Overview of Portugal in the OTI Festival
| Portugal |
|---|
|
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) |
|---|
|
| Appearances | 22 |
|---|
| First appearance | 1972 |
|---|
| Last appearance | 2000 |
|---|
| Highest placement | 2nd: 1984 |
|---|
| Host | 1987 |
|---|
The participation of Portugal in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 which took place in Madrid. Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), was responsible for the Portuguese participation. It participated in twenty-two editions and hosted the 1987 contest in Lisbon.[1][2]
Many of the names that took part in the OTI Festival for Portugal also represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as Anabela, Paulo de Carvalho, José Cid, Dora, Dulce Pontes, Adelaide Ferreira, Simone de Oliveira, and Tonicha.[3]
Participation overview
Table key
| 1
|
First place
|
| 2
|
Second place
|
| 3
|
Third place
|
| ◁
|
Last place
|
| X
|
Contest cancelled
|
Hosted
See also
References
- ^ "Festival OTI da Canção 1987". OTI Festival. OTI Festival 1987 (in Portuguese and Spanish). 24 October 1987. RTP / OTI.
- ^ "RTP 50 anos de história - Grandes projectos, novos desafios". RTP (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Portugal in Eurovision". Eurovision Song Contest.
Portugal in the OTI Festival |
|---|
| Participation |
- 1972
- 1973
- 1977
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 2000
|
|---|
| Songs |
- "Abandonada"
- "Adeus à praia"
- "Amor sem palavras"
- "Ao sul da América"
- "A minha ilha"
- "À tua espera"
- "Eu quero um planeta azul"
- "Glória, glória, aleluia"
- "Mar Portugal"
- "Na cabana junto à praia"
- "Não me tirem este mar"
- "Onde Estás?"
- "Poema de mim"
- "Quem espera, desespera"
- "Quero acordar"
- "Rosa morena"
- "Um ano depois"
- "Uma avenida inteira de saudade"
- "Uma lágrima"
- "Vem lá bem"
- "Vem no meu sonho"
- "Vivo a vida cantando"
|
|---|
| Performers | |
|---|
