User:NotGuyFieri/sandbox AmerivisionIRLCountries
List of countries in the Amerivision Song Contest
[edit]As of the 2008 edition, 41 of the 53 countries that ever participated of the Amerivision Song Contest have debuted, with 20 of those winning the contest at least once.
† | Inactive – countries which participated in the past but did not appear in the most recent contest, or will not appear in the upcoming contest |
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
Antigua and Barbuda
[edit]Antigua and Barbuda | |
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Participating broadcaster | Antigua/Barbuda Broadcasting Services (ABS) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 4 (4 finals) |
First appearance | 1988 |
Highest placement | 8th: 1988, 1993 |
Antigua and Barbuda made their debut participation in the 1988 contest, scoring surprisingly well and finishing in eighth place.
After its initial four participations, with decent results, Antigua and Barbuda kept broadcasting the contest, but withdrew for several years, the country only properly returned to the contest in 2012, under popular demand.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1988 | Ronnie Benjamin | "Say You'll Be Mine Tonight" | English | 8 | 61 | No semi-finals | |
1989 | Burning Flames | "Island Girl - Anything for You" | English | 16 | 35 | ||
Did not participate from 1990 to 1991 | |||||||
1992 | Patsy Moore | "These Loving Eyes" | English | 15 | 42 | ||
1993 | Patsy Moore | "I Love a Boy (On College Radio)" | English | 8 | 70 | ||
Did not participate from 1994 to 2012 |
Argentina
[edit]Argentina | |
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Participating broadcaster | Telefe (1979–)
Former members
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 45 (45 finals) |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1964 |
Argentina is one of the six original Amerivision countries, winning the contest once in 1964.
In its early years, Argentina was seem as a mixed bag country in the competition, never really staying in the middle of the scoreboard, always gravitating towards the bottom or the top, a major proof of this was their 1964 victory, that was surrounded by two lackluster performances by the country, the former being tied for last place in the contest and the following being the country's first placing out of the top 10.
Due to diminished funding and lack of interest in the contest due to poor performances during the late 60s and 70s, original broadcaster Televisión Pública withdrew from the 1975 contest, stating that it had no intentions of returning in the foreseeable future, upon hearing the news, Dicon TV (nowadays known as Telefe) showed interest in obtaining the rights of broadcasting Amerivision from TVP, which was originally declined, with Telefe seeking ABU approval to take responsabilites for hosting the contest, the case stayed open for several years, – Which led to Argentina not being able to attend the following three contests. – but in the end, Dicon TV was successful in obtaining the rights to broadcast Amerivision in Argentina, and it does so to this day. TVP made attempts to regain rights to broadcast Americavision in 1988, 1997 and 2013, but those were declined by the ABU.
In 1981, the third year of Dicon TV broadcasting the contest, Argentina scored its first top 10 finish since 1969 and the country's highest placement since their 1964 victory with the song "Showdown" by Trix, that ended in 7th place with 59 points, despite that, the country got its first nul-points ever in 1983 – The first ever after the 12 points system was implemented in 1975. – with the song "Pense que se trataba de cieguitos" by Los Twist, and performed poorly again in the following contest, ending 19th out of 20 countries with 6 points scored, withdrawing again for two years after the 1985 contest due to another last place finish. The country holds the record for most last place finishes with six.
In 1992, the country scored its first top 5 and podium finish since their 1964 win, with the song "D-generacion" by Babasónicos, the country went on to score a second top 10 finish the year after as well and finish second place in 1994 with the song "The Rhythm is Magic" by Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo. In 2003, the first year with the semifinal system implemented, Argentina finished second in the semifinal, only behind Suriname, curiously, in the final, Argentina also finished second, but ahead of Suriname, that finished third, marking the first time a semifinal winner got surpassed by a fellow semifinalist in the final.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Los Fronterizos | "Guitarra de medianoche" | Spanish | 2 | 18 | No semi-finals | |
Leo Marini | "Historia de un amor" | Spanish | 8 | 7 | |||
1957 | Leda y María | "Las obreras" | Spanish | 7 | 6 | ||
1958 | Leda y María | "Romance del enamorado y la muerte" | Spanish | 2 | 17 | ||
1959 | Billy Cafaro | "Pity Pity" | Spanish | 9 | 2 | ||
1960 | Carlos di Fulvio | "Luna playera" | Spanish | 4 | 9 | ||
1961 | Johny Tedesco | "Vuelve primavera" | Spanish | 8 | 8 | ||
1962 | Mercedes Sosa | "Los hombres del rio" | Spanish | 6 | 8 | ||
1963 | Leo Dan | "Celia" | Spanish | 10 ◁ | 1 | ||
1964 | Violeta Rivas | "Que suerte!" | Spanish | 1 | 30 | ||
1965 | Sandro | "Hay mucha agitación" | Spanish, English | 12 | 4 | ||
1966 | Los Cantores del Alba | "Cuando llora mi guitarra" | Spanish | 12 | 3 | ||
1967 | Los Gatos | "Ayer nomás" | Spanish | 11 | 5 | ||
1968 | Los Gatos | "Seremos amigos" | Spanish | 16 ◁ | 2 | ||
1969 | Litto Nebbia | "Rosemary" | Spanish | 9 | 11 | ||
1970 | Pedro y Pablo | "Yo vivo en esta ciudad" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 1 | ||
1971 | Aníbal Troilo & Roberto Goyeneche | "Tinta roja" | Spanish | 11 | 11 | ||
1972 | Litto Nebbia | "Si no son más de las tres" | Spanish | 16 | 9 | ||
1973 | Antonio Tarragó Ros | "Evocacción de la ternura" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 5 | ||
1974 | Katunga | "Mirá para arriba, mirá para abajo" | Spanish | 13 | 19 | ||
Did not participate from 1975 to 1978 | |||||||
1979 | Julia Elena Dávalos | "Yo vendo unos ojos negros" | Spanish | 12 | 28 | ||
1980 | María Rosa Yorio | "Con los ojos cerrados" | Spanish | 11 | 41 | ||
1981 | Trix | "Showdown" | English | 7 | 59 | ||
1982 | Rubi | "Bailar contigo en la oscuridad" | Spanish | 10 | 44 | ||
1983 | Los Twist | "Pense que se trataba de cieguitos" | Spanish | 20 ◁ | 0 | ||
1984 | Andrés Calamaro | "No me pidas que no sea un inconsciente" | Spanish | 19 | 6 | ||
1985 | Fito Páez | "11 y 6" | Spanish | 19 ◁ | 2 | ||
Did not participate from 1986 to 1987 | |||||||
1988 | Daniel Melero | "No dejes que llueva" | Spanish | 15 | 31 | ||
1989 | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | "Contrabando de amor" | Spanish | 8 | 62 | ||
1990 | Gabriela | "Llevame a ver a luna" | Spanish | 14 | 40 | ||
1991 | Fabiana Cantilo | "Mi enfermedad" | Spanish | 15 | 48 | ||
1992 | Babasónicos | "D-generacion" | Spanish | 3 | 116 | ||
1993 | Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas | "No Way, José" | Spanish, English | 9 | 66 | ||
1994 | Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo | "The Rhythm Is Magic" | Spanish, English | 2 | 130 | ||
1995 | Gilda | "Fuiste" | Spanish | 23 | 16 | ||
1996 | Enanitos Verdes | "Eterna soledad" | Spanish | 15 | 36 | ||
1997 | Marcela Morelo | "La fuerza del engaño" | Spanish | 8 | 67 | ||
1998 | Los Látigos | "El ritmo de tu pánico" | Spanish | 8 | 76 | ||
1999 | Emanuel Ortega | "A escondidas" | Spanish | 23 | 9 | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Babasónicos | "Fizz" | Spanish | 20 | 22 | ||
Did not participate in 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Chenoa | "Soy lo que me das" | Spanish | 2 | 205 | 2 | 226 |
2004 | Miranda! | "Yo te diré" | Spanish | 16 | 48 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Adicta | "Allí estaré" | Spanish | 15 | 51 | 4 | 148 |
2006 | Luciano Pereyra | "Porque aun te amo" | Spanish | 5 | 117 | 3 | 194 |
2007 | Miranda! | "Hola" | Spanish | 18 | 34 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Bajofondo & Julieta Venegas | "Pa' bailar (Siempre quiero mas)" | Spanish | 2 | 223 | 1 | 274 |
Aruba
[edit]Aruba | |
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Participating broadcaster | Telearuba |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 2 (2 finals) |
First appearance | 1991 |
Highest placement | 3rd: 1995 |
Aruba debuted in the 1991 contest, finishing in a top 10 placement, the country was the first debuting nation that used to be part of the Netherlands Antilles, and the only one to do so while the Netherlands Antilles still existed, in its inaugural participation, it actually did better than its former country, finishing ninth, while the other finished twentieth. Despite that, the country withdrew from the contest, only returing in 1995, where it did even better and finished the contest in third place, once again, above its former country. The country's 1995 entry, "No bira" by Roykey, was the first song sung in Papiamento to reach the top 10, top 5 and podium in the contest.
Despite the success of the nation, to this day it only makes sporadic appearances in the contest, with the largest gap between participations for them being from 1996 to 2010.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1991 | D-Rock | "I Can't Believe It's Over" | English | 9 | 57 | No semi-finals | |
Did not participate from 1992 to 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Roykey | "No bira" | Papiamento | 3 | 122 | ||
Did not participate from 1996 to 2008 |
Bahamas
[edit]Bahamas | |
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Participating broadcaster | Public Television of Bahamas (PTB) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 18 (17 finals) |
First appearance | 1978 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1988, 1991, 1992 |
Bahamas debuted in the 1978 edition, and right in its first edition, it got a 4th place finish with 100 points. The country is often considered one of the strongest, if not the strongest caribbean nation in the contest, which was shown from their first participation, ending at the top 5 in their first two participations with another top 10 finish in their 1981 return. Their first finish outside of the top 10 came in 1983, and by a narrow margin, as Bahamas ended 11th with the song "It Ain't Enough" by canadian singer Corey Hart. In 1988, Bahamas became the first country since the 1974 contest to win for the first time, doing so with the song "Just Got Paid" by Johnny Kemp, a couple of years later, the country made history for becoming the second ever country to win two editions in a roll, in 1991 and 1992, with the songs "Emmalene (That's No Lie)" by Errol Brown and "Back to the Island" by Baha Men respective, and the latter victory being the first time a host nation won the contest.
Despite being one of the best performing caribbean countries, Bahamas has the tendency to spontaneously withdraw from the contest, normally for budget reasons, but there were occasions that no official reason was given, such as their eight year gap from 1997 to 2005 where they didn't participate.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1978 | T-Connection | "Saturday Night" | English | 4 | 100 | No semi-finals | |
1979 | Franky & Jamo | "Set Me on Fire" | English | 5 | 89 | ||
Did not participate in 1980 | |||||||
1981 | T-Connection | "Everything Is Cool" | English | 8 | 57 | ||
1982 | Exuma | "Fame Is the Name of the Game" | English | 8 | 61 | ||
1983 | Corey Hart | "It Ain't Enough" | English | 11 | 46 | ||
Did not participate from 1984 to 1985 | |||||||
1986 | Johnny Kemp | "Just Another Lover" | English | 12 | 31 | ||
1987 | Etta Cameron | "I Wanna Thank You Today" | English | 7 | 56 | ||
1988 | Johnny Kemp | "Just Got Paid" | English | 1 | 148 | ||
1989 | Errol Brown | "Love Goes Up and Down" | English | 13 | 45 | ||
1990 | Corey Hart | "A Little Love" | English | 3 | 115 | ||
1991 | Errol Brown | "Emmalene (That's No Lie)" | English | 1 | 138 | ||
1992 | Baha Men | "Back to the Island" | English | 1 | 164 | ||
1993 | King Errisson | "Babalay" | English, Bahamian Creole | 14 | 41 | ||
1994 | Andru Donalds | "Mishale" | English | 8 | 68 | ||
Did not participate in 1995 | |||||||
1996 | Debbie Cameron | "Dust It Off" | English | 18 | 32 | ||
Did not participate from 1997 to 2005 | |||||||
2006 | Claudja Barry | "I Will Stand" | English | 14 | 56 | 10 | 93 |
2007 | Monty G | "Live in Love" | English | 19 | 33 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Teairra Marí | "No No" | English | Failed to qualify | 17 | 43 |
Barbados
[edit]Barbados | |
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Participating broadcaster | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC TV 8) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 32 (31 finals) |
First appearance | 1969 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2007 |
Barbados debuted in the contest in 1969, ending that edition in 7th place.
It is generally seen as one of the strongest nations in the caribbean, despite occasionally failing to make an impression, in its first two participations it obtained the exact same score: 7th place with 16 points. Both being considered good performances, and in their third year in 1971, they scored a second place finish with the song "Everything" by Luv Machine, followed by a top 5 placement in 1972, they would only obtain their first placement out of the top 10 in 1973. In 1974 the country got its first placement in last, with the song "Spouge Rhythm" by Springer & the Barons, which spiraled into the country's first weak run, that led to the country's withdrawal in 1977, only returning in in 1980.
In the past, Barbados was notorious for the constant second place finishes it had without ever winning the contest, prior to their first victory in 2007, They had finished in second four times, the first in 1971 with the song "Everything" by Luv Machine, the second in 1983 with "Steppin' Out on the Groove" by Tony Jackon, the third in 1990 with the song "Soca Dance" by Charles D. Lewis and the fourth in 2005 with the song "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna.
In 1984, they sent the first ever hip hop entry in the contest's history, "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew, that ended the contest in fifth place.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1969 | Jackie Opel | "You Send Me" | English | 7 | 16 | No semi-finals | |
1970 | The Merrymen | "La La La (If I Had You)" | English | 7 | 16 | ||
1971 | Luv Machine | "Everything" | English | 2 | 30 | ||
1972 | Blue Rhythm Combo | "Take the Funky Feeling" | English | 5 | 34 | ||
1973 | The Draytons Two | "Soul & Inspiration" | English | 13 | 15 | ||
1974 | Springer & the Barons | "Spouge Rhythm" | English | 19 ◁ | 9 | ||
1975 | Paul Davidson | "Midnight Rider" | English | 12 | 34 | ||
1976 | Jackie Opel | "Tears From My Eyes" | English | 16 | 17 | ||
Did not participate from 1977 to 1979 | |||||||
1980 | Eddy Grant | "Do You Feel My Love?" | English | 8 | 59 | ||
1981 | Dennis Bovell | "Bettah" | English | 4 | 81 | ||
1982 | Eddy Grant | "I Don't Wanna Dance" | English | 18 | 25 | ||
1983 | Tony Jackson | "Steppin' Out on the Groove" | English | 2 | 124 | ||
1984 | Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew | "The Show" | English | 5 | 80 | ||
1985 | Wayne Smith | "Under Me Sleng Teng" | English | 13 | 33 | ||
Did not participate from 1986 to 1988 | |||||||
1989 | Spice & Company | "(Bump & Wine) In de Congaline" | English | 15 | 41 | ||
1990 | Charles D. Lewis | "Soca Dance" | English | 2 | 126 | ||
1991 | Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew | "Bustin' Out (On Funk)" | English | 17 | 44 | ||
1992 | Spice & Company | "Lift Ya Leg Up" | English | 12 | 50 | ||
1993 | Dennis Bovell feat. Janet Kay | "Capricorn" | English | 19 | 23 | ||
1994 | Zeitia Massiah | "This Is the Place" | English | 6 | 75 | ||
1995 | Doug E. Fresh | "It's On!" | English | 19 | 27 | ||
1996 | Ricardo da Force | "Why" | English | 7 | 68 | ||
1997 | Tanya Stephens | "Goggle" | English | 13 | 47 | ||
1998 | Krosfyah | "Don't Bother Me" | English | 9 | 55 | ||
Did not participate in 1999 | |||||||
2000 | Square One | "Iron Bazodee" | English | 22 | 11 | ||
Did not participate in 2001 | |||||||
2002 | Rayvon | "My Bad" | English | 24 | 18 | ||
2003 | Kevin Lyttle | "Turn Me On" | English | Failed to qualify | 17 ◁ | 26 | |
2004 | Rupee | "Tempted to Touch" | English | 9 | 76 | 9 | 98 |
2005 | Rihanna | "Pon de Replay" | English, Bajan Creole | 2 | 177 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Da'Ville | "Can't Get Over You" | English | 20 | 29 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Alison Hinds | "Roll It Gal" | English | 1 | 245 | 1 | 256 |
2008 | Shontelle | "T-Shirt" | English | 7 | 109 | Host country |
Belize
[edit]Belize | |
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Participating broadcaster | Great Belize Television (GBT) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 4 (4 finals) |
First appearance | 1996 |
Highest placement | 17th: 2008 |
Belize debuted in the contest in 1996, finishing the contest tied for 22nd place with Venezuela. In its first two contests it did poorly, with its best finish being a 20th place in their second attempt, which led to them being relegated in the year after.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1996 | Peters' Boom & Chyme | "Old Belize" | English | 22 | 23 | No semi-finals | |
1997 | Andy Palacio | "Viva el caribe" | Belizean Creole | 20 | 24 | ||
Did not participate in 1998 | |||||||
1999 | Titiman Flores | "Bani" | Belizean Creole | 22 | 10 | ||
Did not participate from 2000 to 2007 | |||||||
2008 | The Garifuna Collective | "Mérua" | Garifuna | 17 | 53 | 9 | 103 |
Bermuda
[edit]Bermuda | |
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Participating broadcaster | ZBM (2019–)
Former members
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 5 (4 finals) |
First appearance | 1980 |
Highest placement | 4th: 1994 |
Bermuda debuted in the 1980 contest, ending that contest in 16th place out of 18. The country became infamous for its incredibly sporadic appearances in the contest, despite decent results, it withdrew soon after its 1980 debut, only appearing again in the years of 1994, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2024. 2024 marked the first time that Bermuda participate of the contest for a second year in a roll.
