Viña del Mar International Song Festival
| Viña del Mar International Song Festival | |
|---|---|
| File:Apertura del Festival de Viña 2010.jpg Overture to the closing night of LI Viña del Mar International Song Festival (2010) | |
| Genre | Various |
| Dates | 3rd week of February |
| Location(s) | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Years active | 1960-present |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Website | Viña del Mar city website |
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar) is an annual international music festival held every third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Started in 1960 it is the oldest and largest music festival in Latin America, and one of the longest running music festivals in the world.[1][2][3][4][5] It was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID.[6] The festival takes place for six days at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, a stage that has a capacity for 15,000 spectators,[7] and is broadcast live on radio, television, streaming and online video platforms, regularly breaking viewing records with an estimated audience of around 250 million of people.[8][9] Through television, the event reaches the entire American continent, a large part of Europe, North Africa and Australia; while via streaming to the whole world. It moves millions of dollars in sponsorships, associated television programs, advertising and tourism; and it receives extensive media coverage.[7] Although popular and folk music competitions were the origin of the festival, during the last decades they have been relegated to the background, giving preference to guest music stars, who are the true highlight of the event.[10][11] Leading latin pop, ballad, bolero and latin rock artists have headlined, alongside hundreds of others who have appeared over the past six decades on stage encompassing such diverse genres as latin R&B, latin trap, cumbia, salsa, reggaetón, bachata among others.
History
Background and early years (1960–1970)
The origin of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival was modest. Thanks to the initiative of the mayor Gustavo Lorca[12] and Carlos Ansaldo, director of the Department of Tourism and Public Relations of the Municipality of Viña del Mar, between February 21 and 28, 1960, a unique competition was organized, in which the contestants had to present an original song whose theme was the city of Viña del Mar; the winner would opt for a prize of 500 escudos in cash and an award called Lira de Oro.[13] Six compositions competed, and the winner was "Viña" by José Goles and Manuel Lira. In the show, the event was animated by Ricardo García and enlivened by nine local invited artists.[14][12] In February 1961, a folkloric contest was incorporated. In 1963, Channel 9 of Television of the University of Chile, experimentally broadcast the Festival for Santiago.[15] At the beginning of the festival, a stage was improvised next to the Vergara Palace, a place where the audience sat on wooden chairs, or directly on the grass or dirt floor.[16] In turn, many spectators sat They were located on the hills adjacent to the Quinta and on the tops of the nearby trees, giving the contest a provincial air.[15] In 1963, the architect Hernando López designed an open-air amphitheater with a paraboloid shape and crowned by an acoustic shell,[17] receiving the collaboration of the civil builder Juan Pinto Delgado. The structure was built in stages and its design was inspired by the Hollywood Bowl, the main amphitheater of the city of Los Angeles in the United States.[18] The roof of the stage, which helped both to project the sound towards the audience[19] and to protect the artists of the cold Viñamarina nights, debuted in 1967.[18] Built of wood and steel, it imitated the flight of a seagull, becoming the most distinctive detail of the construction, which over the years, became an icon of the Festival, and in the image of the contest before the world. It stood for nearly four decades until its demolition and replacement in 2002.[18]
1970s and 1980s
In the 1970s, the Festival began to spread to the masses, especially from 1971, when the broadcast rights were granted to Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN),[20] with coverage in much of the country. During those same years, the political tension of the moment was strongly present. In 1970, the presidential elections were held in which the socialist Salvador Allende was elected president, which would mark the country and divide it politically, also influencing the contest. In 1971, representatives of the Soviet Union were applauded for their support of the Popular Unity (UP), while in 1972, South African Miriam Makeba was booed by the conservative sector for praising President Salvador Allende and exclaiming "long live the Chilean revolution!".[21] Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, the dictatorship headed by Augusto Pinochet came to control the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, choosing to only promote and feature sympathetic artists, in particular those that were part of the Acto de Chacarillas in 1977.[22] In the first years of his dictatorship, Pinochet was a decidedly regular guest at the festival.[23] His advisor, Jaime Guzmán, was also spotted on several occasions at the festival.