OTI Festival 1994

For the third consecutive year, the (OTI) designated (TVE) as the host broadcaster for the 23rd edition of the OTI Festival. TVE staged the event again in Valencia. The selected venue was the venue that hosted the two previous editions, Teatro Principal, a theatre opened in 1832 that was designed by Filippo da Pistoia. == Participants ==

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries participated in this edition of the OTI festival. The OTI members, public or private broadcasters from Spain, Portugal, and twenty-two Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Ibero-America signed up for the festival. From the countries that participated in the previous edition, only Canada was absent. Some of the participating broadcasters, such as those representing Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, and the United States, selected their entries through their regular national televised competitions. Other broadcasters decided to select their entry internally. Two performing artists had previously represented the same country in previous editions: had represented Costa Rica in 1980 and 1982, and had represented Peru in 1988 and 1990. == Festival overview ==

The festival consisted of a semi-final on Friday 14 October and a final on Saturday 15 October 1994. It was directed by and presented by Ana Obregón and . Francisco had presented the festival in 1993. The musical director was José Fabra, who conducted the 60-piece orchestra when required. The shows featured guest performances by Lola Flores, Sergio Dalma, Los Panchos, The Platters, José Feliciano, Emmanuel, Mireille Mathieu, El Consorcio, and María Vidal. Semi-final The semi-final was held on Friday 14 October 1994, beginning at 22:30 CET (21:30 UTC). The twenty-four participating entries were performed in the semi-final, of which only twelve advanced to the final. The position of the entries was not revealed, only the qualifiers were announced. Final The final was held on Saturday 15 October 1994, beginning at 22:30 CET (21:30 UTC). The winner was the song "" performed by Claudia Carenzio representing Argentina; with "" by Ana María representing Spain placing second; and "" by representing Venezuela placing third. The first prize was endowed with a monetary amount of US$50,000, the second prize of US$30,000, and the third prize of US$20,000. The festival ended with a reprise of the winning entry. Jury The members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote. The members of the event's orchestra acted collectively as one juror. The members of the jury were: • José Felicianosinger • Simón Díazsinger • Rosita Amoresperformer • Rafael Basurtosinger, member of Los Panchos • composer • Rafael Beltráncomposer • composer • Event's orquestra == Detailed voting result ==

Each of the members of the jury awarded 5–1 points to its five favourite songs in order of preference, and wrote its vote anonymously on a ballot. In the semi-final, only the qualifiers were announced. In the final, the counting was conducted publicly, with the hosts announcing the results of each ballot, which were picked in random order. ==Broadcast==

The festival was broadcast in the 24 participating countries where the corresponding OTI member broadcasters relayed the contest through their networks after receiving it live via satellite. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below. } == Reception ==

The Venezuelan entry, "" by Luis Silva was used as the opening theme song for the telenovela . == Notes ==