OTI Festival 1979

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	The '''OTI Festival 1979''' ({{langx\|es\|Octavo Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana}}, {{langx\|pt\|Oitavo Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana}}) was the eighth edition of the annual [[OTI Festival]]. It was held in [[Caracas]], Venezuela, after being decided in a draw. Organised by the [[Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana]] (OTI) and host broadcaster [[Venevisión]], the contest was held at the National Theatre of the Military Academy on Saturday 8 December 1979 and was hosted by [[Eduardo Serrano (actor)\|Eduardo Serrano]] and Carmen Victoria Pérez.		The '''OTI Festival 1979''' ({{langx\|es\|Octavo Gran Premio de la Canción Iberoamericana}}, {{langx\|pt\|Oitavo Grande Prêmio da Canção Ibero-Americana}}) was the eighth edition of the annual [[OTI Festival]]. It was held in [[Caracas]], Venezuela, after being decided in a draw. Organised by the {{lang\|es\|[[Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana]]\|i=no}} (OTI) and host broadcaster [[Venevisión]], the contest was held at the National Theatre of the Military Academy on Saturday 8 December 1979 and was hosted by [[Eduardo Serrano (actor)\|Eduardo Serrano]] and Carmen Victoria Pérez.

	In this edition in which the number of participating countries rose again to 21, [[Argentina in the OTI Festival\|Argentina]] won for the very first time the festival with the performer Daniel Riolobos and his song "Cuenta conmigo".		In this edition in which the number of participating countries rose again to 21, [[Argentina in the OTI Festival\|Argentina]] won for the very first time the festival with the performer Daniel Riolobos and his song "Cuenta conmigo".