Mexico in the OTI Festival 1989

Mexico was represented at the OTI Festival 1989 with the song "Una canción no es suficiente", written by Jesús Monárrez, and performed by Analí. The Mexican participating broadcaster, Televisa, selected its entry through a national selection with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 14, placed first out of 22 competing entries, winning the festival. This was the fourth entry from Mexico that won the OTI Festival, after winning in 1973, in 1975, and in 1985.

Televisa held a national selection with four televised qualifying rounds, a playoff, a semi-final, and a final to select its entry for the 18th edition of the OTI Festival. This eighteenth edition of the National OTI Festival featured forty songs in the qualifying rounds, sixteen in the semi-final, and eight in the final. The top-three entries were awarded. In addition to the general competition, awards were also given for Best Male Performer, and Best Female Performer.

The shows were held at Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City, were presented by Raúl Velasco, and broadcast on Canal 2. The musical director was Chucho Ferrrer, who conducted the orchestra when required.^[1]

The four qualifying rounds were held on Saturdays 9, 16, and 23, and 30 September 1989. Each round featured ten entries, of which the three highest-scoring advanced to the semi-final. In each round, after all the competing entries were performed, each of the ten jurors cast one vote for each of their three favorite entries.

The ten jurors were: Rafael Acosta, Álvaro Dávila,^[a] María Eugenia de Esesarte, Luis G. Basurto, Agustín Jiménez, Leopoldo Meraz, Gustavo Rivera, Sylvia Tapia, Jesús Vázquez, Rubén Zepeda.

The playoff was held on Saturday 30 September 1989 following the fourth qualifying round. To select the last four semi-finalists, each of the ten jurors cast one vote for each of their four favorite entries among the twenty-eight not qualified.

The semi-final was held on Saturday 7 October 1989. After all the competing entries were performed, each of the ten jurors cast one vote for each of their eight favorite entries, and the eight most voted songs went on to the final. The same jurors that voted in the qualifying rounds, voted in the semi-final.

The six-song final was held on Sunday 8 October 1989. The final was held in two rounds. In the first round, each of the ten jurors cast one vote for each of their three favorite entries, and the three most voted songs went on to the superfinal. In the superfinal, each juror announced aloud one vote for their favourite entry. The same jurors that voted in the qualifying rounds and the semi-final, voted in the final. The show featured guest performances by Daniela Romo, Benito, Gualberto Castro, and Ray Conniff.^[1]

The winner was "Una canción no es suficiente", written by Jesús Monárrez, and performed by Analí. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.

In the final, the jurors voted for the Best Male and Female Performer among the shortlisted artist in each category. Yoshio received the Best Male Performer Award; and Magdalena Zárate the Best Female Performer Award.^[1]

12 finalistas del XVIII Festival OTI 89 is the official compilation album of the eighteenth edition of the Mexican National OTI Festival, released by Melody Internacional in 1989. The vinyl LP features the studio version of twelve of the songs qualified for the semi-final.^[8]

On 18 November 1989, the OTI Festival was held at the theater of the James L. Knight Center in Miami, United States, hosted by Univision, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Analí performed "Una canción no es suficiente" in position 14, placing first out of 22 competing entries, winning the festival. This was the fourth entry from Mexico that won the OTI Festival, after winning in 1973, in 1975, and in 1985.^[9]