Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival
| Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival | |
|---|---|
| OTI Festival | |
| Participating broadcaster | Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 19 |
| First appearance | 1974 |
| Last appearance | 1998 |
| Highest placement | Top–5: 1983 |
Participation history
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The participation of the Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival began at the third OTI Festival in 1974. The Netherlands Antillean participating broadcaster was Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), which was member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI). ATM participated in nineteen of the twenty-eight editions. Its best placing was a top–5 in 1983.
History
Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), whose television stations were TeleCuraçao and TeleAruba, first entered in the OTI Festival in its 3rd edition in 1974, and participated in nineteen of the twenty-eight editions. ATM generally selected its entry through a national final.[1]
Efrén Benita, who represented the Netherlands Antilles in 1981, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 for Estonia as Dave Benton, with the song "Everybody" along Tanel Padar and 2XL, making him the only Eurovision Song Contest winner who has previously participated in the OTI Festival.[2]
In 1986, when Aruba gained its separate status from the Netherlands Antilles, TeleAruba became independent from ATM, and participated in the festival representing Aruba in 1989 and in 1991, with the Netherlands Antilles absent those editions.[3]
Participation overview
| SF | Semi-finalist |
| X | Contest cancelled |
| Year | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1973 | ||||||
| 1974 | Humberto Nivi | "Quédate" | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | George Willems | "Una flor en el balcón" |
|
Lito Peña | 10 | 3 |
| 1976 | Jossy Brokke | "El primer criollo" | Jossy Brokke | 13 | 2 | |
| 1977 | Ced Ride | "Gente eres tú" | Ced Ride | Rafael Ibarbia | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 | Trío Huazteca | "Cuando un amor se muere" | Etty Toppen Berg | Roberto Montiel | 10 | 9 |
| 1979 | Don Ramón | "Mi niño" |
|
Roberto Montiel | 9 | 16 |
| 1980 | Lidwina Booi | "Amor para ti" |
|
Roberto Montiel | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | Efrem Benita | "Vaya un amigo" | Efrem Benita | 20 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Sharon Ross | "Alguien que no seas tú" | Roberto Montiel | Roberto Montiel | 16 | 7 |
| 1983 | Claudius Philips | "En cada nota cantará tu voz" |
|
Franklin Granadillo | Top-5 | — |
| 1984 | Gabriel Flores | "La verdad" | Gabriel Flores | Rubén Germán | — | |
| 1985 | Melanie Vanderveen | "Adiós mi amor" | Erroll Colina | Erroll Colina | — | |
| 1986 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1987 | Rose y Romeo Heige | "Hermanos tú y yo" |
|
Erroll Colina | — | |
| 1988 | Ced Ride | "Una canción para una nación" | Ced Ride | Erroll Colina | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1990 | Nathaly Mardenborough | "Mujeres" | Shannon R.R. Martha | Clark Elisabeth | — | |
| 1991 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1992 | Humberto Nivi | "Vivencias" |
|
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| 1993 | Melania Arroyo | "Si te vuelvo a encontrar" |
|
José Gregorio | — | |
| 1994 | Boy Thode | "Libre" |
|
SF | — | |
| 1995 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 1998 | Fusión Consonante | "Los niños" |
|
Errol Colina | SF | — |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | |||||
| 2000 | Did not participate | |||||
References
- ^ "Voor selectie voor Antilliaans OTI festival". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 21 July 1982. p. 5 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Festival de la OTI 2 (1980-1990)". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Aruba volwaardig lid OTI-Festival". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 31 October 1989. p. 5 – via Delpher.