[23] On one occasion, Festival presenter Antonio Vodanovic publicly praised the dictator and his wife, Lucia Hiriart, on behalf of "the Chilean youth".[23] Supporters of the dictatorship appropriated the song Libre by Nino Bravo; the song was, ultimately, performed live by Edmundo Arrocet in the first post-coup Viña Del Mar Festival, with Pinochet being present in the audience.[24][25] Beginning in 1980, when the festival had gained popularity and started airing internationally, the regime took advantage of this opportunity to promote a favourable image of Chile to the rest of the world.[22] To that end, the 1981 festival committee had a larger budget with which to feature popular foreign artists, including Miguel Bosé, Julio Iglesias and Camilo Sesto.[22] The folk music portion of the festival had become increasingly politicized during the Allende years, and was suspended by organizers from the time of the coup until 1980.[22] Between 1984 and 1989 Leonardo Schultz and Gary H. Mason, one of the pioneers of the reggaeton movement, teamed up to help revamp the festival and streamline its operations. They arranged for the appearance of artists including: The Police, Air Supply, Eddie Money, Sheena Easton, Jose Feliciano (the pair produced his Grammy-nominated album Escenas de Amor in 1982, as well as the Grammy-winning album Me enamoré in 1983), Andy Gibb, Neil Sedaka, Gloria Gaynor, Mr. Mister to name a few. In 1988 and 1989, Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) was the festival's headliner, one of the first times an artist was invited back to perform two years in a row.[citation needed] Schultz and Mason also arranged for major international jurors including: George Martin (the Beatles' producer), Maurice Jarre (scored the films such as Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Witness, A Passage To India, and Ghost), Manoella Torres (Mason produced her hit duet, which was written by Schultz entitled "No me mires así"), Joey Travolta, Connie Stevens and many others.[citation needed]
1990s and 2000s
In the 1990s the broadcast rights to the Festival were given to Televisa and featured prominent Mexican Artists, as well as major Latin Artists. In 2008, American rock music band Journey played their first concert with new vocalist Arnel Pineda at the festival. The 2008 Viña Festival was hosted by Sergio Lagos and Tonka Tomicic, and headlined by Nelly Furtado, Wisin & Yandel, and Earth, Wind & Fire. In 2009, artists such as Latin sensation Daddy Yankee and the legendary British band Simply Red captivated the audience of Viña. For its 50th edition, the festival's hosts were the late Felipe Camiroaga and news reader Soledad Onetto. The event has not been held in the years 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26][27] In March 2022, the return of the 62nd edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival was confirmed for the year 2023.[28]
"El Monstruo"
Traditionally, the Festival's audience openly demonstrates its acceptance or displeasure with the established acts performing there, as well as contestants in the two competitions. As a result, the Chilean media has nicknamed the Festival's audience El Monstruo ("The Monster"). Earning acceptance from El Monstruo usually has a direct impact on an artist's popularity in the rest of Latin America. This is particularly true for Spanish speaking pop stars. Conversely, booing artists off the stage is not uncommon. Artists compete in the Festival's regular competitions for one of three awards, given in this order: "Antorcha de Plata" (Silver Torch), "Antorcha de Oro" (Golden Torch) and "Gaviota de Plata" (Silver Seagull). However, audience response may demand that one of the three awards - or, progressively, all three- also be awarded to an established act as their performance progresses. An artist who "tames the "Monstruo"" by earning all three awards receives almost instant recognition as a major star by Chilean and Latin American media.
Awards' History
Artists perform in the Festival de Viña with the goal of receiving as many awards as possible, which will depend on their success with "El Monstruo." The awards have had multiple changes throughout the festival's history. The first two awards ever given were the Golden Lyre and Golden Harp in 1961. However, these two awards would be replaced by the Silver and Golden Seagull in 1969.[29] In 1983, the Festival's commissioners decided to create the Silver and Golden Torch as a "second tier" award. This decision was made in order to add more variety to the awards, and make the Seagull the most prestigious award in the festival.[30] For over 30 years, no changes were made to the awards. However, in 2015, the production team and Viña's municipality decided to eliminate the Silver and Golden Torch, leaving the Silver and Golden Seagull as the only awards that performers could aspire to get. The reason for this decision was all the critiques that the event was receiving about the high numbers of awards that an artist could receive.[31] Finally, the Platinum Seagull was added in 2012 as a special award for performers with long influence throughout the festival's history. Only 3 artists have received it up to date.[32]
The Stage
Each year the TV companies try to improve on the previous year's set. Millions are invested in creating elaborate stages.
