Chile in the OTI Festival 1976
| Chile in the OTI Festival 1976 | ||||
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| OTI Festival 1976 | ||||
| Participating broadcasters | ||||
| Country | Chile | |||
| Selection process | 2º Festival primavera una canción | |||
| Selection date | 13 October 1976 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Era sólo un chiquillo" | |||
| Artist | José Alfredo Fuentes | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 12 votes | |||
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Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1976 with the song "Era sólo un chiquillo", written by José Alfredo Fuentes and Óscar Cáceres, and performed by Fuentes himself. The Chilean participating broadcasters, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) and Corporación de Televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), jointly selected their entry through a national televised competition with several phases. The song, that was performed in position 8, placed third out of 19 competing entries, with 12 points.