Argentina_in_the_OTI_Festival

Argentina in the OTI Festival

Argentina in the OTI Festival

Overview of Argentina in the OTI Festival

The participation of Argentina in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 held in Madrid. Canal 7 and Canal 13 Argentina, members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), were responsible for the Argentinian participation. Its participation in the song contest was only interrupted once, in 1974. All the Argentinian representatives in the show were selected internally.

Quick Facts Participating broadcaster, Participation summary ...

History

Argentina was one of the most successful countries in the history of the OTI Festival. The two broadcasters managed to win the contest on four occasions. The first win came in 1979 in Caracas with the song "Cuenta conmigo" sung by Daniel Riolobos [es], which turned into a hit. Some years later, in 1988 they won the festival for second time with the song "Todavía eres mi mujer" sung by Guillermo Guido [es]. In 1991, in Acapulco it won for a third time with "Adonde estás ahora? by Claudia Brant. Three years later, in 1994 in Valencia, the country won for fourth and last time with "Canción despareja" by Claudia Carenzio.

Apart from their victories, Argentina achieved second place on another four occasions: in 1981 with "Súbete a mi nube" by Marianella, in 1985 with "Y tu, prohibida" by Marcelo Alejandro, in 1996 with "Cuanto te amo" by Guillermo Guido, and in 1998 with "Sin amor" by Alicia Vignola. Argentina also achieved two third places in 1980 with "Dime adiós" by Luis Ordóñez and 1986 with "A ti no te ha dicho" by Hugo Marcel [es].

Participation overview

Victor Heredia was the first Argentine performer in the OTI Festival.
The Tango singer Raúl Lavie represented Argentina in 1996

Guillermo Guido's three appearances are of note, as he returned to the event in 1996 and 2000 after his victory in 1988.

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
F Finalist
SF Semi-finalist
X Contest cancelled
More information Year, Artist ...

Hosting

More information Year, City ...

Notes

  1. Translation: "You know that we are here, América"
  2. Translation: "I said that I love you"
  3. Translation: "Two inhabitants"
  4. Translation: "How to forget that I loved you so much"
  5. Translation: "To play to live"
  6. Translation: "They said he was a kid"
  7. Translation: "Count on me"
  8. Translation: "Say goodbye"
  9. Translation: "Ride in my cloud"
  10. Translation: "To say thank you"
  11. Translation: "Monologues"
  12. Translation: "The light of my desk does not turn on"
  13. Translation: "And You, Forbidden"
  14. Translation: "He hasn't told it to you"
  15. Translation: "Life still"
  16. Translation: "You are still my wife"
  17. Translation: "You will stay inside me"
  18. Translation: "Stay little boy"
  19. Translation: "Where are you now?"
  20. Translation: "What has been lived"
  21. Translation: "I'm the other one"
  22. Translation: "Unlinked song"
  23. Translation: "If the songs get lost"
  24. Translation: "How much I love you"
  25. Translation: "Without your half side"
  26. Translation: "Without love"
  27. Translation: "To love is so simple"

References

  1. [1]
    "Festival OTI de la Canción 1980". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 15 November 1980. Canal 7 / Canal 13 Argentina / OTI.
  2. [2]
    "Festival OTI de la Canción 1986". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 19 November 1988. Canal 7 / Canal 13 Argentina / OTI.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Argentina_in_the_OTI_Festival, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.