Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival 1987
| Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival 1987 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM) | |||
| Country | Netherlands Antilles | |||
| Selection process | Antillean OTI Festival | |||
| Selection date | 20 September 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Hermanos tú y yo" | |||
| Artist | Rose Heige and Romeo Heige | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
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The Netherlands Antilles was represented at the OTI Festival 1987 with the song "Hermanos tú y yo", written by J. Hart, Lucille Berry-Haseth, and Erroll Colina, and performed by Rose Heige and Romeo Heige. The Netherlands Antillean participating broadcaster, Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), selected its entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 2, was not among the top-three places revealed.
National stage
Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), held a national final to select its entry for the 16th edition of the OTI Festival. ATM returned to participate in the festival, after having been absent from the previous festival.
National final
ATM held the national final on Sunday 20 September 1987, beginning at 20:40 AST (00:40+1 UTC), at its studios in Willemstad.[1] It was broadcast live on TeleCuraçao.[2]
The winner was "Hermanos tú y yo", written by J. Hart, Lucille Berry-Haseth, and Erroll Colina, and performed by Rose Heige and Romeo Heige.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hermanos tú y yo" | Rose Heige and Romeo Heige | 1 |
At the OTI Festival
On 24 October 1987, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Rose Heige and Romeo Heige performed "Hermanos tú y yo" in position 2, with Erroll Colina conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.[4]
The festival was broadcast on delay at 22:10 AST (02:10+1 UTC) on TeleCuraçao.[5]
Notes
- ^ Incomplete list of the competing entries.
References
- ^ "Festival OTI- Antias via Tele-Curaçao". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 18 September 1987. p. 2 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Telecuraçao". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 19 September 1987. p. 2 – via Delpher.
- ^ Antilliaans OTI-festival 1987 (Television programme) (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao: ATM. 20 September 1987.
- ^ XVI Festival de la canción OTI 1987 (Television programme) (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP). 24 October 1987 – via RTVE Play.
- ^ "Telecuraçao". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 24 October 1987. p. 2 – via Internet Archive.