Chile in the OTI Festival 1991
| Chile in the OTI Festival 1991 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1991 | ||||
| Participating broadcasters |
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| Country | Chile | |||
| Selection process | Una canción para el invierno | |||
| Selection date | 13 August 1991 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Haciendo música" | |||
| Artist | Claudio | |||
| Songwriter | Scottie Scott | |||
| Placement | ||||
| SF result | Qualified | |||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
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Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1991 with the song "Haciendo música", written by Scottie Scott, and performed by Claudio. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión (UCTV), Red de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (RTU), and Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), selected their entry through a national selection with several phases staged by UCTV. The song, qualified from the semi-final, was one of the finalists.
National stage
Universidad Católica de Chile Televisión (UCTV), Red de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (RTU), and Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), agreed to designate as their entry for the 20th edition of the OTI Festival the winner of the regular competition Una canción para el invierno held within the show Martes 13 on UCTV's Canal 13. The deadline for song submissions was 29 July 1991, and nearly 200 songs were received.
Una canción para el invierno featured nine songs in three qualifying rounds of three songs each, held on 23 and 30 July and 6 August 1991. From each round, one song advanced to the three-song final held on 13 August. The shows were presented by Javier Miranda and Viviana Nunes.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
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| "Como la marea no soy" | María Inés Naveillán | Luis Poncho Venegas |
| "Donde vayas, donde estés" | Cristóbal | Cristián Araya |
| "Haciendo música" | Claudio | Scottie Scott |
| "La vecina" | Cecilia Castro | Loreto Valenzuela |
| "No basta con una canción" | Pancho Puelma | Pancho Puelma |
| "Sueño de abril" | Marco Antonio Fernández | Marco Antonio Fernández |
| "Tan sólo tú" | Luis Dimas | Guillermo Soto |
| "Un corazón herido" | Sebastián | Sergio Huidobro |
| "Vuelve" | Jorge Caraccioli | Víctor Arriagada |
Qualifying rounds
The three qualifying rounds were held on 23 and 30 July and 6 August 1991. In each round, twenty-five expert jurors were grouped into five groups: musicians, technicians, writers, communicators, and singers. The spokesperson for each group cast a vote aloud for their group's favorite song. The song with the most votes in each round advanced to the final.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result | |
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| First qualifying round – 23 July 1991[1] | ||||
| 1 | "No basta con una canción" | Pancho Puelma | — | |
| 2 | "Un corazón herido" | Sebastián | — | |
| 3 | "Sueño de abril" | Marco Antonio Fernández | Qualified | |
| Second qualifying round – 30 July 1991[2] | ||||
| 1 | "La vecina" | Cecilia Castro | Qualified | |
| 2 | "Tan sólo tú" | Luis Dimas | — | |
| 3 | "Vuelve" | Jorge Caraccioli | — | |
| Third qualifying round – 6 August 1991[3] | ||||
| 1 | "Donde vayas, donde estés" | Cristóbal | — | |
| 2 | "Haciendo música" | Claudio | Qualified | |
| 3 | "Como la marea no soy" | María Inés Naveillán | — | |
Final
The final was held on 13 August 1991. The voting method was the same as in the semi-finals, with the song with the most votes winning. The winner was "Haciendo música", written by Scottie Scott, and performed by Claudio. The show ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
| R/O | Song | Artist | Points | Result |
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| 1 | "Sueño de abril" | Marco Antonio Fernández | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | "La vecina" | Cecilia Castro | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | "Haciendo música" | Claudio | 5 | 1 |
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| 1 | "Sueño de abril" | 0 | |||||
| 2 | "La vecina" | 0 | |||||
| 3 | "Haciendo música" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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At the OTI Festival
On 13–14 December 1991, the OTI Festival 1978 was held at the Salón Teotihuacán of the Centro de Convenciones in Acapulco, Mexico, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Claudio performed "Haciendo música" in position 17 in the semi-final, with René Calderón conducting the event's orchestra, and qualifying for the final.[5] In the final, he performed in position 9. At the end, only the top three places were announced, and the Chilean entry was not one of them, remaining with the title of finalist.[6]
References
- ^ Primera eliminatoria de 'Una canción para el invierno' (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: UCTV. 23 July 1991.
- ^ Segunda eliminatoria de 'Una canción para el invierno' (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: UCTV. 30 July 1991.
- ^ Tercera eliminatoria de 'Una canción para el invierno' (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: UCTV. 6 August 1991.
- ^ Final de 'Una canción para el invierno' (Television programme) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: UCTV. 13 August 1991.
- ^ Semifinal del XX Festival de la canción OTI 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 13 December 1991.
- ^ Final del XXV Festival de la canción OTI 1991 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Acapulco, Mexico: Televisa. 14 December 1991.