# Portugal in the OTI Festival

The participation of Portugal in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 which took place in Madrid. Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), was responsible for the Portuguese participation. It participated in twenty-two editions and hosted the 1987 contest in Lisbon.
Many of the names that took part in the OTI Festival for Portugal also represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as Anabela, Paulo de Carvalho, José Cid, Dora, Dulce Pontes, Adelaide Ferreira, Simone de Oliveira, and Tonicha.

## Participation overview

| Year | Artist | Song | Conductor | Place | Points |
| 1972 | Tonicha | "Glória, glória, aleluia" | Augusto Algueró | 6 | 5 |
| 1973 | Paco Bandeira | "Poema de mim" | Ivan Pablo | 12 | 2 |
| 1974 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1975 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1976 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1977 | Paulo de Carvalho | "Amor sem palavras" | Thilo Krasmann [pt] | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1979 | José Cid | "Na cabana junto à praia" | Jorge Machado | 3 | 32 |
| 1980 | Simone de Oliveira | "À tua espera" | Fernando Correia Martins | 14 | 9 |
| 1981 | José Cid | "Uma lágrima" | Mike Sergeant | 10 | 14 |
| 1982 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1983 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1984 | Adelaide Ferreira | "Vem no meu sonho" | José Calvário | 2 | - |
| 1985 | Jorge Fernando [pt] | "Um ano depois" | Segundo Galarza | - | - |
| 1986 | Carlos Pedro | "Adeus à praia" | Thilo Krasmann | - | - |
| 1987 | Teresa Mayuco | "Não me tirem este mar" | Fernando Correia Martins | 6 | - |
| 1988 | Luis Filipe | "Vivo a vida cantando" | Jaime Oliveira | 7 | 6 |
| 1989 | Marco Paulo | "Rosa morena" | Thilo Krasmann | 5 | - |
| 1990 | Dora | "Quero acordar" | Thilo Krasmann | 6 | - |
| 1991 | Dulce Pontes | "Ao sul da América" | Thilo Krasmann | 5 | - |
| 1992 | Cristina Roque | "Uma avenida inteira de saudade" | Jaime Oliveira | 5 | - |
| 1993 | Anabela | "Onde Estás?" | Thilo Krasmann | 3 | - |
| 1994 | Mafalda Sacchetti [pt] | "Eu quero um planeta azul" | Thilo Krasmann | 7 | 6 |
| 1995 | Pedro Migueis | "Vem lá bem" | Ramón Galarza | - | - |
| 1996 | Elaisa | "A minha ilha" | Jony Galvao | - | - |
| 1997 | Ágata [pt] | "Abandonada" | Víctor Salasar | - | - |
| 1998 | Beto | "Quem espera, desespera" | José Marinho | 3 | - |
| 1999 | Contest cancelled X | Contest cancelled X | Contest cancelled X | Contest cancelled X | Contest cancelled X |
| 2000 | Lena D'Água | "Mar Portugal" | José Marinho | 5 | - |

## Hosted

| Year | City | Venue | Hosts |
| 1987 | Lisbon | Teatro São Luiz | Ana ZanattiEládio Clímaco |