Colombia was represented at the OTI Festival 1983 with the song "", written by Víctor Manuel García and Santander Díaz, and performed by Jaime Mora. The Colombian participating broadcasters, , (PUNCH), and (RTI), selected their entry through a national competition. The song, that was performed in position 11, placed third out of 21 competing entries.
National stage , (PUNCH), and (RTI) held a national televised competition to select their entry for the 12th edition of the OTI Festival. The twelve-song final was staged by RTI Televisión and was broadcast live on Inravisión's .
+ Competing entries on the National OTI Festival – Colombia 1983 Song Artist Songwriter(s) "" Antún Castro "" Álvaro González Efraín González "" Gloria María Bermúdez Gloria María Bermúdez "" Miguel Fernando Miguel Fernando Sánchez "" Myriam González Alfonso de la Rosa "" Liz Carlos González "" Greta "" Pedro Neira Óscar Javier Ferreira "" Manuel Fernando Claudio Martel "" Luz Aída "" Jaime Mora "" Támara Santander Durán Escalona
Final The final was held on Friday 23 September 1983, beginning at 20:30 COT (01:30+1 UTC), at Teatro de Cristóbal Colón in Bogotá, and was presented by . The participating entries were accompanied by an orchestra and choir conducted by Álvaro Ortiz. The show featured a guest performance by the ballet of Delia Zapata Olivella.
The jury was composed of Jorge Villamil, , Alfonso Lizarazo, and Sandra Milena.
The winner was "", written by Víctor Manuel García and Santander Díaz, and performed by Jaime Mora; with "", written by Óscar Javier Ferreira, and performed by Pedro Neira, placing second; and "", written and performed by Gloria María Bermúdez, placing third. While "" went on to represent Colombia at the OTI Festival 1983, "" went on to represent Colombia at the , and "" went on to represent Colombia at the Festival de Lima.
+ Result of the final of the National OTI Festival – Colombia 1983 Song Artist Result 1 "" Gloria María Bermúdez 3 2 "" 3 "" Myriam González 4 "" Támara 5 "" Pedro Neira 2 6 "" Jaime Mora 1 7 "" Liz 8 "" Álvaro González 9 "" Luz Aída 10 "" Manuel Fernando 11 "" Greta 12 "" Miguel Fernando
At the OTI Festival On 29 October 1983, the OTI Festival was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States, hosted by Spanish International Network (SIN), and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Jaime Mora performed "" in position 11, with Álvaro Ortiz conducting the event's orchestra, and placing third out of 21 competing entries.
Voting Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, appointed a juror who secretly scored each entry in a scale of 5–1 points, except for the entry representing its own country. The Colombian juror was Jorge Villamil.
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