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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.

United States
United States
Participating broadcaster
Participation summary
Appearances26
First appearance1974
Last appearance2000
Highest placement1st: 1986, 2000
Host1983, 1989, 1990

History

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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 "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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Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
F Finalist
SF Semi-finalist
X Contest cancelled
Year Artist Song Place Points
1972 Did not participate
1973
1974 Rosita Perú "Pero... mi tierra"[a] 15 1
1975 José Antonio "Para ganar tu corazón"[b] 5 5
1976 Carmen Moreno "Sangre antigua"[c] 19 0
1977 Lissette Álvarez "Si hay amor volverá"[d] 2 8
1978 Susy Lemán "Ha vuelto ya"[e] 2 46
1979 Mario Alberto Milar "Y una esperanza más"[f] 9 16
1980 Ramiro Velasco "El extranjero"[g] 13 9
1981 Aldo Matta "Y fuiste mujer"[h] 3 22
1982 Laura Hevia "Que equivocado"[i] 3 25
1983 Jorge Baglietto [es] "Has vencido"[j] 7 61
1984 Alberto Ruiz "Señora, mi madre"[k] – –
1985 Frank y Zobeida "El canto de mi raza"[l] – –
1986 Damaris Carbaugh, Miguel Ángel Guerra [es] and Eduardo Fabiani "Todos"[m] 1 –
1987 Felo Bohr "Sabes lo que yo quisiera"[n] – –
1988 Marco Antonio Mejía "Así somos, así soy"[o] 14 0
1989 Iris y Margie "Hazme sentir"[p] – –
1990 Daniel Recalde "Tu amor es mi adicción"[q] – –
1991 Elsa Ozuna "Que poca fe"[r] F –
1992 Carlo de la Cima "No te mueras, América"[s] 2 –
1993 Alma Rocío "Esperanza, capricho o viento"[t] 8 –
1994 Héctor Galaz "Ganas de gritar"[u] 11 0
1995 Silvia Bezi "Secreto de amor"[v] F –
1996 Raffy "Basta ya"[w] – –
1997 Luis Damón "Piel de azúcar"[x] SF –
1998 Carlos Abab "Un ángel en mi habitación"[y] F –
1999 Contest cancelled X
2000 Hermanas Chirino "Hierba mala"[z] 1 –

Hosting

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Year City Venue Hosts
1983 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
[2]
1989 Miami James L. Knight Convention Center
[aa] 		[3]
1990 Las Vegas Caesar's Palace
[4]

Notes

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  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

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