In their second ever appearance in 1994, they finished fourth place with the song "Walk This World" by Heather Nova, the country's biggest accomplishment in the contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1980 | Paradise | "You Are Me" | English | 16 | 24 | No semi-finals | |
Did not participate from 1981 to 1993 | |||||||
1994 | Heather Nova | "Walk This World" | English | 4 | 88 | ||
Did not participate from 1995 to 1998 | |||||||
1999 | Mishka | "One True" | English | 24 ◁ | 0 | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Heather Nova | "Like Lovers Do" | English | 6 | 75 | ||
Did not participate from 2002 to 2006 | |||||||
2007 | Collie Buddz | "Mamacita" | English, Spanish | Failed to qualify | 12 | 81 | |
Did not participate from 2008 to 2010 |
Bolivia
[edit]Bolivia | |
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Participating broadcaster | Bolivia TV |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 26 (24 finals) |
First appearance | 1973 |
Highest placement | 4th: 1985, 1986, 2008 |
Bolivia debuted in the 1973 edition, ending that edition in 11th place and staying until 1976, after that, they would only return to the contest in 1981.
In its initial participations, Boliva would struggle to perform highly, their 1974 top 10 finish would remain their highest placement until 1983, the year that Bolivia finally started to get significant results in the contest, which did not last for a long time, and when the relegation system was implemented in the 90s, Bolivia would often be relegated.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1973 | Luis Abanto Morales | "Cholo soy y no me compadezcas" | Spanish | 11 | 18 | No semi-finals | |
1974 | Los Rupay | "Promesa de amor" | Spanish | 9 | 25 | ||
1975 | Matilde Casazola | "Como un fueguito" | Spanish | 16 ◁ | 14 | ||
Did not participate from 1976 to 1980 | |||||||
1981 | Kjarkas | "Sempre he de adorarte" | Spanish | 11 | 38 | ||
1982 | Zulma Yugar | "Los mineros" | Spanish | 16 | 30 | ||
1983 | Enriqueta Ulloa | "Chapaco soy" | Spanish | 6 | 77 | ||
1984 | Proyección | "No vuelvo a amar" | Spanish | 7 | 64 | ||
1985 | BJ4 | "Folklore Rock" | Spanish | 4 | 90 | ||
1986 | Proyección | "Me he resignado" | Spanish | 4 | 88 | ||
1987 | Emma Junaro | "Hoy es domingo" | Spanish | 12 | 35 | ||
1988 | Zulma Yugar | "Selección de bailecitos" | Spanish | 18 | 14 | ||
1989 | Los Ronisch | "Isabel" | Spanish | 14 | 44 | ||
1990 | Kjarkas | "Jilguero Flores" | Spanish | 13 | 48 | ||
1991 | Arena Hash | "Y es que sucede así" | Spanish | 22 | 19 | ||
Did not participate in 1992 | |||||||
1993 | Luisa Molina | "Ulichitu" | Spanish | 23 | 4 | ||
Did not participate in 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Luzmila Carpio | "Pachamamata t'ikanchasun" | Quechua | 22 | 18 | ||
Did not participate in 1996 | |||||||
1997 | Guisela Santa Cruz | "Te dejo libre" | Spanish | 16 | 33 | ||
Did not participate in 1998 | |||||||
1999 | Atajo | "Mujer sangre violeta" | Spanish | 17 | 38 | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Alcoholika La Christo | "Souffrir" | French | 8 | 63 | ||
2002 | Proyección | "Tu abandono" | Spanish | 22 | 26 | ||
2003 | Bélica | "After Today" | English | Failed to qualify | 14 | 69 | |
2004 | Los Grillos | "Hey, Hey Mod" | Spanish | 5 | 108 | 3 | 176 |
2005 | Atajo | "Morenada al corazón" | Spanish | 23 | 28 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Melendi | "Quisiera yo saber" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 16 | 22 | |
2007 | Colette | "Cara a cara" | Spanish | 9 | 91 | 2 | 249 |
2008 | Thempo | "Kutimuy Vidita" | Spanish, Quechua | 4 | 138 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Brazil
[edit]Brazil | |
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Participating broadcaster | Rede Globo (Globo; 1980–)
Former members
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 52 |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1956, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1985 |
Brazil is one of the six original Amerivision countries, they've won the contest three times, the first being in the inaugural edition.
Brazil is largely seen as one of the powerhouses of the Amerivision contest, getting high placements and being one of the few countries that never ended in last place, initially the contest was broadcasted in Brazil by the late Rede Tupi, but after an inner channel crisis – that resulted in the country withdrawing in 1979 and eventually led to the network's dissolution in 1980 – Tupi stated that the 1978 contest was going to be the last one to be broadcasted by them, and that they were forfeiting the rights to host the event due to the massive costs, especially after hosting the event in 1977. Rede Bandeirantes and Rede Globo both offered bids to be the new broadcaster of the contest in Brazil, with the latter being approved as the new broadcaster due to the larger bid. Globo broadcasts the contest to this day in Brazil, and is one of the largest financial contributors for the contests, which made it recieve a spot in the "Big 4" after the relegation and semifinals system were implemented.
In 1985, after a streak of out of top 10 finishes, Brazil implemented a national final for the first time in its history, the Festival dos Festivais, with the winner of the first edition, Tetê Espíndola, going on to win the 1985 edition of Amerivision, leading to the festival continuing as the brazilian selection until 1992. Brazil also used the Festival da Música Brasileira and Superstar to select the brazilian entries in 2000 and from 2014 to 2016 respectively.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Elizeth Cardoso | "Último desejo" | Portuguese | 5 | 12 | No semi-finals | |
Maysa | "Tarde triste" | Portuguese | 1 | 19 | |||
1957 | Dolores Duran | "Quem foi" | Portuguese | 5 | 9 | ||
1958 | Maysa | "Caminhos cruzados" | Portuguese | 4 | 11 | ||
1959 | Alaíde Costa | "Gosto de você" | Portuguese | 3 | 15 | ||
1960 | Sylvia Telles | "Se é tarde me perdoa" | Portuguese | 7 | 5 | ||
1961 | Roberto Carlos | "Não é por mim" | Portuguese | 7 | 8 | ||
1962 | Conjunto Sete de Ouros | "Dizem por aí" | Portuguese | 2 | 34 | ||
1963 | Wilson Simonal | "Balanço zona sul" | Portuguese | 5 | 21 | ||
1964 | Nara Leão | "Diz que fui por aí" | Portuguese | 3 | 24 | ||
1965 | Marcos Valle | "Samba de verão" | Portuguese | 5 | 20 | ||
1966 | Elis Regina | "Roda" | Portuguese | 1 | 33 | ||
1967 | Edu Lobo & Maria Bethânia | "Cirandeiro" | Portuguese | 6 | 12 | ||
1968 | Cynara & Cybele | "Pelas ruas do Recife" | Portuguese | 2 | 35 | ||
1969 | Vanusa | "Atômico platônico" | Portuguese | 8 | 15 | ||
1970 | Dóris Monteiro | "Cafézinho" | Portuguese | 6 | 17 | ||
1971 | Evinha | "Esperar pra ver" | Portuguese | 1 | 37 | ||
1972 | Erasmo Carlos | "Grilos" | Portuguese | 11 | 21 | ||
1973 | Paulinho da Viola | "Nervos de aço" | Portuguese | 4 | 38 | ||
1974 | Secos & Molhados | "Flores astrais" | Portuguese | 2 | 59 | ||
1975 | Alcione | "O surdo" | Portuguese | 4 | 95 | ||
1976 | Elza Soares | "Malandro" | Portuguese | 1 | 133 | ||
1977 | Frenéticas | "Perigosa" | Portuguese | 2 | 108 | ||
1978 | Beth Carvalho | "Vou festejar" | Portuguese | 7 | 71 | ||
Did not participate in 1979 | |||||||
1980 | Clara Nunes | "Morena de Angola" | Portuguese | 5 | 81 | ||
1981 | Almir Sater | "Estradeiro" | Portuguese | 6 | 72 | ||
1982 | Sandra de Sá | "Negra flor" | Portuguese | 12 | 39 | ||
1983 | Fundo de Quintal | "Te gosto" | Portuguese | 14 | 32 | ||
1984 | Marina Lima | "Fullgás" | Portuguese | 12 | 53 | ||
1985 | Tetê Espíndola | "Escrito nas estrelas" | Portuguese | 1 | 141 | ||
1986 | Engenheiros do Hawaii | "Toda forma de poder" | Portuguese | 6 | 73 | ||
1987 | May East | "Bamboo Dance" | Portuguese, English | 15 | 24 | ||
1988 | Lulu Santos | "Toda forma de amor" | Portuguese | 11 | 53 | ||
1989 | Chrystian & Ralf | "Nova York" | Portuguese | 9 | 59 | ||
1990 | Chitãozinho & Xororó | "Nuvem de lágrimas" | Portuguese | 8 | 70 | ||
1991 | Leandro e Leonardo | "Não aprendi a dizer adeus" | Portuguese | 16 | 46 | ||
1992 | Djavan | "Outono" | Portuguese | 6 | 88 | ||
1993 | Daniela Mercury | "O canto da cidade" | Portuguese | 3 | 117 | ||
1994 | Só Pra Contrariar | "Meu jeito de ser" | Portuguese | 14 | 43 | ||
1995 | Fernanda Abreu feat. Cláudio Zoli | "Babilônia Rock" | Portuguese | 10 | 56 | ||
1996 | Carlinhos Brown | "A namorada" | Portuguese, English | 3 | 117 | ||
1997 | Fernanda Abreu feat. Herbert Vianna | "Um amor, um lugar" | Portuguese | 10 | 63 | ||
1998 | Claudinho & Buchecha | "Só Love" | Portuguese | 2 | 142 | ||
1999 | Fat Family | "Eu não vou" | Portuguese | 10 | 51 | ||
2000 | Ricardo Soares | "Tudo bem, meu bem" | Portuguese | 15 | 40 | ||
2001 | Tianastacia | "Sanatório" | Portuguese | 9 | 62 | ||
2002 | Tribalistas | "Já sei namorar" | Portuguese | 13 | 47 | ||
2003 | Ana Carolina | "Encostar na tua" | Portuguese | 4 | 124 | Member of the "Big Four" | |
2004 | Vanessa da Mata | "Eu sou neguinha?" | Portuguese | 2 | 232 | ||
2005 | Kasino | "Stay Tonight" | English | 17 | 45 | ||
2006 | Seu Jorge | "Burguesinha" | Portuguese | 8 | 90 | ||
2007 | Lipstick | "Cada segundo que eu tinha" | Portuguese | 14 | 53 | ||
2008 | Kelly Key | "Você é o cara" | Portuguese | 12 | 65 |
Brazil had other music festivals during the 60s, such as Festival da Música Popular Brasileira and Festival Internacional da Canção, however, both were broadcasted by different TV stations, as well as the former being notorious by the political tone of its songs and the latter being an attempt at replicating the formula of an international competition.
Festival dos Festivais and Festival da Música Brasileira, however, was broadcasted by the same TV channel that hosted Amerivision, and worked as the national selections for the 1985 and 2000 contests respectively, therefore, the Brazilian representative song for 1985 will be "Escrito nas estrelas" by Tetê Espíndola and for 2000, it will be "Tudo bem meu bem" by Ricardo Soares. Superstar will also be used to select the brazilian artists from 2014 to 2016, with no specific songs attached to them yet.
Canada
[edit]Canada | |
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Participating broadcaster | Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 53 |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 2000 |
Canada is one of the six original Amerivision countries, they've won the contest four times.
Canada is considered to be the strongest english speaking country in the contest, they were the first nation to win the contest twice, doing so in 1959, the first nation to host the event twice and is considerably more successful in the contest than the United States, despite Canada occasionally sending American-born artists to represent itself in the contest, such as the 1959 winner, Ronnie Hawkins. In 1978, they won with "La banqueroute" by La Bottine Souriante, the first ever french language song to win the contest. In 1984, they became the first country to win the contest five times.
Participating of the contest since its innaugural edition, Canada is one of the few countries that participated of every single edition of the contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Anita Ellis | "If I Had a Ribbon Bow" | English | 10 | 5 | No semi-finals | |
Gisele MacKenzie | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | English | 3 | 15 | |||
1957 | The Crew-Cuts | "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" | English | 1 | 21 | ||
1958 | Jack Scott | "My True Love" | English | 9 ◁ | 2 | ||
1959 | Ronnie Hawkins | "Fourty Days" | English | 1 | 27 | ||
1960 | Ronnie Hawkins | "Baby Jean" | English | 2 | 23 | ||
1961 | Jean-Pierre Ferland | "Les immortelles" | French | 10 | 4 | ||
1962 | Ian & Sylvia | "Un canadien errant" | French | 8 | 6 | ||
1963 | Donald Lautrec | "Loop de loop" | French | 9 | 3 | ||
1964 | Ian & Sylvia | "You Were on My Mind" | English | 10 | 6 | ||
1965 | Gale Garnett | "Excuse Me Mister" | English | 7 | 16 | ||
1966 | The Ugly Ducklings | "Nothin'" | English | 6 | 19 | ||
1967 | Louise Forestier | "La boulée" | French | 2 | 19 | ||
1968 | Leonda | "Mist in the Sky" | English | 3 | 30 | ||
1969 | Eric Mercury | "Long Way Down" | English | 5 | 21 | ||
1970 | Judi Singh | "Up and Down" | English | 12 | 8 | ||
1971 | The Guess Who | "Rain Dance" | English | 3 | 28 | ||
1972 | Dixie Lee Innes | "Black Paper Roses" | English | 3 | 49 | ||
1973 | Eric Mercury | "Love Is Taking Over" | English | 6 | 34 | ||
1974 | Gino Vannelli | "People Gotta Move" | English | 4 | 40 | ||
1975 | April Wine | "Oowatanite" | English | 1 | 127 | ||
1976 | Heart | "Dreamboat Annie" | English | 14 | 31 | ||
1977 | Pat Travers | "Rock N' Roll Susie" | English | 16 | 15 | ||
1978 | La Bottine Souriante | "La banqueroute" | French | 1 | 119 | ||
1979 | France Joli | "Come to Me" | English | 2 | 114 | ||
1980 | Diane Tell | "Miami" | French | 4 | 93 | ||
1981 | Saga | "On the Loose" | English | 3 | 101 | ||
1982 | Strange Advance | "Love Games" | English | 6 | 71 | ||
1983 | Trans-X | "Living on Video" | English | 4 | 109 | ||
1984 | Bruce Cockburn | "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | English | 1 | 134 | ||
1985 | Rational Youth | "In Your Eyes" | English | 5 | 83 | ||
1986 | Lee Aaron | "Powerline" | English | 1 | 153 | ||
1987 | Pierre Flynn | "Sur la route" | French | 4 | 87 | ||
1988 | Mylène Farmer | "Sans contrefaçon" | French | 9 | 56 | ||
1989 | K.D. Lang | "Luck in My Eyes" | English | 3 | 111 | ||
1990 | Blue Rodeo | "Till I Am Myself Again" | English | 11 | 51 | ||
1991 | Loreena McKennitt | "Tango to Evora" | English | 4 | 104 | ||
1992 | Wendy Matthews | "Friday's Child" | English | 10 | 57 | ||
1993 | Sarah McLachlan | "Hold On" | English | 4 | 114 | ||
1994 | Nan Vernon | "Elvis Waits" | English | 3 | 116 | ||
1995 | Amanda Marshall | "Let It Rain" | English | 5 | 81 | ||
1996 | Jean Leloup | "I Lost My Baby" | French, English | 24 ◁ | 22 | ||
1997 | Alannah Myles | "Bad 4 You" | English | 4 | 102 | ||
1998 | Deborah Cox | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | English | 13 | 40 | ||
1999 | Jacynthe | "A chaque fois" | French | 11 | 50 | ||
2000 | Damhnait Doyle | "Tattooed" | English | 1 | 172 | ||
2001 | Sloan | "If It Feels Good Do It" | English | 10 | 59 | ||
2002 | Sarah Slean | "Sweet Ones" | English | 6 | 83 | ||
2003 | Delerium | "Fallen" | English | 13 | 51 | Member of the "Big Four" | |
2004 | Tegan and Sara | "You Wouldn't Like Me" | English | 8 | 80 | ||
2005 | Feist | "Inside and Out" | English | 7 | 97 | ||
2006 | Natasha St-Pier | "Un ange frappe a ma porte" | French | 6 | 110 | ||
2007 | Elise Estrada | "UnLove You" | English | 11 | 83 | ||
2008 | Isabelle Boulay | "Ton histoire" | French | 9 | 98 |
Chile
[edit]Chile | |
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Participating broadcaster | Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN; 1997–)
Former members |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 49 (49 finals) |
First appearance | 1958 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1962, 1977, 1998 |
Chile debuted in the contest in 1958, they won the contest once in 1962.
