Chile was represented at the OTI Festival 1980 with the song "", written and performed by . The Chilean participating broadcasters, (TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), jointly selected their entry through a televised national final. The song, that was performed in position 1, placed 14th out of 23 competing entries, tied with the entry from Portugal with 9 points.
(TVN), (UCTV), and (UTV), held a national final jointly to select their entry for the 9th edition of the OTI Festival. Seven songs were shortlisted for the televised final.
The broadcasters held the national final on Monday 13 October 1980, beginning at 21:30 CLST (00:30+1 UTC), at the Municipal Theatre in Santiago. It was presented by Raúl Matas, and broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , and UTV's . Each of the competing performances was pre-recorded in a different location within the building.
The members of the jury were: Franz Benko, José Goles, BenjamÃÂn Mackenna, Stefan Tertz, and .
The winner was "", written and performed by . The song, that tied with 23 points with "", written by MarÃÂa Angélica RamÃÂrez and performed by , won after the tie-breaking vote.
On 15 November 1980, the OTI Festival was held at the MartÃÂn Coronado hall of the in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by , and broadcast live throughout Ibero-America. Nino GarcÃÂa performed "" in position 1, with Gonzalo GarcÃÂa conducting the event's orchestra, placing 14th out of 23 competing entries, tying with the entry from Portugal with 9 points.
The festival was broadcast on TVN's , UCTV's , UTV's , and .
Each participating broadcaster, or group of broadcasters that jointly participated representing a country, assembled a jury who awarded 5âÂÂ1 points to their five favourite songs in order of preference.