Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1980 with the song "", written and performed by . The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 1, placed 14th out of 23 competing entries, tied with the entry from Portugal with 9 points.
National stage (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 9th edition of the OTI Festival. Seven songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
+ Competing entries on the national final – Chile 1980 Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" Capri Osvaldo Leiva "" Héctor Molina "" Carolina Tocornal "" Osvaldo Díaz Ricardo de la Fuente "" Fernando Ubiergo Fernando Ubiergo "" Gloria Simonetti María Angélica Ramírez "" Nino García
National final The national final was held on Monday 13 October 1980, beginning at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC), at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago, and was presented by Raúl Matas. Each of the competing performances was pre-recorded in a different location within the building. It was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's .
The members of the jury were: Franz Benko, José Goles, Benjamín Mackenna, Stefan Tertz, and .
The winner was "", written and performed by . The song, that tied with 23 points with "", written by María Angélica Ramírez and performed by Gloria Simonetti, won after the tie-breaking vote.
+ Result of the national final – Chile 1980 Song Artist Points Result 1 "" Capri 22 3 2 "" Osvaldo Díaz 14 6 3 "" Héctor Molina 15 4 4 "" Carolina Tocornal 15 4 5 "" Gloria Simonetti 23 2 6 "" Fernando Ubiergo 13 7 7 "" 23 1
+ Detailed vote of the national final – Chile 1980 Song scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Total 1 "" 4 4 5 4 5 22 2 "" 3 2 2 3 4 14 3 "" 2 3 3 3 4 15 4 "" 2 3 3 3 4 15 5 "" 4 5 4 5 5 23 6 "" 2 2 3 3 3 13 7 "" 4 5 5 4 5 23
At the OTI Festival On 15 November 1980, the OTI Festival was held at the Martín Coronado hall of the in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by , and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Nino García performed "" in position 1, with Gonzalo García conducting the event's orchestra, placing 14th out of 23 competing entries, tying with the entry from Portugal with 9 points.
The festival was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , UTV's , and .
Voting Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5–1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.
+ Points awarded to Chile Score Country 5 points 4 points Mexico 3 points Venezuela 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Chile Score Country 5 points Panama 4 points Puerto Rico 3 points Spain 2 points Uruguay 1 point Colombia
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