Amerivision Song Contest 1983
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1983 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 17 1983 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palacio Peñarol Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Presenter(s) | Cármen Nuñez |
| Host broadcaster | Canal 10 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Returning countries |  Guadeloupe Trinidad and Tobago |
| Non-returning countries |  Costa Rica Martinique |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song |  Colombia"Canto al Avila" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1981 was the twenty-eighth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Canal 10. The edition was hosted in the Palacio Peñarol, in Montevideo, Uruguay, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
Host picking
editTwo uruguayan venues bidded to host the event, the bolded bid was the selected one from the shortlist.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Montevideo | Palacio Peñarol |
| Solís Theatre |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Telefe | Los Twist | "Pense que se trataba de cieguitos" | Spanish | "I Thought It Was About Blind People" |
 Bahamas
|
PTB | Corey Hart | "It Ain't Enough" | English | |
 Barbados
|
CBC TV 8 | Tony Jackson | "Steppin' Out on the Groove" | ||
 Bolivia
|
Bolivia TV | Enriqueta Ulloa | "Chapaco soy" | Spanish | "I'm a Chapaco" |
 Brazil
|
Globo | Fundo de Quintal | "Te gosto" | Portuguese | "I Like You" |
 Canada
|
CBC | Trans-X | "Living on Video" | English | |
 Chile
|
UCV | Schwenke & Nilo | "El viaje" | Spanish | "The Trip" |
| Colombia
|
Canal 1 | Ilan Chester | "Canto al Avila" | "Song to Avila" | |
 Dominican Republic
|
RDTV4 | Las Chicas del País | "El bufeo" | "The Dolphin" | |
 Ecuador
|
Ecuavisa | Mozzarella | "Alfa centauro" | "Alpha Centauri" | |
| Guadeloupe
|
RFO | Zepiss | "Chimin Spirit" | Antillean Creole | |
 Jamaica
|
JBC | Barrington Levy | "Trying to Rule My Life" | English | |
 Mexico
|
Las Estrellas | Lucía Méndez | "Mi amor, amor" | Spanish | "My Love, Love" |
 Netherlands Antilles
|
Telecuraçao | Dhaddy Brokke & Tony Sherman | "Spaar bo amor" | Papiamento, Spanish | "Save Your Love" |
 Paraguay
|
SNT | Pro-Rock Ensamble | "Los Junior's Beat" | Spanish | |
 Puerto Rico
|
Telemundo | René | "Viva la radio" | "Cheers to Radio" | |
 Suriname
|
STVS | Monica Chen | "Funk It Up" | English | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
TTT | Katie Kissoon | "You're the One (You're My Number One)" | ||
 United States
|
NBC | Christopher Cross | "All Right" | ||
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Jorge Galemire | "Tus abrazos" | Spanish | "Your Hugs" |
Returning artists
editBolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Kissoon | Trinidad and Tobago
|
1980 (As part of Mac & Katie Kissoon) |
Contest overview
edit Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles
|
Dhaddy Brokke & Tony Sherman | "Spaar bo amor" | 39 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada
|
Trans-X | "Living on Video" | 109 | 4 |
| 3 | Argentina
|
Los Twist | "Pense que se trataba de cieguitos" | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Uruguay
|
Jorge Galemire | "Tus abrazos" | 41 | 12 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico
|
René | "Viva la radio" | 50 | 10 |
| 6 | Bahamas
|
Corey Hart | "It Ain't Enough" | 46 | 11 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic
|
Las Chicas del País | "El bufeo" | 15 | 18 |
| 8 | Ecuador
|
Mozzarella | "Alfa centauro" | 24 | 16 |
| 9 | Brazil
|
Fundo de Quintal | "Te gosto" | 32 | 14 |
| 10 | Barbados
|
Tony Jackson | "Steppin' Out on the Groove" | 124 | 2 |
| 11 | Jamaica
|
Barrington Levy | "Trying to Rule My Life" | 73 | 7 |
| 12 | Bolivia
|
Enriqueta Ulloa | "Chapaco soy" | 77 | 6 |
| 13 | Guadeloupe
|
Zepiss | "Chimin Spirit" | 27 | 15 |
| 14 | Mexico
|
Lucía Méndez | "Mi amor, amor" | 13 | 19 |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Katie Kissoon | "You're the One (You're My Number One)" | 68 | 8 |
| 16 | United States
|
Christopher Cross | "All Right" | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Paraguay
|
Pro-Rock Ensamble | "Los Junior's Beat" | 123 | 3 |
| 18 | Chile
|
Schwenke & Nilo | "El viaje" | 59 | 9 |
| 19 | Colombia
|
Ilan Chester | "Canto al Avila" | 129 | 1 |
| 20 | Suriname
|
Monica Chen | "Funk It Up" | 99 | 5 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Netherlands
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Canada
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Argentina
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Uruguay
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Puerto Rico
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Bahamas
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Brazil
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Barbados
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Jamaica
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Bolivia
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Guadeloupe
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Mexico
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Trinidad and Tobago
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United States
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Paraguay
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Chile
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Colombia
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Suriname
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Contestants
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Netherlands Antilles
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39 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Canada
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109 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Argentina
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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41 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bahamas
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46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic
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15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador
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24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil
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32 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Barbados
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124 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| Jamaica
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73 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Bolivia
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77 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Guadeloupe
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27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico
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13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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68 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| United States
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16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay
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123 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
| Chile
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59 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
| Colombia
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129 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Suriname
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99 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
12 points
editBelow is a summary of all 12 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barbados
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Canada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles
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| Colombia
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Argentina, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay
| |
| Paraguay
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Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay
| |
| 3 | Canada
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Brazil, Puerto Rico, United States
|
| 1 | Bahamas
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Suriname
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| Bolivia
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Mexico
| |
| Jamaica
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Trinidad and Tobago
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| Suriname
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Bahamas
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| Trinidad and Tobago
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Barbados
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