OTI Festival 1996
| OTI Festival 1996 | |
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| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Teatro Nacional Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Quito, Ecuador |
| Organization | |
| Organizer | Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) |
| Host broadcaster | Asociación de Canales de Televisión del Ecuador (ACTVE) |
| Musical director | Claudio Jácome Harb |
| Presenters |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Non-returning countries | Brazil Canada |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | The members of a single jury selected their favourite songs in a secret vote |
| Winning song | Spain "Manos" |
The OTI Festival 1996 (Spanish: Vigésimo Quinto Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana, Portuguese: Vigésimo Quinto Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana) was the 25th edition of the OTI Festival, held on 14 December 1996 at the Teatro Nacional of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito, Ecuador, and presented by Christian Johnson and Ximena Aulestia. It was organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster the Asociación de Canales de Televisión del Ecuador (ACTVE).
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the festival. The winner was the song "Manos" performed by Anabel Russ representing Spain; with "Cuánto te amo" by Guillermo Guido representing Argentina placing second; and "Bendito amor" by Carmina Cannavino representing Peru placing third.