Venezuela in the OTI Festival

Venezuela with their three OTI member stations: RCTV, Venevisión and Venezolana de Televisión debuted in the OTI Song Contest in 1972 in Madrid when the festival was held for the first time.

Venezuela
Venezuela
Participating broadcaster
Participation summary
Appearances27
First appearance1972
Highest placement1st in 1982
1st in 1987
External links
Venezolana de Televisión Website
Venevisión Website
RCTV Website

History

This country won the festival on two occasions, the first one in 1982 with the teenage boy band Unicornio performing the song "Puedes contar conmigo" (You can count on me).[1] The second Venezuelan victory came in 1987 in Lisbon with Alfredo Alejandro, who performed the song "La felicidad esá en un rincón de tu corazón" (The happiness is inside a corner of your heart).

Apart from their victories, the South American country got two second places in 1976 and 1979 and three third places in 1974, 1975 and 1994.[2]

Many Venezuelan singers well known in all Latin America, such as Jose Luis Rodríguez El Puma, her daughter Lilibeth Morillo, Mirla Castellanos, and Delia Dorta represented their country in the OTI Festival with successful participations.

Venezuela hosted the contest in 1979. The venue of the festival was the Bolivarian Army Circle Theatre of Caracas and the presenters were Eduardo Serrano and Carmen Victoria Pérez, who presented the event in a golden and blue colored stage. The opening theme of this edition of the festival was an orchestral fantasy based on the hymn, "Alma llanera".

Contestants
Mirla Castellanos was the very first Venezuelan representative in the OTI Festival
Maria Teresa Chacín represented her country in the OTI festival in 1983.
Jose Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" represented Venezuela in the OTI festival in 1974
Year Artist Song Place Points
1972 Mirla Castellanos Sueños de cristal y miel (Crystal and honey dreams) 4º 6
1973 Mayra Marti Poema para el olvido (Poem for oblivion) 9º 3
1974 Jose Luis Rodríguez Vuelve (Return) 3º 11
1975 Mirla Castellanos Soy como el viento, soy como el mar (I'm like the wind, I'm like the sea) 3º 10
1976 Las cuatro monedas Soy (I am) 2º 13
1977 Héctor José Iberoamérica toda (All Iberoamerica) 6º 3
1978 Nancy Ramos Con la suerte a mi favor (With the luck by my side) 15º 2
1979 Delia Dorta Cuando era niño (When he was a kid) 2º 33
1980 Héctor Cabrera Haces bien (You did it well) 16º 8
1981 Neyda Pedromo Aquel ciego (That blind man) 17º 7
1982 Unicornio Puedes contar conmigo (You can count on me) 1º 43
1983 Maria Teresa Chacín Esperanza Americana (American hope) 4º _
1984 José Antonio García Ilusión de un soñador (Ilussion of a dreamer) 8º _
1985 Doris Hernández El primer vuelo (The first flight) 7º _
1986 Nilda López Un nuevo amanecer (A new sunrise) 18º _
1987 Alfredo Alejandro La felicidad está en un rincón de tu corazón (The happiness is inside a corner of your heart) 1º _
1988 Iñaki Hoy he vuelto a reír (Today I have laughed again) 14º _
1989 Salvador Pino Caras perdidas (Lost faces) 21º _
1990 Lilibeth Morillo Ser mujer (To be a woman) 12º _
1991 Jesús Alfredo Ruiz Podría ser (It could be) 8º _
1992 Karolina Sueños (Dream) 14º _
1993 Nicolás Felizola No me arriesgo (I won't risk) 4º _
1994 Luis Silva Enfurecida (Furious woman)[3] 3º _
1995 Rogelio Ortiz El viaje (The voyage) 9º _
1996 Dina Junto a tu boca (Next to your mouth) 4º _
1997 Felix valentino Nada igual que tu amor (Nothing like your love) 4º _
1998 Asdruval Astudillo Más allá (Further away) sf 11 _
2000 Mary Olga Rodríguez Yo cantante (I'm a singer) sf 14 _

References
  1. "NOTICIAS: FALLECIÓ EX-INTEGRANTE DEL GRUPO UNICORNIO". 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. "Recordar es vivir: Venezuela en la OTI. Por María Laura Marrero". venezuelactiva.com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. "Luis Silva – CORAZON LLANERO". corazonllanero.com.ve (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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