Chile in the OTI Festival

The participation of Chile in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 held in Madrid and continued continuously until the last edition in 2000 held in Acapulco. Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Canal 13, Chilevisión,[lower-alpha 1] Megavisión, and La Red, members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), were responsible in turn –or jointly– for the Chilean participation.

Chile
Participating broadcaster
Participation summary
Appearances28
First appearance1972
Last appearance2000
Highest placement1st: 1984, 1998
Host1978, 1986

History

Chile won the contest in two occasions: in 1984 with the singer-songwriter Fernando Ubiergo with the song "Agualuna",[1] and in 1998 with the rapper and comedian Florcita Motuda with the song "Fin de siglo, es hora de inflamarse deprimirse o transformarse".[2]

In addition to these victories, their placed second with Alberto Plaza and the song "Canción contra la tristeza" in 1995. They also got three third places: in 1976 with José Alfredo Fuentes and the song "Era solo un chiquillo", in 1985 with Juan Carlos Duque and the song "Para poder vivir", and in 1992 with Pablo Herrera and his song "Para poder vivir".

Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) and Canal 13, organised jointly the event two times: in 1978, due to the refusal of the Nicaraguan broadcaster –the previous year's winner– to organise the event because of the Nicaraguan Revolution, and in 1986. Both events were held in the Municipal Theatre of Santiago.

National final

Chile was one of the few OTI Festival participating countries who organised an annual national final in order to select their participating entrant in the contest, produced in turn –or jointly– by TVN, Canal 13, Chilevisión,[lower-alpha 1] Megavisión, and La Red. The winner, who was elected by a professional jury, would later represent the country in the festival.

The Festival OTI Nacional, which was the official name of the selection process, was also very popular between the local audience and in fact, many famous musicians participated in the national final in order to represent their country in the main event.

Participation overview
Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
F Finalist
SF Semi-finalist
X Contest cancelled
Year Participant Artist Song Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points
1972 TVN Guillermo Basterrechea "Una vez, otra vez"[lower-alpha 2]
  • Eduardo Tarifa
  • Guillermo Basterrechea
 Eddy Guerín 7 4
1973 TVN Antonio Zabaleta "Cuando tú vuelvas"[lower-alpha 3] Antonio Zabaleta Horacio Saavedra 6 5
1974 TVN José Alfredo Fuentes "Amor, volveré"[lower-alpha 4] José Alfredo Fuentes Chucho Ferrer 8 4
1975 TVN Osvaldo Díaz "Las puertas del mundo"[lower-alpha 5] Luis "Poncho" Venegas Horacio Saavedra 5 5
1976 TVN José Alfredo Fuentes "Era sólo un chiquillo"[lower-alpha 6]
  • José Alfredo Fuentes
  • Óscar Cáceres
 Horacio Saavedra 3 12
1977 Canal 13 Capri "Oda a mi guitarra"[lower-alpha 7] Nano Acevedo Juan Azúa 11 2
1978
Florcita Motuda "Pobrecito mortal, si quieres ver menos televisión descubrirás que aburrido estarás por la tarde"[lower-alpha 8] Florcita Motuda Horacio Saavedra 7 17
1979
Patricia Maldonado "La música"[lower-alpha 9] Scottie Scott Juan Salazar 14 10
1980 Canal 13 Nino García "Sin razón"[lower-alpha 10] Nino García Gonzalo García 14 9
1981
Florcita Motuda "Si hoy tenemos que cantar a tanta gente, ¡pensémoslo!"[lower-alpha 11] Florcita Motuda Juan Salazar 5 10
1982 Canal 13 Juan Pablo Méndez "Si no hubieras estado tú"[lower-alpha 12] Juan Pablo Méndez Francisco Aranda 11 14
1983 Teleonce Wildo "La misma vida, el mismo modo"[lower-alpha 13] Wildo Francisco Aranda – –
1984 Teleonce Fernando Ubiergo "Agualuna"[lower-alpha 14] Fernando Ubiergo Francisco Aranda 1 –
1985 Canal 13 Juan Carlos Duque "Para poder vivir"[lower-alpha 15] Juan Carlos Duque Francisco Aranda 3 –
1986
Pancho Puelma "Desde las nubes"[lower-alpha 16] Pancho Puelma Francisco Aranda – –
1987 Canal 11 Eduardo Valenzuela "Chocando paredes"[lower-alpha 17] Eduardo Valenzuela Francisco Larraín – –
1988 Canal 13 Cecilia Castro "Es mi libertad"[lower-alpha 18]
  • Loreto Valenzuela Baudrand
  • Alfredo Sauvalle
 Miguel Pizarro 7 6
1989 TVN Catalina Telias "La movida"[lower-alpha 19] Scottie Scott Toly Ramírez – –
1990 Canal 11 Osvaldo Díaz "Si no te tuviera a ti"[lower-alpha 20] Eduardo Carrasco Miguel Zabaleta – –
1991 Canal 13 Claudio Escobar "Haciendo música"[lower-alpha 21] Scottie Scott René Calderón SF –
1992 TVN Pablo Herrera "Te prometo"[lower-alpha 22]
  • Pablo Herrera
  • Alejandra Silva
 Andrés Pollak 3 –
1993 RTU Keko Yunge "María y Manuel"[lower-alpha 23] Keko Yunge Marc Friedler – –
1994 Megavisión María Inés Naveillán "La vida va"[lower-alpha 24] Luis "Poncho" Venegas Francisco Aranda 9 –
1995 Canal 13 Alberto Plaza "Canción contra la tristeza"[lower-alpha 25] Alberto Plaza Roberto Trujillo 2 –
1996 TVN José Luis Moya "Te confieso"[lower-alpha 26] José Luis Ubiergo Hugo Manzi – –
1997 Megavisión Rachel "Nunca sabrás cuánto te amo"[lower-alpha 27] Alejandro Afani René Calderón F –
1998 La Red Florcita Motuda "Fin de siglo: Es tiempo de inflamarse, deprimirse o transformarse"[lower-alpha 28] Florcita Motuda Olivia Alarcón 1 –
1999 Contest cancelled X
2000 Canal 13 Magdalena Matthey "Tú, naturaleza"[lower-alpha 29] Magdalena Matthey Tilo González – –

