Netherlands Antilles in the OTI Festival 1981

Last updated

Netherlands Antilles in the
OTI Festival 1981
OTI Festival 1981
Participating broadcaster Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Netherlands Antilles
Selection processAntillean OTI Festival
Selection date8 November 1981
Competing entry
Song"Vaya un amigo"
Artist Efrem Benita
SongwriterEfrem Benita
Placement
Final result20th, 2 points
Participation chronology
◄1980 •1981• 1982►

The Netherlands Antilles was represented at the OTI Festival 1981 with the song "Vaya un amigo", written and performed by Efrem Benita. The Netherlands Antillean participating broadcaster, Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), selected its entry through a national final. The song, that was performed in position 12, placed twentieth out of 21 competing entries with 2 points.

Contents

National stage

Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij (ATM), held a national final to select its entry for the 10th edition of the OTI Festival. Sixteen songs were selected for the televised final, seven each from Aruba and Curaçao, and one each from Bonaire and the Dutch Windward Islands. Composers could participate with as many songs as they wished, in any island region; however, they had to select a singer from the island region in which the song was presented. The performers had to be of Dutch nationality, while the composers had to be from the Antilles. [1]

Aruban pre-selection

The Aruban pre-selection was held on Sunday 1 November 1981 at the Sheraton Hotel in Palm Beach, to select seven songs for the national final. [2] Efrem Benita participated in this pre-selection with his song "Vaya un amigo", and qualified for the national final.

National final

ATM held the national final on Sunday 8 November 1981, beginning at 18:00 AST (22:00 UTC), at its studios in Oranjestad. [3] It was broadcast live on TeleAruba, and was presented by Ronny Brete and F. Ray. [4]

The winner was "Vaya un amigo", written and performed by Efrem Benita from Aruba. The performer's trophy was delivered to him by Lesley Navarro, minister of culture; the song's trophy by Mayra Maduro-Arends, director of TeleAruba; and the composer's trophy by Frans Figaroa, lieutenant governor of Aruba. [4]

  Winner

At the OTI Festival

On 5 December 1981, the OTI Festival was held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, hosted by Televisa, and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Efrem Benita performed "Vaya un amigo" in position 12, placing twentieth with 2 points out of 21 competing entries. [6]

The festival was aired live on TeleAruba [7] and TeleCuraçao. [8]

Voting

Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5–1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference. ATM instead used its stand-in delegate present at the festival venue to vote for the Netherlands Antilles.

Notes

  1. ↑ Incomplete list of the sixteen competing entries.

References

  1. ↑ "Tele Aruba organiseert Antilliaan Oti-festival". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 3 September 1981. p. 4 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ "Rufo Odor en muziek synoniem aan elkaar". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 27 October 1981. p. 4 – via Delpher.
  3. ↑ "Agenda Aruba". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 7 November 1981. p. 5 – via Delpher.
  4. 1 2 "OTI-festival voor Bentia". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 9 November 1981. p. 5 – via Delpher.
  5. ↑ Antilliaans OTI-festival 1981 (Television programme) (in Dutch). Oranjestad, Aruba: ATM. 8 November 1981.
  6. ↑ X Festival de la canción OTI 1981 (Television programme) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Televisa. 5 December 1981.
  7. ↑ "Agenda Aruba". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 5 December 1981. p. 5 – via Delpher.
  8. ↑ "Agenda Curaçao". Amigoe (in Dutch). Willemstad, Curaçao. 5 December 1981. p. 2 – via Delpher.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.