Cuba in the OTI Festival
| Cuba in the OTI Festival | |
|---|---|
| OTI Festival | |
| |
| Participating broadcaster | Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 9 |
| First appearance | 1991 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 3rd: 1995 |
The participation of Cuba in the OTI Festival began at the twentieth OTI Festival in 1991. The Cuban participating broadcaster was the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), which was member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI). ICRT participated in all nine editions after its debut. Its best place in the festival was third achieved in 1995.
History
The very first Cuban entry in the contest was "Si todos saben de ti" performed by Delia Díaz de Villegas, which was moderately successful making it to the top 10.[1] The song was selected in a national final titled De La Habana a Acapulco. In 1992, 1993, and 1994 their participation was selected in a national final titled De La Habana a Valencia.[2]
The best scoring Cuban entry came in 1995 with the song "Hoy que no estás" performed by Cristina Rebull, which came third in the festival.[3] The following Cuban competing songs in the contest from 1996 to 2000 were also successful, managing again to reach the top 10. Due to the short trajectory of Cuba in the OTI Festival, the country never won or hosted the festival which came to an end in 2000.
Participation overview
| 3 | Third place |
| F | Finalist |
| ◇ | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Si todos saben de ti" | Delia Díaz de Villegas | Rolando Ojeda | Miguel Patterson | F | N/a |
| 1992 | "Sólo para mí" | Augusto Enríquez |
|
N/a | ||
| 1993 | "Amor de miedo" | Manolo Sánchez | José Valladares | Guillermo Valverde | N/a | |
| 1994 | "Amor y cadenas" | Osvaldo Rodríguez | Osvaldo Rodríguez | Guillermo Valverde | 9 | 3 |
| 1995 | "Hoy que no estás" | Cristina Rebull | Carlos Miguel Ojeda | Oscar Cardozo Ocampo | 3 | N/a |
| 1996 | "Me queda la canción" | Eduardo Antonio | Eduardo Antonio | Claudio Jácome Harb | N/a | |
| 1997 | "Golondrina" | Tania Tania | Samuel Concepción | Víctor Salazar | F | N/a |
| 1998 | "Un sueño loco" | Osnel Odit Bavastro | Raúl E. Pérez de la Rosa | Álvaro Esquivel Valverde | F | N/a |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled ◇ | |||||
| 2000 | "Una vida nueva" | Indira Hernández | Leonel Viera López | Hernando Hernández | F | N/a |
References
- ↑ "Delia Díaz de Villegas represented Cuba in the OTI Festival". 24 April 1999.
- ↑ Ginori, Yin Pedraza (2015-11-18). "El blog de Pedraza Ginori: MIS OTROS FESTIVALES DE LA OTI / DE 1992 A 1995". El blog de Pedraza Ginori. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ↑ Vida!, Zoé Valdés ¡Libertad y (2017-02-12). "Cristina Rebull presentada por Luis de la Paz en Viernes de Tertulia". ¡Libertad y Vida! Zoé Valdés Publicación Digital. Retrieved 2017-04-05.