United States in the OTI Festival 1983
| United States in the OTI Festival 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTI Festival 1983 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Spanish International Network (SIN) | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Selection process | National OTI–SIN Festival | |||
| Selection date | 8 October 1983 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Has vencido" | |||
| Artist | Jorge Baglietto | |||
| Songwriter | Vilma Planas | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1983 with the song "Has vencido", written by Vilma Planas and performed by Jorge Baglietto. The participating broadcaster representing the country, the Spanish International Network (SIN), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 9, was not among the top-five places revealed. In addition, SIN was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C..
National stage
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 12th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the sixth edition of the National OTI–SIN Festival. In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
Los Angeles pre-selection
On Sunday 25 August 1983, KMEX-TV held a televised pre-selection at its studios in Los Angeles. This fifth edition of the Los Angeles Local OTI Festival featured ten songs. It was broadcast on Channel 34.[1]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Una canción", written and performed by Yari Moré.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "El camino del amor" | Candy Soza | |||
| "Igual que los demás" | Tina María | |||
| "Una canción" | Yari Moré | Yari Moré | Qualified | |
| "Cambios" | Andrea Cash | |||
| "Yo soy el que te ama" | Paco Xavier | |||
| "Tu egoísmo" | Bobby Ríos | |||
| "Mi vivir sin ti" | Rafael Villalobos | |||
| "Intenta ser feliz" | Lobo | |||
| "No temas al amor" | José Ricardo | |||
| "Te sigo esperando" | Juan Guillermo Aguirre "Santiago" |
Northern California pre-selection
KCSO held a televised pre-selection. This edition of the Northern California Local OTI Festival featured nine songs.[3]
The winner, and therefore qualified for the national final, was "Soñador", written by Eleazar Cortés and performed by Javier Vargas. In addition, Javier Vargas received the Best Performer Award, and Eleazar Cortés the Best Song Writer Award.[3]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Soñador" | Javier Vargas | Eleazar Cortés | Qualified |
Final
The final was held on Saturday 8 October 1983 at the Miami Jai-Alai Fronton in Miami. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "Has vencido" representing WXTV–New York, written by Vilma Planas and performed by Jorge Baglietto. In addition, Baglietto received the Best Performer Award. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Affiliate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Has vencido" | Jorge Baglietto | WXTV–New York | 1 | |
| "Soñador" | Javier Vargas | KCSO–Sacramento | ||
| "Una canción" | Yari Moré | KMEX-TV–Los Angeles |
At the OTI Festival
On 29 October 1983, the OTI Festival was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States, hosted by SIN, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Javier Vargas performed "Soñador" in position 21, with Daniel Freiberg conducting the event's orchestra. At the end, only the top five places were announced, and the entry was one of them.[6]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, appointed a juror who secretly scored each entry in a scale of 5–1 points, except for the entry representing its own country. The juror representing the United States was Luis de Llano.
Notes
References
- ^ Solís Hernández, Salvadol (18 September 1983). "Tele-Radio". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States. p. TV-13 – via Google Books.
- ^ V Festival OTI Los Angeles 1983 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Los Angeles, United States: KMEX-TV. 25 August 1983.
- ^ a b "Watsonville musical duo wins award". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, United States. 27 September 1983. p. A-8 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Festival OTI California Septentrional 1983 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Modesto, United States: KCSO. 1983.
- ^ Final del VI Festival Nacional OTI–SIN 1983 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Miami, United States: SIN. 8 October 1983.
- ^ XII Festival de la canción OTI 1983 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Washington, D.C., United States: Spanish International Network. 29 October 1983.