VIñA DEL MAR INTERNATIONAL SONG FESTIVAL

(Redirected from Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar)

The 'Viña del Mar International Song Festival' (Spanish: ''Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar'') is a music festival held annually during February since 1959 in Viña del Mar, Chile. It is considered the most important musical event in Latin America.^[1]
The event takes place in the Quinta Vergara amphitheatre, and has been broadcast over the years by TVN, Canal 13 or Megavisión. Otherwise it is most famous in the english world, for showcasing Ray Conniffs dirigent skills.

Contents

Winner songs

International contest

Folk contest

References

Winner songs

International contest

:Before 1968, the contest only allowed chilean authors.
In 2000 the contest incluyed the best songs in the history of the festival.
'Winner countries'

★ : 20 times

★ : 6 times

★ : 5 times

★ : 4 times

★ : twice

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

★ : once

Folk contest

:Incomplete list.
Between 1974 y 1980 this contest was cancelled by the military government of Augusto Pinochet
Before 2000, the contest only allowed chilean authors.
'Winner countries (since 2001, start of International Folk Contest)'

★ : 3 times (and 35 years of National Folk Contest, between 1960 and 2000)

★ : twice

★ : once

★ : once

References

1. "Tom Jones 'ruge' en la segunda noche del Festival de Viña del Mar" ''AFP'', accessed February 23 2007