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 7 1968 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Fox Delicias Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Presenter(s) | Arlete de las Nieves |
| Host broadcaster | Telemundo |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries |  Netherlands Antilles |
| Returning countries |  Venezuela |
| Non-returning countries |  Dominican Republic |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Twenty-member juries awarded points to their five favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Netherlands Antilles "I Want You Around Me" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Telemundo. The edition was hosted in Teatro Fox Delicias, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
This edition marked the return of Venezuela after its absence in the 1967 contest as well as the debut of the Netherlands Antilles and the withdraw of the Dominican Republic.
Host picking
editFive puerto rican venues showed interest in hosting the event, the bolded bid was the selected one.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Mayagüez | Teatro Yagüez |
| Ponce | Teatro Broadway |
| Teatro Fox Delicias | |
| Teatro La Perla | |
| San Juan | Teatro Tapia |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
TVP | Los Gatos | "Seremos amigos" | Spanish | "We Will Be Friends" |
 Brazil
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Tupi | Cynara & Cybele | "Pelas ruas do Recife" | Portuguese | "Through the Streets of Recife" |
 Canada
|
CBC | Leonda | "Mist in the Sky" | English | |
 Chile
|
UCV | Cecilia | "Estamos solas, guitarra" | Spanish | "We Are Alone, Guitar" |
 Colombia
|
Canal 1 | The Speakers | "Niños" | "Kids" | |
 Jamaica
|
JBC | Alton Ellis | "La La La Means I Love You" | English | |
 Mexico
|
Las Estrellas | Armando Manzanero | "Somos novios" | Spanish | "We Are Engaged" |
| Netherlands Antilles
|
Telecuraçao | Euson & Stax | "I Want You Around Me" | English | |
 Panama
|
RPC | The Beachers | "Africa caliente" | Spanish | "Hot Africa" |
 Paraguay
|
SNT | Los 3 Sudamericanos | "La luna ya está en el bote" | "The Moon Is Already in the Boat" | |
 Peru
|
América | Eva Luz Vargas | "Tierra peruana" | "Peruvian Land" | |
 Puerto Rico
|
Telemundo | King Nando | "Funky Shing-a-Ling" | English | |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
TTT | Joe Mansano | "Life on Reggae Planet" | ||
 United States
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NBC | Del Shannon | "Gemini" | ||
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Los Delfines | "Sin tiempo para vivir" | English, Spanish | "No Time to Live" |
| Venezuela
|
Venevisión | Soledad Bravo | "Zorongo gitano" | Spanish | "Gypsy Zorongo" |
Returning artists
edit| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Armando Manzanero | Mexico
|
1967 |
| Cecilia | Chile
|
1964 |
| Los Gatos | Argentina
|
1967 |
Contest overview
edit Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
Euson & Stax | "I Want You Around Me" | 41 | 1 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico
|
King Nando | "Funky Shing-a-Ling" | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil
|
Cynara & Cybele | "Pelas ruas do Recife" | 35 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada
|
Leonda | "Mist in the Sky" | 30 | 3 |
| 5 | Panama
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The Beachers | "Africa caliente" | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Venezuela
|
Soledad Bravo | "Zorongo gitano" | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Colombia
|
The Speakers | "Niños" | 17 | 5 |
| 8 | Uruguay
|
Los Delfines | "Sin tiempo para vivir" | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | Argentina
|
Los Gatos | "Seremos amigos" | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Chile
|
Cecilia | "Estamos solas, guitarra" | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Mexico
|
Armando Manzanero | "Somos novios" | 14 | 8 |
| 12 | Peru
|
Eva Luz Vargas | "Tierra peruana" | 21 | 4 |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Joe Mansano | "Life on Reggae Planet" | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | United States
|
Del Shannon | "Gemini" | 9 | 11 |
| 15 | Jamaica
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Alton Ellis | "La La La Means I Love You" | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Paraguay
|
Los 3 Sudamericanos | "La luna ya está en el bote" | 4 | 13 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Netherlands Antilles
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Puerto Rico
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Brazil
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Canada
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Panama
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Venezuela
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Colombia
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Uruguay
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Argentina
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Chile
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Mexico
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Peru
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Trinidad and Tobago
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United States
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Jamaica
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Paraguay
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contestants
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Netherlands Antilles
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41 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico
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15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Brazil
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35 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Canada
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30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Panama
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Venezuela
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia
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17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile
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12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico
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14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Peru
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21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| United States
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9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jamaica
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11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 points
editBelow is a summary of all 5 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 5 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brazil
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Colombia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay
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| Netherlands Antilles
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Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Peru
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| 2 | Canada
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Argentina, United States
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| Colombia
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Panama, Venezuela
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| 1 | Jamaica
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Trinidad and Tobago
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| Peru
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Netherlands Antilles
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| Puerto Rico
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Jamaica
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| Uruguay
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Chile
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