In its first few participations, Chile failed to cause a large impression in the contest, – with them even considering with drawing from the contest after the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which they eventually came around as a way to provide entertainment to the public during the harsh times. – however, in 1962, they won the contest with "Twist del estudiante", to this day considered one of the biggest success stories to come out of Amerivision, and the victory went on to forever change the country's luck in the contest, that would consistently end in the top 10 nearly every year to come.
In 1973, Chile originally intended to participate, and went even as far as internally pick the band Sacros as their representatives, however, five days before the contest happened, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état happened, and due to the frantic nature of the event and the news massive focus to the event, the chilean broadcaster announced that they would be withdrawing from the event three days before it. This resulted in a US$1,000 fine that the Chilean broadcaster had to pay to the ABU. Chile returned in the following edition, ending 11th out of 19.
Due to poor ratings, Chilean broadcaster UCV announced that the 1996 contest would be the last contest it would take part of, and that they would be ceasing from the rights of broadcasting the contest. In its place, TVN became the chilean broadcaster from 1997 onwards.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1958 | Carmen Barros | "María bonita" | Spanish | 7 | 5 | No semi-finals | |
1959 | Los Cuatro Huasos | "Mantelito blanco" | Spanish | 6 | 7 | ||
1960 | Rolando Alarcón | "Si yo volviera a quererte" | Spanish | 5 | 6 | ||
1961 | Antonio Prieto | "La novia" | Spanish | 11 ◁ | 3 | ||
1962 | Los Ramblers | "Twist del estudiante" | Spanish | 1 | 36 | ||
1963 | Luis Dimas y sus Twisters | "Caprichito" | Spanish | 2 | 26 | ||
1964 | Cecilia | "Baño de mar a medianoche" | Spanish | 6 | 15 | ||
1965 | Violeta Parra | "Paloma ausente" | Spanish | 11 | 6 | ||
1966 | Pedro Messone | "El solitario" | Spanish | 3 | 26 | ||
1967 | Los Vidrios Quebrados | "En tu mirada" | English, Spanish | 7 | 10 | ||
1968 | Cecilia | "Estamos solas, guitarra" | Spanish | 9 | 12 | ||
1969 | Los Galos | "Por temor" | Spanish | 3 | 28 | ||
1970 | Gloria Simonetti | "Las flores del jardín de nuestra casa" | Spanish | 4 | 21 | ||
1971 | Buddy Richard | "Cielo" | Spanish | 6 | 19 | ||
1972 | Frutos del País | "Sin ti" | Spanish | 12 | 19 | ||
1973 | Sacros | "Diosa del mar" | Spanish | Withdrew X | |||
1974 | Santa y Su Gente | "La muñeca" | Spanish | 11 | 23 | ||
1975 | Congreso | "Tus ojitos" | Spanish | 15 | 18 | ||
1976 | Chamal | "Según el favor del viento" | Spanish | 7 | 60 | ||
1977 | Los Jaivas | "Bebida mágica" | Spanish | 1 | 125 | ||
1978 | Fernando Ubiergo | "Un café para Platón" | Spanish | 2 | 117 | ||
1979 | Zalo Reyes | "Una lágrima en la garganta" | Spanish | 11 | 35 | ||
1980 | Casablanca | "Desencuentro" | Spanish | 12 | 38 | ||
Did not participate in 1981 | |||||||
1982 | Eduardo Gatti | "Los momentos" | Spanish | 4 | 96 | ||
1983 | Schwenke & Nilo | "El viaje" | Spanish | 9 | 59 | ||
1984 | Los Prisioneros | "Paramar" | Spanish | 16 | 31 | ||
1985 | Aparato Raro | "Calibraciones" | Spanish | 6 | 72 | ||
1986 | Aterrizaje Forzoso | "Despertar sin ti" | Spanish | 9 | 53 | ||
1987 | Viena | "Salón de emociones" | Spanish | 10 | 47 | ||
1988 | De Kiruza | "Algo está pasando" | Spanish | 4 | 91 | ||
1989 | Nicole | "Tal vez me estoy enamorando" | Spanish | 11 | 52 | ||
1990 | Los Prisioneros | "Amiga mia" | Spanish | 16 | 36 | ||
1991 | Los Tres | "Ha barrido el sol" | Spanish | 14 | 49 | ||
1992 | La Ley | "Prisioneros de la piel" | Spanish | 11 | 52 | ||
1993 | Jorge González | "Mi casa en el arból" | Spanish | 16 | 33 | ||
1994 | Jardín Secreto | "Un lugar" | Spanish | 16 | 40 | ||
1995 | Lucybell | "Cuando respiro en tu boca" | Spanish | 8 | 59 | ||
1996 | Javiera y Los Imposibles | "Autopsia" | Spanish | 14 | 38 | ||
1997 | Nicole | "Noche" | Spanish | 14 | 43 | ||
1998 | La Ley | "Fotofobia" | Spanish | 1 | 148 | ||
1999 | Supernova | "Maldito amor" | Spanish | 5 | 93 | ||
2000 | Mendez | "Tell Me Why" | Spanish, English | 2 | 158 | ||
2001 | Stereo 3 | "Atrévete a aceptarlo" | Spanish | 14 | 41 | ||
2002 | PapaNegro | "Cortentrete" | Spanish | 4 | 89 | ||
2003 | Lulu Jam! | "Se quiero te lo doy" | Spanish | 9 | 70 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Kudai | "Ya nada queda" | Spanish | 12 | 61 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Primavera de Praga | "Todo igual" | Spanish | 4 | 118 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Daniela Castillo | "Obsesión" | Spanish | 15 | 50 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Myriam Hernández | "Donde estara mi primavera" | Spanish | 20 | 31 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Kel | "Me creo Punky" | Spanish | 6 | 125 | 3 | 162 |
Colombia
[edit]Colombia | |
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Participating broadcaster | Canal 1 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 51 (49 finals) |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1972, 1983 |
Colombia is one of the six original Amerivision countries, winning their first contest in 1972.
Despite having a couple of victories in its back, Colombia is largely seen as the weakest of the original six countries, as well as the one with the least amount of funding, which led to Colombia often struggling to make an impression in the early days of the contest, with them even withdrawing from the 1962 contest due to budget reasons, after that, Colombia became a country that would constantly float across the board, doing poorly in some editions and alright in others, until 1972, when they finally won the contest in their 16th attempt, with the song "Este viento" by Ana y Jaime.
Their second victory came in 1983 with the song "Canto al Avila" by Ilan Chester. Chester, who is venezuelan, participated in a year that Venezuela didn't, and his victory caused a spite from the venezuelan delegation, who promptly returned to the contest the following year and even sent Chester again in 1985, but without the same luck.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Nelson Pinedo and La Sonora Matancera | "Bésame morenita" | Spanish | 4 | 11 | No semi-finals | |
"Me voy pa' la habana" | Spanish | 10 | 6 | ||||
1957 | Pacho Galán & Emilia Valencia | "Ay cosita linda" | Spanish | 2 | 17 | ||
1958 | Nelson Pinedo | "El vaquero" | Spanish | 6 | 7 | ||
1959 | Bovea y Sus Vallenatos | "Ay teresa" | Spanish | 8 | 3 | ||
1960 | La Sonora Dinamita | "Si la vieran" | Spanish | 6 | 5 | ||
1961 | César Castro | "Mujer bonita" | Spanish | 4 | 12 | ||
Did not participate in 1962 | |||||||
1963 | Sonora Cienaguera | "La ceiba" | Spanish | 8 | 8 | ||
1964 | Leonor González | "Angelitos negros" | Spanish | 8 | 12 | ||
1965 | Soffy Martínez | "Carta fatal" | Spanish | 6 | 19 | ||
1966 | Andrés Landero | "Cumbia en la India" | Spanish | 14 ◁ | 0 | ||
1967 | The Flippers | "La carta" | Spanish | 3 | 17 | ||
1968 | The Speakers | "Niños" | Spanish | 5 | 17 | ||
1969 | Ralfi Pagan | "No soy de ti" | Spanish | 13 | 7 | ||
1970 | Los Corraleros | "Ocho días" | Spanish | 13 | 7 | ||
1971 | Elia y Elizabeth | "Todo en la vida" | Spanish | 7 | 17 | ||
1972 | Ana y Jaime | "Este viento" | Spanish | 1 | 68 | ||
1973 | Elia y Elizabeth | "Cae la lluvia" | Spanish | 8 | 30 | ||
1974 | La Columna de Fuego | "Cumbia" | Spanish | 3 | 42 | ||
1975 | Fruko y sus Tesos | "Manyoma" | Spanish | 14 | 24 | ||
1976 | Isadora | "Caminando" | Spanish | 12 | 42 | ||
1977 | Claudia | "Mi proprio yo" | Spanish | 5 | 81 | ||
1978 | Ralfi Pagan | "Take Me With You" | English | 18 ◁ | 4 | ||
1979 | Elkin & Nelson | "Jibaro" | Spanish | 7 | 66 | ||
1980 | Claudia | "Como se parece a ti" | Spanish | 2 | 108 | ||
1981 | Los Carrangueros de Ráquira | "Julia, Julia, Julia" | Spanish | 16 | 12 | ||
1982 | La Sonora Dinamita & La India Meliyará | "Las velas encendidas" | Spanish | 5 | 87 | ||
1983 | Ilan Chester | "Canto al Avila" | Spanish | 1 | 129 | ||
1984 | Olimpo Cárdenas | "Tu duda y la mia" | Spanish | 18 | 11 | ||
Did not participate in 1985 | |||||||
1986 | Abelardo Carbonó y Su Grupo | "Se acaba la paz" | Spanish | 13 | 25 | ||
1987 | Joe Arroyo y la Verdad | "Echao pa'lante" | Spanish | 5 | 75 | ||
1988 | Krönös | "El embrujo" | Spanish | 16 | 27 | ||
1989 | Sentimiento Muerto | "Nada sigue igual" | Spanish | 7 | 70 | ||
1990 | Carlos Berlanga | "En el volcán" | Spanish | 10 | 54 | ||
1991 | Estados Alterados | "Muevete" | Spanish | 7 | 73 | ||
1992 | Galy Galiano | "Como la quiero, quanto la estraño" | Spanish | 19 | 25 | ||
1993 | Carlos Vives | "La gota fria" | Spanish | 11 | 62 | ||
1994 | La Derecha | "Tras de ti" | Spanish | 18 | 31 | ||
1995 | Shakira | "Estoy aquí" | Spanish | 2 | 175 | ||
1996 | Aterciopelados | "Bolero falaz" | Spanish | 8 | 63 | ||
1997 | Ekhymosis | "La tierra" | Spanish | 5 | 83 | ||
1998 | Bloque | "Majaná" | Spanish | 12 | 47 | ||
1999 | Carlos Vives | "Fruta fresca" | Spanish | 3 | 143 | ||
2000 | Jody Bernal | "Oh bambolero" | Spanish | 19 | 23 | ||
2001 | Carolina Márquez | "Ritmo" | Spanish | 11 | 57 | ||
2002 | Juanes | "A dios le pido" | Spanish | 8 | 64 | ||
2003 | Andrés Cabas | "Bolita de trapo" | Spanish | 5 | 112 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Juanes | "Nada valgo sin tu amor" | Spanish | 14 | 58 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Fonseca | "Te mando flores" | Spanish | 22 | 31 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Naty Botero | "Te quiero mucho" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 12 | 63 | |
2007 | Sanalejo | "Me gusta" | Spanish | 13 | 68 | ||
2008 | Fanny Lu | "Tú no eres para mí" | Spanish | 16 | 56 | 7 | 124 |
Costa Rica
[edit]Costa Rica | |
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Participating broadcaster | Repretel 6 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 17 (17 finals) |
First appearance | 1981 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2008 |
Costa Rica was the fourth central american country to debut in the contest, it did so in 1981 and finished that contest in 14th place, scoring 26 points.
The country is known for being one of the best performing central american countries, with one victory achieved in 2008, while they never managed to replicate the feat, the country still manages to get high placements with a certain frequency.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1981 | Los Alegrisimos | "Licenciado" | Spanish | 14 | 26 | No semi-finals | |
1982 | Bambino | "Se me va" | Spanish | 7 | 67 | ||
Did not participate from 1983 to 1986 | |||||||
1987 | Café Con Leche | "La historia salvage (Gloria)" | Spanish | 3 | 88 | ||
1988 | Las Chicas del Can | "Juana la cubana" | Spanish | 17 | 22 | ||
Did not participate from 1989 to 1992 | |||||||
1991 | Café Con Leche | "El barco" | Spanish | 21 | 21 | ||
1992 | Adrián Goizueta y el Grupo Experimental | "Muchacha y luna" | Spanish | 4 | 115 | ||
1993 | Paulina Rubio | "Nieva, nieva" | Spanish | 13 | 53 | ||
1994 | El Parque | "Hombre azul" | Spanish | 20 | 27 | ||
1995 | Paulina Rubio | "Nada de ti" | Spanish | 16 | 33 | ||
Did not participate in 1996 | |||||||
1997 | Bruno Porter | "Intermitar" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 7 | ||
Did not participate from 1998 to 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Kadeho | "Sola" | Spanish | 15 | 38 | ||
Did not participate in 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Belanova | Tus ojos" | Spanish | 7 | 92 | 6 | 121 |
2004 | Malpaís | "Es tan tarde ya" | Spanish | 10 | 70 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Kadeho | "Tan lejos" | Spanish | 3 | 131 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Martin Valverde | "Paradoja" | Spanish | 11 | 73 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Le*pop | "No tengo calma" | Spanish | 16 | 42 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Los Cuchillos | "Nena Zombie" | Spanish | 1 | 261 | 2 | 229 |
Cuba
[edit]Cuba | |
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Participating broadcaster | Cubavisión (1998–)
Former members
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 12 (11 finals) |
First appearance | 1957 |
Highest placement | 4th: 2001 |
Cuba debuted in the 1957 contest, for the longest time, this was Cuba's sole participation in the contest until its return in 1998. Initally broadcasted by CMQ, Cuba ended its first participation in the contest in 6th place out of 9 countries. However, the country withdrew from the contest in 1958 due to complications caused by the Cuban Revolution, originally intending to return in 1959, after the revolution was successful, the new government stood against the participation of the country in the contest, and after CMQ dissolved in 1960, no cuban networks with ABU memberships remained, and the country stayed most of the 20th century without participating of the contest, however, with the country becoming more open during the mid 90s, Cubavisión eventually obtained the rights to broadcast the contest, and eventually making their long awaited second participation in 1998, when they finished tenth, although refusing to host the event in the case of a victory until the late 2010s.
The gap between 1958 and 1997 that Cuba didn't participate is the largest gap of time that a previously participating country stayed out of the contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1957 | Cuarteto las D'aida | "Oye mi ritmo" | Spanish | 6 | 7 | No semi-finals | |
Did not participate from 1958 to 1997 | |||||||
1998 | Maggie Carlés | "Para que no me olvides" | Spanish | 10 | 51 | ||
1999 | Laurel Aitken | "Quizás quizás" | Spanish | 16 | 41 | ||
2000 | Voltaire | "Almost Human" | English | 8 | 63 | ||
2001 | Amaury Gutiérrez | "Dime corazón" | Spanish | 4 | 113 | ||
2002 | Sierra Maestra | "Semilla de caña brava" | Spanish | 7 | 67 | ||
2003 | Addys Mercedes | "Esa voz" | Spanish | 12 | 55 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Buena Fe | "Cuando tú me faltas" | Spanish | 23 | 8 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Liset Alea | "This Could Have Been It" | English | 16 | 47 | 7 | 117 |
2006 | Bamboleo | "La culpa" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 13 | 56 | |
2007 | Niurka | "La emperadora" | Spanish | 11 | 83 | 6 | 147 |
2008 | Willy Chirino | "Los Campeones de la Salsa" | Spanish | 19 | 28 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Dominican Republic
[edit]Dominican Republic | |
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Participating broadcaster | Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión (CERTV) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 36 (34 finals) |
First appearance | 1961 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 1961, 1997 |
The Dominican Republic debuted in the contest in 1961, their best result was a second place finish in that same year.
