El Salvador in the OTI Festival
| El Salvador in the OTI Festival | |
|---|---|
| OTI Festival | |
| Participating broadcaster |
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 26 |
| First appearance | 1974 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 6th in 1977 |
The participation of El Salvador in the OTI Festival began at the third OTI Festival in 1974. The Salvadoran participating broadcasters were Canal Cuatro until 1985 and Telecorporación Salvadoreña (TCS) since 1986, which were member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI). They participated in all twenty-six editions after its debut. Its best result was sixth achieved in 1977.
History
The first Salvadorean entry was "Todo será de nosotros" performed by Félix Lopez, which placed 10th with three points in a tie with Mexico, Honduras and the Netherlands Antilles. Since then, the country took part in every edition of the festival till the last edition which was held again in Acapulco.
El Salvador was one of the least successful participants in the OTI Festival. In 1975, one year after its debut, it finished last with zero points in a tie with Bolivia.
In 1977, it achieved sixth place with "Enséñame a vivir" by Ana Marcela D'Antonio. This was the first and only time when the Salvadorean delegation reached the top ten places in the contest.
Participation overview
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Félix López | "Todo será de nosotros" | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | Eduardo Fuentes | "Trataré de olvidarte" | Rafael Campos Martínez | José Raúl Ramírez | 17 | 0 |
| 1976 | Walter Salvador Bautista | "Tú que no mueres en la muerte" | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | Ana Marcela D'Antonio | "Enséñame a vivir" | Ana Marcela D'Antonio | Rafael Ibarbia | 6 | 3 |
| 1978 | Álvaro Torres | "Gracias" | Juan Carlos | 16 | 1 | |
| 1979 | Andrés Valencia | "Niño, mi lindo niño" | Jorge Abullajare Hasfura | Jill Carson | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | Ricardo Alfaro | "El séptimo día" | José Francisco Bolaños Lemus | Héctor Rojas | 19 | 4 |
| 1981 | Eduardo Fuentes | "El latinoamericano" | Carlos Alberto Hernández | 12 | 11 | |
| 1982 | Félix López | "Con un cuento en el bolsillo" | Félix López | Luis Neves | 13 | 12 |
| 1983 | Ernesto Guerra | "Del principio al final" | Ernesto Guerra | Julio Jaramillo | N/a | |
| 1984 | Carlos Hernández | "Soy" | Carlos Hernández | Chucho Ferrer | N/a | |
| 1985 | Óscar Alejandro | "El vendedor de canciones" | Óscar Alejandro | Eduardo Leiva | N/a | |
| 1986 | Jaime Turich | "Pensalo dos veces, Martín" | Daniel Rucks | Mario Zúñiga | N/a | |
| 1987 | Iliana Posas | "Nadie más que tú" | Iliana Posas | Fernando Correia Martins | N/a | |
| 1988 | Walter Artiga | "No está bien" | Walter Artiga | Oscar Cardozo Ocampo | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | Gerardo Parker | "Quisiera" | Johnny Calderón | William Sánchez | N/a | |
| 1990 | Walter Artiga | "Todavía el amor perdona" |
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Alfredo Mújica | N/a | |
| 1991 | Rosa María | "Esta noche no" | Inés de Viaud | Chucho Ferrer | SF | N/a |
| 1992 | María Gabriela | "Ruego" | María Gabriela Jovel | N/a | ||
| 1993 | Roberto Salamanca | "Ella" | Roberto Salamanca | José Fabra | N/a | |
| 1994 | Claudia Basagoitia | "Tú, sólo tú" | José Balter | SF | N/a | |
| 1995 | Matices | "Ven aquí conmigo" |
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Oscar Cardozo Ocampo | N/a | |
| 1996 | Juan Manuel Bolaños | "Con alguien más" | Guillermo Maldonado | Gerardo Parker | N/a | |
| 1997 | Rafael Alfaro | "Cantándole a la vida" | Rafael Alfaro | Víctor Salazar | SF | N/a |
| 1998 | Julio Roberto Hernández | "Año 2000" | Enrique González E. | Álvaro Esquivel | SF | N/a |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | |||||
| 2000 | Marinella Arrué | "Soñador" | Roberto Godoy | SF | N/a | |