Amerivision Song Contest 2001

Amerivision Song Contest 2001
Amerivision Song Contest 2001
Dates
Final	September 8 2001
Host
Venue	Pacific Coliseum; Vancouver, Canada
Presenter(s)	Harland Williams; Marilyn Denis
Host broadcaster	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Participants
Number of entries	25
Debuting countries	French Guiana
Returning countries	Argentina; Bermuda; Bolivia; Costa Rica; Netherlands Antilles; Uruguay; Venezuela
Non-returning countries	Barbados; Ecuador; Guatemala; Haiti; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song	Martinique; "Vivre la vie"
	Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 2001 was the fourty-sixth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU), host broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The edition was hosted in the Pacific Coliseum, in Vancouver, Canada, as the country earned the right to host the event by winning the previous edition.

Due to the constant increasing number of nations with the intention of participating of the contest, the number of participants this year was increased to 25, which saved Martinique from relegation, a decision that proved fundamental for the result of the contest, as Martinique ended up as the winners of this edition.

Host picking

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

City	Venue
Calgary	Pengrowth Saddledome
Halifax	Halifax Metro Centre
Montreal	Bell Centre
Ottawa	Canadian Tire Centre
Quebec City	Colisée Pepsi
Regina	Regina Agridome
Saskatoon	Saskatchewan Place
Toronto	Air Canada Centre
Vancouver	Pacific Coliseum
Winnipeg	Winnipeg Arena

Relegations

Bermuda returned to the contest, while Belize withdrew. This edition also saw the debut of French Guiana.

This edition saw a record breaking number of relegations, in total, seven nations got relegated, those being Barbados, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico.

Calculation of average points to determine qualification for the 2001 contest
Rank	Country	Average	Yearly Point Totals
Rank	Country	Average	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
1	Mexico	100.8	99	125	95	167	18
2	Chile	96.0	38	43	148	93	158
3	Trinidad and Tobago	84.8	173	65	121	33	32
4	Brazil	82.6	117	63	142	51	40
5	Jamaica	77.2	134	31	22	105	94
6	Canada	77.2	22	102	40	50	172
7	Peru	75.0	34	73	133	67	68
8	Dominican Republic	72.0	55	137	108	44	16
9	Colombia	71.8	63	83	47	143	23
10	Suriname	69.0	84	152	29	28	52
11	Guadeloupe	65.4	72	19	26	167	43
12	Guyana	53.0	—	—	—	19	87
13	United States	52.0	30	54	80	47	49
14	Cuba	51.6	—	—	51	41	63
15	Martinique	48.7	43	22	16	—	114
16	Barbados	45.2	68	47	55	—	11
17	Panama	45.2	25	30	6	—	120
18	Haiti	40.7	31	—	27	44	61
19	Puerto Rico	39.4	58	68	49	16	6
20	Nicaragua	38.2	—	59	37	54	3
21	Guatemala	37.2	45	28	30	—	46
22	Ecuador	37.0	—	—	—	44	30
Returning nations
	Argentina	47.0	36	67	76	9	—
	Bolivia	35.5	—	33	—	38	—
	Costa Rica	7.0	—	7	—	—	—
	Netherlands Antilles	36.0	36	—	—	—	—
	Uruguay	38.5	54	24	13	63	—
	Venezuela	37.5	23	36	33	58	—
Immune nations
	Bermuda	0.0	—	—	—	0	—
	French Guiana	0.0	—	—	—	—	—
	Honduras	36.0	—	—	—	—	36
	U.S. Virgin Islands	45.0	—	—	—	—	50

Participating countries

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	English title
Argentina	Telefe	Babasónicos	"Fizz"	Spanish
Bermuda	VSB	Heather Nova	"Like Lovers Do"	English
Bolivia	Bolivia TV	Alcoholika La Christo	"Souffrir"	French	"Suffer"
Brazil	Globo	Tianastacia	"Sanatório"	Portuguese	"Sanatorium"
Canada	CBC	Sloan	"If It Feels Good Do It"	English
Chile	TVN	Stereo 3	"Atrévete a aceptarlo"	Spanish	"Dare to Accept It"
Colombia	Canal 1	Carolina Márquez	"Ritmo"		"Rhythm"
Costa Rica	Repretel 6	Kadeho	"Sola"		"Alone"
Cuba	Cubavisión	Amaury Gutiérrez	"Dime corazón"		"Tell Me Sweetheart"
Dominican Republic	RDTV	Xiomara Fortuna	"Kumbajei"
French Guiana	RFO Guiana	K-Reen	"Prends ma main"	French	"Take My Hand"
Guadeloupe	RFO Guadeloupe	Matt Houston	"R&B 2 rue"	French	"R&B to the Street"
Guyana	TVG	Maxee	"When I Look Into Your Eyes"	English
Honduras	Canal 5	Fangoria	"Eternamente inocente"	Spanish	"Eternally Innocent"
Jamaica	TVJ	T.O.K.	"Shake Yuh Bam Bam"	English
Martinique	RFO Martinique	Kelly Joyce	"Vivre la vie"	French	"Live Life"
Mexico	Las Estrellas	Ely Guerra	"De la calle"	Spanish	"From the Street"
Netherlands Antilles	Telecuraçao	Maruja	"Talking to the Moon"	English
Peru	América	Catervas	"Tu creencia"	Spanish	"Your Belief"
Suriname	STVS	Gordon & Re-Play	"Weet dat ik van je hou"	Dutch	"Know That I Love You"
Trinidad and Tobago	TTT	Beres Hammond	"They Gonna Talk"	English
United States	NBC	Anastacia	"Paid My Dues"	English
Uruguay	Canal 10	Natalia Oreiro	"Tu veneno"	Spanish	"Your Poison"
U.S. Virgin Islands	WSVI	Dezarie	"Most High"	English
Venezuela	Venevisión	Sur Carabela	"Lejos de aqui"	Spanish	"Far From Here"

