Chile in the OTI Festival 1987
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Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1987 with the song "Chocando paredes", written and performed by Eduardo Valenzuela. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 3, was not among the top-three places revealed.
Chile| Chile in the OTI Festival 1987 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcasters | ||||
| Country | Chile | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 12 September 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Chocando paredes" | |||
| Artist | Eduardo Valenzuela | |||
| Songwriter | Eduardo Valenzuela | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | Finalist | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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National stage
Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad de Chile (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 16th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Ahora" | Mauricio Galleguillos | Fernando Wohlwend |
| "Aventuras" | Alejandro de Rosas | Scottie Scott |
| "Chocando paredes" | Eduardo Valenzuela | Eduardo Valenzuela |
| "Cuando están aquí" | Nino García | Nino García |
| "El amor siempre está" | Tatán | Sebastián Palacios |
| "Me llena de miedo" | Diego Luna | Héctor Acuña |
| "Mi niña se fue" | Juan Eduardo Fuentealba | Ignacio Loyola |
| "No fue mi culpa" | Patricia Frías | Reinaldo Tomás Martínez |
National final
The national final was held on Saturday 12 September 1987, and was presented by Katherine Salosny and Pablo Aguilera. The show featured guest performances by ballet Huganzas, ballet Antu Mapu, Pancho Puelma and Los Socios.[2] It was staged by UTV at its studios, and was broadcast on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, and UTV's Canal 11.[3]
The jury was composed of Eduardo Domínguez representing UCTV, Justus Liebig representing UTV, Horacio Saavedra representing TVN, Franz Benko, and Jorge Rencoret. They voted their favourites entries between 1 and 7 points in order of preference.[2]
The winner was "Chocando paredes", written and performed by Eduardo Valenzuela; with "Aventuras", written by Scottie Scott and performed by Alejandro de Rosas, placing second; and "No fue mi culpa", written by Reinaldo Tomás Martínez and performed by Patricia Frías, placing third.[2]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cuando están aquí" | Nino García | N/a |
| 2 | "Aventuras" | Alejandro de Rosas | 2 |
| 3 | "No fue mi culpa" | Patricia Frías | 3 |
| 4 | "Mi niña se fue" | Juan Eduardo Fuentealba | N/a |
| 5 | "Ahora" | Mauricio Galleguillos | N/a |
| 6 | "Chocando paredes" | Eduardo Valenzuela | 1 |
| 7 | "El amor siempre está" | Tatán | N/a |
| 8 | "Me llena de miedo" | Diego Luna | N/a |
At the OTI Festival
On 24 October 1987, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Eduardo Valenzuela performed "Chocando paredes" in position 3, with Francisco Larraín conducting the event's orchestra. The song was not among the top-three places revealed.[5]
The festival was broadcast on delay at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC) on TVN's Canal 7, UCTV's Canal 13, and UTV's Canal 11.[6]