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Amerivision Song Contest 1994

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Amerivision Song Contest 1994
Dates
FinalSeptember 3 1994
Host
VenueOmni Coliseum
Atlanta, United States
Presenter(s)Conan O'Brien
Whoopi Goldberg
Host broadcasterNational Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Participants
Number of entries24
Returning countries  Bermuda
  Dominican Republic
  Haiti
  Peru
  Suriname
Non-returning countries  Antigua and Barbuda
  Bolivia
  El Salvador
  Martinique
  Puerto Rico
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song  Jamaica
"Here Comes the Hotstepper"
Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 1994 was the thirty-ninth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU), host broadcaster National Broadcasting Company(NBC). The edition was hosted in the Omni Coliseum, in Atlanta, United States, as last year's winner, Netherlands Antilles, refused to host the contest due to the lack of a proper venue for the contest, an offer also denied by the runner up Guadeloupe, offers to host the contest came from three different countries: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the United States, with the american bid being the accepted one.

Host picking

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

Relegations

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Continuing the relegation method implemented last year, this edition saw three more countries being relegated, those being Bolivia, Martinique and Puerto Rico.

 
Conan O'Brien, one of the hosts of the Amerivision Song Contest 1994.
 
Whoopi Goldberg, one of the hosts of the Amerivision Song Contest 1994.

Bermuda and Haiti returned to the contest in this edition, however, Antigua and Barbuda and El Salvador withdrew.

Calculation of average points to determine qualification for the 1994 contest
Rank Country Average Yearly Point Totals
1991 1992 1993
1   Bahamas 114.3 138 164 41
2   Guadeloupe 100.0 112 67 121
3   Canada 91.6 104 57 114
4   Netherlands Antilles 88.0 24 100 140
5   Brazil 83.6 46 88 117
6   Argentina 76.6 48 116 66
7   Uruguay 66.0 55 136 7
8   Panama 65.5 76 55
9   Mexico 65.3 43 44 109
10   Costa Rica 63.0 21 115 53
11   Jamaica 61.5 28 95
12   Haiti 57.0 53 61
13   United States 55.6 132 33 2
14   Colombia 53.3 73 25 62
15   Trinidad and Tobago 52.6 51 21 86
16   Chile 44.6 49 52 33
17   Guatemala 46.3 76 38 25
18   Nicaragua 39.6 83 7 29
19   Barbados 39.0 44 50 23
20   Martinique 36.0 8 64
21   Puerto Rico 29.3 56 16 16
22   Bolivia 11.5 19 4
Returning nations
  Peru 45.0 45
  Suriname 29.0 29
  Dominican Republic 0.0 0
Immune nations
  American Virgin Islands 13.0 13
  Bermuda 0.0

Participating countries

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Returning artists

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

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Guardabarranco   Nicaragua 1990
Joëlle Ursull   Guadeloupe 1989 (Part of Zouk Machine)
Michèle   Suriname 1989

Contest overview

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  Winner
Results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1994
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1   Canada Nan Vernon "Elvis Waits" 116 3
2   Mexico Café Tacuba "Las flores" 24 23
3   Bermuda Heather Nova "Walk This World" 88 4
4   Argentina Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo "The Rhythm Is Magic" 130 2
5   Nicaragua Guardabarranco "Casa abierta" 54 11
6   Uruguay Exilio Psíquico "Supongo que" 42 15
7   Netherlands Antilles Ardis "Ain't Nobody's Business" 70 7
8   Colombia La Derecha "Tras de ti" 31 18
9   Haiti Manno Charlemagne "Ya bezwen mwen" 30 19
10   Trinidad and Tobago Haddaway "Rock My Heart" 52 12
11   Panama Mónica Naranjo "Solo se vive una vez" 36 17
12   Dominican Republic Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark "United" 27 20
13   Jamaica Ini Kamoze "Here Comes the Hotstepper" 137 1
14   Peru Mar de Copas "Prendí otro fuego por ella" 61 10
15   Costa Rica El Parque "Hombre azul" 27 20
16   United States Reba McEntire "And Still" 26 22
17   Barbados Zeitia Massiah "This Is the Place" 75 6
18   Brazil Só Pra Contrariar "Meu jeito de ser" 43 14
19   Chile Jardín Secreto "Un lugar" 40 16
20   Suriname Michèle "Love Is History" 66 9
21   Bahamas Andru Donalds "Mishale" 68 8
22   Guatemala Bohemia Suburbana "En el jardin" 18 24
23   American Virgin Islands Vanessa Daou "The Long Tunnel of Wanting You" 47 13
24   Guadeloupe Joëlle Ursull "Joujou" 84 5

Detailed voting results

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Detailed voting results of the Amerivision Song Contest 1994
Total score
Canada
Mexico
Bermuda
Argentina
Nicaragua
Uruguay
Netherlands Antilles
Colombia
Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Panama
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Peru
Costa Rica
United States
Barbados
Brazil
Chile
Suriname
Bahamas
Guatemala
American Virgin Isls.
Guadeloupe
Contestants
  Canada 116 8 8 12 5 8 8 7 3 4 4 7 10 12 2 6 12
  Mexico 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2
  Bermuda 88 12 3 8 8 3 2 8 1 12 3 10 7 5 2 4
  Argentina 130 12 4 12 12 10 4 12 12 12 1 12 3 2 12 10
  Nicaragua 54 10 10 1 8 7 12 6
  Uruguay 42 6 7 10 3 6 10
  Netherlands Antilles 70 7 5 4 10 6 8 8 7 12 3
  Colombia 31 7 5 8 7 4
  Haiti 30 1 4 2 3 3 5 12
  Trinidad and Tobago 52 6 5 1 10 6 4 4 5 8 3
  Panama 36 6 4 7 7 8 4
  Dominican Republic 27 2 4 5 10 2 3 1
  Jamaica 137 8 4 10 3 10 12 5 8 12 2 3 6 7 12 7 8 12 8
  Peru 61 2 5 10 6 12 10 6 10
  Costa Rica 27 8 6 5 8
  United States 26 3 1 5 3 4 5 5
  Barbados 75 12 4 7 6 10 6 8 10 8 4
  Brazil 43 7 2 2 7 4 5 8 1 7
  Chile 40 1 7 3 5 6 2 4 7 5
  Suriname 66 6 5 6 6 2 7 5 5 6 1 4 5 1 7
  Bahamas 68 4 7 5 10 8 12 10 6 6
  Guatemala 18 2 3 4 1 2 5 1
  American Virgin Islands 47 5 3 2 3 3 2 8 3 10 2 6
  Guadeloupe 84 10 6 10 2 12 6 7 3 4 3 7 4 10

12 points

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Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
8   Argentina   Chile,   Dominican Republic,   Guatemala,   Mexico,   Nicaragua,   Panama,   Peru,   Uruguay
4   Jamaica   Bahamas,   Barbados,   Netherlands Antilles,   Trinidad and Tobago
3   Canada   American Virgin Islands,   Argentina,   Brazil
2   Bermuda   Canada,   United States
1   Barbados   Bermuda
  Guadeloupe   American Virgin Islands
  Haiti   Guadeloupe
  Netherlands Antilles   Suriname
  Nicaragua   Costa Rica
  Peru   Colombia