Amerivision Song Contest 1989
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1989 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 23 1989 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Nassau Silver Hall Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Presenter(s) | Helen Reddy Mark Vinson |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television of Bahamas (PTB) National Broadcasting Company (NBC) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Debuting countries |  Haiti |
| Returning countries |  Barbados Dominican Republic El Salvador Suriname |
| Non-returning countries |  Costa Rica Panama Trinidad and Tobago |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song |  Mexico"Dr. Psiquiatra" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1989 was the thirty-fourth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU), host broadcaster Public Television of Bahamas (PTB) as well as a partnership with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The edition was hosted in the Nassau Silver Hall, in Nassau, The Bahamas, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
The edition saw the happening of a never seen before feat, as host broadcaster PTB partnered with american broadcaster NBC to help with organizing the contest in Bahamas, due to the lack of venues that could handle the contest in the country, it was agreed that while the Bahamian government would construct a venue, the Nassau Silver Hall, and NBC would be in charge of organizing the event, which is why Helen Reddy got to be one of the hosts for the edition.
Host picking
editNo venues were available to host the event in the Bahamas, so a brand new venue with the capacity for 3,230 people was constructed for the event.
| City | Venue |
|---|---|
| Nassau | Nassau Silver Hall |
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
ABS | Burning Flames | "Island Girl - Anything for You" | English | |
 Argentina
|
Dicon TV | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | "Contrabando de amor" | Spanish | "Love Contraband" |
 Bahamas
|
PTB | Errol Brown | "Love Goes Up and Down" | English | |
| Barbados
|
CBC TV 8 | Spice & Company | "(Bump & Wine) In de Congaline" | ||
 Bolivia
|
Bolivia TV | Los Ronisch | "Isabel" | Spanish | |
 Brazil
|
Globo | Chrystian & Ralf | "Nova York" | Portuguese | "New York" |
 Canada
|
CBC | K.D. Lang | "Luck in My Eyes" | English | |
 Chile
|
UCV | Nicole | "Tal vez me estoy enamorando" | Spanish | "Maybe I'm Falling in Love" |
 Colombia
|
Canal 1 | Sentimiento Muerto | "Nada sigue igual" | "Nothing Remains the Same" | |
| Dominican Republic
|
RDTV | Belkys Concepcion | "El hombre que yo amo" | "The Man That I Love" | |
| El Salvador
|
TV-2 | Álvaro Torres | "Si estuvieras conmigo" | "If You Are With Me" | |
 Guadeloupe
|
RFO | Zouk Machine | "Maldòn" | Antillean Creole | "Mad" |
| Haiti
|
TNH | Reginald Policard | "Docteur Claude" | Haitian Creole | "Doctor Claude" |
 Jamaica
|
JBC | Shelly Thunder | "Kuff" | English | |
 Martinique
|
RFO | Jackson Suriam | "Taxi" | French | |
| Mexico
|
Las Estrellas | Gloria Trevi | "Dr. Psiquiatra" | Spanish | "Dr. Psychiatrist" |
 Nicaragua
|
Televicentro | Luis Enrique | "Lo que pasó entre tu y yo pasó" | "What Happened Between Me and You Is Gone" | |
 Peru
|
América | Los Hijos Del Sol | "Un barco ciego" | "A Lost Boat" | |
 Puerto Rico
|
Telemundo | Lisa M | "Rock to the Beat" | English | |
| Suriname
|
STVS | Michèle | "All My Love" | ||
 United States
|
NBC | Inner City | "Good Life" | ||
 Uruguay
|
Canal 10 | Las Tres | "Andenes" | Spanish | "Platforms" |
Returning artists
editBolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Enrique | Nicaragua
|
1988 |
Contest overview
edit Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic
|
Belkys Concepcion | "El hombre que yo amo" | 75 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | "Contrabando de amor" | 62 | 8 |
| 3 | Haiti
|
Reginald Policard | "Docteur Claude" | 27 | 18 |
| 4 | United States
|
Inner City | "Good Life" | 55 | 10 |
| 5 | Colombia
|
Sentimiento Muerto | "Nada sigue igual" | 70 | 7 |
| 6 | Uruguay
|
Las Tres | "Andenes" | 32 | 17 |
| 7 | Nicaragua
|
Luis Enrique | "Lo que pasó entre tu y yo pasó" | 15 | 21 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico
|
Lisa M | "Rock to the Beat" | 89 | 5 |
| 9 | Jamaica
|
Shelly Thunder | "Kuff" | 26 | 19 |
| 10 | El Salvador
|
Álvaro Torres | "Si estuvieras conmigo" | 17 | 20 |
| 11 | Barbados
|
Spice & Company | "(Bump & Wine) In de Congaline" | 41 | 15 |
| 12 | Canada
|
K.D. Lang | "Luck in My Eyes" | 111 | 3 |
| 13 | Guadeloupe
|
Zouk Machine | "Maldòn" | 92 | 4 |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda
|
Burning Flames | "Island Girl - Anything for You" | 35 | 16 |
| 15 | Mexico
|
Gloria Trevi | "Dr. Psiquiatra" | 146 | 1 |
| 16 | Chile
|
Nicole | "Tal vez me estoy enamorando" | 52 | 11 |
| 17 | Peru
|
Los Hijos Del Sol | "Un barco ciego" | 51 | 12 |
| 18 | Martinique
|
Jackson Suriam | "Taxi" | 11 | 22 |
| 19 | Bahamas
|
Errol Brown | "Love Goes Up and Down" | 45 | 13 |
| 20 | Brazil
|
Chrystian & Ralf | "Nova York" | 59 | 9 |
| 21 | Suriname
|
Michèle | "All My Love" | 121 | 2 |
| 22 | Bolivia
|
Los Ronisch | "Isabel" | 44 | 14 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
|
Dominican Republic
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Argentina
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Haiti
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United States
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Colombia
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Uruguay
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Nicaragua
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Puerto Rico
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Jamaica
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El Salvador
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Barbados
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Canada
|
Guadeloupe
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Antigua and Barbuda
|
Mexico
|
Chile
|
Peru
|
Martinique
|
Bahamas
|
Brazil
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Suriname
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Bolivia
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contestants
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Dominican Republic
|
75 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Argentina
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62 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Haiti
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27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States
|
55 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia
|
70 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Uruguay
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32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua
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15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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89 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Jamaica
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26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador
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17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barbados
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41 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada
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111 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| Guadeloupe
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92 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda
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35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico
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146 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Chile
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52 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Peru
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51 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Martinique
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11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas
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45 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil
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59 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Suriname
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121 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Bolivia
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44 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
12 points
editBelow is a summary of all 12 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mexico
|
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Peru
|
| 5 | Guadeloupe
|
Barbados, Canada, Haiti, Martinique, Suriname
|
| 2 | Canada
|
Bahamas, United States
|
| Suriname
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Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico
| |
| 1 | Argentina
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Uruguay
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| Barbados
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Guadeloupe
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| Chile
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Argentina
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| Colombia
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Mexico
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| Dominican Republic
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Nicaragua
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| Peru
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Bolivia
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| Puerto Rico
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Jamaica
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