Amerivision Song Contest 1973
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 15 1973 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Bogotá, Colombia |
| Presenter(s) | Alicia del Carpio |
| Host broadcaster | Canal 1 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries |  Bolivia |
| Returning countries |  Peru |
| Non-returning countries |  Chile Nicaragua Panama |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Twenty-member juries awarded points to their five favourite songs. |
| Winning song |  Mexico"Soy rebelde" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Canal 1. The edition was hosted in Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, in Bogotá, Colombia, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
This edition was the second in a roll notable for the movement in the countries participating, as this edition saw the withdraw of Chile, Nicaragua and Panama, the debut of Bolivia and the return of Peru.
Chile originally intended to participate of the 1973 contest, and even picked "Diosa del mar" by Sacros as its entry, however, due to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état happening just four days before the event, Chile withdrew from the contest at the last minute.
Host picking
editSeven colombian venues showed interest in hosting the event, the bolded bid was the selected one. For the edition, Canal 1 scaled back and went with a simpler edition, going back to the usual 1,000 minimum capacity for the venues.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Bogotá | Auditorio León de Greiff |
| Teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán | |
| Teatro Metropol de Bogotá | |
| Teatro Mogador | |
| Cali | Teatro Jorge Isaacs |
| Medellín | Teatro Lido |
| Teatro Universitario de la Universidad de Antioquia |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
TVP | Antonio Tarragó Ros | "Evocacción de la ternura" | Spanish | "Evocation of Tenderness" |
 Barbados
|
CBC TV 8 | The Draytons Two | "Soul & Inspiration" | English | |
 Brazil
|
Tupi | Paulinho da Viola | "Nervos de aço" | Portuguese | "Nerves of Steel" |
| Bolivia
|
Bolivia TV | Luis Abanto Morales | "Cholo soy y no me compadezcas" | Spanish | "I Am Cholo And Don't Pity Me" |
 Canada
|
CBC | Eric Mercury | "Love Is Taking Over" | English | |
 Colombia
|
Canal 1 | Elia y Elizabeth | "Cae la lluvia" | Spanish | "The Rain Is Falling" |
 Ecuador
|
Ecuavisa | Olimpo Cárdenas | "Interrogación" | "Interrogation" | |
 Jamaica
|
JBC | I-Roy | "Blackman Time" | English | |
 Martinique
|
OCORA | Eugène Mona et son Groupe du Marigot | "Bégui bégui bang" | French | "Smash Smash Bang" |
| Mexico
|
Las Estrellas | Sola | "Soy rebelde" | Spanish | "I'm a Rebel" |
 Netherlands Antilles
|
Telecuraçao | Euson | "Life Is on My Side" | English | |
| Peru
|
América | Lucia de la Cruz | "Vieja limeña" | Spanish | "Elder from Lima" |
 Paraguay
|
SNT | Los Jokers | "Dientes de perro" | "Dog Teeth" | |
 Puerto Rico
|
Telemundo | Roy Brown & Antonio Cabán Vale | "Oda a mi generación" | "Ode to My Generation" | |
 United States
|
NBC | Millie Jackson | "It Hurts So Good" | English | |
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Diane Denoir | "Las flores nuevas" | Spanish | "The New Flowers" |
 Venezuela
|
Venevisión | Los Guaraguao | "Los estudiantes" | "The Students" |
Returning artists
edit| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Elia y Elizabeth | Colombia
|
1971 |
| Eric Mercury | Canada
|
1969 |
| Euson | Netherlands Antilles
|
1968, 1971 |
Contest overview
edit| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados
|
The Draytons Two | "Soul & Inspiration" | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Bolivia
|
Luis Abanto Morales | "Cholo soy y no me compadezcas" | 18 | 11 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles
|
Euson | "Life Is on My Side" | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Uruguay
|
Diane Denoir | "Las flores nuevas" | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Colombia
|
Elia y Elizabeth | "Cae la lluvia" | 30 | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina
|
Antonio Tarragó Ros | "Evocacción de la ternura" | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Brazil
|
Paulinho da Viola | "Nervos de aço" | 38 | 4 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico
|
Roy Brown & Antonio Cabán Vale | "Oda a mi generación" | 36 | 5 |
| 9 | Jamaica
|
I-Roy | "Blackman Time" | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | Peru
|
Lucia de la Cruz | "Vieja limeña" | 20 | 10 |
| 11 | Ecuador
|
Olimpo Cárdenas | "Interrogación" | 7 | 16 |
| 12 | Mexico
|
Sola | "Soy rebelde" | 79 | 1 |
| 13 | Canada
|
Eric Mercury | "Love Is Taking Over" | 34 | 6 |
| 14 | United States
|
Millie Jackson | "It Hurts So Good" | 63 | 2 |
| 15 | Venezuela
|
Los Guaraguao | "Los estudiantes" | 21 | 9 |
| 16 | Martinique
|
Eugène Mona et son Groupe du Marigot | "Bégui bégui bang" | 16 | 12 |
| 17 | Paraguay
|
Los Jokers | "Dientes de perro" | 41 | 3 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Barbados
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Bolivia
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Netherlands Antilles
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Uruguay
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Colombia
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Argentina
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Brazil
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Puerto Rico
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Jamaica
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Peru
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Ecuador
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Mexico
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Canada
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United States
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Venezuela
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Martinique
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Paraguay
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Contestants
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Barbados
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15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bolivia
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18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands Antilles
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31 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Colombia
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30 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Argentina
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Brazil
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38 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Jamaica
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12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Peru
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20 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ecuador
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7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico
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79 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Canada
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34 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| United States
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63 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| Venezuela
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21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Martinique
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16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Paraguay
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41 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
7 points
editBelow is a summary of all 7 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 5 points |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | United States
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Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico,
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| 6 | Mexico
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Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Venezuela
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| 1 | Canada
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Brazil
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| Netherlands Antilles
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Jamaica
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| Paraguay
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Uruguay
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| Peru
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Ecuador
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