OTI Festival 1995

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Final
  • 11 November 1995 (1995-11-11)
VenueAnfiteatro José Asunción Flores [es]
San Bernardino, Paraguay
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
SupervisorDarío de la Peña
OTI Festival 1995
Date and venue
Final
  • 11 November 1995 (1995-11-11)
VenueAnfiteatro José Asunción Flores [es]
San Bernardino, Paraguay
Organization
OrganizerOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
SupervisorDarío de la Peña
Host broadcasterTeledifusora Paraguaya [es]
Musical directorOscar Cardozo Ocampo [es]
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries24
Returning countries Canada
Non-returning countries Netherlands Antilles
  • A coloured map of the countries of Ibero-America
         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1995
Vote
Voting systemThe members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote
Winning song Spain
"Eres mi debilidad"
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The OTI Festival 1995 (Spanish: Vigésimo Cuarto Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Vigésimo Quarto Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 24th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 11 November 1995 at Anfiteatro José Asunción Flores [es] in San Bernardino, Paraguay, and presented by Menchi Barriocanal [es] and Rubén Rodríguez. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Teledifusora Paraguaya [es].

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Eres mi debilidad" performed by Marcos Llunas representing Spain; with "Canción contra la tristeza" by Alberto Plaza [es] representing Chile placing second; and "Hoy que no estás" by Cristina Rebull representing Cuba placing third.

Anfiteatro José Asunción Flores, San Bernardino – host venue of the OTI Festival 1995.

The Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) designated Teledifusora Paraguaya [es] as the host broadcaster for the 24th edition of the OTI Festival. The broadcaster staged the event in San Bernardino. The venue selected was Anfiteatro José Asunción Flores [es], an open-air venue opened in 1992 with a capacity for 20,614 people, used for social events, festivals and concerts, located at the slopes of the Andes mountain range. This was the first time the festival was held outdoors.

On 9 November 1995, the participating artists were received by the president of the country Juan Carlos Wasmosy.

Participants

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty-two Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition, only Netherlands Antilles was absent, with Canada returning after missing that festival.

Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, and the United States, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally.

Four performing artists had previously represented the same country in previous editions: Rolando Percy had represented Paraguay in 1978 and 1990, Carlos Brizzio had represented Honduras in 1984, Martha Baltodano had represented Niracagua in 1991, and Tony Cheng had represented Panama in 1993.

Festival overview

The festival was held on Saturday 11 November 1995, beginning at 21:00 PYST (00:00+1 UTC). It was presented by Menchi Barriocanal [es] and Rubén Rodríguez. The musical director was Oscar Cardozo Ocampo [es], who conducted the orchestra when required.

The winner was the song "Eres mi debilidad" performed by Marcos Llunas representing Spain; with "Canción contra la tristeza" by Alberto Plaza [es] representing Chile placing second; and "Hoy que no estás" by Cristina Rebull representing Cuba placing third. The first prize was endowed with a monetary amount of US$30,000, the second prize of US$20,000, and the third prize of US$10,000.[2] The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry.

  Winner

Jury

The nine members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. Only the top three places were revealed. The voting was supervised by Darío de la Peña. The members of the jury were:

Broadcast

Notes

References

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