Portugal in the OTI Festival
| Portugal in the OTI Festival | |
|---|---|
| OTI Festival | |
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 22 |
| First appearance | 1972 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 1984 |
| Host | 1987 |
Participation history
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The participation of Portugal in the OTI Festival began at the first OTI Festival in 1972. The Portuguese participating broadcaster was Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), which was member of the Organização da Televisão Ibero-americana (OTI). It participated in twenty-two of the twenty-eight editions and hosted the 1987 festival. Its best result was second achieved in 1984.[1][2]
RTP was member of the OTI and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), so it was eligible to participate in both the OTI Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest representing Portugal. Many of the artists that took part in the OTI Festival for Portugal also represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as Anabela, Paulo de Carvalho, José Cid, Dora, Dulce Pontes, Adelaide Ferreira, Simone de Oliveira, and Tonicha.[3]
Participation overview
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| F | Finalist |
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Tonicha | "Glória Glória Aleluia" | José Cid Tavares | Augusto Algueró | 6 | 5 |
| 1973 | Paco Bandeira | "Poema de mim" | Paco Bandeira | Ivan Pablo | 12 | 2 |
| 1974 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1975 | ||||||
| 1976 | ||||||
| 1977 | Paulo de Carvalho | "Amor sem palavras" |
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Thilo Krasmann | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1979 | José Cid | "Na cabana junto à praia" | José Cid | Jorge Machado | 3 | 32 |
| 1980 | Simone de Oliveira | "À tua espera" |
|
Fernando Correia Martins | 14 | 9 |
| 1981 | José Cid | "Uma lágrima" | José Cid | Mike Sergeant | 10 | 14 |
| 1982 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1983 | ||||||
| 1984 | Adelaide Ferreira | "Vem no meu sonho" |
|
José Calvário | 2 | N/a |
| 1985 | Jorge Fernando | "Um ano depois" |
|
Segundo Galarza | N/a | |
| 1986 | Carlos Pedro | "Adeus à praia" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | N/a | |
| 1987 | Teresa Mayuco | "Não me tirem este mar" | Fernando Correia Martins | N/a | ||
| 1988 | Luis Filipe | "Vivo a vida cantando" |
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Jaime Oliveira | 7 | 6 |
| 1989 | Marco Paulo | "Rosa morena" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | N/a | |
| 1990 | Dora | "Quero acordar" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | N/a | |
| 1991 | Dulce Pontes | "Ao sul da América" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | F | N/a |
| 1992 | Cristina Roque | "Uma avenida inteira da saudade" |
|
Jaime Oliveira | N/a | |
| 1993 | Anabela | "Onde Estás?" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | 3 | N/a |
| 1994 | Mafalda Sacchetti | "Eu quero um planeta azul" |
|
Thilo Krasmann | 7 | 6 |
| 1995 | Pedro Migueis | "Vê lá bem" |
|
Ramón Galarza | N/a | |
| 1996 | Elaisa | "A minha ilha" |
|
Jony Galvao | N/a | |
| 1997 | Ágata | "Abandonada" |
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Víctor Salasar | SF | N/a |
| 1998 | Beto | "Quem espera, desespera" |
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José Marinho | 3 | N/a |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | |||||
| 2000 | Lena D'Água | "Mar Portugal" |
|
José Marinho | F | N/a |
Hosting
| Year | City | Venue | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Lisbon | Teatro São Luiz |
See also
References
- ^ "Festival OTI da Canção 1987". OTI Festival. OTI Festival 1987 (in Portuguese and Spanish). 24 October 1987. RTP / OTI.
- ^ "RTP 50 anos de história - Grandes projectos, novos desafios". RTP (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Portugal in Eurovision". Eurovision Song Contest.