United_States_in_the_OTI_Festival

United States in the OTI Festival

United States in the OTI Festival

Overview of the United States in the OTI Festival

The participation of the United States in the OTI Festival first began at the third OTI Festival in 1974 held in Acapulco and continued continuously until the last edition in 2000 also held in Acapulco. The Spanish International Network (SIN) first and Univision later, members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), were responsible for their participation.

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History

The representatives from the United States in the OTI Festival were mainly Latino performers and bands born in the country, but sometimes, they opted to select famous singers from other Ibero-American countries. The country won the event for first time in 1986 with the song "Todos" –which sent a message of unity between the Latin community in the country– sung by a trio composed by the performers Damaris Carbaugh, Miguel Ángel Guerra [es] and Eduardo Fabiani. The second victory for the United States was in the last event in 2000 with the song "Mala hierba" sung by Hermanas Chirino.[1]

Apart from their victories, the United States managed to get two consecutive second places: in 1977 in Madrid with the song "Si hay amor vendrá" by Lissette Álvarez, and in 1978 in Santiago de Chile with the song song "Ha vuelto ya" by Susy Lemán. They got another second place in 1992 in Valencia with the song "No te mueras, América" by Carlo de la Cima. In 1981 and 1982, they got third place.

The United States hosted the OTI Festival on three occasions, the first one in 1983 in the Constitution Hall of Washington, D.C., which was presented by the Cubans Rafael Pineda and Ana Carlota. This edition of the festival was famous because the ceremony was opened by a message by the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan sent to the Spanish speaking community which hailed their contribution to the cultural diversity of the country. They also hosted the event in 1989 in Miami having the James L. Knight Convention Center as the venue and in 1990 in the Caesars Palace of Las Vegas.

Participation overview

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1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
F Finalist
SF Semi-finalist
X Contest cancelled
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Hosting

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Notes

  1. Translation: "But... my homeland"
  2. Translation: "To win your heart"
  3. Translation: "Old blood"
  4. Translation: "If there's love he will return"
  5. Translation: "He has already returned"
  6. Translation: "And one more hope"
  7. Translation: "The foreign man"
  8. Translation: "You were woman"
  9. Translation: "How wrong"
  10. Translation: "You have won"
  11. Translation: "Woman, my mother"
  12. Translation: "The melody of my race"
  13. Translation: "Everybody"
  14. Translation: "You know what I would like"
  15. Translation: "We are like this, I'm like this"
  16. Translation: "Make me feel"
  17. Translation: "Your love is my addiction"
  18. Translation: "What a little faith"
  19. Translation: "Don't ever die, America"
  20. Translation: "Hope, whim or wind"
  21. Translation: "Feel like scream"
  22. Translation: "Love secret"
  23. Translation: "Stop now"
  24. Translation: "Sugar skin"
  25. Translation: "An angel in my bedroom"
  26. Translation: "Bad grass"
  27. Supported by Don Francisco, Verónica Castro, Carlos Mata, María Conchita Alonso, and Emmanuel

References

  1. [1]
    "Espectaculos". wvw.nacion.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. [2]
    "Festival OTI de la Canción 1983". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 29 October 1983. SIN / OTI.
  3. [3]
    "Festival OTI de la Canción 1989". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 18 November 1989. Univision / OTI.
  4. [4]
    "Festival OTI de la Canción 1990". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 1 December 1990. Univision / OTI.
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