Hosting
Year Host broadcasters City Venue Hosts
1978
  • TVN
  • Canal 13
  • Canal 9
  • UCV Televisión
 Santiago Municipal Theatre
[3]
1986
  • TVN
  • Canal 13
  • Canal 11
[4]

Notes
  1. As Canal 9, Teleonce, Canal 11, or RTU in different years
  2. Translation: "On again, off again"
  3. Translation: "When you return"
  4. Translation: "My love, I will return"
  5. Translation: "The doors of the world"
  6. Translation: "He was just a little child"
  7. Translation: "Ode to my guitar"
  8. Translation: "Poor average guy, If you want to see less TV you will discover how bored you'll be in the afternoon"
  9. Translation: "The music"
  10. Translation: "Reasonless"
  11. Translation: "If we have to sing about so many people, let's think about it!"
  12. Translation: "If you wouldn't have been there"
  13. Translation: "The same life, the same way"
  14. Translation: "Moonwater"
  15. Translation: "To be able to live"
  16. Translation: "From the clouds"
  17. Translation: "Colliding walls"
  18. Translation: "It's my freedom"
  19. Translation: "The moving"
  20. Translation: "If I didn't have you"
  21. Translation: "Making music"
  22. Translation: "I promise you"
  23. Translation: "María and Manuel"
  24. Translation: "Life goes by"
  25. Translation: "Song against the sadness"
  26. Translation: "I confess to you"
  27. Translation: "You'll never know how much I love you"
  28. Translation: "End of century: It's time to get wild, to depress or to transform ourselves"
  29. Translation: "You, nature"

References
  1. "Ubiergo desclasifica archivos de su triunfo en la OTI". mercuriovalpo.cl. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "La Nación Digital. El País". wvw.nacion.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Festival OTI de la Canción 1978". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 2 December 1978. Televisión Nacional de Chile / Canal 13 / Canal 9 / UCV Televisión / OTI.
  4. "Festival OTI de la Canción 1986". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 15 November 1986. Televisión Nacional de Chile / Canal 13 / Canal 11 / OTI.
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