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Amerivision Song Contest 1978

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Amerivision Song Contest 1978
Dates
FinalSeptember 16 1978
Host
VenueTeatro Municipal de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile
Presenter(s)Mario Herrera
Host broadcasterUCV Television
Participants
Number of entries18
Debuting countries  Bahamas
Returning countries  Ecuador
  Guadeloupe
Non-returning countries  Paraguay
  Peru
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song  Canada
"La banqueroute"
Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 1978 was the twenty-third edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster UCV Television. The edition was hosted in the Teatro Municipal de Valparaíso, in Valparaíso, Chile, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.

The edition was notable for being the debut of Bahamas in the contest, as well as the return of Ecuador and Guadeloupe and the withdrawal of Paraguay and Peru. This was the last edition to feature Brazil's original broadcaster, Rede Tupi, as they were forfeiting the right to host the event due to financial complications.

The winning song, "La banqueroute" by La Bottine Souriante, was the first french language song to win the contest.

Host picking

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Ten chilean venues showed interest in hosting the event, the bolded bid was the selected one.

Participating countries

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Returning artists

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Artist Country Previous year(s)
Basilio   Panama 1970
Ralfi Pagan   Colombia 1969

Contest overview

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  Winner
Results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1978
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1   Netherlands Antilles Max Nijman "Te mi wan sji joe" 33 12
2   Canada La Bottine Souriante "La banqueroute" 119 1
3   Jamaica Althea & Donna "Uptown Top Ranking" 54 8
4   Chile Fernando Ubiergo "Un café para Platón" 117 2
5   Puerto Rico Héctor Lavoe "Comedia" 87 6
6   Guadeloupe Fair-Nick Stars "Arrêté mal palé" 97 5
7   Martinique Max-B "Possesion" 10 17
8   Brazil Beth Carvalho "Vou festejar" 71 7
9   Nicaragua Norma Helena Gadea "El calabazo" 28 15
10   Bahamas T-Connection "Saturday Night" 100 4
11   Trinidad and Tobago Calypso Rose "The Action Is Tight" 36 11
12   United States Cheryl Lynn "Got to Be Real" 116 3
13   Colombia Ralfi Pagan "Take Me With You" 4 18
14   Uruguay Jaime Roos "Sí sí sí" 53 9
15   Dominican Republic Ángela Carrasco "Quiéreme" 23 16
16   Ecuador Tania Libertad "El mismo puerto" 29 14
17   Panama Basilio "La gioconda" 41 10
18   Mexico Los Yonic's "Soy yo" 31 13

Detailed voting results

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Detailed voting results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1978
Total score
Netherlands Antilles
Canada
Jamaica
Chile
Puerto Rico
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Brazil
Nicaragua
Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Colombia
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Panama
Mexico
Contestants
  Netherlands Antilles 33 6 3 1 5 6 4 1 1 4 2
  Canada 119 2 7 4 12 12 7 8 12 10 8 8 7 10 8 4
  Jamaica 54 5 1 7 8 3 3 5 3 5 3 6 5
  Chile 117 7 8 10 12 12 10 3 6 12 4 12 7 7 7
  Puerto Rico 87 4 7 7 6 5 8 7 12 10 8 1 12
  Guadeloupe 97 8 10 6 3 7 10 4 10 7 4 6 12 10
  Martinique 10 5 2 2 1
  Brazil 71 3 5 12 5 4 6 10 8 10 2 6
  Nicaragua 28 4 5 2 6 1 3 7
  Bahamas 100 8 7 8 10 10 7 8 12 10 5 5 10
  Trinidad and Tobago 36 6 4 6 1 2 7 2 8
  United States 116 12 12 12 5 10 8 10 7 8 5 6 4 12 4 1
  Colombia 4 4
  Uruguay 53 3 8 2 3 6 2 4 5 12 8
  Dominican Republic 23 6 2 6 3 3 1 2
  Ecuador 29 2 1 4 1 7 2 3 6 3
  Panama 41 1 4 8 5 12 1 5 5
  Mexico 31 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 2 2 3

12 points

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Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
4   Chile   Brazil,   Puerto Rico,   United States,   Uruguay
  United States   Canada,   Dominican Republic,   Jamaica,   Netherlands Antilles
3   Canada   Bahamas,   Guadeloupe,   Martinique
2   Puerto Rico   Colombia,   Mexico
1   Bahamas   Trinidad and Tobago
  Brazil   Chile
  Guadeloupe   Panama
  Panama   Nicaragua
  Uruguay   Ecuador