Winner songs
International contest
- Before 1968, the contest only allowed Chilean composers.
In 2000 the contest included the best songs in the history of the festival.
In 2009, the contest included former winners between 2001 and 2008.
In 2010 had a contest with the most representative songs of the participant countries.
| Event | Country | Song Title | Composer | Artist | |
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| I | 1960 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Viña" | José Goles and Manuel Lira | Mario del Monte |
| II | 1961 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Sin tu amor" | Óscar Olivares and Gilberto Ávila | Los Cuatro Duendes |
| III | 1962 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Dime por qué" | María Pilar Larraín | Los Cuatro Duendes |
| IV | 1963 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Tan sólo una mirada" | Juan Vásquez | Marco Aurelio |
| V | 1964 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Está de más" | Ricardo Jara | Ginette Acevedo |
| VI | 1965 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Como una ola" | María Angélica Ramírez | Cecilia |
| VII | 1966 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Por creer en ti" | Marco Aurelio and Jaime Atria | Isabel Adams |
| VIII | 1967 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cuando rompa el alba" | Willy Bascuñán | Fresia Soto |
| IX | 1968 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | "Palabras" | Jorge Domingo, Enrique Carnicer and Carmen Pons de Carnicer | Luz Eliana |
| X | 1969 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Mira, mira" | Scottie Scott | Gloria Simonetti |
| XI | 1970 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Canción a Magdalena" | Julio Zegers | Julio Zegers |
| XII | 1971 | Void contest by plagiarism | |||
| XIII | 1972 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | "Julie" | Julio Bernardo Euson | Euson |
| XIV | 1973 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Los pasajeros" | Julio Zegers | Julio Zegers |
| XV | 1974 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Immagina" | Giancarlo de Bellis | Annarita Spinaci |
| XVI | 1975 | File:Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Greece | "Love Song" | H. Ballin, N. Ellineos and Kostas Karagiannopoulos | Elpida |
| XVII | 1976 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Una noche de amor" | Carlos Baeza | Roberto Viking Valdés |
| XVIII | 1977 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | "Canción de amor" | Boaz Sharabi | Nava Baruchin |
| XIX | 1978 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "El tiempo en las bastillas" | Fernando Ubiergo | Fernando Ubiergo |
| XX | 1979 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain | "A tu regreso a casa" | Braulio | Braulio |
| XXI | 1980 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain | "Dudando, dudando" | Julio Seijas and Augusto Algueró | Juan Sebastián |
| XXII | 1981 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | "Esperando" | Karl-Heinz Merkel and Cherry Laine | Cherry Laine |
| XXIII | 1982 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Ausencia" | Juan Carlos Duque | Juan Carlos Duque |
| XXIV | 1983 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | "Alma, corazón y pan" | Gervasio | Gervasio |
| XXV | 1984 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Se te olvida" | Héctor Penrós Bañas | Cristóbal |
| XXVI | 1985 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | "Ya no puedo más" | K. C. Porter, Chris Turner and Lorenzo Toppano | Lorenzo Toppano |
| XXVII | 1986 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | "Para quererte" | José Antonio Rodríguez and Manuel Tejada | Maridalia Hernández |
| XXVIII | 1987 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Kiss me" | Antonio and Anna Maria de Salvatore | Desà |
| XXIX | 1988 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Senza te" | Maurizio Piccoli and Gino Mescoli | Marco Del Freo |
| XXX | 1989 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | "Te propongo" | Fernando Garavito | Edna Rocio |
| XXXI | 1990 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Non devi abbandonarmi mai" | Angela Tarenzzi | Piero Cotto |
| XXXII | 1991 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Tira la primera piedra" | Edgardo Riquelme and Sergio Bravo | Javiera Parra and Pedro Foncea |
| XXXIII | 1992 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Parece tan sencillo" | Juan Carlos Duque | Fernando Casas |
| XXXIV | 1993 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "In questo mondo" | Giuseppe Garibo | Claudio Cirimele |
| XXXV | 1994 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Como ayer" | Claudia Brant and Daniel Tarrab | Claudia Brant |
| XXXVI | 1995 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Si tú te vas" | Cristian Fissore and René Calderón | Jossé |
