The participation of El Salvador in the OTI Festival began at the third OTI Festival in 1974. The Salvadoran participating broadcasters were until 1985 and (TCS) since 1986, which were member of the (OTI). They participated in all twenty-six editions after its debut. Its best result was sixth achieved in 1977.
History The first Salvadorean entry was "" performed by Félix Lopez, which placed 10th with three points in a tie with Mexico, Honduras and the Netherlands Antilles. Since then, the country took part in every edition of the festival till the last edition which was held again in Acapulco.
El Salvador was one of the least successful participants in the OTI Festival. In 1975, one year after its debut, it finished last with zero points in a tie with Bolivia. In 1977, it achieved sixth place with "" by Ana Marcela D'Antonio. This was the first and only time when the Salvadorean delegation reached the top ten places in the contest.
Participation overview + Table key SF Semi-finalist ◇ Contest cancelled
Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points 1974 "" Félix López Félix López 10 3 1975 "" Eduardo Fuentes Rafael Campos Martínez José Raúl Ramírez 17 0 1976 "" Walter Salvador Bautista 15 1 1977 "" Ana Marcela D'Antonio Ana Marcela D'Antonio Rafael Ibarbia 6 3 1978 "" Álvaro Torres Juan Carlos 16 1 1979 "" Andrés Valencia Jorge Abullajare Hasfura Jill Carson 20 0 1980 "" Ricardo Alfaro José Francisco Bolaños Lemus Héctor Rojas 19 4 1981 "" Eduardo Fuentes Carlos Alberto Hernández 12 11 1982 "" Félix López Félix López Luis Neves 13 12 1983 "" Ernesto Guerra Ernesto Guerra Julio Jaramillo colspan=2 1984 "" Carlos Hernández Carlos Hernández Chucho Ferrer colspan=2 1985 "" Óscar Alejandro Óscar Alejandro colspan=2 1986 "" Jaime Turich Mario Zúñiga colspan=2 1987 "" Iliana Posas Iliana Posas Fernando Correia Martins colspan=2 1988 "" Walter Artiga Walter Artiga 14 0 1989 "" Johnny Calderón William Sánchez colspan=2 1990 "" Walter Artiga Alfredo Mújica colspan=2 1991 "" Rosa María Inés de Viaud Chucho Ferrer 1992 "" María Gabriela María Gabriela Jovel colspan=2 1993 "" Roberto Salamanca Roberto Salamanca José Fabra colspan=2 1994 "" Claudia Basagoitia José Balter 1995 "" Matices Oscar Cardozo Ocampo colspan=2 1996 "" Juan Manuel Bolaños Guillermo Maldonado Gerardo Parker colspan=2 1997 "" Rafael Alfaro Rafael Alfaro Víctor Salazar 1998 "" Julio Roberto Hernández Enrique González E. Álvaro Esquivel 1999 Contest cancelled ◇ 2000 "" Marinella Arrué Roberto Godoy
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