Amerivision Song Contest 1993

Amerivision Song Contest 1993
Amerivision Song Contest 1993
Dates
Final	September 11 1993
Host
Venue	Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys; Rosario, Argentina
Presenter(s)	Marcelo Tinelli; Patricia Miccio
Host broadcaster	Telefe
Participants
Number of entries	24
Returning countries	American Virgin Islands; Bolivia; Jamaica; Martinique
Non-returning countries	Dominican Republic; Haiti; Peru; Suriname
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song	Netherlands Antilles; "Send Me an Angel"
	Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 1993 was the thirty-eighth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU), host broadcaster Telefe. The edition was hosted in the Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, in Rosario, Argentina, as last year's winner, The Bahamas, refused to host the contest for a second year in a roll, an offer also denied by the runner up Uruguay, offers to host the contest came from three different countries: Argentina, Puerto Rico and the United States, with the argentinian bid being the accepted one.

Host picking

Eight argentinian venues bidded to host the event, the italic bids were shortlisted and the bolded bid was the selected one from the shortlist.

City	Venue
Buenos Aires	Estadio Obras Sanitarias
Buenos Aires	Estadio Luna Park
Córdoba	Teatro del Libertador General San Martín
La Plata	Teatro Argentino de La Plata
Rosario	Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys
Rosario	Teatro El Círculo
Salta	Polideportivo Delmi
San Juan	Estadio Aldo Cantoni

Relegations

Continuing the relegation method implemented last year, this edition saw three more countries being relegated, those being Dominican Republic, Peru and Suriname.

This edition saw the return of the American Virgin Islands after a twelve year absence, however, Haiti withdrew from this edition due to budget reasons.

Calculation of average points to determine qualification for the 1993 contest
Rank	Country	Average	Yearly Point Totals
Rank	Country	Average	1990	1991	1992
1	Bahamas	139.0	115	138	164
2	Uruguay	95.5	—	55	136
3	Barbados	73.3	126	44	50
4	Guadeloupe	72.6	39	112	67
5	Canada	70.6	51	104	57
6	Costa Rica	68.0	—	21	115
7	Brazil	68.0	70	46	88
8	Argentina	68.0	40	48	116
9	Mexico	64.0	105	43	44
10	United States	62.6	23	132	33
11	Netherlands Antilles	62.0	—	24	100
12	Guatemala	57.0	—	76	38
13	Colombia	50.6	54	73	25
14	Nicaragua	50.0	60	83	7
15	Trinidad and Tobago	49.3	76	51	21
16	Chile	45.6	36	49	52
17	Panama	45.0	14	—	76
18	El Salvador	44.3	51	72	10
19	Puerto Rico	36.0	36	56	16
20	Peru	31.0	17	—	45
21	Suriname	25.5	22	—	29
22	Dominican Republic	5.5	11	—	0
Returning nations
	Martinique	42.5	77	8	—
	Bolivia	33.5	48	19	—
	Jamaica	28.5	29	28	—
Immune nations
	Antigua and Barbuda	42.0	—	—	42
	American Virgin Islands	0.0	—	—	—

Participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	English title
American Virgin Islands	WSVI	Kenny Chesney	"Whatever It Takes"	English
Antigua and Barbuda	ABS	Patsy Moore	"I Love a Boy (On College Radio)"	English
Argentina	Telefe	Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas	"No Way, José"	Spanish, English
Bahamas	PTB	King Errisson	"Babalay"	English, Bahamian Creole
Barbados	CBC TV 8	Dennis Bovell feat. Janet Kay	"Capricorn"	English
Bolivia	Bolivia TV	Luisa Molina	"Ulichitu"	Spanish
Brazil	Globo	Daniela Mercury	"O canto da cidade"	Portuguese	"The Singing of the City"
Canada	CBC	Sarah McLachlan	"Hold On"	English
Chile	UCV	Jorge González	"Mi casa en el arból"	Spanish	"My Treehouse"
Colombia	Canal 1	Carlos Vives	"La gota fria"		"The Cold Drop"
Costa Rica	Repretel 6	Paulina Rubio	"Nieva, nieva"		"Snow, Snow"
El Salvador	TV-2	Rucks Parker	"Suena como Mozart"		"Dream Like Mozart"
Guadeloupe	RFO	Volt-Face	"Zouké Light"	Antillean Creole	"Zouk Light"
Guatemala	Televisiete	Alux Nahual	"Del suelo se suele aprender"	Spanish	"You Usually Learn from the Soil"
Jamaica	JBC	Inner Circle	"Bad Boys"	English
Martinique	RFO	Native	"Si la vie demande ça"	French	"If Life Demands It"
Mexico	Las Estrellas	Aleks Syntek	"Más fuerte de lo que pensaba"	Spanish	"Stronger Than I Thought"
Netherlands Antilles	Telecuraçao	CB Milton	"Send Me an Angel"	English
Nicaragua	Televicentro	Olga Tañón	"Contigo o sin ti"	Spanish	"With or Without You"
Panama	RPC	Daphne	"When You Love Someone"	English
Puerto Rico	Telemundo	Kid Power Posse	"Check the Rhythm"
Trinidad and Tobago	TTT	Billy Ocean	"Pressure"
United States	NBC	Michael Bolton	"Completely"
Uruguay	Canal 10	Alberto Wolf	"Corazones musicales"	Spanish	"Musical Hearts"

Returning artists

Bolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.

