Amerivision Song Contest 1987
editAmerivision Song Contest 1987 | |
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Dates | |
Final | September 12 1987 |
Host | |
Venue | Stampede Corral Calgary, Canada |
Presenter(s) | Ronnie Prophet Barbara Smith |
Host broadcaster | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 16 |
Returning countries | Costa Rica |
Non-returning countries | Guatemala Jamaica Puerto Rico |
Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
Winning song | Mexico "Ahora te puedes marchar" |
The Amerivision Song Contest 1987 was the thirty-second 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 the Stampede Corral, in Calgary, Canada, as the country earned the right to host the contest by winning the previous edition.
The 1987 edition was marked by a major controversy that led to it being the edition with the lowest number of participating nations since 1975, many nations were unsatisfied with the constant repeated winners and accused the juries of benefiting specific countries, particularly Canada and Brazil. This led to a boycott of the contest led by Argentina and Jamaica, that was supported by the American Virgin Islands, Barbados, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Martinique, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. This led to the ABU making changes in the jury system for future editions.
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.
Participating countries
editCountry | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | English title |
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Bahamas | PTB | Etta Cameron | "I Wanna Thank You Today" | English | |
Bolivia | Bolivia TV | Emma Junaro | "Hoy es domingo" | Spanish | "Today Is Sunday" |
Brazil | Globo | May East | "Bamboo Dance" | Portuguese, English | |
Canada | CBC | Pierre Flynn | "Sur la route" | French | "On the Road" |
Chile | UCV | Viena | "Salón de emociones" | Spanish | "Room of Emotions" |
Colombia | Canal 1 | Joe Arroyo y la Verdad | "Echao pa'lante" | "Going Forward" | |
Costa Rica | Repretel 6 | Café Con Leche | "La historia salvage (Gloria)" | "The Wild Story (Gloria)" | |
Dominican Republic | RDTV4 | Las Chicas del País | "Nadie me lo quita" | "Nobody Can Take It Away From Me" | |
Mexico | Las Estrellas | Luis Miguel | "Ahora te puedes marchar" | "Now You Can Leave" | |
Netherlands Antilles | Telecuraçao | Richenel | "Temptation" | English | |
Panama | RPC | Oceano | "El derramo su amor por ti" | Spanish | "I Pour Out My Love for You" |
Peru | América | Miki González | "Vamos a Tocache" | "Let's Go to Tocache" | |
Suriname | STVS | Greg Hobson | "Love's Gonna Get You" | English | |
Trinidad and Tobago | TTT | Judy Boucher | "You Caught My Eyes" | ||
United States | NBC | Terence Trent D'Arby | "Wishing Well" | ||
Uruguay | Canal 10 | Elli Medeiros | "A bailar calypso" | French, Spanish | "Dancing Calypso" |
Returning artists
editBolded years represend that the artist was the winner on the year in question.
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Las Chicas del País | Dominican Republic | 1983 |
Judy Boucher | Trinidad and Tobago | 1986 |
Miki González | Peru | 1985 |
Contest overview
editR/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Costa Rica | Café Con Leche | "La historia salvage (Gloria)" | 88 | 3 |
2 | Suriname | Greg Hobson | "Love's Gonna Get You" | 20 | 16 |
3 | Mexico | Luis Miguel | "Ahora te puedes marchar" | 116 | 1 |
4 | Colombia | Joe Arroyo y la Verdad | "Echao pa'lante" | 75 | 5 |
5 | Dominican Republic | Las Chicas del País | "Nadie me lo quita" | 38 | 11 |
6 | Brazil | May East | "Bamboo Dance" | 24 | 15 |
7 | United States | Terence Trent D'Arby | "Wishing Well" | 73 | 6 |
8 | Bolivia | Emma Junaro | "Hoy es domingo" | 35 | 12 |
9 | Canada | Pierre Flynn | "Sur la route" | 87 | 4 |
10 | Chile | Viena | "Salón de emociones" | 47 | 10 |
11 | Bahamas | Etta Cameron | "I Wanna Thank You Today" | 56 | 7 |
12 | Trinidad and Tobago | Judy Boucher | "You Caught My Eyes" | 29 | 13 |
13 | Peru | Miki González | "Vamos a Tocache" | 27 | 14 |
14 | Uruguay | Elli Medeiros | "A bailar calypso" | 105 | 2 |
15 | Panama | Oceano | "El derramo su amor por ti" | 56 | 7 |
16 | Netherlands Antilles | Richenel | "Temptation" | 52 | 9 |
Detailed voting results
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Mexico
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Colombia
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Dominican Republic
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Brazil
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United States
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Bolivia
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Canada
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Chile
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Bahamas
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Peru
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Uruguay
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Panama
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Netherlands Antilles
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Contestants
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Costa Rica | 88 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ||
Suriname | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 116 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | |||
Colombia | 75 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |||||||
Dominican Republic | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
Brazil | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
United States | 73 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||||
Bolivia | 35 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
Canada | 87 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Chile | 47 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
Bahamas | 56 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
Peru | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 105 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
Panama | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
Netherlands Antilles | 52 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
12 points
editBelow is a summary of all 12 points received:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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5 | Mexico | Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Uruguay |
3 | Uruguay | Canada, Chile, Mexico |
2 | Canada | Bahamas, United States |
1 | Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago |
Bolivia | Peru | |
Colombia | Bolivia | |
Costa Rica | Panama | |
Netherlands Antilles | Suriname | |
United States | Brazil |