The participation of Ecuador in the OTI Festival began at the third OTI Festival in 1974. The Ecuadorian broadcasters that formed the (ACTVE) participated joinlty in the event, as members of the (OTI). They participated in all twenty-six editions after their debut, and hosted the 1996 festival. Their best result was second achieved in 1985 and 1987.
History
The broadcasters that formed the (ACTVE), whose early name was (AECTV), participated jointly in the OTI Festival. Broadcasters such as Ecuavisa, Gamavisión, and Teleamazonas, were members of the association. Their history in the festival did not yield any victories; however, they achieved a number of top 5 finishes.
The Ecuatorian debut in the OTI Festival was successful because of "" by Hilda Murillo's fifth place. After that, the country didn't repeat that success, and in the following two years, the delegation ended in the bottom five of the scoreboard. However, in 1977, "" by Marielisa took fifth place again. In contrast, in 1978, 1979, and 1980, Ecuador registered its worst placings ever with two last places with zero points.
After some unsuccessful participations, in 1985, the indigenous Quechua singer Jesús Fichamba recorded a second-place finish for Ecuador for the first time with his song "" in a reference to the three boats led by Christopher Columbus, who discovered America. The performer, who appeared on stage with the traditional Quechua suit, was acclaimed.
In 1997, they repeated the success with another indigenous singer, Gustavo Velázquez, and his ethnic pop song "".
National Final The (ACTVE) organised an annual national contest in order to select the Ecuatorian participant in the OTI Festival. As in the other participating broadcasters who opted for this way of selecting their entrants, the winner was selected by a professional jury.
Participation overview + Table key 2 Second place SF Semi-finalist ◇ Contest cancelled
Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points 1974 "" Hilda Murillo 5 7 1975 "" Miriam Constante Claudio Fabbri 17 0 1976 "" Tito del Salto 15 1 1977 "Sonreir cuando quiero llorar" Marielisa Claudio Fabbri 5 4 1978 "" Gracián Victoria Puig de Lange Claudio Fabbri 18 0 1979 "" Miguel Ángel Vergara Francisco Moreno Bustamante Claudio Fabre 20 0 1980 "" Jeaneth Salgado Francisco José Betancourt Julio Cármenes 21 3 1981 "" Hermanos Diablo Juan Carlos Terán G. 12 11 1982 "" Andrés Kattan Francisco Betancourt Ricardo Antón 21 0 1983 "" Nicky Bravo Freddy Bardellini Héctor Garrido colspan=2 1984 "" Alfredo Mármol Freddy Bardellini Gustavo Pacheco colspan=2 1985 "" Luis Padilla Guevara Gustavo Pacheco 2 1986 "" Tannia López Jimmy Arias Richard Anton colspan=2 1987 "" Gustavo Velásquez Romeo Caicedo Juan Salazar 2 1988 "" Ketty Pazmiño Ramiro Montalvo Ramiro Montalvo 14 0 1989 "" Luis Padilla Guevara colspan=2 1990 "" Patricio López Jimmy Arias Iván Castro colspan=2 1991 "" Juan Carlos Córdova Richard Anton 1992 "" Jesús Fichamba Luis Padilla Guevara colspan=2 1993 "" Pericles Pablo Noboa Fredy Moreno colspan=2 1994 "" Felipe y Francisco Terán () Francisco Terán 7 6 1995 "" Tierrabuena Fernando Proaño Claudio Jácome Harb colspan=2 1996 "" Aldo y Gianny Salvador Alberto Caleris Claudio Jácome Harb colspan=2 1997 "" Luis Caicedo Claudio Jácome Harb 1998 "" Fabricio Espinoza Rolando Valladares 1999 Contest cancelled ◇ 2000 "" Danilo Fernando Rosero Murillo
Hosting Year City Venue Hosts 1996 Quito ,
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