Paraguay in the OTI Festival
Paraguay and its member station Canal 13 Paraguay (Now Red Paraguaya de Comunicación RPC), debuted in the OTI Festival in its seventh edition, which was held in Santiago in 1978. The first Paraguayan representative in the contest was the veteran Rolando Percy, who got a disappointing 18th place with zero points. The same singer would return to the event in 1990 and 1995 with disappointing placings.[1]
| Paraguay | |
|---|---|
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| Member station | Canal 13 Paraguay (Now RPC) |
| National selection events | Internal selection |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 22 |
| First appearance | 1978 |
| Best result | 2nd in 1988 |
| Worst result | 18th in 1978 |
| Nul points | in 1978 |
| External links | |
| RPC Website | |
Since their debut, the Guarani country participated almost uninterruptedly except in 1982, their only withdrawal from the contest.
History
Just like the most of the participating countries and broadcasters in the OTI Festival, Canal 13 Paraguay selected its entrants internally. Their participants in the contest were not very successful, but in 1981, the country reached the top 10 for first time with Alberto de Luque and his song "Vos y yo seremos todos" (You and me will be everybody) which placed 8th.[2]
After a withdrawal in 1982, the next year in Washington, D.C., Paraguay recorded one of its most successful participations with the folk singer Marco de Brix and his song "Soñaremos como ayer" (We will dream just like yesterday) which placed fourth after receiving a warm welcome by the members of the jury. The same singer, five years later, returned to the event in 1988 in Buenos Aires with his song "Un mundo diferente" (A different world) which was even more successful than his previous entry achieving second place with 25 points.[3] Since then, the South American country never managed to reach the top 10 again.
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Song | Place | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lenys Paredes | Empiezo a vivir
(I start living) |
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| 1998 | Americanta | No lo digas (Don't tell it) | ||
| 1997 | Cecilia Huret | Las cuentas claras
(The things must be clear) |
F | |
| 1996 | Jorge Castro | Por tí, mujer
(For you, woman) |
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| 1995 | Rolando Percy | Por siempre, América
(America forever) |
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| 1994 | Cristina L. Díaz | Tierra herida (Wounded land) | ||
| 1993 | Dany Durand | Señora mía (My lady) | ||
| 1992 | Oscar Benito | Un amanecer, una canción
(One sunrise, one song) |
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| 1991 | Adrián Barreto | Hoy ha vuelto el amor
(Today love has returned) |
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| 1990 | Rolando Percy | Hazme soñar con la paz
(Make me dream about peace) |
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| 1989 | Rodolfo González Friedman | Como aquellas nubes
(Just like those clouds) |
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| 1988 | Marco de Brix | Un mundo differente
(A different world) |
2 | 25 |
| 1987 | Rolando Ojeda | Procura (Try) | ||
| 1986 | Rocío Cristal | Papá (Dad) | ||
| 1985 | Lizza Bogado | A veces quiero ser
(Sometimes I want to be) |
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| 1984 | Valencia | Una gaviota sobre el mar
(A seagull over the sea) |
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| 1983 | Marco de Brix | Soñaremos como ayer
(We will dream just like yesterday) |
4 | |
| 1981 | Alberto de Luque | Vos y yo seremos todos
(You and me will be everybody) |
8 | 15 |
| 1980 | Carlos Albospino | La razón que nos une
(The reason that keeps us together) |
17 | 7 |
| 1979 | Derlis Esteche | La vida es mi canción
(Life is my song) |
16 | 4 |
| 1978 | Rolando Percy | Cantando (Singing) | 18 | 0 |
References
- "Portal Guarani - ROLANDO PERCY". Portal Guarani (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- "Alberto de Luque - wisestate". www.musicaparaguaya.org.py. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- "Portal Guarani - MARCO DE BRIX". Portal Guarani (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-11.