Peru in the OTI Festival explained

Peru
Apps:28
First:1972
Best:2nd: 1973
Last:2000
Host:1982, 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

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 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 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

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
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
FFinalist
SFSemi-finalist
XContest cancelled
YearArtistSongConductorPlacePoints
1972Betty Missiego"Recuerdos de un adiós"Román Alís93
1973Gabriela de Jesús"El mundo gira por tu amor"Ivan Pablo210
1974"Mujer Primera"180
1975Gladys Mercado"Que lindo es el amor"Enrique Lynch103
1976Fernando Llosa"Al salir el sol"151
1977Cecilia Bracamonte""Pancho Sáenz63
1978"Mujer mujer"Amadeo Lozano126
1979José Escajadillo"Benito Gazeta"Víctor Cuadros1114
1980"Un buen motivo para amar"Víctor "Coco" Salazar1113
1981Gladys Mercado"Hombre de mis sueños"1311
1982Elsa María Elejalde"El signo en la frente"Víctor Cuadros 720
1983Arturo Morales"Cierra la puerta"Víctor Cuadros1546
1984"Todos los días pueden ser Navidad"15
1985Luis Alonso"Señora de nadie"Víctor Cuadros
1986Francesco Petrozzi"Aprenderé"
1987Jenny Higginson"He aprendido a volar"Emilio Pepe Ortega
1988"Partiré, buscaré"Jorge Manuel Tafur316
1989Mache"Nadie me ama como tú"Luis Dibos
1990Rocky Belmonte"Viajero"Jorge Manuel Tafur
1991Eva Ayllón y Fahed Mitre"Enamorada de estar aquí"Miguel "Chino" FigueroaSF
1992Tania Helfgott"Así como te doy, te quito"Óscar Cavero
1993Gian Marco Zignago[4] "Volvamos a Empezar"Emilio Pepe Ortega10
1994Rocky Belmonte"Mía"José FabraSF
1995"Brillo en la Piel"Carlos WongF
1996"Bendito amor"Víctor "Coco" Salazar3
1997Fabiola de la Cuba"Un lugar sin Fronteras"Víctor "Coco" SalazarF
1998Lupe Eslava"Te llevo en el Alma"Álvaro EsquivelSF
1999Contest cancelled X
2000Anna Carina"Un planeta, un corazón"Hernando HernándezF

Hosting

YearCityVenueHosts
1982LimaColiseo Amauta[5]
1997Plaza Mayor[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cecilia Bracamonte. Osores. Carlos. www.cocodriloverde.com. es-es. 2017-06-10.
  2. Web site: Biografía. s549867170.onlinehome.us. en-US. 2017-06-10.
  3. Web site: Anna Carina Cantautora - Mejor Artista LatinoAmérica MTV - Coach La Voz Kids Bio. www.annacarina.net. en. 2017-06-10.
  4. Web site: Letras de Canciones de Gianmarco - Biografia de Gianmarco. www.letrasacanciones.com. 2017-06-10.
  5. Festival OTI de la Canción 1982. OTI Festival. OTI Festival. Panamericana Televisión / OTI. 27 November 1982. es.
  6. Festival OTI de la Canción 1997. OTI Festival. OTI Festival. América Televisión / OTI. 25 October 1997. es.