| XXXVII | 1996 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Aria Ario" | Paolo Meneguzzi, Dino Melotti, M. Botoni and C. Isgro | Paolo Meneguzzi |
| XXXVIII | 1997 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Para vivir un dulce amor" | Víctor Heredia and Carlos Nilson | Carlos Elías |
| XXXIX | 1998 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Soy tal cual soy" | Álvaro Scaramelli | Álvaro Scaramelli |
| XL | 1999 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | "El aguacero" | Alejandro Gómez Cáceres | Carolina Sabino |
| XLI | 2000 | File:Flag of France.svg France | "Laisse-moi le Temps" / "Let Me Try Again" | M. Jourdan and Caravelli / Paul Anka and Sammy Cahn | Peabo Bryson |
| XLII | 2001 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Ayer te vi" | Víctor Heredia | Raly Barrionuevo |
| XLIII | 2002 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Soy tu ángel" | Ricardo Pald and Valeria Lynch | Oscar Patiño |
| XLIV | 2003 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Este amor es tuyo" | Chema Purón | Gisela |
| XLV | 2004 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Tus ojos" | Alexis Venegas | Alexis Venegas |
| XLVI | 2005 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Mi alma entre tus manos" | Jessica Sarango, Jorge Pardo and Andrés Landavere | Jorge Pardo |
| XLVII | 2006 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | "Dilo de una vez" | Humberto Vargas Valerio | Humberto Vargas Valerio |
| XLVIII | 2007 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Cuando quieras volver" | Pedro Fernández and Valderrama Díaz | Materia Prima |
| XLIX | 2008 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "La guerra dei trent' anni" | Domenico Protino | Domenico Protino |
| L | 2009 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Ayer te vi" | Víctor Heredia | Emiliano Ríos |
| LI | 2010 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Volare" | Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci | Simona Galeandro |
| LII | 2011 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | "Try Anything" | Chris Burke-Gaffney, Christopher Ward and Sierra Noble | Sierra Noble |
| LIII | 2012 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Grazie a te" | Bruno Rubino, Giusseppe di Tella and Denise Faro | Denise Faro |
| LIV | 2013 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | "Because You Can" | Jonas Gladnikoff, Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk | Hera Björk |
| LV | 2014 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | "Hypnotized" | Jeffery Straker | Jeffery Straker |
| LVI | 2015 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | "Per fortuna" | Franco Simone | Michele Cortese |
| LVII | 2016 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Te quiero" | Lucía Covarrubias | Cristián & Lucía |
| LVIII | 2017 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | "Dónde estabas tú" | Salvador Beltrán | Salvador Beltrán |
| LIX | 2018 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cobarde" | Gabriela Pulgar | Gabriela Pulgar |
| LX | 2019 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Ya no más" | Susan Ochoa | Susan Ochoa |
| LXI | 2020 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Chillán" | Vicente Cifuentes | Vicente Cifuentes |
| LXII | 2023 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Viento" | Yorka | Yorka |
| LXIII | 2024 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | "El Maestro" | Adrián Navarro and Eddy Valenzuela | Eddy Valenzuela |
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Winning countries
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile: 24 times (13 times in the International Contest + 9 when the Contest was only national)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy: 10 times
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain: 6 times
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina: 5 times
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia: twice
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada: twice
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru: twice
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany: once
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia: once
- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica: once
- File:Flag of France.svg France: once
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece: once
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel: once
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands: once
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic: once
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay: once
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland: once
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico: once
Folk contest
- Between 1974 and 1980 this contest was cancelled by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Before 2000, the contest only allowed Chilean composers.