Artist	Country	Previous year(s)
Alberto Wolf	Uruguay	1988
Alux Nahual	Guatemala	1984
Billy Ocean	Trinidad and Tobago	1974 (part of Scorched Earth), 1981, 1984
Dennis Bovell	Barbados	1981
Patsy Moore	Antigua and Barbuda	1992

Contest overview

Winner

**Results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1993**
R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Nicaragua	Olga Tañón	"Contigo o sin ti"	29	17
2	Brazil	Daniela Mercury	"O canto da cidade"	117	3
3	Argentina	Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas	"No Way, José"	66	9
4	Martinique	Native	"Si la vie demande ça"	64	10
5	Netherlands Antilles	CB Milton	"Send Me an Angel"	140	1
6	Panama	Daphne	"When You Love Someone"	55	12
7	Trinidad and Tobago	Billy Ocean	"Pressure"	86	7
8	Bahamas	King Errisson	"Babalay"	41	14
9	Guadeloupe	Volt-Face	"Zouké Light"	121	2
10	Colombia	Carlos Vives	"La gota fria"	62	11
11	Uruguay	Alberto Wolf	"Corazones musicales"	7	22
12	Costa Rica	Paulina Rubio	"Nieva, nieva"	53	13
13	United States	Michael Bolton	"Completely"	2	24
14	Puerto Rico	Kid Power Posse	"Check the Rhythm"	16	20
15	Mexico	Aleks Syntek	"Más fuerte de lo que pensaba"	109	5
16	Antigua and Barbuda	Patsy Moore	"I Love a Boy (On College Radio)"	70	8
17	American Virgin Islands	Kenny Chesney	"Whatever It Takes"	13	21
18	Bolivia	Luisa Molina	"Ulichitu"	4	23
19	Jamaica	Inner Circle	"Bad Boys"	95	6
20	Canada	Sarah McLachlan	"Hold On"	114	4
21	El Salvador	Rucks Parker	"Suena como Mozart"	37	15
22	Chile	Jorge González	"Mi casa en el arból"	33	16
23	Guatemala	Alux Nahual	"Del suelo se suele aprender"	25	18
24	Barbados	Dennis Bovell feat. Janet Kay	"Capricorn"	23	19

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1993
		Total score	Nicaragua	Brazil	Argentina	Martinique	Netherlands Antilles	Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	Bahamas	Guadeloupe	Colombia	Uruguay	Costa Rica	United States	Puerto Rico	Mexico	Antigua and Barbuda	American Virgin Isls.	Bolivia	Jamaica	Canada	El Salvador	Chile	Guatemala	Barbados
Contestants	Nicaragua	29						8					3	6			4						6	2
	Brazil	117	4		3	4	2	5	3	1	3	12	10	5	4	1	7	4	2	12		7	4	10	8	6
	Argentina	66	6					7	1			6	12			3				8			10	12		1
	Martinique	64	1		6		6		2	4	8					5	2	3	7	6	1	10				3
	Netherlands Antilles	140		10	12	7			10	8	12	10			12	7		5	12	3	10	8	1	6	2	5
	Panama	55	10	3						6		7	2	10	5	4	1				2				5
	Trinidad and Tobago	86	3	7		6	7	1		10	7	4		4	7			8			8	5		1		8
	Bahamas	41				3	4		6		5				1			12	4		6
	Guadeloupe	121		6	5	12	12		8	5				3		10	12	7	8	2	12	12				7
	Colombia	62		5	7		1						8			12		1		10	3		3	5	7
	Uruguay	7			4																			3
	Costa Rica	53	8					10				5				8	6			4			8		4
	United States	2																	1			1
	Puerto Rico	16			2			4							3				3			4
	Mexico	109	12	8		1		12			2	8	5	12		6		6		7		2	12	8	6	2
	Antigua and Barbuda	70	2	4		5	8		5	7	6			2					10		7			4		10
	American Virgin Islands	13													10							3
	Bolivia	4		1								2	1
	Jamaica	95				8	10		12	12	4	3	4		6			10	5			6			3	12
	Canada	114		12	10	10	5		7	2	10		7		8	2		2	6		5		5	7	12	4
	El Salvador	37	7					6						8			5			1					10
	Chile	33		2	8			3				1	6				8			5
	Guatemala	25	5		1			2						7			3						7
	Barbados	23				2	3		4	3	1			1	2						4		2		1

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
5	Guadeloupe	Canada, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles
4	Mexico	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama
4	Netherlands Antilles	American Virgin Islands, Argentina, Guadeloupe,
3	Jamaica	Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago
2	Argentina	Chile, Uruguay
	Brazil	Bolivia, Colombia
	Canada	Brazil, Guatemala
1	Bahamas	Antigua and Barbuda
1	Colombia	Puerto Rico