Returning artists

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

Artist	Country	Previous year(s)
Babasónicos	Argentina	1992
Heather Nova	Bermuda	1994
K-Reen	French Guiana	1998 (for Guadeloupe)
Natalia Oreiro	Uruguay	1998

Contest overview

Winner

**Results of the Amerivision Song Contest 2001**
R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Dominican Republic	Xiomara Fortuna	"Kumbajei"	33	18
2	French Guiana	K-Reen	"Prends ma main"	37	16
3	Honduras	Fangoria	"Eternamente inocente"	69	7
4	Chile	Stereo 3	"Atrévete a aceptarlo"	41	14
5	Netherlands Antilles	Maruja	"Talking to the Moon"	124	3
6	Brazil	Tianastacia	"Sanatório"	62	9
7	Uruguay	Natalia Oreiro	"Tu veneno"	84	5
8	Martinique	Kelly Joyce	"Vivre la vie"	188	1
9	Argentina	Babasónicos	"Fizz"	22	20
10	Guyana	Maxee	"When I Look Into Your Eyes"	25	19
11	Bermuda	Heather Nova	"Like Lovers Do"	75	6
12	Trinidad and Tobago	Beres Hammond	"They Gonna Talk"	52	12
13	Costa Rica	Kadeho	"Sola"	38	15
14	Canada	Sloan	"If It Feels Good Do It"	59	10
15	Venezuela	Sur Carabela	"Lejos de aqui"	49	13
16	United States	Anastacia	"Paid My Dues"	156	2
17	Bolivia	Alcoholika La Christo	"Souffrir"	63	8
18	Suriname	Gordon & Re-Play	"Weet dat ik van je hou"	5	25
19	Jamaica	T.O.K.	"Shake Yuh Bam Bam"	36	17
20	Mexico	Ely Guerra	"De la calle"	14	23
21	U.S. Virgin Islands	Dezarie	"Most High"	8	24
22	Colombia	Carolina Márquez	"Ritmo"	57	11
23	Peru	Catervas	"Tu creencia"	21	21
24	Guadeloupe	Matt Houston	"R&B 2 rue"	19	22
25	Cuba	Amaury Gutiérrez	"Dime corazón"	113	4

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results of the Amerivision Song Contest 2001
		Total score	Dominican Republic	French Guiana	Honduras	Chile	Netherlands Antilles	Brazil	Uruguay	Martinique	Argentina	Guyana	Bermuda	Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica	Canada	Venezuela	United States	Bolivia	Suriname	Jamaica	Mexico	U.S. Virgin Islands	Colombia	Peru	Guadeloupe	Cuba
Contestants	Dominican Republic	33				5			1	2	4		4		3		5		1		2						6
	French Guiana	37					6			6		5		2						8			7			3
	Honduras	69	7			6		3	8						12		8					10			8		7
	Chile	41	1					4	12		3							5	3			7		3	2		1
	Netherlands Antilles	124	8	10		3		7		4	7	12	7	12	1	7		12		12	3		3			8	8
	Brazil	62		2		7	4				1		5	4	4	3			10	7	6			4	3	2
	Uruguay	84	10		6	12		10		1	12				6			3				8	1		12		3
	Martinique	188	5	12	10	2	12	8	5		2	10	12	10	8	12	3	7	7	10	12		8	6	10	12	5
	Argentina	22			2	1			7								4		5	1				2
	Guyana	25	2	8			5						3			2		2		3
	Bermuda	75		3				1	3			7		8	2	8		10			5		12			6	10
	Trinidad and Tobago	52					8			3		8	8					1		5	10		4			5
	Costa Rica	38	4		3				4				1				6								4	4	12
	Canada	59					7	2		12		6		6				8			8	3	6			1
	Venezuela	49			7		1				6				5	4			2			12		8			4
	United States	156	3	7	8	10	10	12	6	10	5	4	10	7		10	2		6	6	4		10	7	7	10	2
	Bolivia	63	6	5	4	8				7			2			6						6	2	10		7
	Suriname	5		4								1
	Jamaica	36								8		3	6	3		1		6		4			5
	Mexico	14													7		1							5	1
	U.S. Virgin Islands	8		1																	7
	Colombia	57			5		3	5			8			1			10	4	12			4			5
	Peru	21			1				2								7		8			2		1
	Guadeloupe	19		6			2			5						5						1
	Cuba	113	12		12	4		6	10		10	2		5	10		12		4	2	1	5		12	6

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
6	Martinique	Bermuda, Canada, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles
4	Cuba	Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Venezuela
4	Netherlands Antilles	Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
3	Uruguay	Argentina, Chile, Peru
1	Bermuda	U.S. Virgin Islands
	Canada	Martinique
	Chile	Uruguay
	Colombia	Bolivia
	Costa Rica	Cuba
	Honduras	Costa Rica
	United States	Brazil