Dominican Republic in the OTI Festival
| Dominican Republic in the OTI Festival | |
|---|---|
| OTI Festival | |
| Participating broadcaster | Telesistema Dominicano |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 26 |
| First appearance | 1972 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 2nd in 1977, 1983 |
Participation history
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The participation of the Dominican Republic in the OTI Festival began at the first OTI Festival in 1972. The Dominican participating broadcaster was Telesistema Dominicano, which was member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI). The broadcaster participated in twenty-six of the twenty-eight editions, only missing the 1976 and 1981 festivals. Its best placing was second, achieved in 1977 and 1983.
History
The Dominican Republic never managed to get a victory in the OTI Festival, but had a successful participation during the most of its history and ended several times in the top 10 places of the classification.
Fernando Casado was the first Dominican representative in the contest and placed seventh with his song "Siempre habrá en la luna una sonrisa".[1] In 1973, it recorded one of its greatest successes in the contest with Niní Cáffaro and his song "El juicio final", which placed third with 9 points.[2] In 1977, Fernando Casado was selected again to represent the Dominican Republic in the contest with the song "Al nacer cada enero" which placed second and became a hit in the island.
After some other successful participations, Telesistema Dominicano selected the singer Taty Salas with her ballad "Olvidar, Olvidar" which achieved second place again. Salas was selected again in 1988, and although she didn't repeat the success of her previous entry, she placed third with the song "De tu boca".
In 1989, Telesistema Dominicano, determined to record a Dominican victory once for all, contacted the prominent singer Juan Luis Guerra, who composed the power ballad "Te ofrezco" which was sung by Maridalia Hernández.[3] Although the song placed third and didn't win, this entry was widely acclaimed both by the jury and by the audience to the point that today, it's considered to be one of the best entries in the history of the OTI Festival.
The following Dominican entries were not as successful as before but the country managed to place respectably in the last years of the contest.
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Charytín Goyco got fifth place in 1974
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Maridalia Hernández got third place in 1989
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Vickiana participated in 1990
Participation overview
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| F | Finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Fernando Casado | "Siempre habrá en la luna una sonrisa" | Meche Díez | Augusto Algueró | 7 | 4 |
| 1973 | Niní Cáffaro | "El juicio final" | Rafael Solano | Jorge Taberas | 3 | 9 |
| 1974 | Charytín Goyco | "Alexandra" | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1975 | Luchi Vicioso | "La vida está intranquila" |
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Jorge Taberas | 14 | 2 |
| 1976 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1977 | Fernando Casado | "Al nacer cada enero" | Cheo Zorrilla | Rafael Ibarbia | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | Hilda Saldaña | "Blanca paloma" | Leonor Porcella de Brea | Bienvenido Bustamante | 8 | 12 |
| 1979 | Omar Franco | "Mi mundo" | Adriano Rodríguez | Danny León | 14 | 10 |
| 1980 | Fausto Rey | "Canción de un hombre simple" |
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Jorge Taveras | 6 | 25 |
| 1981 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1982 | Rhina Ramírez | "Por tanto amor" | Leonor Porcella de Brea | Manuel Tejada | 7 | 20 |
| 1983 | Taty Salas | "Olvidar, olvidar" | Cheo Zorrilla | Manuel Tejada | 2 | N/a |
| 1984 | Sonia Alfonso | "La vida es alegría" | Alex Mancilla | Bertico Sosa | N/a | |
| 1985 | Gina D'Alessandro | "Con las alas rotas" | Cheo Zorrilla | Bertico Sosa | N/a | |
| 1986 | Cheo Zorrilla | "Sol de la noche" | Cheo Zorrilla | Horacio Saavedra | N/a | |
| 1987 | Julio Sabala | "Esto tiene que cambiar" |
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José Juan Almela | N/a | |
| 1988 | Taty Salas | "De tú boca" | Juan Luis Guerra | Manuel Tejada | 3 | 16 |
| 1989 | Maridalia Hernández | "Te ofrezco" | Juan Luis Guerra | Manuel Tejeda | 3 | N/a |
| 1990 | Vickiana | "Yo" |
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William Sánchez | N/a | |
| 1991 | Jackeline Estévez | "Cuando el amor se va" | Anthony Ríos | Chucho Ferrer | SF | N/a |
| 1992 | Cheo Zorrilla | "A su tiempo" |
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N/a | ||
| 1993 | Grupo Triada | "Sigue" |
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Manuel Tejada | N/a | |
| 1994 | Miriam Cruz | "Con agua de sal" | Manuel Jiménez | 4 | 10 | |
| 1995 | Manuel Jiménez | "Un solar en la luna" | Manuel Jiménez | Manuel Tejada | N/a | |
| 1996 | Frank Ceara | "Una historia más" | Manuel Tejada | Manuel Tejada | N/a | |
| 1997 | Audrey Campos | "El amor que tuve" | Manuel Jiménez | Manuel Tejada | F | N/a |
| 1998 | Claudine Bono | "Me levanto" | Manuel Jiménez | Manuel Tejada | F | N/a |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | |||||
| 2000 | Rando Camasta | "¿Qué nos pasa?" | Rando Camasta | Nando Hernández | F | N/a |
References
- ^ "Fernando Casado - Enciclopedia Dominicana SOS". enciclopediadominicana.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Niní Cáffaro". www.tamborayguira.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Biografia De Maridalia Hernandez | Cantante Dominicana". www.conectate.com.do (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-10.