Peru in the OTI Festival

Peru
Peru
Participating broadcaster
Participation summary
Appearances28
First appearance1972
Last appearance2000
Highest placement2nd: 1973
Host1982, 1997

The participation of Peru in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 held in Madrid and continued continuously until the last edition in 2000 held in Acapulco. Panamericana Televisión and América Televisión, members of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), were responsible for the Peruvian participation.

Peru never won the OTI festival, but during their uninterrupted participation the country achieved many successes and placed in the top 10 several times. Their first participant, Betty Missiego, would represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 placing second.

History

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Even though the debut of Peru in the festival was not successful, the following entries, which were selected internally, were much more promising. In fact, one year later, in Belo Horizonte, the performer Gabriela de Jesús, placed second with her song "El mundo gira por tu amor".

In 1977, again in Madrid, the singer Cecilia Bracamonte managed to place sixth for Peru with her song "Lando" which turned into a hit in the South American country.[1]

Some years later, in 1982, when Lima hosted the event for first time, the singer Elsa María Elejalde managed again to take the country to the top 10 with a seventh place.

In 1988, in Buenos Aires, the singer Rocky Belmonte [es] achieved third place for Peru with the song "Partiré Buscaré"[2] and in 1996 in Quito, the Peruvian broadcaster ended in the same place with Carmina Cannavino [es] and her song "Bendito amor". The last Peruvian representative in the event was Anna Carina, who, although she didn't manage to reach the top 10, turned into a well known personality in the country.[3]

Contestants

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The well known Anna Carina turned into the last Peruvian performer in the OTI Festival.
Gian Marco represented Perú in the OTI Festival in 1993

Rocky Belmonte, who represented Perú in the OTI Festival in 1988, placing third, returned to the event in 1994 in, Valencia with his song "Mía" getting the 12th place.

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
F Finalist
SF Semi-finalist
X Contest cancelled
Year Artist Song Conductor Place Points
1972 Betty Missiego "Recuerdos de un adiós"[a] Román Alís 9 3
1973 Gabriela de Jesús "El mundo gira por tu amor"[b] Ivan Pablo 2 10
1974 César Altamirano [es] "Mujer Primera"[c] 18 0
1975 Gladys Mercado "Que lindo es el amor"[d] Enrique Lynch 10 3
1976 Fernando Llosa "Al salir el sol"[e] 15 1
1977 Cecilia Bracamonte "Landó [es]" Pancho Sáenz 6 3
1978 Homero [es] "Mujer mujer"[f] Amadeo Lozano 12 6
1979 José Escajadillo "Benito Gazeta" Víctor Cuadros 11 14
1980 Regina Alcóver [es] "Un buen motivo para amar"[g] Víctor "Coco" Salazar 11 13
1981 Gladys Mercado "Hombre de mis sueños"[h] 13 11
1982 Elsa María Elejalde "El signo en la frente"[i] Víctor Cuadros 7 20
1983 Arturo Morales "Cierra la puerta"[j] Víctor Cuadros 15 46
1984 Raúl Vásquez [es] "Todos los días pueden ser Navidad"[k] 15
1985 Luis Alonso "Señora de nadie"[l] Víctor Cuadros
1986 Francesco Petrozzi "Aprenderé"[m] Horacio Saavedra [es]
1987 Jenny Higginson "He aprendido a volar"[n] Emilio Pepe Ortega
1988 Rocky Belmonte [es] "Partiré, buscaré"[o] Jorge Manuel Tafur 3 16
1989 Mache "Nadie me ama como tú"[p] Luis Dibos
1990 Rocky Belmonte "Viajero"[q] Jorge Manuel Tafur
1991 Eva Ayllón y Fahed Mitre "Enamorada de estar aquí"[r] Miguel "Chino" Figueroa SF
1992 Tania Helfgott "Así como te doy, te quito"[s] Óscar Cavero
1993 Gian Marco Zignago[4] "Volvamos a Empezar"[t] Emilio Pepe Ortega 10
1994 Rocky Belmonte "Mía"[u] José Fabra SF
1995 Julio Andrade [es] "Brillo en la Piel"[v] Carlos Wong F
1996 Carmina Cannavino [es] "Bendito amor"[w] Víctor "Coco" Salazar 3
1997 Fabiola de la Cuba "Un lugar sin Fronteras"[x] Víctor "Coco" Salazar F
1998 Lupe Eslava "Te llevo en el Alma"[y] Álvaro Esquivel SF
1999 Contest cancelled X
2000 Anna Carina "Un planeta, un corazón"[z] Hernando Hernández F

Hosting

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Year City Venue Hosts
1982 Lima Coliseo Amauta [5]
1997 Plaza Mayor
  • Jorge Belevan
  • Claudia Doig
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Notes

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  1. ^ Translation: "Memories of a goodbye"
  2. ^ Translation: "The world turns thanks to your love"
  3. ^ Translation: "First woman"
  4. ^ Translation: "How beautiful is love"
  5. ^ Translation: "When the sun rises"
  6. ^ Translation: "Woman, woman"
  7. ^ Translation: "A good reason to love"
  8. ^ Translation: "Man of my dreams"
  9. ^ Translation: "The sing in the forehead"
  10. ^ Translation: "Close the door"
  11. ^ Translation: "Everyday can be christmas"
  12. ^ Translation: "Nobody's woman"
  13. ^ Translation: "I will learn"
  14. ^ Translation: "I have learned to fly"
  15. ^ Translation: "I will depart, I will search"
  16. ^ Translation: "Nobody loves me how you do"
  17. ^ Translation: "Voyager"
  18. ^ Translation: "In love for being here"
  19. ^ Translation: "Just how I give you, I take it away"
  20. ^ Translation: "Let's start again"
  21. ^ Translation: "Mine"
  22. ^ Translation: "Shine in the skin"
  23. ^ Translation: "Blessed love"
  24. ^ Translation: "A borderless place"
  25. ^ Translation: "I carry you inside my soul"
  26. ^ Translation: "One planet, one heart"

References

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  1. ^ Osores, Carlos. "Cecilia Bracamonte". www.cocodriloverde.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  2. ^ "Biografía". s549867170.onlinehome.us. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. ^ "Anna Carina | Cantautora - Mejor Artista LatinoAmérica MTV - Coach La Voz Kids | Bio". www.annacarina.net. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  4. ^ "Letras de Canciones de Gianmarco - Biografia de Gianmarco". www.letrasacanciones.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  5. ^ "Festival OTI de la Canción 1982". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 27 November 1982. Panamericana Televisión / OTI.
  6. ^ "Festival OTI de la Canción 1997". OTI Festival (in Spanish). 25 October 1997. América Televisión / OTI.