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Amerivision Song Contest 1960

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Amerivision Song Contest 1960
Dates
FinalSeptember 24 1960
Host
VenueQueen Elizabeth Theatre
Toronto, Canada
Presenter(s)Kate Aitken
Host broadcasterCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Participants
Number of entries10
Vote
Voting systemJury from each country distributes 10 points across their favorite songs.
Winning song Uruguay
"Eso, Eso, Eso"
Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 1960 was the fourth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster CBC Television. The edition was hosted in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, in Toronto, Canada, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition. It was the first time a country hosted the competition for a second time.

This was the first edition with no newcoming countries.

Host picking

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Four canadian cities showed interest in hosting the event, the bolded bid was the selected one.

Participating countries

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Contest overview

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Los TNT, winners of the 1960 contest.

Despite recieving the same quantity of points, Colombia is ahead of Brazil in the ranking due to recieving points from more countries.

  Winner
Results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1960
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Chile Rolando Alarcón "Si yo volviera a quererte" 6 5
2  United States Cathie Taylor "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" 2 9
3  Argentina Carlos di Fulvio "Luna playera" 9 4
4  Uruguay Los TNT "Eso, eso, eso" 31 1
5  Peru Los Kipus "Ansias" 4 8
6  Colombia La Sonora Dinamita "Si la vieran" 5 6
7  Canada Ronnie Hawkins "Baby Jean" 23 2
8  Brazil Sylvia Telles "Se é tarde me perdoa" 5 7
9  Mexico Los Locos del Ritmo "Tus ojos" 15 3
10  Puerto Rico Odilio González "Saludo a lares (Mapeyé)" 0 10

Detailed voting results

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Detailed voting results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1960
Total score
Chile
United States
Argentina
Uruguay
Peru
Colombia
Canada
Brazil
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Contestants
Chile 6 1 1 1 2 1
United States 2 1 1
Argentina 9 2 3 1 2 1
Uruguay 31 4 2 7 4 4 3 4 3
Peru 4 1 2 1
Colombia 5 1 1 2 1
Canada 23 1 6 2 2 2 3 4 1 2
Brazil 5 1 2 2
Mexico 15 2 1 3 1 5 3
Puerto Rico 0