Ecuador in the OTI Festival

Ecuador and its two OTI member stations, Teleamazonas and Ecuavisa debuted in the OTI Festival in 1974 in the third edition of the festival, which was held in the coastal city of Acapulco, with the singer Hilda Murillo with her song "Las mariposas" (The butterflies). Since then, the Andean country took part in the contest util the last edition in 2000 which was held again in Acapulco.

Ecuador
Ecuador
Participating broadcasterTeleamazonas
Ecuavisa
Participation summary
Appearances25
First appearance1974
Highest placement2nd in 1985
2nd in 1987
External links
Teleamazonas website
Ecuavisa website

History

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Ecuador's history in the Latin American song contest did not yield any victories. Teleamazonas and Ecuavisa, however, achieved a number of top 5 finishes.

The Ecuatorian debut in the OTI Festival was successful because of Hilda Murillo's fifth place. After that, the country didn't repeat that success, and in the following two years, the delegation ended in the bottom five of the scoreboard. However, in 1977 the female singer Marielisa with her song "Sonreir cuando quiero llorar" (To smile when I want to cry) took the Ecuadorian broadcasters back to fifth place. In contrast, in 1978, 1979 and 1980, Ecuador registered its worst placings ever with two last places with zero points.

After some unsuccessful participations, in 1985 in Seville, the indigenous Quechua singer Jesús Fichamba recorded a second-place finish for Ecuador for the first time with his song "La pinta, la niña y la Santa María" in a reference to the three boats led by Christopher Columbus, who discovered America.[1] The performer, who appeared on stage with the traditional Quechua suit, was acclaimed.

Two years later in Lisbon, the Andean country repeated the success with another indigenous singer, Gustavo Velázquez, and his ethnic pop song "Mi amigo el condor" (My friend the Condor).[2]

National Final

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Ecuavisa and Teleamazonas also organised an annual national contest in order to select the Ecuatorian participant in the OTI Festival.[2] As in the other participating countries who opted for this way of selecting their entrants, the winner was selected by a professional jury.

Contestants

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The indigenous singer Jesús Fichamba took part in the edition of 1985 taking Ecuador to the second place in the OTI Festival.
Year Artist Song Placement; Pts
2000 Danilo Rosero Canto por ti, por amor (I Sing for you, my love)
1998 Evelyn y Fabricio Fijate (Look at it)
1997 Luis Caicedo Te quiero (I love you)
1996 Duo Agualuna Vuela vuela (Fly fly)
1995 Tierra Buena Mira (Look)
1994 Juan Carlos y P. Terán Temporada baja (Off season)
1993 Pericles Él tiene razón (He is right)
1992 Jesús Fichamba Una canción para dos mundos (A song for two worlds)
1991 Juan Carlos Córdova Para escribir una canción (To write a song)
1990 Patricio Lopez Por amor al arte
1989 Hnos. Miño Naranjo Mi campesina (My farmer girl)
1988 Ketty Pazmiño Juan Cansino
1987 Gustavo Velázquez Mi amigo el cóndor (My friend the condor) 2
1986 Tannya López Pobres niños, pobre mundo

(Poor children, poor world)

1985 Jesús Fichamba La Pinta, la Niña y la Santa María 2
1984 Alfredo Mármol Déjame saber (Let me know) 5
1983 Nicky Bravo Menos de ti (Less from you) 20
1982 André Katan Aprenderé (I will learn) 21 0
1981 Los Hnos. Diablo América 12 11
1980 Jeanneth Salgado En un instante (In a moment) 21 3
1979 Miguel A. Guevara Cómo tener tu cariño

(How to have your tenderness)

21
1978 Gracian Juan, el infeliz (Juan, the unhappy man) 18
1977 Maríelisa Sonreír cuando quiero llorar

(To smile when I want to cry)

5
1976 Tito Del Salto Mis veinte años (My twenty years) 15
1975 Miriam Constante Yo quiero componer el mundo con mis manos

(I want to create the world with my own hands)

17
1974 Hilda Murillo Las mariposas (The butterflies) 5

References

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  1. ^ "Jesús Fichamba". Vistazo. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. ^ a b "1987 después de ganar nuevamente la OTI de Ecuador, viaja a Lisboa, Portugal representando a nuestro país en la OTI Internacional".