Peru in the OTI Festival

Even though the debut of Peru in the festival was not successful, the following entries, which were selected internally, were much more promising. In fact, one year later, in Belo Horizonte, the performer Gabriela de Jesús, placed second with her song "El mundo gira por tu amor".

In 1977, again in Madrid, the singer Cecilia Bracamonte managed to place sixth for Peru with her song "Lando" which turned into a hit in the South American country.^[1]

Some years later, in 1982, when Lima hosted the event for first time, the singer Elsa María Elejalde managed again to take the country to the top 10 with a seventh place.

In 1988, in Buenos Aires, the singer Rocky Belmonte [es] achieved third place for Peru with the song "Partiré Buscaré"^[2] and in 1996 in Quito, the Peruvian broadcaster ended in the same place with Carmina Cannavino [es] and her song "Bendito amor". The last Peruvian representative in the event was Anna Carina, who, although she didn't manage to reach the top 10, turned into a well known personality in the country.^[3]

Rocky Belmonte, who represented Perú in the OTI Festival in 1988, placing third, returned to the event in 1994 in, Valencia with his song "Mía" getting the 12th place.