| Spain | |
|---|---|
| |
| Participating broadcaster | Televisión Española (TVE) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 27 |
| First appearance | 1972 |
| Last appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1976, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Host | 1972, 1977, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
The participation of Spain in the OTI Festival first began at the inaugural OTI Festival in 1972 hosting it in Madrid. Televisión Española (TVE), subsidiary of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) and member of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), was responsible for the Spanish participation. Its participation in the song contest was only interrupted once, when TVE withdrew from the edition of 1986, which was held in Santiago, as a protest against the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.