Bolivia in the OTI Festival
Bolivia debuted in the OTI Festival in 1972 and since then, the country participated uninterruptedly till the last edition of the show in 2000. Bolivia is one of the least lucky countries participating in the event. In fact, Bolivisión and Televisión Boliviana, the two Bolivian OTI full member stations only managed to enter the top 10 on two occasions: The first one in Madrid 1972 with Arturo Quesada and his entry "No volveré a pasar por allí" (I won't pass by there again) composed by the Spaniards Manuel De la Calva and Ramón Arcusa, (Members of Dúo Dinámico). Their second and last top 10 position came in 1994 in Valencia with Gilka Gutierrez and her song "Para poder hablar de amor" (To be able to talk about love) which got the 8th place in the contest.
| Bolivia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member station | Bolivisión Bolivia TV |
| National selection events | Internal selection |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 19 |
| First appearance | 1972 |
| Best result | 8th in 1994 |
| Worst result | 22nd in 1980 |
| Nul points | 1975 1980 |
| External links | |
| Bolivisión website Bolivia TV Website | |
Bolivia withdrew from the event from 1975 to 1980 and then, withdrew again in 1981 because the poor placings and the dire economic situation of the participating broadcasters.
Bolivia never won the OTI contest and never hosted it.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Song | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Micaela | Destino (Destiny) | ||
| 1998 | Pablo Zambrano | El canto de las aves (The song of the birds) | ||
| 1997 | Cryssel Bolívar | El lugar donde te amé (The place where I loved you) | ||
| 1996 | Huáscar Bolívar Vallejo | Has estado con él (You've been with him) | ||
| 1995 | Denise Rivera | Adiós a mi tierra (Bye bye my country) | ||
| 1994 | Gilka Gutiérrez | Para poder hablar de amor (To be able to talk about love) | 8 | 6 |
| 1993 | Adrián Barrenechea | El jardín de los sueños (The garden of dreams) | ||
| 1992 | Erick Ocampo Linares | Eternamente amada (Eternally loved) | ||
| 1991 | Solocanto | No eres ya tú (You are not yourself anymoe) | ||
| 1989 | Milton Cortez | Como dos enamorados (Like two lovers) | ||
| 1988 | Mimi | Sólo un despertar (Only one wake) | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | Hombre Nuevo | Utopía | ||
| 1986 | Carlos Alejandro Suárez | Para tocar lo más profundo (To touch the deepest) | ||
| 1982 | Raúl Menacho | Hay un nuevo día para ti (There's a new day for you) | 20 | 1 |
| 1980 | Susana Joffré[1] | Qué suerte... qué pena (How lucky!... what a pity!) | 22 | 0 |
| 1975 | Óscar Roca | Por esas cosas te amo (For those things I love you) | 17 | 0 |
| 1974 | Jenny | Los muros (The walls) | 14 | 2 |
| 1973 | Arturo Quesada | No sé vivir sin ti (I can't live without you) | 14 | 1 |
| 1972 | Arturo Quesada | No volveré a pasar por allí (I won't pass by there again) | 10 | 3 |
References
- Diario, El. "Susana Joffré reaparece "sólo por amor"". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-06.