In its first participations, the country showed itself to be incredibly successful, ending second in its first participation and third in the following entry, however, it didn't take long for the favoritism to cease, to the point that they ended in last place in the 1965 and 1967 contests, the latter defeat being so troubling to the broadcaster that they stayed three years out of the contest after that, they returned in 1971 to another poor placement, resulting in the country withdrawing not long after that, nowadays, the Domincan Republic is seem as a recurring but relatively middling country in the contest, despite a couple of podium placements under its name. The country scored its first ever nul points in the 1992 contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1961 | Dioris Valladares | "Como bailo mi pachanga" | Spanish | 2 | 17 | No semi-finals | |
1962 | Pacheco y Su Charanga | "Alto songo" | Spanish | 3 | 19 | ||
1963 | Billo's Caracas Boys | "La comparsa" | Spanish | 6 | 17 | ||
1964 | Joseíto Mateo | "Jardinera" | Spanish | 7 | 14 | ||
1965 | Johnny Pacheco | "Mayari" | Spanish | 14 ◁ | 2 | ||
1966 | Johnny Ventura | "Fiesta y serrucho" | Spanish | 5 | 20 | ||
1967 | Nydia Caro & Radhamés Reyes Alfau | "Dimelo tú" | Spanish | 14 ◁ | 1 | ||
Did not participate from 1968 to 1970 | |||||||
1971 | Primitivo Santos | "La ñapa de maní" | Spanish | 17 | 2 | ||
Did not participate from 1972 to 1976 | |||||||
1977 | Charytín | "Lo que duele mas" | Spanish | 3 | 98 | ||
1978 | Ángela Carrasco | "Quiéreme" | Spanish | 16 | 23 | ||
1979 | Ángela Carrasco | "Quererte a ti" | Spanish | 6 | 71 | ||
1980 | Charytín | "Se busca un amante" | Spanish | 6 | 74 | ||
1981 | Wilfrido Vargas & Sandy Reyes | "Siempre peleando" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 6 | ||
1982 | Fernando Villalona | "Dejame volver" | Spanish | 13 | 38 | ||
1983 | Las Chicas del País | "El bufeo" | Spanish | 18 | 15 | ||
1984 | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | "Soplando" | Spanish | 15 | 36 | ||
1985 | Wilfrido Vargas | "Volveré" | Spanish | 15 | 30 | ||
1986 | Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 | "Ella dice" | Spanish | 16 | 18 | ||
1987 | Las Chicas del País | "Nadie me lo quita" | Spanish | 11 | 38 | ||
Did not participate in 1988 | |||||||
1989 | Belkys Concepcion | "El hombre que yo amo" | Spanish | 6 | 75 | ||
1990 | Alex Bueno | "A donde vayas" | Spanish | 23 ◁ | 11 | ||
Did not participate in 1991 | |||||||
1992 | Antony Santos | "Voy pa 'lla" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 0 | ||
Did not participate in 1993 | |||||||
1994 | Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark | "United" | English | 20 | 27 | ||
Did not participate in 1995 | |||||||
1996 | Sandy & Papo MC | "Mueve mueve" | Spanish | 10 | 55 | ||
1997 | Ana Torroja | "Como sueñan las sirenas" | Spanish | 2 | 137 | ||
1998 | Dayanara | "Antifaz" | Spanish | 5 | 108 | ||
1999 | Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 | "Palomita branca" | Spanish | 13 | 44 | ||
2000 | Zacarías Ferreira | "Si tú me dices ven (El lodo)" | Spanish | 21 | 16 | ||
2001 | Xiomara Fortuna | "Kumbajei" | Spanish | 18 | 33 | ||
2002 | Ilegales | "La cosita" | Spanish | 11 | 51 | ||
2003 | Arianna Puello | "Rap pa mi - pa ti" | Spanish | 17 | 43 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Rikarena | "Llevamé contigo" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 19 ◁ | 4 | |
2005 | Dilema | "Lo traigo yo (Raices)" | Spanish | 11 | 72 | 10 | 106 |
2006 | Carlos Rivera & Yuridia | "En el amor no se manda" | Spanish | 10 | 81 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | El Trio | "Canción de Lulu" | Spanish | 25 ◁ | 2 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Héctor Acosta feat. Romeo Santos | "Me voy" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 19 | 18 |
Ecuador
[edit]Ecuador | |
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Participating broadcaster | Ecuavisa |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 17 (15 finals) |
First appearance | 1972 |
Highest placement | 6th: 1995 |
Ecuador debuted in the 1972 contest, and had a poor result, ending second-to-last in it.
Throughout most of the 20th century, Ecuador would act like Venezuela and constantly withdraw and return to the contest, probably due to being one of the worst performing south american countries in the contest, but in the 21st century, the country started to become a frequent participant of the contest, with the last contest it didn't participate being in 2013.
In 1995, the country returned to the contest after 11 years of absence, finishing in their highest placement ever, sixth place, with the song "Niña mala" by Hugo Idrovo.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1972 | Julio Jaramillo | "Sombras" | Spanish | 17 | 6 | No semi-finals | |
1973 | Olimpo Cárdenas | "Interrogación" | Spanish | 16 | 7 | ||
Did not participate from 1974 to 1977 | |||||||
1978 | Tania Libertad | "El mismo puerto" | Spanish | 14 | 29 | ||
1979 | Eva Ayllón | "Engañada, noche tras noche" | Spanish | 9 | 43 | ||
Did not participate in 1980 | |||||||
1981 | Jatari | "Boquita de cereza" | Spanish | 12 | 33 | ||
1982 | Vico y Su Grupo Caricia | "Noche" | Spanish | 11 | 43 | ||
1983 | Mozzarella | "Alfa centauro" | Spanish | 16 | 24 | ||
Did not participate from 1984 to 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Hugo Idrovo | "Niña mala" | Spanish | 6 | 75 | ||
Did not participate from 1996 to 1998 | |||||||
1999 | Sal y Mileto | "Soledad" | Spanish | 13 | 44 | ||
2000 | Verde70 | "Me tienes, me puedes, me dueles" | Spanish | 18 | 30 | ||
Did not participate in 2001 | |||||||
2002 | Juan Fernando Velasco | "Chao Lola" | Spanish | 9 | 57 | ||
2003 | Pamela Cortes | "Te vas" | Spanish | 13 | 51 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Sharon la Hechicera | "El baile del pimpollo" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 12 | 81 | |
2005 | Bajo Sueños | "Soñandote" | Spanish | 15 | 58 | ||
2006 | RoCola Bacalao | "Mis amigas las plantas" | Spanish | 17 | 46 | 7 | 109 |
2007 | L | "Hoy es tarde ya" | Spanish | 20 | 31 | 9 | 91 |
2008 | Guardarraya | "Me estrangulas" | Spanish | 21 | 22 | 10 | 88 |
El Salvador
[edit]El Salvador | |
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Participating broadcaster | TV-2 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 13 (8 finals) |
First appearance | 1974 |
Highest placement | 8th: 1991 |
El Salvador debuted in the 1974 and ended that edition in 16th place, for a couple of years, this was the sole participation of the country in the contest. The country only returned to the contest in 1989, finishing 20th place, despite the initial poor placements, the country went on to do better in the following contest, scoring their first top 10 finish in 1991.
The country has the tendency of sending mexican and spanish artists to represent itself, a largely controversial decision.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1974 | Hermanos Flores | "El mango" | Spanish | 16 | 15 | No semi-finals | |
Did not participate from 1975 to 1988 | |||||||
1989 | Álvaro Torres | "Si estuvieras conmigo" | Spanish | 20 | 17 | ||
1990 | Thalía | "Amarillo azul" | Spanish | 11 | 51 | ||
1991 | Alejandra Guzmán | "Reina de corazones" | Spanish | 8 | 72 | ||
1992 | Vox Dei | "¿A Donde Iré?" | Spanish | 22 | 10 | ||
1993 | Rucks Parker | "Suena como Mozart" | Spanish | 15 | 37 | ||
Did not participate from 1994 to 1997 | |||||||
1998 | Adrenalina | "Mariona" | Spanish | 23 | 8 | ||
Did not participate from 1999 to 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Thalía feat. Fat Joe | "Me pones Sexy" | Spanish, English | 18 | 41 | 10 | 95 |
2004 | Ovni | "The Times When We Were Free (The Farewell)" | English | Failed to qualify | 18 | 9 | |
2005 | Papa A.P. | "Entre tu y yo" | Spanish | 11 | 100 | ||
2006 | Reik | "Invierno" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 15 | ||
2007 | Los Temerarios | "Sin que lo sepas tú" | Spanish | 14 | 55 | ||
2008 | Gabby Villanueva | "Echame a mi la culpa" | Spanish | 20 ◁ | 17 |
French Guiana
[edit]French Guiana | |
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Participating broadcaster | La Première |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 8 (5 finals) |
First appearance | 2001 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 2006 |
French Guiana was the last south american territory to debut in the contest, doing so in 2001 with K-Reen, who had already represented Guadeloupe in the 1998 contest. She finished 16th out of 25 countries. In the first year with the semifinal system, 2003, French Guiana became the first ever country to do a very substantial result in the semifinal, but perform poorly in the final. As the country finished fourth in the semifinal, scoring 141 points, but finished twenty-second in the final, with only 34 points scored. After a streak of poor results, in 2006, French Guiana got their first major result after finishing the contest in second place with the song "Avec tout mon amour" by Melissa M featurin Arkhenaton, recieving 179 points.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2001 | K-Reen | "Prends ma main" | French | 16 | 37 | No semi-finals | |
2002 | Edith Lefel | "Si seulement" | French | 21 | 28 | ||
2003 | Lynnsha & Lady Sweety ft. Jacob Desvarieux | "Ma rivale" | French | 22 | 34 | 4 | 141 |
2004 | Pearl | "J'ai des choses à te dire" | French | Failed to qualify | 14 | 64 | |
2005 | Lia Sophia | "Boca" | Portuguese | 12 | 83 | ||
2006 | Melissa M feat. Arkhenaton | "Avec tout mon amour" | French | 2 | 179 | 2 | 205 |
2007 | Kénédy | "Mon Oasis" | French | 23 | 17 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Warren & Fanny J | "J'ai trouvé l'erreur" | French | Failed to qualify | 11 | 81 |
Greenland
[edit]Greenland | |
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Participating broadcaster | Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (KNR) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 3 (2 finals) |
First appearance | 2003 |
Highest placement | 10th: 2003 |
Greenland debuted in the contest in 2003, the first year with the semifinal system implemented, and in it, it qualified to the final in seventh place with 104 points, and in the final, finished tenth with 65 points. Since then, Greenland has earned a reputation for being the most unpredictable country in the contest in therms of voting patterns, as the only country it consistently gives points is Canada.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2003 | Tupaarnaq Illit | "Ajannanga" | Kalaallisut, English | 10 | 65 | 7 | 104 |
2004 | Angu | "Red Lights" | English | 20 | 38 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Kimmernaq | "Taamaannerit" | Kalaallisut | Failed to qualify | 14 | 61 | |
Did not participate from 2006 to 2008 |
Guadeloupe
[edit]Guadeloupe | |
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Participating broadcaster | La Première |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 28 (27 finals) |
First appearance | 1974 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1999 |
Guadeloupe debuted in the 1974 as the second primarily french speak nation to debut in the contest. They ended their first participation in 18th place scoring only ten points, in their second participation, they ended with a much better result, finishing in the top 5 with 74 points.
After a couple of years of non-recurring and middling performances, the country returned to the contest in 1988, with a newly structured delegation, that did significantly better numbers for the country in the contest, constantly finishing inside the top 10, and scoring their first podium finish in 1991, and being the runner ups of the 1993 contest. They finally won the contest for the first time in 1999, with the song "Septième ciel" by Jane Fostin, who had already represented them in the contest in 1996. The result is notable for being the only time in the history of the contest where the final result ended in a tie, as Mexico's entry also had recieved 167 points, but Guadeloupe ended with the title after it won the tiebreaker criteria, that is, Guadeloupe recieved more 12 points sets than Mexico.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1974 | Fania Basse Terrienne | "Fania basse terrienne" | French | 18 | 10 | No semi-finals | |
1975 | Franck Valmont | "Petit bonhomme" | French | 5 | 74 | ||
1976 | Exile One | "Jamais voir ça" | French | 13 | 34 | ||
Did not participate in 1977 | |||||||
1978 | Fair-Nick Stars | "Arrêté mal palé" | French | 5 | 97 | ||
Did not participate from 1979 to 1982 | |||||||
1983 | Zepiss | "Chimin Spirit" | Antillean Creole | 15 | 27 | ||
1984 | Meliza | "Paradis en moin" | Antillean Creole | 12 | 53 | ||
1985 | Patrick Saint-Éloi & Jean-Philippe Marthély | "Pa bizwen palé" | Antillean Creole | 11 | 42 | ||
Did not participate from 1986 to 1987 | |||||||
1988 | Feeling Kréyol | "Las palé" | Antillean Creole | 7 | 64 | ||
1989 | Zouk Machine | "Maldòn" | Antillean Creole | 4 | 92 | ||
1990 | Daddy Yod | "Ca chauffe pour lui" | French | 15 | 39 | ||
1991 | Tanya Saint-Val | "Tropical" | Antillean Creole, French | 3 | 112 | ||
1992 | Thierry Cham | "Faim de loup" | French | 8 | 67 | ||
1993 | Volt-Face | "Zouké Light" | Antillean Creole | 2 | 121 | ||
1994 | Joëlle Ursull | "Joujou" | French | 5 | 84 | ||
1995 | Francky Vincent | "Fruit de la passion" | French | 9 | 57 | ||
1996 | Jane Fostin | "La taille de ton amour" | French | 6 | 72 | ||
1997 | Lady Laistee | "L'impact net" | French | 23 | 19 | ||
1998 | K-Reen | "Pardonne moi" | French | 19 | 26 | ||
1999 | Jane Fostin | "Septième ciel" | French | 1 | 167 | ||
2000 | Lady Laistee | "For the Ladies" | French, English | 14 | 43 | ||
2001 | Matt Houston | "R&B 2 rue" | French | 22 | 19 | ||
2002 | Soumia | "Mes sentiments" | French | 14 | 44 | ||
2003 | Thierry Cham | "Dernière chance" | French | 15 | 49 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Joël Virgel | "Kiss Me" | English | 19 | 43 | 8 | 99 |
2005 | Kayliah | "Quand une fille est love" | French | Failed to qualify | 16 ◁ | 36 | |
2006 | Admiral T feat. Diam's | "Les mains en l'air" | French | 19 | 32 | 6 | 117 |
2007 | Kayliah | "Caractére" | French | 5 | 122 | 3 | 178 |
2008 | Slaï | "Leçons particulières" | French | 24 | 10 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Guatemala
[edit]Guatemala | |
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Participating broadcaster | Canal 7 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 18 (17 finals) |
First appearance | 1984 |
Highest placement | 6th: 1991, 2003 |
Guatemala debuted in the 1984 contest, ending that contest in eleventh place and recieving their first twelve points from the Dominican Republic.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1984 | Alux Nahual | "Dime que has olvidado" | Spanish | 11 | 57 | No semi-finals | |
1985 | Ana Curra | "Una noche sin ti" | Spanish | 9 | 46 | ||
1986 | Ricardo Arjona | "Dejame decir que te amo" | Spanish | 18 ◁ | 9 | ||
Did not participate from 1987 to 1990 | |||||||
1991 | The Triplets | "You Don't Have to Go Home Tonight" | English | 6 | 76 | ||
1992 | Ricardo Arjona | "Mujeres" | Spanish | 16 | 38 | ||
1993 | Alux Nahual | "Del suelo se suele aprender" | Spanish | 18 | 25 | ||
1994 | Bohemia Suburbana | "En el jardin" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 18 | ||
Did not participate in 1995 | |||||||
1996 | Influenza | "Si no hay sentimiento" | Spanish | 12 | 45 | ||
1997 | Extinción | "Orange Buddha" | Spanish | 19 | 28 | ||
1998 | Ricardo Arjona | "Dime que no" | Spanish | 16 | 30 | ||
Did not participate in 1999 | |||||||
2000 | Ricardo Arjona | "Cuando" | Spanish | 13 | 46 | ||
Did not participate in 2001 | |||||||
2002 | Malacates Trébol Shop | "Morena" | Spanish | 16 | 37 | ||
2003 | Viento en Contra | "Muero por ti, muero sin ti" | Spanish | 6 | 103 | 3 | 182 |
2004 | Divo feat. DL Incognito | "Wreck the Mic" | English | 24 ◁ | 5 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Shery | "El amor es un fantasma" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 13 | 71 | |
2006 | Tavo Bárcenas | "Mi paz" | Spanish | 9 | 88 | 9 | 103 |
2007 | Melou & Dumballa Canala | "Ain't No One Slowin' You Down" | English | 17 | 37 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Ricardo Arjona | "Cómo duele" | Spanish | 10 | 75 | 4 | 144 |
Guyana
[edit]Guyana | |
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Participating broadcaster | Television Guyana (TVG) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 9 (7 finals) |
First appearance | 1999 |
Highest placement | 6th: 2000 |
Guyana debuted in the contest in 1999, finishing in a disappointing 20th place out of 24 countries, in fear of a possible relegation in 2001, TVG decided to internally select a british act, they landed on Heather Small, that with the song "Proud", scored the country a sixth place finish for Guyana, saving them from that fate, however, they ended up being relegated in 2002 after a 19th place finish in the 2001 contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1999 | Celia Samaroo | "Chuna na na" | Guyanese Creole | 20 | 19 | No semi-finals | |
2000 | Heather Small | "Proud" | English | 6 | 87 | ||
2001 | Maxee | "When I Look Into Your Eyes" | English | 19 | 25 | ||
Did not participate in 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Eddy Wata | "Jam (Say Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh...)" | English | 8 | 88 | 8 | 101 |
2004 | Bosko | "That Fire" | English | 18 | 46 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Junior Kelly | "Recieve" | English | 12 | 66 | 2 | 163 |
2006 | Natural Black | "Nice It Nice" | English | 21 | 21 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Randy Muller Boom Chang Bang | "Easy Luv" | English | Failed to qualify | 11 | 86 | |
2008 | D'banj | "Suddenly" | English | 12 | 79 |
Haiti
[edit]Haiti | |
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Participating broadcaster | Télévision Nationale d'Haïti (TNH) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 13 (12 finals) |
First appearance | 1989 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1990 |
Haiti debuted in the 1989 contest, ending that contest in 18th place, however, they won the contest in their second participation in 1990, making them one of the fastest countries to achieve their first victory. Despite this, the country rarely finished inside the top 10, and their next top 5 finish would only come in (...).
