Chile in the OTI Festival 1979
| Chile in the OTI Festival 1979 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1979 | ||||
| Participating broadcasters | ||||
| Country | Chile | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 10 November 1979 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "La música" | |||
| Artist | Patricia Maldonado | |||
| Songwriter | Scottie Scott | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 10 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1979 with the song "La música", written by Scottie Scott, and performed by Patricia Maldonado. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a national final. The song, that was performed in position 9, placed fourteenth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Dominican Republic with 10 points.
National stage
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 8th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were selected for the televised final by a committee composed of: Juan Salazar, Valentín Trujillo, Pedro Flores, and Miguel Moreno Monroy.[1]
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "De aire suave y delicado" | Enrique Saa | Enrique Saa |
| "De naranjas e infancia" | Patricia Meza and Grupo Mesaluba | Nano Acevedo |
| "La música" | Patricia Maldonado | Scottie Scott |
| "Oratorio menor" | Luz Eliana | Nano Acevedo |
| "Pero no pintes tristezas" | María Inés Naveillán | Luis "Poncho" Venegas |
| "Sentimiento latino" | Alexander Murray | Alexander Murray |
| "Sol de primavera" | Sebastián Lee | Carlos Gómez |
| "Vuelo de amor" | Osvaldo Díaz | Osvaldo Jeldres |
National final
The broadcasters held the national final on Saturday 10 November 1979, beginning at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC). It was staged by UCTV at its central studios in Santiago,[a] and was presented by Rodolfo Torrealba.[2] Each of the competing performances was filmed beforehand in a different outdoor location, with audio recorded in a studio with an orchestra conducted by Juan Salazar.[3]
The members of the jury were: María Olga Fernández, Homero Zamorano, Cecilia Serrano, José Goles, and Juan Azúa.
The winner was "La música", written by Scottie Scott, and performed by Patricia Maldonado. The song, that tied with 23 points with "De naranjas e infancia" and "Pero no pintes tristezas", won after the tie-breaking vote.[b][4]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sol de primavera" | Sebastián Lee | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | "Sentimiento latino" | Alexander Murray | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | "De naranjas e infancia" | Patricia Meza and Grupo Mesaluba | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | "La música" | Patricia Maldonado | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | "Oratorio menor" | Luz Eliana | 22 | 4 |
| 6 | "Vuelo de amor" | Osvaldo Díaz | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | "Pero no pintes tristezas" | María Inés Naveillán | 23 | 3 |
| 8 | "De aire suave y delicado" | Enrique Saa | 11 | 8 |
| R/O | Song | M. Olga Fernández
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Homero Zamorano
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Cecilia Serrano
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José Goles
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Juan Azúa
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sol de primavera" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | "Sentimiento latino" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | "De naranjas e infancia" | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | "La música" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | "Oratorio menor" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | "Vuelo de amor" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | "Pero no pintes tristezas" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | "De aire suave y delicado" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
At the OTI Festival
On 8 December 1979, the OTI Festival was held at the Theatre of the Military Academy in Caracas, Venezuela, hosted by Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), Venevisión, Televisora Nacional (TVN), and Venezolana de Televisión (VTN), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Patricia Maldonado performed "La música" in position 9, with Juan Salazar conducting the event's orchestra, and placing fourteenth out of 21 competing entries, tying with the song from the Dominican Republic with 10 points.[6]
The festival was broadcast live on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, and UTV's Canal 9.[7]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5–1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.
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Notes
References
- ^ "Preseleccionados temas chilenos a la OTI79". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 24 October 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
- ^ "Esta noche eligen tema chileno al Festival OTI". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 10 November 1979. p. 31. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
- ^ "Competencia OTI será grabada". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 2 November 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
- ^ "Ganaremos la OTI si el público nos apoya". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 12 November 1979. p. 37. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.
- ^ Final nacional para el Festival OTI – Chile 1979 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: TVN, UCTV, and UTV. 10 November 1979.
- ^ VIII Festival de la canción OTI 1979 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela: RCTV, Venevisión, TVN, and VTN. 8 December 1979.
- ^ "Carta de ajuste". El Cronista (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 8 December 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 30 November 2025 – via Archivo de la Palabra Impresa by Diego Portales University.