Brazil in the OTI Festival

Brazil debuted in the OTI Festival in the first edition which was held in Madrid in 1972 and participated in the event intermittently from the start of the event until 1984. Rede Globo withdrew from the event in 1985 and 1986 and returned in 1987. Brazil withdrew again from 1988 to 1992. One year later, the Brazilian broadcaster made a brief return to the event until 1995. From 1996 on, Brazil retired definitively from the event.

Brazil
Brazil
Participating broadcasterRede Globo
Participation summary
Appearances17
First appearance1972
Highest placement1st in 1972, in 1978 and in 1983
External links
Rede Globo website

History

The Brazilian OTI contestants were internally selected by Rede Globo. Brazil was one of the most successful participating countries in the festival with three victories: The first of those victories came in 1972 in the first edition of the festival with Cláudia Regina and Tobias. The second Brazilian victory came in 1978 in Santiago de Chile with the female singer Denise de Kalafe and her song "El amor... cosa tan rara" (Love... such a strange thing), which was performed in Spanish. The third and last victory of Brazil in the OTI Festival took place in Washington DC 1983 with Jessé and his song "Estrela de papel" (Paper star). In total, the Brazilian broadcaster, Rede Globo managed to reach ten times to the top 10.[1]

Brazil hosted the OTI Festival in 1973, after winning the song contest the previous year, according to the original rules. The festival was held in the "Palacio das Artes" in Belo Horizonte. The stage of the festival had soft colors, a background zone for the orchestra and a central platform where the performers competed and the event was presented by Iris Lettieri and Walter Forster. This event wasn't organized by Rede Globo, but by Rede Tupi, through its local TV station TV Itacolomi - Canal 4 of Belo Horizonte.

Contestants

Denisse de Kalafe, participated in the event for first time in 1976 getting the fourth place. Two years later, the singer returned to the event and got the second Brazilian victory in the OTI Festival.

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Song Place Pts
Did not participate between 1996 and 2000
1995 Beto Surian Onde está você (Where are you?)
1994 Zé Renato Mulher (Woman) 12
1993 Emílio Santiago Essa fase do amor (That phase of love) 4
Did not participate between 1988 and 1992
1987 Leila Pinheiro Estrela do norte (Northern star)
Did not participate between 1985 and 1986
1984 Moacyr Franco Barcas perdidas (Lost boats)
1983 Jessé Estrela de papel (Paper star) 1
1982 Julio Cézar Un canto a los niños (A song for children) 10 15
1981 Claudia Renascenza (Reborn) 10 14
1980 Marcia Convite ao vento (Invitation through the wind) 4 29
1979 Mildinho Conselho (Advice) 5
1978 Denisse de Kalafe El amor... cosa tan rara (Love...Such a strange thing) 1 51
1977 Lolita Rodrigues Pedindo amor (Asking for love) 17
1976 Denisse de Kalafe Maria de las flores (Flower Mary) 4
1975 Raphael Desejo (Desire) 8
1974 Agnaldo Rayol Porqué (Why?) 18
1973 Nadinho da Ilha Baianero 4
1972 Cláudia Regina and Tobias Diálogo (Dialogue) 1 13

Hostings
Year Location Venue Presenters
1973 Belo Horizonte Palácio das Artes Íris Lettieri and Walter Forster

References
  1. "OTI Festival. Artistic data". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
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