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1989 | Reginald Policard | "Docteur Claude" | Haitian Creole | 18 | 27 | No semi-finals | |
1990 | Sakaj | "Pa gad sou lot" | Haitian Creole | 1 | 139 | ||
1991 | Rara Machine | "Banwmenlanmou" | Haitian Creole | 12 | 53 | ||
1992 | Boukman Eksperyans | "Jou nou revolte" | Haitian Creole | 9 | 61 | ||
Did not participate in 1993 | |||||||
1994 | Manno Charlemagne | "Ya bezwen mwen" | Haitian Creole | 19 | 30 | ||
1995 | Luck Mervil | "Emporte-moi" | French | 7 | 68 | ||
1996 | RAM | "Pale'm mal" | Haitian Creole | 19 | 31 | ||
Did not participate in 1997 | |||||||
1998 | Boukman Eksperyans | "Imamou lele" | Haitian Creole | 18 | 27 | ||
1999 | Boukan Ginen | "Se yo ki lakoz" | Haitian Creole | 13 | 44 | ||
2000 | Tabou Combo | "Tu as volé" | Haitian Creole | 9 | 61 | ||
Did not participate in 2001 | |||||||
2002 | Moonlight Benjamin | "Mouvman" | Haitian Creole | 17 | 36 | ||
2003 | Marlène Dorcena | "Panama" | Haitian Creole | Failed to qualify | 13 | 72 | |
Did not participate from 2004 to 2007 | |||||||
2008 | Qwote feat. Trina | "Don't Wanna Fight" | English | 8 | 100 | 6 | 136 |
Honduras
[edit]Honduras | |
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Participating broadcaster | Canal 5 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 9 (8 finals) |
First appearance | 2000 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 2002 |
Honduras was the last central american country to debut in the contest, only doing so in the year 2000, finishing 16th place. After that, Honduras quickly earned a reputation and became known as one of the strongest countries in Central America, solidified after its second place finish in the 2002 contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2000 | Guillermo Anderson | "En mi pais" | Spanish | 16 | 36 | No semi-finals | |
2001 | Fangoria | "Eternamente inocente" | Spanish | 7 | 69 | ||
2002 | Sherry y Sheyla | "Loca porque te quiero" | Spanish | 2 | 149 | ||
2003 | Frankie J | "Don't Wanna Try" | English, Spanish | 11 | 59 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Aurelio Martínez | "Yalifu" | Garifuna | 15 | 54 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Guillermo Anderson | "Tesoro que tenés" | Spanish | 18 | 38 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Khaoticos | "Si vuelves" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 15 | 44 | |
2007 | Sueño Digviana | "Cianuro y hojas de clavel" | Spanish | 15 | 46 | 8 | 103 |
2008 | Esencia | "Te quiero vida mia" | Spanish | 13 | 60 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Jamaica
[edit]Jamaica | |
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Participating broadcaster | Television Jamaica (TVJ, 1997–)
Former members
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Participation summary | |
Appearances | 40 (39 finals) |
First appearance | 1967 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1994, 1995 |
Jamaica debuted in the 1967 contest, ending that edition in 13th place out of 15 countries.
During its initial years, Jamaica had trouble getting high placements on the board, with their only significant placement being in their fifth participation at the 1971 concert in Fresno, where they ended in 4th place with the song "Soul Bird" by Jackie Mittoo, a placement that proved essential in making Jamaica find its footing in the contest, and the country finished second place in the following contest, with the song "Divided" by Peter Straker.
After a streak of poor participations in the late 80s and early 90s, Jamaica got relegated in the 1992 contest, which led to the delegation being completely reestructured for the 1993 contest, it worked, and the country finished the contest in sixth place, and in the year after, achieved its first victory, with the song "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze, and in the following year, it became the second country ever to win the contest as a host nation, with the song "Shy Guy" by Diana King, that achieved the highest score ever achieved by a song in the history of the contest at the time, 185 points and defeating the soon-to-become international mega star Shakira.
In 1997, national broadcaster JBC dissolved, and in its place TVJ was created, who continued to broadcast the contest since 1997.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1967 | Ken Boothe | "When I Fall in Love" | English | 13 | 4 | No semi-finals | |
1968 | Alton Ellis | "La La La Means I Love You" | English | 10 | 11 | ||
1969 | Pat Kelly | "How Long Will It Take" | English | 14 | 6 | ||
1970 | Bob & Marcia | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | English | 10 | 11 | ||
1971 | Jackie Mittoo | "Soul Bird" | English | 4 | 24 | ||
1972 | Peter Straker | "Divided" | English | 2 | 64 | ||
1973 | I-Roy | "Blackman Time" | English | 14 | 12 | ||
1974 | Marcia Griffiths | "When Will I See You Again" | English | 9 | 25 | ||
1975 | Big Youth | "Natty Dread She Want" | English | 10 | 43 | ||
1976 | Susan Cadogan | "Hurt So Good" | English | 15 | 29 | ||
1977 | The Heptones | "Party Time" | English | 15 | 20 | ||
1978 | Althea & Donna | "Uptown Top Ranking" | English | 8 | 54 | ||
1979 | Johnny Osbourne | "We Need Love" | English | 13 | 27 | ||
1980 | Grace Jones | "Warm Leatherette" | English | 7 | 71 | ||
1981 | Michael Prophet | "Hold on to What You Got" | English | 10 | 51 | ||
1982 | Sister Nancy | "Bam Bam" | English | 3 | 112 | ||
1983 | Barrington Levy | "Trying to Rule My Life" | English | 7 | 73 | ||
1984 | Sugar Minott | "Wicked Ago Feel It" | English | 17 | 21 | ||
1985 | Grace Jones | "Slave to the Rhythm" | English | 2 | 139 | ||
1986 | Ruby Turner | "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" | English | 7 | 70 | ||
Did not participate in 1987 | |||||||
1988 | Eek-A-Mouse | "Peeni Walli" | English | 14 | 37 | ||
1989 | Shelly Thunder | "Kuff" | English | 19 | 26 | ||
1990 | Shabba Ranks ft. Krystal | "Twice My Age" | English | 18 | 29 | ||
1991 | Chubb Rock | "Just the Two of Us" | English | 19 | 28 | ||
Did not participate in 1992 | |||||||
1993 | Inner Circle | "Bad Boys" | English | 6 | 95 | ||
1994 | Ini Kamoze | "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | English | 1 | 137 | ||
1995 | Diana King | "Shy Guy" | English | 1 | 185 | ||
1996 | Inner Circle | "Da Bomb" | English | 2 | 134 | ||
1997 | Shaggy feat. Marsha | "Piece of My Heart" | English | 17 | 31 | ||
1998 | Frisco Kid feat. Mr. Easy | "Bashment Time" | English | 20 | 22 | ||
1999 | Andru Donalds | "All Out of Love" | English | 4 | 105 | ||
2000 | Shaggy feat. Pee Wee | "Dance & Shout" | English | 5 | 94 | ||
2001 | T.O.K. | "Shake Yuh Bam Bam" | English | 17 | 36 | ||
2002 | Jarvis Church | "Who Will Be Your Man" | English | 9 | 57 | ||
2003 | Wayne Wonder | "Bounce Along" | English | 24 | 27 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Lady Saw | "Strip Tease" | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 67 | |
2005 | Marcia Barrett | "Belfast" | English | 5 | 111 | 3 | 151 |
2006 | Tami Chynn | "Looky Looky" | English | 4 | 120 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Brick & Lace | "Never Never" | English | 6 | 116 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Gyptian | "I Can Feel Your Pain" | English | 14 | 59 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Martinique
[edit]Martinique | |
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Participating broadcaster | La Première |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 26 (25 finals) |
First appearance | 1972 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2001, 2006 |
Martinique debuted in the 1972 contest, being the first primarily french speaking country to particiapte.
Much like Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique initially served as a hub to other francophonic nations in the caribbean for the contest, with artists from Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy often participating of the national selection for the country, despite sending native artists more often than Trinidad and Tobago.
Their first significant placement in the contest was a 6th place in 1974, with their first podium finish happening in 1988, with the song "Nuit d'amour" by Kova Rea, finishing third overall. The country went on to score to wins in the first years of the new millennium, their first victory came in 2001 with the song "Vivre la vie" by Kelly Joyce, and their following victory came in 2006 with the song "Femme de couleur" by Shy'm.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1972 | Barel Coppet & Mister Lof | "Rhum et coutelas" | French | 14 | 17 | No semi-finals | |
1973 | Eugène Mona et son Groupe du Marigot | "Bégui bégui bang" | French | 12 | 16 | ||
1974 | Marius Cultier | "Souskaï" | French | 6 | 32 | ||
1975 | Henri Guédon | "Eti yo" | Antillean Creole | 11 | 38 | ||
1976 | Marius Cultier | "Eso guédé" | Antillean Creole | 4 | 86 | ||
1977 | Ti-Émile | "Chaud i chaud" | Antillean Creole | 12 | 35 | ||
1978 | Max-B | "Possesion" | French | 17 | 10 | ||
Did not participate from 1979 to 1981 | |||||||
1982 | Philippe Lavil | "Il tape sur des bambous" | French | 17 | 26 | ||
Did not participate from 1983 to 1987 | |||||||
1988 | Kova Rea | "Nuit d'amour" | French | 3 | 107 | ||
1989 | Jackson Suriam | "Taxi" | French | 22 ◁ | 11 | ||
1990 | Kali | "Ti kanno" | Antillean Creole | 6 | 77 | ||
1991 | Jocelyne Béroard & Jacob Desvarieux | "Milans" | Antillean Creole | 23 | 8 | ||
Did not participate in 1992 | |||||||
1993 | Native | "Si la vie demande ça" | French | 10 | 64 | ||
Did not participate in 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Tony Chasseur | "Séréna" | Antillean Creole | 20 | 19 | ||
1996 | Edith Lefel & Malavoi | "Asi paré" | Antillean Creole | 13 | 43 | ||
1997 | Nuttea | "Agitateur" | French | 22 | 22 | ||
1998 | Poetic Lover | "Fier d'avoir ton love" | French | 21 | 16 | ||
Did not participate in 1999 | |||||||
2000 | Métisse | "Boom Boom Ba" | French, English, Agni | 4 | 114 | ||
2001 | Kelly Joyce | "Vivre la vie" | French | 1 | 188 | ||
2002 | Yaniss Odua | "La caraïbe" | French | 19 | 31 | ||
2003 | Princess Lover | "Mon soleil" | French | Failed to qualify | 16 | 41 | |
2004 | Lynnsha | "Rendez-vous" | French | 22 | 11 | 7 | 110 |
2005 | LS feat. Menzo | "Nos différences" | French | 21 | 35 | 8 | 115 |
2006 | Shy'm | "Femme de couleur" | French | 1 | 214 | 1 | 242 |
2007 | Perle Lama | "Elle et toi" | French | 3 | 153 | Host country | |
2008 | Mathieu Edward & Sheryfa Luna | "Comme avant" | French | 21 | 22 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Mexico
[edit]Mexico | |
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Participating broadcaster | Las Estrellas |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 53 |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1973, 1987, 1989, 2005 |
Mexico is one of the six original Amerivision countries, they won the contest for the first time in 1973.
In the initial years, Mexico struggled considerably to have high placings in the contest, often staying in the middle of the board, during that time, broadcaster Las Estrellas belonged to Telesistema Mexicano, but after the merger that led to the creation of Televisa, Mexico got its first victory, 1973, which means Mexico was the original six country that took the longest to win the contest.
Televisa is one of the largest budget contributors to the event, leading to Mexico being one of the countries in the "Big 4", together with Brazil, Canada and United States.
Mexico was an early adopter of the national final selecting contest, with most of its entries after the 1959 contest being selected via the program "Una voz para el México".
Throughout the late 70s and early to mid 80s, the country stuggled to gdo well in the contest, while never ending last place, it always stayed outside of the top 10, their fate only started to change after a re-estructuring of the mexican delegation, that resulted in the country finishing third in 1986, which started a golden age for the country in the contest, that won two nearly back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1989. In 1999, it tied for first place with Guadeloupe with 167 points each, but finished second as Guadeloupe recieved more 12 points sets than Mexico did.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Gloria Lasso | "Luna de miel" | Spanish | 4 | 14 | No semi-finals | |
Jorge Negrete | "Mexico lindo y querido" | Spanish | 9 | 6 | |||
1957 | Elvira Ríos | "Noche de luna" | Spanish | 9 ◁ | 1 | ||
1958 | Los Tres Ases | "Regálame ésta noche" | Spanish | 8 | 3 | ||
1959 | Tony Camargo | "El año viejo" | Spanish | 4 | 7 | ||
1960 | Los Locos del Ritmo | "Tus ojos" | Spanish | 3 | 15 | ||
1961 | Chavela Vargas | "Paloma negra" | Spanish | 5 | 10 | ||
1962 | Angélica María | "Dile adios" | Spanish | 5 | 15 | ||
1963 | Sonia López | "Enemigos" | Spanish | 4 | 23 | ||
1964 | Irma Serrano | "Copitas de mezcal" | Spanish | 5 | 17 | ||
1965 | Las Hermanas Navarro | "Cuento corderitos" | Spanish | 2 | 33 | ||
1966 | Álvaro Carrillo | "El andariego" | Spanish | 4 | 22 | ||
1967 | Armando Manzanero | "Contigo aprendi" | Spanish | 11 | 5 | ||
1968 | Armando Manzanero | "Somos novios" | Spanish | 8 | 14 | ||
1969 | José José | "Una mañana" | Spanish | 10 | 10 | ||
1970 | Leo Acosta | "Rencorosa" | Spanish | 3 | 25 | ||
1971 | Guadalupe Trigo | "Mi ciudad" | Spanish | 5 | 22 | ||
1972 | Iguana | "Arcoiris de cristal" | Spanish | 8 | 30 | ||
1973 | Sola | "Soy rebelde" | Spanish | 1 | 79 | ||
1974 | Pájaro Alberto | "Seguir al sol" | Spanish | 7 | 28 | ||
1975 | Los Dug Dug's | "Cambia, cambia" | Spanish | 2 | 118 | ||
1976 | José José | "El príncipe" | Spanish | 9 | 51 | ||
1977 | Gualberto Castro | "Bola negra" | Spanish | 11 | 38 | ||
1978 | Los Yonic's | "Soy yo" | Spanish | 13 | 31 | ||
1979 | Jorge Santana | "It's All About Love" | English | 15 | 24 | ||
1980 | Emmanuel | "Insoportablemente bella" | Spanish | 15 | 29 | ||
1981 | Estela Nuñez | "Te acuerdas?" | Spanish | 13 | 30 | ||
1982 | Yuri | "Maldita primavera" | Spanish | 14 | 34 | ||
1983 | Lucía Méndez | "Mi amor, amor" | Spanish | 19 | 13 | ||
1984 | Daniela Romo | "Enamorada de ti" | Spanish | 8 | 62 | ||
1985 | Casino Shanghai | "Cuerpos huecos" | Spanish | 18 | 18 | ||
1986 | Flans | "Tímido" | Spanish | 3 | 106 | ||
1987 | Luis Miguel | "Ahora te puedes marchar" | Spanish | 1 | 116 | ||
1988 | Cecilia Toussaint | "Carretera" | Spanish | 10 | 55 | ||
1989 | Gloria Trevi | "Dr. Psiquiatra" | Spanish | 1 | 146 | ||
1990 | Ana Gabriel | "Quien como tú" | Spanish | 4 | 105 | ||
1991 | Selena | "Como la flor" | Spanish | 18 | 43 | ||
1992 | Bibi Gaytán | "Mucha mujer pra tí" | Spanish | 14 | 44 | ||
1993 | Aleks Syntek | "Más fuerte de lo que pensaba" | Spanish | 5 | 109 | ||
1994 | Café Tacuba | "Las flores" | Spanish | 23 | 24 | ||
1995 | Fey | "Media naranja" | Spanish | 11 | 48 | ||
1996 | Paulina Rubio | "Enamorada" | Spanish | 4 | 99 | ||
1997 | Julieta Venegas | "De mis pasos" | Spanish | 3 | 125 | ||
1998 | Sasha Sokol | "En la ciudad" | Spanish | 6 | 95 | ||
1999 | Lynda | "Corazón perdido" | Spanish | 2 | 167 | ||
2000 | Jeans | "Dime que me amas" | Spanish | 20 | 18 | ||
2001 | Ely Guerra | "De la calle" | Spanish | 23 | 14 | ||
2002 | Paulina Rubio | "Baila Casanova" | Spanish | 5 | 85 | ||
2003 | Luis Miguel | "Te necesito" | Spanish | 22 | 34 | Member of the "Big Four" | |
2004 | La Quinta Estación | "Niña" | Spanish | 3 | 163 | ||
2005 | María Daniela y su Sonido Lasser | "Chicle de menta" | Spanish | 1 | 199 | ||
2006 | Jesse & Joy | "Espacio sideral" | Spanish | 13 | 57 | ||
2007 | Gloria Trevi | "Todos me miran" | Spanish | 2 | 234 | ||
2008 | Kika Edgar | "Acariciame" | Spanish | 3 | 174 |
Netherlands Antilles
[edit]Netherlands Antilles | |
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Participating broadcaster | Telecuraçao |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 25 (25 finals) |
First appearance | 1968 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1968, 1969, 1979, 1993 |
The Netherlands Antilles are notorious for many things, mainly, for being the only extinct country to participate of the contest, for being one of the only two countries outside of the original 6 to win the contest in its debut in 1968 – The other being Panama in 1965. –, for being the first country to win two contests in a roll and for winning the contest in its first two participations ever.
