Amerivision Song Contest 2004

Amerivision Song Contest 2004
Amerivision Song Contest 2004
Color Your Life
Dates
Semi-final	October 13 2004
Final	October 16 2004
Host
Venue	Staples Center; Los Angeles, United States
Presenter(s)	Conan O'Brien; Queen Latifah
Host broadcaster	National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)
Participants
Number of entries	33
Returning countries	Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua
Non-returning countries	Haiti
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song	Nicaragua; "Bulería"
	Amerivision Song Contest

The Amerivision Song Contest 2004 was the fourty-ninth edition of the annual Amerivision Song Contest, organised by the American Broadcasting Union (ABU), host broadcaster National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). The edition was hosted in the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, United States, as the country earned the right to host the event by winning the previous edition.

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
Atlanta	State Farm Arena
Boston	TD Garden
Columbus	Nationwide Arena
Indianapolis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Las Vegas	Orleans Arena
Los Angeles	Staples Center
Portland	Moda Center
San Antonio	Frost Bank Center
Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena
Washington	Capital One Arena

Participating countries

This edition saw the return of both the Netherlands Antilles and Nicaragua in the contest, while Haiti withdrew due to budget issues.

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	English title
Argentina	Telefe	Miranda!	"Yo te diré"	Spanish	"I'll Tell You"
Barbados	CBC TV 8	Rupee	"Tempted to Touch"	English
Bolivia	Bolivia TV	Los Grillos	"Hey, Hey Mod"	Spanish
Brazil	Globo	Vanessa da Mata	"Eu sou neguinha?"	Portuguese	"Am I a Black Girl?"
Canada	CBC	Tegan and Sara	"You Wouldn't Like Me"	English
Chile	TVN	Kudai	"Ya nada queda"	Spanish	"Nothing Is Left"
Colombia	Canal 1	Juanes	"Nada valgo sin tu amor"		"I Am Worthless Without Your Love"
Costa Rica	Repretel 6	Malpaís	"Es tan tarde ya"		"It's So Late Already"
Cuba	Cubavisión	Buena Fe	"Cuando tú me faltas"		"When You Are Missing"
Dominican Republic	RDTV	Rikarena	"Llevamé contigo"		"Take Me With You"
Ecuador	Ecuavisa	Sharon la Hechicera	"El baile del pimpollo"		"The Dance of the Bud"
El Salvador	TV-2	Ovni	"The Times When We Were Free (The Farewell)"	English
French Guiana	RFO Guiana	Pearl	"J'ai des choses à te dire"	French	"I Have Things to Tell You"
Greenland	KNR	Angu	"Red Lights"	English
Guadeloupe	RFO Guadeloupe	Joël Virgel	"Kiss Me"
Guatemala	Televisiete	Divo ft. DL Incognito	"Wreck the Mic"
Guyana	TVG	Bosko	"That Fire"
Honduras	Canal 5	Aurelio Martínez	"Yalifu"	Garifuna	"Pelican"
Jamaica	TVJ	Lady Saw	"Strip Tease"	English
Martinique	RFO Martinique	Lynnsha	"Rendez-vous"	French
Mexico	Las Estrellas	La Quinta Estación	"Niña"	Spanish	"Girl"
Netherlands Antilles	Telecuraçao	Izaline Calister	"Wow'i Kariño"	Papiamento	"Eye of Love"
Nicaragua	Televicentro	David Bisbal	"Bulería"	Spanish
Panama	RPC	Señor Loop	"Roncabalao"	Spanish	"Snoring"
Paraguay	SNT	Gabriela Anders	"You Go to My Head"	English
Peru	América	Turbopótamos	"Ultra Beba"	English, Spanish	"Ultra Drink"
Puerto Rico	Telemundo	Daddy Yankee with Zion & Lennox	"Tu príncipe"	Spanish	"Your Prince"
Suriname	STVS	K-Liber	"Loungen"	Dutch, Spanish	"Lounge"
Trinidad and Tobago	TTT	Shurwayne Winchester	"Get Out of My Dreams"	English
United States	NBC	Imani Coppola	"Afrodite"	English
Uruguay	Canal 10	Supervielle feat. Adriana Varela	"Perfume"	Spanish
U.S. Virgin Islands	WSVI	Insight	"Evolve"	English
Venezuela	Venevisión	Carlos Baute	"Chiki Chiki"	Spanish

Returning artists

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

Artist	Country	Previous year(s)
Lynnsha	Martinique	2003 (for French Guiana)

Contest overview

Semi-final

19 countries performed and all participants voted. Nicaragua won the semifinal with the largest margin in the history of the contest, 75 points ahead of the runner up Venezuela.

