Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1995 with the song "", written and performed by . The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), (CHV), (CCT), and , selected their entry through a national televised competition titled . The song, that was performed in position 19, placed second out of 24 competing entries.
National stage (TVN), (UCTV), (CHV), (CCT), and , selected their entry for the 24th edition of the OTI Festival through a six-song national televised competition titled staged and broadcast by UCTV on . The competition, that consisted in a semi-final and a final, was presented by , , and Kike Morandé.
The organizers opened a song submission period to which the finalists of the 23 previous editions of the Chilean OTI national final were invited, as well as the first, second, and third finalists of the 35 editions of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. Of the 57 songs received, six were shortlisted for the televised competition by the organizing committee that was formed, among others, of a representative from each of the five broadcasters, two representatives from the , and two representatives from the .
+ Competing entries on Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" and Eduardo Gatti Julio Zegers "" Alberto Plaza "" Keko Yunge "" Fernando de Jesús "" Eduardo Fuentes "" Fernando Casas
Semi-final A semi-final was held on Monday 14 August 1995.
+ Result of the semi-final of Song Artist Result "" and Eduardo Gatti "" Qualified "" "" Fernando de Jesús Qualified "" Eduardo Fuentes "" Fernando Casas Qualified
Final The final was held on Monday 21 August 1995. The show featured guest performances by singer Pablo Herrera, mime artist César Aedo, and comedians Mc Phanton and Álvaro Salas. The president of the jury was Raúl Matas.
The winner was "", written and performed by ; with "", written by and performed by Fernando Casas, placing second; and "", written by Tatiana Bustos and Juan Carlos Ossandón, and performed by Fernando de Jesús, placing third. The show ended with a reprise of the winning entry.
+ Result of the final of Song Artist Result "" 1 "" Fernando de Jesús 3 "" Fernando Casas 2
At the OTI Festival On 11 November 1995, the OTI Festival was held at the in San Bernardino, Paraguay, hosted by , and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Alberto Plaza performed "" in position 19, with Roberto Trujillo Sidiela conducting the event's orchestra. The song placed second out of 24 competing entries.
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