Despite being a very successful country that usually stood in the top half of the scoreboards each year, the Netherlands Antilles is a country that had the tendency to withdraw mainly due to budget reasons, their initial went from 1968 to 1973, where they sent only songs in English and sent repeated artists considerably, with Euson being sent three times and Marva Hodge twice. They would withdraw from the contest in 1974, only to return in 1977, sending their first song ever sung in dutch to the contest in 1978, staying until 1980 and withdrawing again in 1981, their future runs went from 1982 to 1987, 1991 to 1996, 2001 to 2002, 2004, and finally, they would do their final participations in 2009 and 2010, before dissolving as a country and being split into the current participating nations of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire.
The country would often send artists of Surinamean background in years that Suriname didn't participate of the contest, two of which scored two wins for the country, Sumy in 1979 and CB Milton in 1993.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1968 | Euson & Stax | "I Want You Around Me" | English | 1 | 41 | No semi-finals | |
1969 | Marva Hodge | "You're the One for Me" | English | 1 | 39 | ||
1970 | Marva Hodge & The Moody Sec | "Let the Sun Shine In" | English | 2 | 36 | ||
1971 | Euson & Stax | "A Fool for You" | English | 14 | 8 | ||
1972 | Oscar Harris & The Twinkle Stars | "Let It Be Me" | English | 9 | 26 | ||
1973 | Euson | "Life Is on My Side" | English | 7 | 31 | ||
Did not participate from 1974 to 1976 | |||||||
1977 | Gilla & Bobby Farrell | "Gentleman Callers Not Allowed" | English | 4 | 95 | ||
1978 | Max Nijman | "Te mi wan sji joe" | Dutch | 12 | 33 | ||
1979 | Sumy | "Going Insane" | English | 1 | 129 | ||
1980 | Renée | "Jimmy" | English | 17 | 15 | ||
Did not participate in 1981 | |||||||
1982 | Kenneth Sherman | "Why Can't We Live Together" | English | 2 | 133 | ||
1983 | Dhaddy Brokke & Tony Sherman | "Spaar bo amor" | Papiamento, Spanish | 13 | 39 | ||
1984 | Wally Warning | "Land of Hunger" | English | 6 | 77 | ||
1985 | Boney M., Bobby Farrell and The School Rebels | "Happy Song" | English | 7 | 66 | ||
1986 | Leslie Vaughn | "Somebody Loves You" | English | 5 | 74 | ||
1987 | Richenel | "Temptation" | English | 9 | 52 | ||
Did not participate from 1988 to 1990 | |||||||
1991 | Lou Prince | "Just in Time" | English | 20 | 24 | ||
1992 | Daisy Dee | "Crazy" | English | 5 | 100 | ||
1993 | CB Milton | "Send Me an Angel" | English | 1 | 140 | ||
1994 | Ardis | "Ain't Nobody's Business" | English | 7 | 70 | ||
1995 | Orkesta Rizam | "U'n t'ami di" | Papiamento | 14 | 40 | ||
1996 | Daisy Dee | "Just Jump" | English | 15 | 36 | ||
Did not participate from 1997 to 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Maruja | "Talking to the Moon" | English | 3 | 124 | ||
2002 | Riva | "Time Is the Healer" | English | 25 ◁ | 16 | ||
Did not participate in 2003 | |||||||
2004 | Izaline Calister | "Wow'i Kariño" | Papiamento | 13 | 59 | 10 | 95 |
Did not participate from 2005 to 2008 |
Nicaragua
[edit]Nicaragua | |
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Participating broadcaster | Televicentro |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 22 (20 finals) |
First appearance | 1970 |
Highest placement | 1st: 2004 |
Nicaragua debuted in the contest in 1970, ending in 9th place.
It was the second central american country to debut in the contest, after Panama in 1965. They became notable in the 1971 contest for being the first country to send a song sung in a native language, as the entry for that year, "Reedo reedo mama juka" by Los Barbaros del Ritmo, had verses sung in Rama.
After the 1972 contest, which they ended in last place, Nicaragua withdrew for the first time, only to return in 1976.
The country scored its first top 5 finish in 1991, with the song "Black Culture" by Soul Vibrations, and in 2004, in its first participation in the contest with the semifinal system, it became the first country to win the semifinal and the final of the same year, doing so with the song "Bulería" by David Bisbal, despite the victory, the result was met with controversy as Bisbal is originary from Spain, much like Raphael, the winner of the 1965 contest for Panama, which led to the speculation that central american countries could only win if they sent a musician from Spain to represent them.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1970 | Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy | "Hilachas de sol" | Spanish | 9 | 12 | No semi-finals | |
1971 | Los Barbaros del Ritmo | "Reedo reedo mama juka" | Rama, Spanish | 13 | 9 | ||
1972 | Bwana | "La jurumba" | Spanish | 18 ◁ | 1 | ||
Did not participate from 1972 to 1975 | |||||||
1976 | Kako & Camilo Azuquita | "La candado y la llave" | Spanish | 6 | 64 | ||
1977 | Carlos Mejía Godoy | "El cristo de Palacaguina" | Spanish | 6 | 74 | ||
1978 | Norma Helena Gadea | "El calabazo" | Spanish | 15 | 28 | ||
Did not participate from 1979 to 1987 | |||||||
1988 | Luis Enrique | "Desesperado" | Spanish | 13 | 42 | ||
1989 | Luis Enrique | "Lo que pasó entre tu y yo pasó" | Spanish | 21 | 15 | ||
1990 | Guardabarranco | "Días de amar" | Spanish | 9 | 60 | ||
1991 | Soul Vibrations | "Black Culture" | English | 5 | 83 | ||
1992 | Camilo Sesto | "Resplandor de amor" | Spanish | 23 | 7 | ||
1993 | Olga Tañón | "Contigo o sin ti" | Spanish | 17 | 29 | ||
1994 | Guardabarranco | "Casa abierta" | Spanish | 11 | 54 | ||
Did not participate from 1995 to 1996 | |||||||
1997 | Lya Barrioz | "Vuelve a decir te quiero" | Spanish | 11 | 59 | ||
1998 | Mikel Erentxun | "¿Quién se acuerda de ti?" | Spanish | 14 | 37 | ||
1999 | Katia Cardenal | "Brazos de sol" | Spanish | 9 | 54 | ||
2000 | Salvador Cardenal | "Cuando éramos chavalos" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 3 | ||
Did not participate from 2001 to 2003 | |||||||
2004 | David Bisbal | "Bulería" | Spanish | 1 | 258 | 1 | 271 |
2005 | Perrozompopo | "Berekum" | Spanish | 9 | 73 | Host country | |
2006 | David Tavaré | "Summerlove (Na Na Nahey)" | English, Spanish | 24 ◁ | 7 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Torombolo | "Nuevo ritmo" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 17 | 12 | |
2008 | Rosario | "No dudaría" | Spanish | 13 | 69 |
Panama
[edit]Panama | |
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Participating broadcaster | RPC Televisión |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 31 (28 finals) |
First appearance | 1965 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1965 |
Panama debuted in the contest in 1965, as the first central american country to do so, and won in its very first participation, it was the first time a non-original six country won the contest in its very first participation, however, the win was seem as controversial, as the panamanian entry, Raphael, was spanish and had no ties with Panama in itself. However, the ABU rules specifically state that the representative doesn't necessarily have to be from the country it is representing to participate of the contest, and that the only reason this happened is because RPC invited Raphael to participate of the event and he accepted. After its success in the ASC, Raphael went on to represent his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1966 and 1967, ending 7th and 6th respectively.
Panama became the first former-champion country to withdraw from the contest in 1973, alledging budget issues, only to return in 1975.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1965 | Raphael | "Casi, casi" | Spanish | 1 | 35 | No semi-finals | |
1966 | Joe Panama | "Echala pafuera" | Spanish | 13 | 2 | ||
1967 | Joe Panama | "Tu eres mi vida" | Spanish | 8 | 9 | ||
1968 | The Beachers | "Africa caliente" | Spanish | 13 | 4 | ||
1969 | Los Dinámicos Exciters | "Algo muy profundo" | Spanish | 6 | 18 | ||
1970 | Basilio | "No digas adios" | Spanish | 5 | 19 | ||
1971 | Los Fabulosos Festivals | "El mensaje" | Spanish, English | 15 | 6 | ||
1972 | Lito Barrientos | "Charanga 'pa gozar" | Spanish | 15 | 16 | ||
Did not participate from 1973 to 1974 | |||||||
1975 | Poder Del Alma | "La conga de las dos razas" | Spanish | 7 | 56 | ||
1976 | Tony Silvester | "Magic Touch" | English | 3 | 94 | ||
1977 | Charlie Palmieri & Meñique | "Con salsa y sabor" | Spanish | 7 | 68 | ||
1978 | Basilio | "La gioconda" | Spanish | 10 | 41 | ||
1979 | Azuquita y Su Melao | "Yo No Sé Nada" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 19 | ||
Did not participate from 1980 to 1985 | |||||||
1986 | Roberto Blades | "María" | Spanish | 14 | 24 | ||
1987 | Oceano | "El derramo su amor por ti" | Spanish | 7 | 56 | ||
1988 | Renato | "Que locura" | Spanish | 20 ◁ | 4 | ||
Did not participate in 1989 | |||||||
1990 | El General | "Pu Tun Tun" | Spanish | 22 | 14 | ||
Did not participate in 1991 | |||||||
1992 | El General | "El maestro" | Spanish | 7 | 76 | ||
1993 | Daphne | "When You Love Someone" | English | 12 | 55 | ||
1994 | Mónica Naranjo | "Solo se vive una vez" | Spanish | 17 | 36 | ||
1995 | Los Rabanes | "¿Por qué te fuiste, Benito?" | Spanish | 20 | 19 | ||
1996 | Nando Boom | "Mami tú te ves bien" | Spanish | 21 | 25 | ||
1997 | Rafael Alfaro | "Retrato de un libro" | Spanish | 18 | 30 | ||
1998 | Chocolate Genius | "Life" | English | 24 ◁ | 6 | ||
Did not participate in 1999 | |||||||
2000 | Los Rabanes | "Señorita, a mí me gusta su Style" | Spanish, Portuguese | 3 | 120 | ||
Did not participate from 2001 to 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Ivan Barrios | "Mi bendición" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 11 | 89 | |
2004 | Señor Loop | "Roncabalao" | Spanish | 16 | 59 | ||
2005 | Cage9 | "Dead Letter" | English | 8 | 78 | 6 | 133 |
2006 | El Chombo | "Chacarrón" | Spanish, English | 22 | 17 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Joey Montana | "Si te vas" | Spanish | 24 | 7 | 10 | 90 |
2008 | El Roockie | "Parece sincera" | Spanish | 20 | 26 | 5 | 139 |
Paraguay
[edit]Paraguay | |
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Participating broadcaster | Sistema Nacional de Televisión (SNT) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 16 (12 finals) |
First appearance | 1967 |
Highest placement | 3rd: 1973, 1983 |
Paraguay debuted in the contest in 1967, and ended that edition tying for last place with the Dominican Republic.
In its early years, Paraguay had notorious struggles to do well in the contest, in its first ever participation, it ended last place and only peaked at 13th place with 4 points recieved. The poor placements led the paraguayan broadcaster SNT to withdraw from the next two contests, when they returned, they notoriously started to perform much better, even scoring two third place finishes in 1973 and 1983.
Despite the great results and finishing third in 1983, the country withdrew from the contest in 1984 due to unspecified reasons, and spent over a decade without participating.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1967 | Digno García | "Arrivederci Maria" | Spanish, Italian | 14 ◁ | 1 | No semi-finals | |
1968 | Los 3 Sudamericanos | "La luna ya está en el bote" | Spanish | 13 | 4 | ||
1969 | Los Blue Caps | "De cualquier manera" | Spanish | 16 | 2 | ||
Did not participate from 1970 to 1971 | |||||||
1972 | Los Blue Caps | "Volverás mi amor, yo te esperaré" | Spanish | 6 | 31 | ||
1973 | Los Jokers | "Dientes de perro" | Spanish | 3 | 41 | ||
1974 | IODI | "Mi cigarro" | Spanish | 5 | 35 | ||
1975 | IODI | "Yo necesito de ti" | Spanish | 8 | 53 | ||
1976 | Digno García | "Besame mucho" | Spanish | 10 | 46 | ||
1977 | Sandra Mihanovich | "Falta poco tiempo" | Spanish | 10 | 49 | ||
Did not participate from 1978 to 1981 | |||||||
1982 | Perla | "Comienza a amanecer" | Spanish | 9 | 47 | ||
1983 | Pro-Rock Ensamble | "Los Junior's Beat" | Spanish | 3 | 123 | ||
Did not participate from 1984 to 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Rodrigo | "De enero a enero" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 5 | ||
Did not participate from 1996 to 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Flou | "El recuerdo aquel" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 15 | 57 | |
2004 | Gabriela Anders | "You Go to My Head" | English | 11 | 86 | ||
Did not participate from 2005 to 2006 | |||||||
2007 | Kchiporros | "Por un beso" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 15 | 50 | |
2008 | Francisco Russo | "Rumbo a la estación" | Spanish | 15 | 61 |
Peru
[edit]Peru | |
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Participating broadcaster | América Televisión |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 41 (39 finals) |
First appearance | 1959 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 1959 |
Peru debuted in the contest in 1959, their best result was a second place in 1959.
Despite having an early lead, finishing its first ever participation in second place, Peru went on to struggle in the upcoming years, even ending last place in 1963. For those reasons, peru is largely seen as one of the least impactful countries in South America in the contest, even withdrawing in 1972 and in 1978 after two consecutive last place finishes, in the latter withdrawal, the country stayed the longest period in its history out of the contest, six years, only to return in the 1984 contest, where they scored their best finish since Yma Sumac's second place finish in 1959 and first podium entry since.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1959 | Yma Sumac | "La flor de la canela" | Spanish | 2 | 19 | No semi-finals | |
1960 | Los Kipus | "Ansias" | Spanish | 8 | 4 | ||
1961 | José Mojica | "Júrame" | Spanish | 9 | 7 | ||
1962 | Alicia Maguiña | "Inocente amor" | Spanish | 7 | 7 | ||
1963 | Los Kreps | "Linda Muchachita" | Spanish | 10 ◁ | 1 | ||
1964 | María de Jesús Vásquez | "Amarradito" | Spanish | 9 | 7 | ||
1965 | Jean Paul "El Troglodita" | "Tengo un Mustang" | Spanish | 4 | 21 | ||
1966 | Lissette | "Mis cosas favoritas" | Spanish | 9 | 12 | ||
1967 | Chabuca Granda & Óscar Avilés | "Bello durmiente" | Spanish | 9 | 7 | ||
1968 | Eva Luz Vargas | "Tierra peruana" | Spanish | 4 | 21 | ||
1969 | Los Datsuns | "Otra mejor que tú" | Spanish | 15 | 4 | ||
1970 | Los Destellos | "Elsa" | Spanish | 16 | 3 | ||
1971 | Victoria Santa Cruz | "La picantería" | Spanish | 8 | 15 | ||
Did not participate in 1972 | |||||||
1973 | Lucia de la Cruz | "Vieja limeña" | Spanish | 10 | 20 | ||
1974 | Zulu | "Sueño de amor" | Spanish | 8 | 26 | ||
1975 | Los Wembler's de Iquitos | "La danza del petrolero" | Spanish | 9 | 47 | ||
1976 | Los Pasteles Verdes | "En mi viejo San Juan" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 9 | ||
1977 | Innovations | "Seabird" | English | 17 ◁ | 6 | ||
Did not participate from 1978 to 1983 | |||||||
1984 | Melissa | "Altamente peligroso" | Spanish | 3 | 101 | ||
1985 | Miki González | "Dímelo, dímelo" | Spanish | 8 | 57 | ||
1986 | Lissette | "Yo me voy sola" | Spanish | 8 | 61 | ||
1987 | Miki González | "Vamos a Tocache" | Spanish | 14 | 27 | ||
1988 | Feiser | "Esta es la noche" | Spanish | 6 | 73 | ||
1989 | Los Hijos Del Sol | "Un barco ciego" | Spanish | 12 | 51 | ||
1990 | Nosequien y Los Nosecuantos | "Magdalena" | Spanish | 21 | 17 | ||
Did not participate in 1991 | |||||||
1992 | Tierra Sur | "Cruzando la linea" | Spanish | 13 | 45 | ||
Did not participate in 1993 | |||||||
1994 | Mar de Copas | "Prendí otro fuego por ella" | Spanish | 10 | 61 | ||
1995 | Lucila Campos | "No te he dado motivo" | Spanish | 12 | 45 | ||
1996 | Los Zopilotes | "A quien" | Spanish | 17 | 34 | ||
1997 | Diego Bertie | "Que dificil és amar" | Spanish | 6 | 73 | ||
1998 | Patricia Loaiza | "Y solo yo quiero" | Spanish | 3 | 133 | ||
1999 | La Sarita | "Más poder" | Spanish | 6 | 67 | ||
2000 | Madre Matilda | "Sin llorar" | Spanish | 7 | 68 | ||
2001 | Catervas | "Tu creencia" | Spanish | 21 | 21 | ||
2002 | Tania Libertad & Cesária Évora | "Historia de un amor" | Spanish | 23 | 24 | ||
2003 | Fuera del Resto | "Tregua" | Spanish | 19 | 39 | 9 | 99 |
2004 | Turbopótamos | "Ultra Beba" | Spanish, English | Failed to qualify | 17 | 33 | |
2005 | Caroline Cruz | "Zapatos para caminar en el sol" | Spanish | 19 | 36 | 9 | 110 |
2006 | 6 Voltios | "Por ti" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 14 | 53 | |
2007 | Pierina Less | "Dame" | Spanish | 13 | 58 | 4 | 155 |
2008 | Damaris | "Tusuykusun" | Quechua, Spanish | 11 | 69 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Puerto Rico
[edit]Puerto Rico | |
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Participating broadcaster | Telemundo Puerto Rico |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 48 (48 finals) |
First appearance | 1957 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1961, 1967 |
Puerto Rico debuted in the contest in 1957, they won the competition twice, first in 1961 and later in 1967.
