Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1985 with the song "", written by Hernán Duque and , and performed by Juan Carlos Duque himself. The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 14, placed third out of 21 competing entries.
National stage (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 14th edition of the OTI Festival. Eight songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
+ Competing entries on the national final – Chile 1985 Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" Cristóbal "" Rodolfo Navech "" Soledad Guerrero Carlos Grunewald "" Pepe Aranda y los Rockmánticos José Aranda "" "" Grupo Kando Alejandro Gaete "" Keko Yunge "" Nino García
National final The national final was held on Tuesday 13 August 1985, beginning at 21:30 CLT (01:30+1 UTC), and was presented by . The show featured guest performances by Fernando Ubiergo and the ballet. It was staged by UCTV at its studios, and broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's .
The jury consisted of five members: Pamela Hodar representing TVN, Luz María Vargas representing UTV, representing UCTV, Mariano Cassanova, and .
The winner was "", written by Hernán Duque and , and performed by Juan Carlos Duque himself; with "", written by Carlos Grunewald and performed by Soledad Guerrero, placing second; and "", written by Alejandro Gaete and performed by Grupo Kando, and "", written by and performed by Rodolfo Navech, both placing third.
+ Result of the national final – Chile 1985 Song Artist Result 1 "" 2 "" 3 "" Grupo Kando 3 4 "" Soledad Guerrero 2 5 "" Rodolfo Navech 3 6 "" 1 7 "" Pepe Aranda y los Rockmánticos 8 "" Cristóbal
At the OTI Festival On 21 September 1985, the OTI Festival was held at Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, Spain, hosted by , and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Juan Carlos Duque performed "" in position 14, with Francisco Aranda conducting the event's orchestra, and placing third out of 21 competing entries.
The festival was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's on delay at 21:30 CLT (01:30+1 UTC).
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