In 2009, the contest included the former winners between 2001 and 2008.
| Event | Country | Song Title | Composer | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 1961 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La consentida" | Jaime Atria | Olga Escobar and Estampas Criollas |
| III | 1962 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "El loro aguafiestas" | Manuel Lira and José Goles | Silvia Infantas and Los Cóndores |
| IV | 1963 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Álamo huacho" | Clara Solovera | Los Huasos Quincheros |
| V | 1964 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Qué bonita va" | Francisco Flores del Campo | Los Huasos Quincheros |
| VI | 1965 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Mano nortina" | Hernán Álvarez | Los Cuatro Cuartos |
| VII | 1966 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La burrerita" | Sofanor Tobar | Los Paulos |
| VIII | 1967 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Voy pa' Mendoza" | Willy Bascuñán | Los Solitarios |
| IX | 1968 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Camanchaca y polvareda" | Ricardo de la Fuente | Los Ponchos Negros |
| X | 1969 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cuando tomo la guitarra" | Orlando Muñoz and Alsino Fuentes | Los Alfiles Negros |
| XI | 1970 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "El hombre" | Rolando Alarcón | Rolando Alarcón and Los Emigrantes |
| XII | 1971 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La torcacita" | Óscar Cáceres and Luis Barragán | Ginette Acevedo |
| XIII | 1972 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Viejo puente" | Ariel Arancibia and Fernando Pavez | Los Lazos |
| XIV | 1973 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Mi río" | Julio Numhauser | Charo Cofré |
| XXII | 1981 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Ay, Fernanda" | Ricardo de la Fuente | Santiago Cuatro |
| XXIII | 1982 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La tejedora" | Sandra Ramírez | Pedro Messone |
| XXIV | 1983 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "En los tiempos de mi abuelo" | Roberto Rojas and Juan Castillo | Juan Carlos Méndez |
| XXV | 1984 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Chile, una postal" | Teresa Rodríguez | Los Chacareros de Paine |
| XXVI | 1985 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La reina del Tamarugal" | Manuel Veas and Luis Miranda | Calichal |
| XXVII | 1986 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Sube a mi lancha" | Ignacio Millán | Chilote Peñaloza and Los Huillincanos |
| XXVIII | 1987 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Rapa Nui, mi amor" | Ignacio Millán and María Teresa Díaz | Lorena and Manu Rere |
| XXIX | 1988 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Camino a Socoroma" | Danny Rodríguez | Los Yanacochas |
| XXX | 1989 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Maja en Aldachildo" | Ricardo de la Fuente | Ricardo de la Fuente |
| XXXI | 1990 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "No habrá verso que me alcance" | Yayo Castro and Hugo Castillo | Los Surcadores del Viento |
| XXXII | 1991 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "De chingana" | Héctor Molina | Héctor Molina |
| XXXIII | 1992 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Tejiendo está la manque" | Cecilia González | Leticia and Cantarauco |
| XXXIV | 1993 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Canto del agua" | Agustín Moncada | Kal |
| XXXV | 1994 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Mirando pa' la bahía" | José Luis Hernández | José Luis Hernández and Cantamérica |
| XXXVI | 1995 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "María Leonor Lucía" | Magdalena Matthey | Magdalena Matthey |
| XXXVII | 1996 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cueca tristona" | Edson Guerrero | Clarita Parra |
| XXXVIII | 1997 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cartagena" | Claudio Guzmán | Tito Fernández |
| XXXIX | 1998 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La noche de Chillán" | Pablo Neruda and Vicente Bianchi | Santiago Cuatro |
| XL | 1999 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cueca pulenta" | Víctor Hugo Campusano | Altamar |
| XLI | 2000 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "El corralero" | Sergio Sauvalle | Los Huasos Quincheros |
| XLII | 2001 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Whipala" | Danny Rodríguez | Danny Rodríguez |
| XLIII | 2002 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Juramento" | Carlos Rincón | Eduardo del Perú |
| XLIV | 2003 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Pintadita" | Fernando Barrientos | Fernando Barrientos |
| XLV | 2004 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Bailando con tu sombra (Alelí)" | Víctor Heredia | Abel Pintos |
| XLVI | 2005 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cueca al sol" | Isabel Parra | Camila Méndez |
| XLVII | 2006 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Canción de agua y viento" | Elizabeth Morris | Elizabeth Morris and group |
| XLVIII | 2007 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | "Me duele el alma" | Leonardo Gómez and Diana Hernández | Maria Mulata |
| XLIX | 2008 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Tusuy Kusun" | Damaris Mallma | Damaris and group |
