Amerivision Song Contest 1985
edit| Amerivision Song Contest 1985 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | September 7 1985 |
| Host | |
| Venue | CNE Coliseum Toronto, Canada |
| Presenter(s) | Ronnie Prophet |
| Host broadcaster | Canal 1 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Non-returning countries |  Colombia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song |  Brazil"Escrito nas estrelas" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1985 was the thirtieth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU) and host broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The edition was hosted in CNE Coliseum, in Toronto, Canada, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
After many editions of intense movement of countries, the 1985 contest was the first where the participating countries barely changed, however, the one change that happened was a major one, as last year winner Colombia withdrew from the contest after massive costs due to the hosting of the event in the previous year and the withdrawn hosting of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
This edition ended with Brazil crowning its fifth win, with the song "Escrito nas estrelas" by Tetê Espíndola, tying with Canada for the country with most wins in the contest.
Host picking
editTen canadian venues bidded to host the event, the italic bids were shortlisted and the bolded bid was the selected one from the shortlist.
This was the first edition where the limiting of host cities implemented by the ABU in 1982 took effect, which limited each country to have a max of ten bidding venues.
Participating countries
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| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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Dicon TV | Fito Páez | "11 y 6" | Spanish | "11 and 6" |
 Barbados
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CBC TV 8 | Wayne Smith | "Under Me Sleng Teng" | English | |
 Bolivia
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Bolivia TV | BJ4 | "Folklore Rock" | Spanish | |
| Brazil
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Globo | Tetê Espíndola | "Escrito nas estrelas" | Portuguese | "Written on the Stars" |
 Canada
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CBC | Rational Youth | "In Your Eyes" | English | |
 Chile
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UCV | Aparato Raro | "Calibraciones" | Spanish | "Calibrations" |
 Dominican Republic
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RDTV4 | Wilfrido Vargas | "Volveré" | "I Will Be Back" | |
 Guadeloupe
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RFO | Patrick Saint-Éloi & Jean-Philippe Marthély | "Pa bizwen palé" | Antillean Creole | "No Need to Talk" |
 Guatemala
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Televisiete | Ana Curra | "Una noche sin ti" | Spanish | "A Night Without You" |
 Jamaica
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JBC | Grace Jones | "Slave to the Rhythm" | English | |
 Mexico
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Las Estrellas | Casino Shanghai | "Cuerpos huecos" | Spanish | "Hollow Bodies" |
 Netherlands Antilles
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Telecuraçao | Boney M., Bobby Farrell and The School Rebels | "Happy Song" | English | |
 Peru
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América Televisión | Miki González | "Dímelo, dímelo" | Spanish | "Tell Me, Tell Me" |
 Puerto Rico
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Telemundo | Menudo | "Hold Me" | English | |
 Suriname
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STVS | Glenda Peters | "Since You Came Into My Life" | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago
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TTT | Lord Laro | "Lover's License" | ||
 United States
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NBC | DeBarge | "Rhythm of the Night" | ||
 Uruguay
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Canal 10 | Fernando Cabrera | "Pandemonios" | Spanish | "Pandemoniums" |
 Venezuela
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Venevisión | Ilan Chester | "Solo faltas tu" | "Only You Are Missing" |
Returning artists
editBolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Farrell | Netherlands Antilles
|
1977 |
| Grace Jones | Jamaica
|
1980 |
| Ilan Chester | Venezuela
|
1983 (for Colombia)
|
| Menudo | Puerto Rico
|
1982 |
| Wilfrido Vargas | Dominican Republic
|
1981 |
Contest overview
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| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia
|
BJ4 | "Folklore Rock" | 90 | 4 |
| 2 | United States
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DeBarge | "Rhythm of the Night" | 25 | 17 |
| 3 | Suriname
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Glenda Peters | "Since You Came Into My Life" | 39 | 12 |
| 4 | Canada
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Rational Youth | "In Your Eyes" | 83 | 5 |
| 5 | Barbados
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Wayne Smith | "Under Me Sleng Teng" | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | Venezuela
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Ilan Chester | "Solo faltas tu" | 29 | 16 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic
|
Wilfrido Vargas | "Volveré" | 30 | 15 |
| 8 | Argentina
|
Fito Páez | "11 y 6" | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico
|
Menudo | "Hold Me" | 115 | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands Antilles
|
Boney M., Bobby Farrell and The School Rebels | "Happy Song" | 66 | 7 |
| 11 | Brazil
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Tetê Espíndola | "Escrito nas estrelas" | 141 | 1 |
| 12 | Peru
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Miki González | "Dímelo, dímelo" | 57 | 8 |
| 13 | Chile
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Aparato Raro | "Calibraciones" | 72 | 6 |
| 14 | Guadeloupe
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Patrick Saint-Éloi & Jean-Philippe Marthély | "Pa bizwen palé" | 42 | 11 |
| 15 | Guatemala
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Ana Curra | "Una noche sin ti" | 46 | 9 |
| 16 | Jamaica
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Grace Jones | "Slave to the Rhythm" | 139 | 2 |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago
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Lord Laro | "Lover's License" | 44 | 10 |
| 18 | Uruguay
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Fernando Cabrera | "Pandemonios" | 31 | 14 |
| 19 | Mexico
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Casino Shanghai | "Cuerpos huecos" | 18 | 18 |
Detailed voting results
editTotal score
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Bolivia
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United States
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Suriname
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Canada
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Barbados
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Venezuela
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Dominican Republic
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Argentina
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Puerto Rico
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Netherlands Antilles
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Brazil
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Peru
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Chile
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Guadeloupe
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Guatemala
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Jamaica
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Uruguay
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Mexico
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Contestants
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Bolivia
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90 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| United States
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25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Suriname
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39 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Canada
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83 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Barbados
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33 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Venezuela
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29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Dominican Republic
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30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina
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2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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115 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||||
| Netherlands Antilles
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66 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil
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141 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Peru
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57 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Chile
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72 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| Guadeloupe
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42 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| Guatemala
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46 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Jamaica
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139 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago
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44 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Uruguay
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31 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico
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18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
12 points
editBelow is a summary of all 12 points received:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jamaica
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Barbados, Canada, Guadeloupe, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
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| 4 | Brazil
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Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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| 3 | Puerto Rico
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Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala
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| 2 | Bolivia
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Chile, Puerto Rico
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| 1 | Barbados
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Jamaica
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| Chile
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Argentina
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| Netherlands Antilles
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Suriname
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| Peru
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Mexico
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