Honduras in the OTI Festival

Honduras as the most of the Central American countries, took part for the first time in the OTI Festival in the edition of 1974, which was held in the Mexican coastal city of Acapulco. TNH (Televisión Nacional de Honduras), the OTI member broadcaster of that country selected Moisés Canelo as their first entrant, who achieved a respectable ninth place. After a withdrawal in 1975, the Honduran broadcaster rejoined the event and participated every year till the last show, which was held again in Acapulco.

Honduras
Member stationTNH (Televisión Nacional de Honduras)
National selection eventsInternal selection (1974-1997)
Honduran Festival for OTI (1997)
Internal selection (1998-2000)
Participation summary
Appearances25
First appearance1974
Best result7th in 1979
7th in 1980
7th in 1981
Worst result17th in 1977
17th in 1982
External links
Televisión Nacional de Honduras website

History

As many Central American countries in the OTI Festival, Honduras didn't really have a successful participation in the contest. In fact, TNH never managed to get a victory for Honduras during their history in the event, but reached the top ten on six occasions.

In 1976 Wilson Reynoot and his song "Por cantarle al mar" (For singing to the sea) placed eighth in Acapulco.

In 1978 in Santiago, the singer Domingo Trimarchi also placed eighth with the song "Por esas pequeñas cosas" (For those little things), a song written by the successful Mexican composer Chucho Ferrer.

One year later, in Caracas, Honduras placed seventh with Gloria Janeth and the song "Hermano hispanoamericano" (Hispanic American brother), which is considered to be a call for Latin American unity and solidarity.[1]

Moisés Canelo, the first Honduran contestant, who placed ninth for TNH in 1974, returned to the contest five years later in 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, placing seventh with his song "Tú, siempre tú (You, Always you).[2] One year later, in Mexico City, the Honduran delegation placed seventh for the third time with Oneyda and the song "Ven" (Come). Since then, Honduras struggled in the contest and never managed to get a top ten place again.

Contestants

Year Artist Song Place Pts
2000 Diana Lara Te entregué mi corazón

(I gave you my heart)

SF
1998 Carlos Alberto Durón Mi otra mitad (My ogher side) SF
1997 Rafael Alfaro Cantándole a la vida (Singing to life) SF
1996 Millicent Viciera Rosas y espinas (Roses and thorns)
1995 Carlos Brizzio La casa de Pablo (Pablo's house)
1994 Delma Adriana Reyes Espera hasta que den las tres

(Wait until three o'clock)

SF
1993 Carlos Alberto Sale el sol (Sun rises)
1992 Karina Nasser El otro muro (The other wall)
1991 Max Jovel Argueta y Mauricio Medina Sembrando cantos (Spreading songs) SF
1990 Patricia Ramírez Qué fácil es (Wow easy it is)
1989 Antonio Paredes Al fin lo encontré (Finally I found it)
1988 Gloria Janet Te amo (I love you) 14
1987 Rodolfo Torres Uno más (One more)
1986 Víctor Donayre Soy como soy (I am who I am)
1985 Dúo Tú y Yo Una historia tantas veces contada

(One history so many times told)

1984 Carlos Brizio Andar tan sólo por andar

(To walk just for walking)

1983 Jorge Gómez Empieza (Start)
1982 Miguel Ángel Mejía Año dos mil (The year two thousand) 17 6
1981 Oneyda Ven (Come) 7 16
1980 Moisés Canelo Tú, siempre tú (You, Always you) 7 22
1979 Gloria Janeth Hermano hispanoamericano

(Hispanic-American friend)

7
1978 Domingo Trimarchi Por esas pequeñas cosas

(For those little things)

8 12
1977 Tony Morales El hombre (The man) 17
1976 Wilson Reynoot Por cantarle al mar (For singing to the sea) 8
1974 Moisés Canelo Río viejo, río amigo (Old river, friend river) 9

References

  1. "Añoro el ambiente artístico". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  2. BuenaMusica.com. "Moises canelo - Biografía, historia y legado musical | BuenaMusica.com". www.buenamusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-12.
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