Puerto Rico is often considered the biggest wild card in the contest, either doing terribly or amazingly in it. In its first four participations, the country seriously struggled to maintain good results, even being the first country to recieved the dreaded nul points in the contest's history in 1959, and repeating the feat in the following year, however, in a major upset, the country was crowned the winner of the 1961 contest with the song "Ramona" by Rafael Cortijo, credited to "Cortijo y Su Combo", initially this was believed to be a sign of things to come for Puerto Rico, but after three lack-luster performances in the following years, – including its first ever placement out of the top 10 in the 1964 contest – this theory was quickly shut down, but in between poor placements, the country managed to get a third place in 1965 and win a second time two years later, and that inconsistency makes Puerto Rico one of the hardest countries to predict in the contest.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1957 | Virginia López | "Estraño sentir" | Spanish | 8 | 2 | No semi-finals | |
1958 | Virginia López | "Tus promesas de amor" | Spanish | 5 | 8 | ||
1959 | Ramito | "Sabor boricua" | Spanish | 10 ◁ | 0 | ||
1960 | Odilio González | "Saludo a lares (Mapeyé)" | Spanish | 10 ◁ | 0 | ||
1961 | Cortijo y Su Combo | "Ramona" | Spanish | 1 | 18 | ||
1962 | Rita Moreno | "Day by Day" | English | 9 | 5 | ||
1963 | Mon Rivera | "Pachanga con guaguancó" | Spanish | 7 | 12 | ||
1964 | Ricardo Ray | "Comejen" | Spanish | 11 | 5 | ||
1965 | Lucecita | "El rebelde" | Spanish | 3 | 25 | ||
1966 | Bobby Valentín | "Bad Breath" | English | 11 | 6 | ||
1967 | Bobby Valentín | "Use It Before You Lose It" | English | 1 | 25 | ||
1968 | King Nando | "Funky Shing-a-Ling" | English | 6 | 15 | ||
1969 | Ismael Rivera y Sus Cachimbos | "Gulliver" | Spanish | 17 ◁ | 1 | ||
1970 | Roberto Angleró | "Abicú" | Spanish | 15 | 4 | ||
1971 | Cheo Feliciano | "Mi triste problema" | Spanish | 12 | 10 | ||
1972 | Sophy | "Locuras tengo de ti" | Spanish | 10 | 22 | ||
1973 | Roy Brown & Antonio Cabán Vale | "Oda a mi generación" | Spanish | 5 | 36 | ||
1974 | Ismael Rivera | "Yo no quiero piedras en mi caminoe" | Spanish | 17 | 12 | ||
Did not participate in 1975 | |||||||
1976 | Danny Rivera | "Tú vives en mi pensamiento" | Spanish | 8 | 57 | ||
1977 | Yolandita Monge | "Yo soy una mas" | Spanish | 14 | 24 | ||
1978 | Héctor Lavoe | "Comedia" | Spanish | 6 | 87 | ||
1979 | Cheo Feliciano | "Lamento guajiro" | Spanish | 3 | 99 | ||
1980 | Lucecita | "Creceremos" | Spanish | 8 | 59 | ||
1981 | José Feliciano | "I Wanna Be Where You Are" | English | 5 | 76 | ||
1982 | Menudo | "Subete a mi moto" | Spanish | 19 | 20 | ||
1983 | René | "Viva la radio" | Spanish | 10 | 50 | ||
1984 | Chayanne | "Es mi nombre" | Spanish | 4 | 92 | ||
1985 | Menudo | "Hold Me" | English | 3 | 115 | ||
1986 | Ednita Nazario | "Tú, sin mí" | Spanish | 10 | 45 | ||
Did not participate in 1987 | |||||||
1988 | India | "Dancing on the Fire" | English | 5 | 88 | ||
1989 | Lisa M | "Rock to the Beat" | English | 5 | 89 | ||
1990 | Vico C & DJ Negro | "El filosofo" | Spanish | 16 | 36 | ||
1991 | Sa-Fire | "Taste the Bass" | English | 10 | 56 | ||
1992 | Sophy | "Mi deseo" | Spanish | 21 | 16 | ||
1993 | Kid Power Posse | "Check the Rhythm" | Spanish | 20 | 16 | ||
Did not participate in 1994 | |||||||
1995 | Ricky Martin | "María" | Spanish | 4 | 106 | ||
1996 | No Mercy | "Where Do You Go" | English | 9 | 58 | ||
1997 | Millie | "Emociones" | Spanish | 7 | 68 | ||
1998 | Carlos Ponce | "Rezo" | Spanish | 11 | 49 | ||
1999 | Noelia | "Candela" | Spanish | 21 | 16 | ||
2000 | Son by Four | "A puro dolor" | Spanish | 23 | 6 | ||
Did not participate in 2001 | |||||||
2002 | Tego Calderón | "Al natural" | Spanish | 15 | 43 | ||
2003 | Ivy Queen | "Tuya soy" | Spanish | 21 | 38 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Daddy Yankee with Zion & Lennox | "Tu príncipe" | Spanish | 21 | 36 | 4 | 150 |
2005 | Luis Fonsi | "Nada es para siempre" | Spanish | 6 | 105 | 1 | 206 |
2006 | Tito El Bambino feat. Beenie Man & Deevani | "Flow Natural" | Spanish | 23 | 12 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Kany García | "Esta soledad" | Spanish | 7 | 111 | 7 | 138 |
2008 | Tommy Torres | "Pegadito" | Spanish | 25 ◁ | 3 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
St. Kitts & Nevis
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St. Kitts & Nevis | |
Participating broadcaster | ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation (ZIZ) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 1 (0 finals) |
First appearance | 2008 |
Highest placement | 16th semi-final: 2008 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon debuted in the contest in the 2008 edition. In their first participation, they scored 55 points in the semifinal, finishing in 16th place and failing to qualify.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2008 | Aidonia | "Lolly" | English | Failed to qualify | 16 | 55 |
St. Pierre & Miquelon
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St. Pierre & Miquelon | |
Participating broadcaster | La Première |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 2 (1 final) |
First appearance | 2007 |
Highest placement | 5th: 2008 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon debuted in the contest in the 2007 edition, being the first debuting country since 2003. In their first participation, they scored 49 points in the semifinal, finishing in 16th place and failing to qualify. The year after, in 2008, the country sent for the first time a song in its native language, "La guerre est finie" by Marie-Chantal Toupin, where they took a massive leap in therms of results, as they qualified in the semifinal in eighth place with 119 points and went on to finish fifth overall with 128 points.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2007 | Allan Lafitte | "Sometimes" | English | Failed to qualify | 16 | 49 | |
2008 | Marie-Chantal Toupin | "La guerre est finie" | French | 5 | 126 | 8 | 119 |
Suriname
[edit]Suriname | |
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Participating broadcaster | Surinaamse Televisie Stichting (STVS) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 25 (25 finals) |
First appearance | 1980 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1997 |
After borrowing a couple of artists to the Netherlands Antilles and the victory of one of them in 1979, Suriname debuted in the contest in 1980, ending in a devastating last place, that led to them withdrawing from the 1981 contest and return in the next year, where they sent former winner for the Netherlands Antilles, Sumy, to represent them, and despite getting more points, they still came last place, which made Sumy the first participant of the contest to end both in first and last place. Despite that, they ended up becoming a recurring country in the contest and redeemed themselves in the following edition, ending fifth with the song "Funk It Up" by Monica Chen.
The country went on to have two runner-up placements in 1986 and 1989.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1980 | Oscar Harris | "Disco Calypso" | Dutch, English | 18 ◁ | 12 | No semi-finals | |
Did not participate in 1981 | |||||||
1982 | Sumy | "Where Were You Last Night" | English | 20 ◁ | 17 | ||
1983 | Monica Chen | "Funk It Up" | English | 5 | 99 | ||
1984 | Iwan Esseboom | "Tangi fu bun na kodja" | Sranan Tongo | 14 | 38 | ||
1985 | Glenda Peters | "Since You Came Into My Life" | English | 12 | 39 | ||
1986 | Mai Tai | "Turn Your Love Around" | English | 2 | 141 | ||
1987 | Greg Hobson | "Love's Gonna Get You" | English | 16 ◁ | 20 | ||
Did not participate in 1988 | |||||||
1989 | Michèle | "All My Love" | English | 2 | 121 | ||
1990 | Ruth Jacott & Hans Vermeulen | "Teygo makandra" | Sranan Tongo | 20 | 22 | ||
Did not participate in 1991 | |||||||
1992 | Humphrey Campbell | "You're So Good" | English | 18 | 29 | ||
Did not participate in 1993 | |||||||
1994 | Michèle | "Love Is History" | English | 9 | 66 | ||
1995 | Ruth Jacott | "Onderweg naar morgen" | Dutch | 15 | 36 | ||
1996 | CB Milton | "Time Is Up" | English | 5 | 84 | ||
1997 | Total Touch | "Touch Me There" | English | 1 | 152 | ||
1998 | Roméo | "Coming Home" | English | 17 | 29 | ||
1999 | Def Rhymz | "Doekoe" | Dutch | 19 | 28 | ||
2000 | Blues ft. Jessica Folcker | "Trehundra dar" | Swedish | 10 | 52 | ||
2001 | Gordon & Re-Play | "Weet dat ik van je hou" | Dutch | 25 ◁ | 5 | ||
2002 | Def Rhymz | "Ik ben niet te stoppen" | Dutch | 20 | 30 | ||
2003 | Glennis Grace | "Ain't Nothing Gonna Stop Me Now" | English | 3 | 162 | 1 | 233 |
2004 | K-Liber | "Loungen" | Dutch, Spanish | 7 | 87 | Top 12 in 2003 final | |
2005 | Papa Winnie | "Stay" | English | 24 | 25 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Postman | "You Make Me Feel" | English | 16 | 48 | 8 | 104 |
2007 | Alain Clark | "Blow Me Away" | English | 4 | 131 | 5 | 151 |
2008 | Sabrina Starke | "Do for Love" | English | 23 | 18 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Participating broadcaster | Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 41 (40 finals) |
First appearance | 1964 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1974, 1980, 1996, 2002 |
Trinidad and Tobago debuted in the contest in 1964, and ended in last place that year.
As the first country from the Lesser Antilles to participate of the contest, Trinidad and Tobago served as the unintentional hub for artists from other countries of the region to participate of the contest, after internally selecting Lord Kitchener in its first participation and ending the contest in last place, the broadcaster created the national selection TTT Festival to select its future entries in the contest, which led to several artists from countries like Grenada, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to participate of the program in order to get a spot in Amerivision, which was proven successful, given the first edition was won by Grenadinian singer Mighty Sparrow and the second being won by Barbadian band The Merrymen. However, despite backlash from local musicians, TTT didn't do anything to stop it, as it was indeed leading to the country performing better in the contest. However, as other countries from the region joined the contest, the quantity of foreigner artists participating of the TTT Festival started to decrease, and while eventually foreigner artists still represent Trinidad and Tobago, the majority of modern representatives are native to the nation.
After a disappointing finish in last at the 1971 contest, Trinidad and Tobago withdrew from the contest for the next two years, and when it returned, it became the first returning country to win the contest, with the song "On the Run" by the Billy Ocean led band Scorched Earth, which kickstarted a wave of success for the country in the mid 70s, as it ended in the top 3 in the next two editions as well. The country highly benefited from its submission of disco and funk songs in that period, that eventually led to a second win in 1980 with the song "We Are Family" by Mac and Katie Kissoon and nearly won for a second time in a roll in the following year.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1964 | Lord Kitchener | "My Wife's Nightie" | English | 12 ◁ | 3 | No semi-finals | |
1965 | Mighty Sparrow | "Man Like to Feel" | English | 9 | 8 | ||
1966 | The Merrymen | "There Won't Be Anymore" | English | 10 | 10 | ||
1967 | Mighty Sparrow | "Revenge" | English | 5 | 13 | ||
1968 | Joe Mansano | "Life on Reggae Planet" | English | 15 | 3 | ||
1969 | The Mighty Duke | "Black Is Beautiful" | English | 12 | 9 | ||
1970 | Mac Kissoon | "Get Down With It" | English | 8 | 13 | ||
1971 | The Esso Trinidad Steel Band | "I Want You Back" | English | 18 ◁ | 1 | ||
Did not participate from 1972 to 1973 | |||||||
1974 | Scorched Earth | "On the Run" | English | 1 | 76 | ||
1975 | Wild Fire | "Check It Out" | English | 3 | 102 | ||
1976 | Tony Wilson | "I Like Your Style" | English | 2 | 113 | ||
1977 | Lee Vanderbilt | "Get Into What You're In" | English | 9 | 55 | ||
1978 | Calypso Rose | "The Action Is Tight" | English | 11 | 36 | ||
1979 | Mac Kissoon | "Lavender Blue" | English | 14 | 25 | ||
1980 | Mac and Katie Kissoon | "We Are Family" | English | 1 | 122 | ||
1981 | Billy Ocean | "Stay the Night" | English | 2 | 130 | ||
Did not participate in 1982 | |||||||
1983 | Katie Kissoon | "You're the One (You're My Number One)" | English | 8 | 68 | ||
1984 | Billy Ocean | "Suddenly" | English | 10 | 58 | ||
1985 | Lord Laro | "Lover's License" | English | 10 | 44 | ||
1986 | Judy Boucher | "Can't Be With You Tonight" | English | 17 | 17 | ||
1987 | Judy Boucher | "You Caught My Eyes" | English | 13 | 29 | ||
1988 | Hugh Bullen | "Night Girl" | English | 2 | 127 | ||
Did not participate in 1989 | |||||||
1990 | Joanna Law | "First Time Ever" | English | 7 | 76 | ||
1991 | Tambu | "Reach Out" | English | 13 | 51 | ||
1992 | Nerious Joseph | "Guidance" | English | 20 | 21 | ||
1993 | Billy Ocean | "Pressure" | English | 7 | 86 | ||
1994 | Haddaway | "Rock My Heart" | English | 12 | 52 | ||
1995 | Imo | "Glory of Om" | English | 18 | 28 | ||
1996 | Ardis | "Woman to Woman" | English | 1 | 173 | ||
1997 | Haddaway | "What About Me" | English | 9 | 65 | ||
1998 | Andru Donalds | "Beautiful Friday" | English | 4 | 121 | ||
1999 | Jack Radics | "No Matter" | English | 18 | 33 | ||
2000 | Papa Reu feat. Lil' Keke | "Diamonds and Pearls" | English | 17 | 32 | ||
2001 | Beres Hammond | "They Gonna Talk" | English | 12 | 52 | ||
2002 | Heather Headley | "He Is" | English | 1 | 157 | ||
2003 | Destra Garcia | "Carnival" | English | 19 | 39 | Host country | |
2004 | Shurwayne Winchester | "Get Out of My Dreams" | English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 62 | |
2005 | Avion Blackman | "Give Me Life" | English | 13 | 58 | 5 | 140 |
2006 | 3 Canal | "Rise" | English | 12 | 61 | 4 | 134 |
2007 | Bunji Garlin | "Fire Fi Dem" | English | 9 | 91 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Destra Garcia | "I Dare You" | English | 18 | 51 | Top 15 in 2007 final |
United States
[edit]United States | |
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Participating broadcaster | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 52 |
First appearance | 1956 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1970, 1981, 2003 |
United States is one of the six original Amerivision countries, winning the contest once.
