Amerivision Song Contest 1957
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1957 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 7 1957 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Teatro Paramount São Paulo, Brazil |
| Presenter(s) | Hebe Camargo |
| Host broadcaster | Rede Tupi de Televisão (Tupi) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 9 |
| Debuting countries |  Cuba Puerto Rico Uruguay |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Jury from each country distributes 10 points across their favorite songs. |
| Winning song |  Canada"Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Rede Tupi. The edition was hosted in Teatro Paramount, São Paulo, Brazil, as Brazil earned the right to host this edition by winning the previous one.
Participating countries
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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TVP | Leda y María | "Las obreras" | Spanish | "The Workers" |
 Brazil
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Tupi | Dolores Duran | "Quem foi" | Portuguese | "Who Was It" |
| Canada
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CBC | The Crew-Cuts | "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" | English | |
 Colombia
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Canal 1 | Pacho Galán & Emilia Valencia | "Ay cosita linda" | Spanish | "Oh Beautiful Thing" |
| Cuba
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CMQ | Cuarteto Las D'aida | "Oye mi ritmo" | "Listen to My Rhythm" | |
 Mexico
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Las Estrellas | Elvira Ríos | "Noche de luna" | "Night of the Moon" | |
 Puerto Rico
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WKAQ-TV | Virginia López | "Estraño sentir" | "Strange to Feel" | |
 United States
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NBC | Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps | "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" | English | |
| Uruguay
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Canal 10 | Romeo Gavioli y Su Orquesta Típica | "Estampa del 900" | Spanish | "Stamp of 900" |
Contest overview
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Winner
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
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Romeo Gavioli y Su Orquesta Típica | "Estampa del 900" | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico
|
Virginia López | "Estraño sentir" | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Cuba
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Cuarteto Las D'aida | "Oye mi ritmo" | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | United States
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Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps | "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada
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The Crew-Cuts | "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" | 21 | 1 |
| 6 | Mexico
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Elvira Ríos | "Noche de luna" | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Argentina
|
Leda y María | "Las obreras" | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Colombia
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Pacho Galán & Emilia Valencia | "Ay cosita linda" | 17 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil
|
Dolores Duran | "Quem foi" | 9 | 5 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Uruguay
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Puerto Rico
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Cuba
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United States
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Canada
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Mexico
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Argentina
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Colombia
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Brazil
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Contestants
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Uruguay | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cuba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| United States | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Canada | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Colombia | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Brazil | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||