| L[33] | 2009 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Cueca al sol" | Isabel Parra | Camila Méndez |
| LI | 2010 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "El cantar es andar" | César Isella | César Isella |
| LII | 2011 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "De Pascua Lama" | Patricio Manns | Valentina Sepúlveda and Diapazón Porteño |
| LIII | 2012 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Caprichosa" | Gogo Muñoz and Lucas Saavedra | Mauro Zapata and Fiesta Andina |
| LIV | 2013 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Con el zapatito, con el zapatón" | Paula Herrera | Paula Herrera |
| LV | 2014 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La retirada" | La Pájara | Javiera Bobadilla |
| LVI | 2015 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "La mejicana" | Elizabeth Morris | Elizabeth Morris |
| LVII | 2016 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | "Viene de Panamá" | Afrodisiaco | |
| LVIII | 2017 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Carnavalito de la esperanza" | Juan Andrés Soko and Francisco Flores | Trifussa |
| LIX | 2018 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | "Mundo al revés" | Astrid Veas | Astrid Veas |
| LX | 2019 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Justo ahora" | Destino San Javier | Paolo Rogone, Bruno Rogone and Franco Favini |
| LXI | 2020 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "Avanzar" | Nahuel Pennisi | |
| LXII | 2023 | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | "Warmisitay" | Milena Warthon | |
| LXIII | 2024 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | "La Luna" | Juan José Vasconcellos | Ahyre |
Winning countries (since 2001, start of International Folk Contest)
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile: 11 times (and 33 years of National Folk Contest, between 1961-1973 and 1981–2000)
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina: 6 times
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru: 3 times
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia: once
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama: once
Performing Artists
Every year international artists are invited to perform at the Festival. In the 2003 edition the Italian singer-songwriter Franco Simone received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for having strung together thirty years of success in South America with his songs translated into Spanish. Notable directors, such as Fernando Rojas, have led some of the performances.
Festival Queen
Every year the festival selects a queen. Popular personalities apply to be queen, often offering outrageous stunts to win. The queen is chosen by a vote organized by the newspaper La Cuarta.[34] Journalists accredited to the Festival express their preferences through a secret ballot. The day after the election there is a coronation and the delivery of a band and a ring as a prize by the relevant authorities. Since 2001, on the day of the coronation the Queen of the Festival has to dive into the pool at the Hotel O'Higgins in Viña del Mar in front of the media.[35] Some of the women chosen as Queen include: Celia Cruz, Diana Bolocco, Thalía, Sigrid Alegría, Yuri, Raffaella Carrà, Tonka Tomicic, and Gloria Trevi. In February 2023, the definitive elimination of the Reina de Viña was announced (assuming the election of the Rey would never take place), before the refusal of the municipality headed by the mayor Macarena Ripamonti, due to the «stigmatization of the woman» and the farandulización of the event. In this way, the Reyes de Viña will be replaced by the «Festival Ambassadors», which will be elected by the general public and the press accredited in the place, in addition to having the purpose of returning to the tradition of awarding the official artists of the Festival and generate awareness about issues that contribute to society.
List of Queens
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- Notas
Queens per country
| Country | # | Year |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 16 | 1979, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 7 | 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2011 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 2 | 1985, 2009 |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 2 | 1994, 2008 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2 | 1990, 1999 |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | 2 | 1988, 1998 |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 1 | 2001 |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 2 | 2000, 2018 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1 | 1986 |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 1 | 1984 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 1982 |
See also
References
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- ↑ Elassar, Alaa (1 March 2020). "Adam Levine apologizes after fans criticize Maroon 5's performance at Viña del Mar festival in Chile". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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El Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar es el evento musical más importante del continente
- ↑ Floras, Stella (18 Feb 2013). "Iceland: Hera Björk in the final of Viña del Mar International Song Contest 2013". www.esctoday.com.