Qualifiers

**Results of the semifinal of the Amerivision Song Contest 2004**
R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Martinique	Lynnsha	"Rendez-vous"	110	7
2	Trinidad and Tobago	Shurwayne Winchester	"Get Out of My Dreams"	62	15
3	Dominican Republic	Rikarena	"Llevamé contigo"	4	19
4	Ecuador	Sharon la Hechicera	"El baile del pimpollo"	81	12
5	El Salvador	Ovni	"The Times When We Were Free (The Farewell)"	9	18
6	Panama	Señor Loop	"Roncabalao"	59	16
7	Venezuela	Carlos Baute	"Chiki Chiki"	196	2
8	Uruguay	Supervielle feat. Adriana Varela	"Perfume"	148	5
9	Puerto Rico	Daddy Yankee with Zion & Lennox	"Tu príncipe"	150	4
10	Jamaica	Lady Saw	"Strip Tease"	67	13
11	U.S. Virgin Islands	Insight	"Evolve"	112	6
12	Guadeloupe	Joël Virgel	"Kiss Me"	99	8
13	Peru	Turbopótamos	"Ultra Beba"	33	17
14	French Guiana	Pearl	"J'ai des choses à te dire"	64	14
15	Netherlands Antilles	Izaline Calister	"Wow'i Kariño"	95	10
16	Barbados	Rupee	"Tempted to Touch"	98	9
17	Bolivia	Los Grillos	"Hey, Hey Mod"	176	3
18	Paraguay	Gabriela Anders	"You Go to My Head"	86	11
19	Nicaragua	David Bisbal	"Bulería"	271	1

Final

The finalists were:

the four automatic qualifiers Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States;
the top 10 countries from the 2002 contest (other than the automatic qualifiers);
the top 10 countries from the 2003 semi-final.

Winner

**Results of the final of the Amerivision Song Contest 2004**
R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	U.S. Virgin Islands	Insight	"Evolve"	48	16
2	Greenland	Angu	"Red Lights"	38	20
3	Guatemala	Divo ft. DL Incognito	"Wreck the Mic"	5	24
4	Uruguay	Supervielle feat. Adriana Varela	"Perfume"	104	6
5	Puerto Rico	Daddy Yankee with Zion & Lennox	"Tu príncipe"	36	21
6	Guyana	Bosko	"That Fire"	46	18
7	Netherlands Antilles	Izaline Calister	"Wow'i Kariño"	59	13
8	United States	Imani Coppola	"Afrodite"	68	11
9	Bolivia	Los Grillos	"Hey, Hey Mod"	108	5
10	Chile	Kudai	"Ya nada queda"	61	12
11	Canada	Tegan and Sara	"You Wouldn't Like Me"	80	8
12	Venezuela	Carlos Baute	"Chiki Chiki"	153	4
13	Martinique	Lynnsha	"Rendez-vous"	11	22
14	Guadeloupe	Joël Virgel	"Kiss Me"	43	19
15	Mexico	La Quinta Estación	"Niña"	163	3
16	Costa Rica	Malpaís	"Es tan tarde ya"	70	10
17	Nicaragua	David Bisbal	"Bulería"	258	1
18	Brazil	Vanessa da Mata	"Eu sou neguinha?"	232	2
19	Suriname	K-Liber	"Loungen"	87	7
20	Honduras	Aurelio Martínez	"Yalifu"	54	15
21	Barbados	Rupee	"Tempted to Touch"	76	9
22	Cuba	Buena Fe	"Cuando tú me faltas"	8	23
23	Argentina	Miranda!	"Yo te diré"	48	16
24	Colombia	Juanes	"Nada valgo sin tu amor"	58	14

Detailed voting results

Semi-final

Detailed voting results of the semifinal of the Amerivision Song Contest 2004
		Total score	Martinique	Trinidad and Tobago	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	El Salvador	Panama	Venezuela	Uruguay	Puerto Rico	Jamaica	U.S. Virgin Islands	Guadeloupe	Peru	French Guiana	Netherlands Antilles	Barbados	Bolivia	Paraguay	Nicaragua	Greenland	Guatemala	Guyana	United States	Chile	Canada	Mexico	Costa Rica	Brazil	Suriname	Honduras	Cuba	Argentina	Colombia
Contestants	Martinique	110				1	4			5	4	7	8	12		12	10	10		3	2	3			8	1	8				8	1	1	2
	Trinidad and Tobago	62	3				2		4	3	2	8	7		1		4	3				1		8			6		1		2	4	3
	Dominican Republic	4									3																	1
	Ecuador	81			5			3	8		1	2	2		7				7	4			4			4	2		6	8	1	7		3	7
	El Salvador	9						2													3		2									2
	Panama	59			3		3			1	5	1			5				5	1	7		10					5	3			5		1	4
	Venezuela	196		4	8	10	7	10		12	10			3	12				12	8	10		8	7		10		10	8	7		8	12	8	12
	Uruguay	148	4	1		7	6	6	7		8	6	1	2		2	3			6	4	10	7	1	6	12	3	6	5	5		6	4	12	8
	Puerto Rico	150			10	5	10	7	6	6			5		6	3	1		8	7	12		6		4	6	4	8	10		2	10	8	6
	Jamaica	67	5	3	2		1						10	7		6	5	8						5			7				4			4
	U.S. Virgin Islands	112	8	10					2			12		4		7	12	7			1	7			12		10	4	4		7	3	2
	Guadeloupe	99	12	8				5	3	4		4				10	7	5				4			5	5	12	3			10				2
	Peru	33	9		1	6				2									3	2			1			3		2		3					1
	French Guiana	64	10					1				3		10	2		8	4	6					10	3					2	5
	Netherlands Antilles	95	2	7	4	3		4					4	8	3	8		12	2	5		12		2	1				2	4	12
	Barbados	98	6	12		2			1		1	10	12	6		5	2		1		5	2	3	12	2					1	6		6		3
	Bolivia	176	1	5	7	8	8	8	12	7	7		3		10	1		1		12	6	5	5	4	10	8	1	7	7	12			10	5	6
	Paraguay	86		2	6	4	5		5	8				1	4			2	4		8	6		3		2				6			5	10	5
	Nicaragua	271	7	6	12	12	12	12	10	10	12	5	6	5	8	4	6	6	10	10		8	12	6	7	7	5	12	12	10	3	12	7	7	10

