Amerivision Song Contest 1994

Amerivision Song Contest 1994
Amerivision Song Contest 1994
Dates
Final	September 3 1994
Host
Venue	Omni Coliseum; Atlanta, United States
Presenter(s)	Conan O'Brien; Whoopi Goldberg
Host broadcaster	National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Participants
Number of entries	24
Returning countries	Bermuda; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Peru; Suriname
Non-returning countries	Antigua and Barbuda; Bolivia; El Salvador; Martinique; Puerto Rico
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song	Jamaica; "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
	Amerivision Song Contest

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

Host picking

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

City	Venue
Anaheim	Anaheim Arena
Atlanta	Omni Coliseum
Austin	Luedecke Arena
Daytona Beach	Ocean Center
Denver	Denver Coliseum
Long Beach	Long Beach Arena
New Orleans	Municipal Auditorium
New York City	Madison Square Garden
St. Louis	Enterprise Center
Phoenix	Footprint Center

Relegations

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

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

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

Participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	English title
American Virgin Islands	WSVI	Vanessa Daou	"The Long Tunnel of Wanting You"	English
Argentina	Telefe	Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo	"The Rhythm Is Magic"	English, Spanish
Bahamas	PTB	Andru Donalds	"Mishale"	English
Barbados	CBC TV 8	Zeitia Massiah	"This Is the Place"
Bermuda	VSB	Heather Nova	"Walk This World"
Brazil	Globo	Só Pra Contrariar	"Meu jeito de ser"	Portuguese	"My Way of Being"
Canada	CBC	Nan Vernon	"Elvis Waits"	English
Chile	UCV	Jardín Secreto	"Un lugar"	Spanish	"A Place"
Colombia	Canal 1	La Derecha	"Tras de ti"		"Behind You"
Costa Rica	Repretel 6	El Parque	"Hombre azul"		"Blue Man"
Dominican Republic	RDTV	Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark	"United"	English
Guadeloupe	RFO	Joëlle Ursull	"Joujou"	French	"Toy"
Guatemala	Televisiete	Bohemia Suburbana	"En el jardin"	Spanish	"In the Garden"
Haiti	TNH	Manno Charlemagne	"Ya bezwen mwen"	Haitian Creole	"You Need Me"
Jamaica	JBC	Ini Kamoze	"Here Comes the Hotstepper"	English
Mexico	Las Estrellas	Café Tacuba	"Las flores"	Spanish	"The Flowers"
Netherlands Antilles	Telecuraçao	Ardis	"Ain't Nobody's Business"	English
Nicaragua	Televicentro	Guardabarranco	"Casa abierta"	Spanish	"Open House"
Panama	RPC	Mónica Naranjo	"Solo se vive una vez"		"You Only Live Once"
Peru	América	Mar de Copas	"Prendí otro fuego por ella"		"I Lit Another Fire for Her"
Suriname	STVS	Michèle	"Love Is History"	English
Trinidad and Tobago	TTT	Haddaway	"Rock My Heart"
United States	NBC	Reba McEntire	"And Still"
Uruguay	Canal 10	Exilio Psíquico	"Supongo que"	Spanish	"I Suppose That"

Returning artists

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

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

Contest overview

Winner

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

Detailed voting results

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

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

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