[T]he Viña del Mar International Song Contest [is] the oldest and biggest music festival in Latin America
- ↑ "Tom Jones 'ruge' en la segunda noche del Festival de Viña del Mar"[permanent dead link] Agence France-Presse, accessed February 23, 2007
- ↑ "Chilean organizers cancel Viña del Mar 2022 Festival yet again due to COVID-19". 16 Sep 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Perasso, Valeria (25 Feb 2009). "Viña del Mar, "El Monstruo" cumple 50". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Urrejola, José (26 February 2020). "Chile: el estallido social se toma el Festival de Viña" (in español). Deutsche Welle (DW). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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- ↑ Fortuño, Sergio (26 January 2002). "Latin - Stage Is Set For Viña Del Mar". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 4. p. 41.
- ↑ John, Lanert (6 March 1993). "Artists & Music, Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 10. p. 38.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Escenario de cholguán, 9 artistas y apenas 3 carabineros: así fue el primer Festival de Viña del Mar" (in español). T13. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ Moreno, Víctor Hugo; Palma, Rodrigo (2007). "Historia del Festival de Viña - 1960-1969: El comienzo - 1960" (in español). El Mercurio on line. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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- ↑ Liberal de Castro, José; da Silveira Derenji, Jussara (1993). Arquitetura do ferro: memória e questionamento (in português). Universidade Federal do Pará. ISBN 978-8-5338-0-2025. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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- ↑ Varas, José Miguel; González, Juan Pablo (2005). En busca de la música chilena: Crónica y antología de una historia sonora. Editorial Catalonia. ISBN 978-9-56-3242-652.
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- ↑ Moreno, Víctor Hugo; Palma, Rodrigo. "Historia del Festival de Viña - 1970 - 1979 Década marcada por lo político" (in español). El Mercurio on line. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Vargas Rojas, Vanessa (February 18, 2015). "Censura, aplausos al dictador y propaganda de derecha: Los días oscuros del Festival de Viña del Mar". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). Retrieved June 12, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Contreras, Marcelo (February 26, 2021). "Viña bizarro: 20 historias del lado B del Festival". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Vega Martínez, César (February 21, 2020). "Bajo un clima de tensión: las veces que el Festival de Viña del Mar aludió e incomodó a la Dictadura". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Ceberio, Jesús (12 September 1980). "Pinochet: "Hemos demostrado al mundo que Chile es una nación democrática"". El País. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ T13.cl (10 Nov 2020). "El Festival de Viña del Mar suspende su edición 2021". t13.cl.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Granger, Anthony (2021-11-07). "🇨🇱 Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2022 Cancelled". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ↑ "¡Viña volverá a tener festival! Municipio y canales fijaron la fecha de la edición 2023" (in español). adnradio.cl. March 16, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ↑ Canal 13 (February 7, 2017). "La historia detras de los premios del Festival de Viña del Mar". T13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Tendencias, LR (February 17, 2020). "Viña del Mar 2020: la diferencia entre las gaviotas de oro, plata y platino". LaRepublica.
- ↑ Emol (February 17, 2015). "Festival de Viña del Mar elimina la entrega de Antorchas". Emol.
- ↑ Tendencias, LR (February 17, 2020). "Viña del Mar 2020: la diferencia entre las gaviotas de oro, plata y platino". LaRepublica.
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- ↑ "Revisa la historia de las reinas de Viña del Mar". www.radioagricultura.cl. 9 Feb 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ Núñez, Leonardo (27 Feb 2012). "Los "Piscinazos" que incendiaron el Festival de Viña". www.guioteca.com.
External links
- Viña del Mar city website (in Spanish)
- Festival de Viña del Mar official website (in Spanish)
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival
- 1960 establishments in Chile
- Music festivals established in 1960
- Music festivals in Chile
- Pop music festivals
- Recurring events established in 1960
- Rock festivals in Chile
- Song contests
- Tourist attractions in Valparaíso Region
- Summer events in Chile
- Latin music festivals