Amerivision Song Contest 1984
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1984 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 15 1984 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Coliseo Iván de Bedout Medellín, Colombia |
| Presenter(s) | Roberto Mendez |
| Host broadcaster | Canal 1 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries |  Guatemala |
| Returning countries |  Peru Venezuela |
| Non-returning countries |  Bahamas Ecuador Paraguay |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song |  Canada"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1984 was the twenty-ninth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Canal 1. The edition was hosted in Coliseo Iván de Bedout, in Medellín, Colombia, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
The 1984 edition saw the debut of Guatemala, as well as the return of Peru after a six year absence, the spiteful return of Venezuela after Colombia's victory with a venezuelan artist, the expected withdrawal of Ecuador and the unexpected withdrawals of Bahamas and Paraguay, both countries that performed well in the previous edition. – Specially Paraguay, as it finished in third place. – Both countries withdrew due to budget reasons.
The winning song was "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" by Bruce Cockburn representing Canada, which gave the country its fifth win, making it the country at the time, that won the contest most times, breaking its tie with Brazil and Uruguay.
Host picking
editSeven colombian venues bidded to host the event, the bolded bid was the selected one from the shortlist.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Bogotá | Coliseo Cubierto El Campín |
| Teatro Metropol de Bogotá | |
| Teatro Mogador | |
| Cali | Coliseo el Pueblo |
| Medellín | Coliseo Iván de Bedout |
| Plaza Mayor | |
| Plaza de Toros La Macarena |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Telefe | Andrés Calamaro | "No me pidas que no sea un inconsciente" | Spanish | "Don't Ask Me to Be Unconscious" |
 Barbados
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CBC TV 8 | Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew | "The Show" | English | |
 Bolivia
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Bolivia TV | Proyección | "No vuelvo a amar" | Spanish | "I Won't Love Anymore" |
 Brazil
|
Globo | Marina Lima | "Fullgás" | Portuguese | "Full Gas" |
| Canada
|
CBC | Bruce Cockburn | "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | English | |
 Chile
|
UCV | Los Prisioneros | "Paramar" | Spanish | "Drizzle" |
 Colombia
|
Canal 1 | Olimpo Cárdenas | "Tu duda y la mia" | "Your Doubt and Mine" | |
 Dominican Republic
|
RDTV4 | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | "Soplando" | "Blowing" | |
 Guadeloupe
|
RFO | Meliza | "Paradis en moin" | Antillean Creole | "Monk's Paradise" |
| Guatemala
|
Televisiete | Alux Nahual | "Dime que has olvidado" | Spanish | "Tell Me What You've Forgotten" |
 Jamaica
|
JBC | Sugar Minott | "Wicked Ago Feel It" | English | |
 Mexico
|
Las Estrellas | Daniela Romo | "Enamorada de ti" | Spanish | "In Love With You" |
 Netherlands Antilles
|
Telecuraçao | Wally Warning | "Land of Hunger" | English | |
| Peru
|
América Televisión | Melissa | "Altamente peligroso" | Spanish | "Highly Dangerous" |
 Puerto Rico
|
Telemundo | Chayanne | "Es mi nombre" | Spanish | "It's My Name" |
 Suriname
|
STVS | Iwan Esseboom | "Tangi fu bun na kodja" | Sranan Tongo | "Thank You So Much Cowboy" |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
TTT | Billy Ocean | "Suddenly" | English | |
 United States
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NBC | Shannon | "Let the Music Play" | ||
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Eduardo Mateo | "Cuerpo y alma" | Spanish | "Body and Soul" |
 Venezuela
|
Venevisión | Karina | "A quién" | "To Whom" |
Returning artists
editBolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Ocean | Trinidad and Tobago
|
1974 (part of Scorched Earth), 1981 |
| Eduardo Mateo | Uruguay
|
1969 |
| Olimpo Cárdenas | Colombia
|
1973 (for  Ecuador)
|
Contest overview
edit| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
Shannon | "Let the Music Play" | 125 | 2 |
| 2 | Suriname
|
Iwan Esseboom | "Tangi fu bun na kodja" | 38 | 14 |
| 3 | Chile
|
Los Prisioneros | "Paramar" | 31 | 16 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Billy Ocean | "Suddenly" | 58 | 10 |
| 5 | Venezuela
|
Karina | "A quién" | 59 | 9 |
| 6 | Colombia
|
Olimpo Cárdenas | "Tu duda y la mia" | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | Argentina
|
Andrés Calamaro | "No me pidas que no sea un inconsciente" | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Bolivia
|
Proyección | "No vuelvo a amar" | 64 | 7 |
| 9 | Guadeloupe
|
Meliza | "Paradis en moin" | 53 | 12 |
| 10 | Canada
|
Bruce Cockburn | "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | 134 | 1 |
| 11 | Barbados
|
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew | "The Show" | 80 | 5 |
| 12 | Mexico
|
Daniela Romo | "Enamorada de ti" | 62 | 8 |
| 13 | Brazil
|
Marina Lima | "Fullgás" | 53 | 12 |
| 14 | Uruguay
|
Eduardo Mateo | "Cuerpo y alma" | 2 | 20 |
| 15 | Jamaica
|
Sugar Minott | "Wicked Ago Feel It" | 21 | 17 |
| 16 | Puerto Rico
|
Chayanne | "Es mi nombre" | 92 | 4 |
| 17 | Netherlands Antilles
|
Wally Warning | "Land of Hunger" | 77 | 6 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic
|
Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | "Soplando" | 36 | 15 |
| 19 | Guatemala
|
Alux Nahual | "Dime que has olvidado" | 57 | 11 |
| 20 | Peru
|
Melissa | "Altamente peligroso" | 101 | 3 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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United States
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Suriname
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Chile
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Venezuela
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Colombia
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Guadeloupe
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Canada
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Barbados
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Mexico
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Brazil
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Uruguay
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Jamaica
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Puerto Rico
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Netherlands Antilles
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Dominican Republic
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Guatemala
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Peru
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contestants
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United States
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125 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Suriname
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38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Chile
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31 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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58 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela
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59 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Colombia
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11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia
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64 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Guadeloupe
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53 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Canada
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134 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Barbados
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80 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| Mexico
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62 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil
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53 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| Uruguay
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica
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21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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92 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |||||||
| Netherlands Antilles
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77 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic
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36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala
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57 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Peru
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101 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
12 points
editBelow is a summary of all 12 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Canada
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Brazil, United States, Uruguay
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| Peru
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Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela
| |
| 2 | Barbados
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Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
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| Netherlands Antilles
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Barbados, Suriname
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| United States
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Canada, Guadeloupe
| |
| 1 | Bolivia
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Puerto Rico
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| Brazil
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Peru
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| Dominican Republic
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Guatemala
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| Guatemala
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Dominican Republic
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| Mexico
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Argentina
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| Puerto Rico
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Mexico
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| Suriname
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Netherlands Antilles
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| Venezuela
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Colombia
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