United States in the OTI Festival 1978
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United States| United States in the OTI Festival 1978 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1978 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Spanish International Network (SIN) | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Selection process | National OTI–SIN Festival | |||
| Selection date | 14 October 1978 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ha vuelto ya" | |||
| Artist | Susy Leman | |||
| Songwriter | Ernesto Alejandro | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 46 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The United States was represented at the OTI Festival 1978 with the song "Ha vuelto ya", written by Ernesto Alejandro and performed by Susy Leman. The participating broadcaster representing the country, the Spanish International Network (SIN), selected its entry through a national televised competition. The song, that was performed in position 6, placed second out of 19 competing entries, with 46 points.
Miami pre-selection
The Spanish International Network (SIN) held a national televised competition to select its entry for the 7th edition of the OTI Festival. This was the first edition of the National OTI–SIN Festival. In the final, each song represented a SIN affiliate, each of which had selected its entry through a local pre-selection.
WLTV held an internal pre-selection. The song selected for the national final was "Ha vuelto ya", written by Ernesto Alejandro and performed by Susy Leman.[1]
Final
The final was held on Saturday 14 October 1978 at the Miami Jai-Alai Fronton in Miami, featuring six songs. It was broadcast live on all SIN affiliates. The winner was "Ha vuelto ya" representing WLTV–Miami, written by Ernesto Alejandro and performed by Susy Leman.[1]
| R/O | Song | Artist | Affiliate | Result |
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| "Ha vuelto ya" | Susy Leman | WLTV–Miami | 1 |