Despite being always considered a major favorite of the competition, the United States seriously struggled to do as well as anticipated in the early years of the contest, despite constant podium placements, only achieving their first victory in 1970. In 1995, after a streak of poor participations, including a last place finish in 1993, the country ended up in the relegation zone for that year's contest, which made the 1995 edition the only that the United States didn't participate. After the event, the american delegation was completely reestructured. In 2003, ten years after the country's last place finish and following a sequence of podium placements, the wait for the third victory ended with the song "Are You Happy Now?" by Michelle Branch, ending a gap of 22 years without victories and winning the first ever contest with the semifinal system implemented, despite the country automatically qualifying for the final as part of the Big Four.
Despite this, NBC, the american broadcaster, is considered to be the largest financial contributor to the contest, and is often treated as the backup host nation, as it often hosts contests when the previous year's winner or runner up declines the offer. The first time that happened being in 1961, when it hosted the contest in behalf of Uruguay. Because of that, United States is the country that hosted the event most times, in a total of seven occasions, twice in New York, once in Anaheim, once in Chicago, once in Houston, once in Miami and once in San Francisco.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1956 | Harry Belafonte | "Jamaica Farewell" | English | 7 | 9 | No semi-finals | |
Julie London | "Lonely Girl" | English | 12 ◁ | 1 | |||
1957 | Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps | "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" | English | 4 | 11 | ||
1958 | Sarah Vaughan | "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" | English | 3 | 15 | ||
1959 | The Flamingos | "I'm in the Mood for Love" | English | 4 | 13 | ||
1960 | Cathie Taylor | "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" | English | 9 | 2 | ||
1961 | Wanda Jackson | "There's a Party Goin' On" | English | 3 | 14 | ||
1962 | Buck Owens | "Fool Me Again" | English | 4 | 17 | ||
1963 | Lesley Gore | "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" | English | 3 | 24 | ||
1964 | Jan & Dean | "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" | English | 2 | 27 | ||
1965 | Judy Roderick | "Me and My Chaffeur" | English | 12 | 4 | ||
1966 | The Cyrkle | "Red Rubber Ball" | English | 7 | 15 | ||
1967 | Tammy Wynette | "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" | English | 4 | 15 | ||
1968 | Del Shannon | "Gemini" | English | 11 | 9 | ||
1969 | Wendy and Bonnie | "I Realized You" | English | 10 | 10 | ||
1970 | Minnie Riperton | "Les fleurs" | English | 1 | 47 | ||
1971 | Barbra Streisand | "The Summer Knows" | English | 9 | 14 | ||
1972 | Lyn Collins | "Think (About It)" | English | 6 | 31 | ||
1973 | Millie Jackson | "It Hurts So Good" | English | 2 | 63 | ||
1974 | Rufus & Chaka Khan | "Your Smile" | English | 12 | 22 | ||
1975 | Linda Ronstadt | "Love Is a Rose" | English | 13 | 29 | ||
1976 | The Doobie Brothers & James Taylor | "Takin' It to the Streets" | English | 5 | 74 | ||
1977 | Bonnie Raitt | "Home" | English | 8 | 60 | ||
1978 | Cheryl Lynn | "Got to Be Real" | English | 3 | 116 | ||
1979 | Jennifer Warnes | "I Know a Heartache When I See One" | English | 10 | 38 | ||
1980 | Patrice Rushen | "Look Up!" | English | 13 | 36 | ||
1981 | Kim Carnes | "Bette Davis Eyes" | English | 1 | 145 | ||
1982 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | "Maneater" | English | 15 | 32 | ||
1983 | Christopher Cross | "All Right" | English | 17 | 16 | ||
1984 | Shannon | "Let the Music Play" | English | 2 | 125 | ||
1985 | DeBarge | "Rhythm of the Night" | English | 17 | 25 | ||
1986 | Stacey Q | "Two of Hearts" | English | 11 | 34 | ||
1987 | Terence Trent D'Arby | "Wishing Well" | English | 6 | 73 | ||
1988 | Chicago | "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" | English | 12 | 46 | ||
1989 | Inner City | "Good Life" | English | 10 | 55 | ||
1990 | Information Society | "How Long" | English | 19 | 23 | ||
1991 | Desmond Child | "The Price of Lovin' You" | English | 2 | 132 | ||
1992 | Trisha Yearwood | "Wrong Side of Memphis" | English | 17 | 33 | ||
1993 | Michael Bolton | "Completely" | English | 24 ◁ | 2 | ||
1994 | Reba McEntire | "And Still" | English | 22 | 26 | ||
Did not participate in 1995 | |||||||
1996 | Toni Braxton | "You're Makin' Me High" | English | 20 | 30 | ||
1997 | Lisa Loeb | "I Do" | English | 12 | 54 | ||
1998 | Ultra Naté | "Free" | English | 7 | 80 | ||
1999 | TLC | "Unpretty" | English | 12 | 47 | ||
2000 | Chanté Moore | "Straight Up" | English | 12 | 49 | ||
2001 | Anastacia | "Paid My Dues" | English | 2 | 156 | ||
2002 | Christina Milian | "When You Look at Me" | English | 3 | 126 | ||
2003 | Michelle Branch | "Are You Happy Now?" | English | 1 | 222 | Member of the "Big Four" | |
2004 | Imani Coppola | "Afrodite" | English | 11 | 68 | ||
2005 | Omarion | "Touch" | English | 14 | 55 | ||
2006 | Vanessa Hudgens | "Come Back to Me" | English | 3 | 148 | ||
2007 | Amerie | "Take Control" | English | 8 | 103 | ||
2008 | Jimmy Wayne | "Do You Believe Me Now" | English | 14 | 59 |
Uruguay
[edit]Uruguay | |
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Participating broadcaster | Canal 10 |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 49 (48 finals) |
First appearance | 1957 |
Highest placement | 1st: 1958, 1960, 1963, 1982 |
Uruguay debuted in the contest in 1957, they are the biggest winners in the contest history, winning three times.
Often considered to be one of the biggest surprises in the contest's history, Uruguay did remarkably well in the early years of the contest, ending third place in their first participation and winning in the following year, they later became the second country to win twice in 1960 and in 1963 they became the first country to win three times. Which led to them recieving a constant status of favorites for the contest.
They were also the first country to win the contest with a returning artist, as the 1963 winner, Julio Sosa, had already participated of the contest in 1961, ending 6th place.
Despite the initial luck of the country, it would take nineteen for the fourth uruguayan victory to come. After a second place finish in 1966, the country would only return to the podium in 1980 (despite three fourth place finishes in the meantime), only achieving their fourth win in 1982.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1957 | Romeo Gavioli y Su Orquesta Típica | "Estampa del 900" | Spanish | 3 | 16 | No semi-finals | |
1958 | Amalia de la Vega | "Mi poncho" | Spanish | 1 | 22 | ||
1959 | Amalia de la Vega | "El lazo" | Spanish | 5 | 10 | ||
1960 | Los TNT | "Eso, eso, eso" | Spanish | 1 | 31 | ||
1961 | Julio Sosa | "Rencor" | Spanish | 6 | 9 | ||
1962 | Los Olimareños | "Orejano" | Spanish | 10 ◁ | 3 | ||
1963 | Julio Sosa | "Madame Ivonne" | Spanish | 1 | 29 | ||
1964 | Los Iracundos | "Calla" | Spanish | 4 | 20 | ||
1965 | Los Shakers | "No me pidas amor" | English, Spanish | 8 | 10 | ||
1966 | Alfredo Zitarrosa | "Milonga para una niña" | Spanish | 2 | 28 | ||
1967 | Aníbal Sampayo | "Garzas viajeras" | Spanish | 9 | 7 | ||
1968 | Los Delfines | "Sin tiempo para vivir" | English, Spanish | 6 | 15 | ||
1969 | Vera Sienra & Eduardo Mateo | "Aquel" | Spanish | 4 | 22 | ||
1970 | Limonada | "Ojos que miran lejos" | Spanish | 11 | 9 | ||
1971 | Tótem | "De este cielo santo" | Spanish | 10 | 13 | ||
1972 | Lágrima Ríos | "Un cielo para los dos" | Spanish | 4 | 41 | ||
1973 | Diane Denoir | "Las flores nuevas" | Spanish | 15 | 10 | ||
1974 | Carlos Benavides | "Soy del campo" | Spanish | 14 | 17 | ||
1975 | Rubén Rada | "Ayer te ví" | Spanish | 6 | 62 | ||
1976 | Yalta | "Poeta al sur" | Spanish | 11 | 43 | ||
1977 | El Kinto | "Muy lejos te vas" | Spanish | 13 | 29 | ||
1978 | Jaime Roos | "Sí sí sí" | Spanish | 9 | 53 | ||
1979 | Larbanois & Carrero | "Olero" | Spanish | 4 | 92 | ||
1980 | Rumbo | "A redoblar" | Spanish | 3 | 95 | ||
1981 | Sylvia Meyer | "Hoy a pesar de ser hoy" | Spanish | 9 | 54 | ||
1982 | Jaime Roos | "Adiós juventud" | Spanish | 1 | 138 | ||
1983 | Jorge Galemire | "Tus abrazos" | Spanish | 12 | 41 | ||
1984 | Eduardo Mateo | "Cuerpo y alma" | Spanish | 20 ◁ | 2 | ||
1985 | Fernando Cabrera | "Pandemonios" | Spanish | 14 | 31 | ||
1986 | Mariana Ingold | "Cara a cara" | Spanish | 15 | 22 | ||
1987 | Elli Medeiros | "A bailar calypso" | French, Spanish | 2 | 105 | ||
1988 | Alberto Wolf y Los Terapeutas | "El club de memo" | Spanish | 19 | 9 | ||
1989 | Las Tres | "Andenes" | Spanish | 17 | 32 | ||
Did not participate in 1990 | |||||||
1991 | Jazzy Mel | "Fue amor" | Spanish | 11 | 55 | ||
1992 | Rossana Taddei | "De Minas à Paris" | Spanish | 2 | 136 | ||
1993 | Alberto Wolf | "Corazones musicales" | Spanish | 22 | 7 | ||
1994 | Exilio Psíquico | "Supongo que" | Spanish | 15 | 42 | ||
1995 | Claudio Taddei | "Estoy contento, nena" | Spanish | 17 | 30 | ||
1996 | Jaime Roos | "Si me voy antes que vos" | Spanish | 11 | 54 | ||
1997 | Rossana Taddei & Leo Maslíah | "Bellos tatuajes" | Spanish | 20 | 24 | ||
1998 | Natalia Oreiro | "Me muero de amor" | Spanish | 22 | 13 | ||
1999 | Mariana Ingold | "El gran misterio" | Spanish | 7 | 63 | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Natalia Oreiro | "Tu veneno" | Spanish | 5 | 84 | ||
2002 | Cursi | "La pachanga falsa" | Spanish | 12 | 50 | ||
2003 | Mario Guerrero | "Me gustas" | Spanish | 25 ◁ | 4 | Top 15 in 2002 final | |
2004 | Supervielle feat. Adriana Varela | "Perfume" | Spanish | 6 | 104 | 5 | 148 |
2005 | Dani Umpi | "Atracción" | Spanish | 19 | 36 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | El Cuarteto de Nos | "Ya no sé que hacer conmigo" | Spanish | 7 | 104 | 5 | 128 |
2007 | La Vela Puerca | "Para no verme más" | Spanish | 22 | 18 | Top 15 in 2006 final | |
2008 | Eli-U Pena | "Mi barco" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 14 | 63 |
U.S. Virgin Islands
[edit]United States Virgin Islands | |
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American Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands | |
Participating broadcaster | Virgin Islands Television Network (WSVI) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 13 (10 finals) |
First appearance | 1979 |
Highest placement | 8th: 1979 |
The U.S. Virgin Islands debuted in the contest in the 1979 contest, and from there, only made sporadic appearances in the contest.
Until the 1994 contest, they were refered as American Virgin Islands.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1979 | Venus Dodson | "Shining" | English | 8 | 57 | No semi-finals | |
1980 | Infinite Love Experience | "I Never Knew" | English | 14 | 34 | ||
Did not participate from 1981 to 1992 | |||||||
1993 | Kenny Chesney | "Whatever It Takes" | English | 21 | 13 | ||
1994 | Vanessa Daou | "The Long Tunnel of Wanting You" | English | 13 | 47 | ||
1995 | Vanessa Daou | "Dear Anne Sexton" | English | 12 | 45 | ||
Did not participate from 1996 to 1999 | |||||||
2000 | Vanessa Daou | "Lovechild" | English | 11 | 50 | ||
2001 | Dezarie | "Most High" | English | 24 | 8 | ||
Did not participate in 2002 | |||||||
2003 | Iba | "No Apology" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 79 | |
2004 | Insight | "Evolve" | English | 16 | 48 | 6 | 112 |
2005 | Kenny Chesney | "Summertime" | English | 9 | 73 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | NiyoRah | "Kick Up" | English | 18 | 38 | Top 12 in 2005 final | |
2007 | Midnite | "Right Here" | English | Failed to qualify | 18 | 9 | |
2008 | Evelyn Thomas | "Stick to the Plan" | English | 18 | 26 |
Venezuela
[edit]Venezuela | |
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Participating broadcaster | Venevisión |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 27 (25 finals) |
First appearance | 1965 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 1969 |
Venezuela debuted in the contest in 1965, with their best placement being a 2nd place in 1969.
The country is often seen as inconsistent in the contest, not only due to the fact that it often floats around the board with no pattern of placements, but also due to its tendency to withdraw from the contest, with the first withdraw happening in 1967, and many others happening throughout the decades. Their longest continuous participation streak happened from 1968 to 1974 and 2001 to 2007, seven consecutive years participating in each.
In 1983, Colombia won the contest with venezuelan singer Ilan Chester, a result that upsetted severely the non-participating venezuelan delegation, leading to their return the following year and them even sending Chester in 1985, who failed to get similar results, leading to the venezuelan delegation withdrawing once again in the following year.
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1965 | Felipe Pirela | "Cuando estemos viejos" | Spanish | 10 | 7 | No semi-finals | |
1966 | Los 007 | "Carmen" | Spanish | 8 | 14 | ||
Did not participate in 1967 | |||||||
1968 | Soledad Bravo | "Zorongo gitano" | Spanish | 12 | 7 | ||
1969 | Henrique Lazo | "Confesiones de media noche" | Spanish | 2 | 36 | ||
1970 | Ray Pérez & Perucho Torcat | "Reproche" | Spanish | 14 | 6 | ||
1971 | Aldemaro Romero | "Pajarillo" | Spanish | 16 | 4 | ||
1972 | Nancy Ramos | "Mi llano es un paraiso" | Spanish | 12 | 19 | ||
1973 | Los Guaraguao | "Los estudiantes" | Spanish | 9 | 21 | ||
1974 | Cecilia Todd | "Pajarillo verde" | Spanish | 14 | 17 | ||
Did not participate from 1975 to 1978 | |||||||
1979 | Tempano | "Anhelos" | Spanish | 16 | 23 | ||
1980 | José Luis Rodríguez | "Pavo real" | Spanish | 10 | 44 | ||
1981 | Pablo Milanés | "El prégon de las flores" | Spanish | 15 | 15 | ||
Did not participate from 1982 to 1983 | |||||||
1984 | Karina | "A quién" | Spanish | 9 | 59 | ||
1985 | Ilan Chester | "Solo faltas tu" | Spanish | 16 | 29 | ||
Did not participate from 1986 to 1989 | |||||||
1990 | Franco De Vita | "No basta" | Spanish | 5 | 92 | ||
1991 | Diveana | "Tú" | Spanish | 24 ◁ | 3 | ||
Did not participate from 1992 to 1995 | |||||||
1996 | Los Gusanos | "El lado prohibido" | Spanish | 22 | 23 | ||
1997 | Adolescent's Orquestra | "Arrepentida" | Spanish | 15 | 36 | ||
1998 | Los Amigos Invisibles | "Ultra-Funk" | Spanish | 15 | 33 | ||
1999 | Franco De Vita | "Te veo venir soledad" | Spanish | 8 | 58 | ||
Did not participate in 2000 | |||||||
2001 | Sur Carabela | "Lejos de aqui" | Spanish | 13 | 49 | ||
2002 | Tecupae | "No te quiero" | Spanish | 18 | 35 | ||
2003 | Uff | "Me enamoro de ti" | Spanish | 16 | 48 | 5 | 127 |
2004 | Carlos Baute | "Chiki Chiki" | Spanish | 4 | 153 | 2 | 196 |
2005 | Panasuyo | "Rio bellisimo" | Spanish | 25 ◁ | 14 | Top 16 in 2004 final | |
2006 | Hany Kauam | "Es tu amor" | Spanish | Failed to qualify | 11 | 88 | |
2007 | Majandra | "The Places You'll Go" | English | 19 ◁ | 4 | ||
Did not participate in 2008 |