The participation of Argentina in the OTI Festival began at the first OTI Festival in 1972. The Argentinian participating broadcasters were (ATC) and , which were members of the (OTI). They participated in twenty-seven of the twenty-eight editions, only missing the 1974 festival. They won the festival four times: in 1979, 1988, 1991, and 1994; and ATC hosted the event twice: in 1980 and 1988. All Argentinian entries were selected internally.
History
Argentina was one of the most successful countries in the history of the OTI Festival. The two broadcasters managed to win the contest on four occasions. The first win came in 1979 with the song "" sung by , which turned into a hit. Some years later, in 1988 they won the festival for second time with the song "" sung by . In 1991, they won for a third time with "" by Claudia Brant. Three years later, in 1994, the country won for fourth and last time with "" by Claudia Carenzio.
Apart from their victories, Argentina achieved second place on another four occasions: in 1981 with "Súbete a mi nube" by Marianella, in 1985 with "Y tu, prohibida" by Marcelo Alejandro, in 1996 with "Cuanto te amo" by Guillermo Guido, and in 1998 with "Sin amor" by Alicia Vignola. Argentina also achieved two third places in 1980 with "Dime adiós" by Luis Ordóñez and 1986 with "A ti no te ha dicho" by .
Guillermo Guido's three appearances are of note, as he returned to the event in 1996 and 2000 after his victory in 1988.
Participation overview + Table key 1 First place 2 Second place 3 Third place F Finalist SF Semi-finalist ◇ Contest cancelled
Year Song Artist Songwriter(s) Conductor Place Points 1972 "" Víctor Heredia Víctor Heredia Augusto Algueró 9 3 1973 "Dije que te quiero" Juan Eduardo Horacio Malvicino 9 3 1974 colspan="6" 1975 "" Marty Cosens Jonathan Zarzosa 10 3 1976 "" Adriana Santamaría 8 3 1977 "" Javier Iturralde 6 3 1978 "" Carlos Bazán Diego Armando Fittipaldi Osvaldo Requena 11 7 1979 "" Raúl Parentella 1 43 1980 "" Luis Ordóñez Horacio Malvicino 3 31 1981 "" Marianella Mike Ribas 2 40 1982 "" Luis Gonzales Horacio Malvicino 4 22 1983 "" Litto Nebbia Horacio Malvicino colspan=2 1984 "" Alan y Roy Body Mc.Claskis colspan=2 1985 "" Marcelo Alejandro Mike Ribas 2 1986 "" Mike Ribas 3 1987 "" Lalo Márquez y Fernando Correia Martins colspan=2 1988 "" Carlos Castellón 1 26 1989 "" Mónica Cruz colspan=2 1990 "" William Sánchez colspan=2 1991 "" Claudia Brant 1 1992 "" colspan=2 1993 "" José Fabra colspan=2 1994 "" Claudia Carenzio Bibi Albert 1 31 1995 "" Inés Rinaldi y Fernando Porta Oscar Cardozo Ocampo colspan=2 1996 "" Guillermo Guido Carlos Castellón Carlos Castellón 2 1997 "" Raúl Lavié Víctor Salazar 1998 "" Álvaro Esquivel 2 1999 Contest cancelled ◇ 2000 "" Guillermo Guido Alejandro Szwarcman José Ogivieki
Hosting Year City Venue Hosts 1980 Buenos Aires Teatro General San Martín 1988 Teatro Nacional Cervantes
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