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
9	Nicaragua	Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico
5	Venezuela	Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay
3	Barbados	Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands
	Bolivia	Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela
	Netherlands Antilles	Barbados, Greenland, Suriname
	U.S. Virgin Islands	Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, United States
2	Guadeloupe	Canada, Martinique
	Martinique	French Guiana, Guadeloupe
	Uruguay	Argentina, Chile
1	Puerto Rico	Nicaragua

Final

Detailed voting results of the final of the Amerivision Song Contest 2004
		Total score	U.S. Virgin Islands	Greenland	Guatemala	Uruguay	Puerto Rico	Guyana	Netherlands Antilles	United States	Bolivia	Chile	Canada	Venezuela	Martinique	Guadeloupe	Mexico	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	Brazil	Suriname	Honduras	Barbados	Cuba	Argentina	Colombia	French Guiana	Jamaica	Dominican Republic	Peru	Paraguay	Panama	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago	El Salvador
Contestants	U.S. Virgin Islands	48								6			4		2							2	12					12						10
	Greenland	38	2				1	5	2	5		3	3		1					2	4		1						1				2	6
	Guatemala	5																	1													1			3
	Uruguay	104		6				4	6	4	6	12		8		5				8				1	12	5		1		5	10			3	8
	Puerto Rico	36			3					2	1			2			4	2	3			3			1	3			5						7
	Guyana	46	1						7						4	8			2		8		5			1	5	4						1
	Netherlands Antilles	59	7							3				1	5	6				7	10		6				4	6						4
	United States	68	12	1			4	2	5				10		3	1				6	7		4				6	3		2		2
	Bolivia	108		4	7	4	7	3	1			4	5	12			10	5		3		5			4	7			4	12	8		3
	Chile	61		2	1	8											7	7	7	4		4		6	10				3		2
	Canada	80		10			6		8	12		2			10	12				5			3		3		7	2
	Venezuela	153	3	5	2	5	8	1			12	6					8	8	10		2	6		12	2	12	3		8	10	3	10	12		5
	Martinique	11								1			2			4											2							2
	Guadeloupe	43						7					8		12		1						7				8
	Mexico	163	4		8	6	10			7	8	10	1			7		10	12	12		8		8	7	8			10	6	5	6	6		4
	Costa Rica	70			10	3					4	1		7			6		6			10		7	6				6			3			1
	Nicaragua	258	8	7	12	10	12	6	4	8	10	5	7	10	7		12	12		10	6	12	2	10	8	10	1	5	12	7	6	12	10	5	12
	Brazil	232	10	12	4	12	5	10	3	10	7	8	12	6	6	2	3	6	4		12	7	10	4		6	10	7	7	8	12	4	7	8	10
	Suriname	87	6	8		1		12	12							3				1			8	3			12	8		4	1		1	7
	Honduras	54		3	5		2							3			2	3	8					5		2				3		8	4		6
	Barbados	76	5			2		8	10				6		8	10					5							10						12
	Cuba	8									3			4																1
	Argentina	48				7					2	7					5	1			1			2		4					7	5	5		2
	Colombia	58			6		3				5			5				4	5		3	1			5				2		4	7	8

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received:

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
8	Nicaragua	Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico
5	Brazil	Canada, Greenland, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay
4	Venezuela	Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador
3	Suriname	French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles
2	Bolivia	Peru, Venezuela
	Canada	Guadeloupe, United States
	Mexico	Brazil, Nicaragua
	Uruguay	Argentina, Chile
	U.S. Virgin Islands	Barbados, Jamaica
1	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
	Guadeloupe	Martinique
	United States	U.S. Virgin Islands