The participation of Uruguay in the OTI Festival began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972. The Uruguayan participating broadcasters were , , and (SAETA), which were members of the (OTI). They participated alternately in twenty-six of the twenty-eight editions, only missing the 1984 and 2000 festivals. Their best result in the festival was fifth achieved in 1988.
History Uruguay debuted in the OTI Festival in 1972 with "" by Ronayr Franco. Its trajectory in the festival was only moderate and only managed to reach the top 10 in five occasions. Although they were unable to win the contest, they achieved a significant result with the song "" by Daniel Mantero in 1988 which turned into a hit in the country.
Participation overview + Table key F Finalist SF Semi-finalist ◇ Contest cancelled
Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points 1972 "" Rona Jorge da Trindade Augusto Algueró 9 3 1973 "El universo es un corazón" Aldo Aldo Ivan Paulo 8 4 1974 "" María Elisa Jorge da Trindade 7 4 1975 "" Ricardo Montaña Carlos de Coits Julio Frade 10 3 1976 "" Ronald 7 7 1977 "" Miguel Bobbio Mario de Azagra Julio Frade 11 2 1978 "" Horacio Paternó Lázaro Julio Frade 13 3 1979 "" Dolores Mario López Azagra Julio Frade 16 4 1980 "" Juca Sheppard Julio Frade 19 4 1981 "" Ariel Mario de Azagra 19 4 1982 "" Ana María Pascual Leslie Mullz 12 13 1983 "" Mario Echevarría Mario Echevarría Julio Frade colspan=2 1984 colspan="6" 1985 "" Nelson Candia Mario de Azagra Julio Frade colspan=2 1986 "" Miguel Ángel Montiel Miguel Ángel Montiel Julio Frade colspan=2 1987 "" Fabricio Mario de Azagra Julio Frade colspan=2 1988 "" Daniel Mantero Daniel Mantero Julio Frade 5 14 1989 "" Eduardo Fabián colspan=2 1990 "" Mario Echeverría Mario de Azagra Julio Frade colspan=2 1991 "" Daniel Mantero Daniel Mantero Julio Frade 1992 "" Mario de Azaga colspan=2 1993 "" Pablo Estramín Julio Frade colspan=2 1994 "" Laura Canoura 1995 "" Pájaro Canzani Julio Frade colspan=2 1996 "" Los Iracundos Los Iracundos Julio Frade colspan=2 1997 "" Javier Fernández Carlos Fernández Julio Frade 1998 "" María Elisa Carlos Fernández Julio Frade 1999 Contest cancelled ◇ 2000 colspan="6"
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