Festival de Viña 2020

Viña 2020 is the 61st edition of the International Song Festival of Viña del Mar, held between 23 and 28 February 2020, being conducted by Maria Luisa Godoy and Martin Cárcamo. It is organized by Televisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 and Fox Channel Latin America.[1]

Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2020
 Chile, Vicente Cifuentes
«Chillán»
 Argentina, Nahuel Pennisi
«Avanzar»
Dates
Final27 February 2020
Host
VenueQuinta Vergara
Viña del Mar, Chile
Presenter(s)Martín Cárcamo
María Luisa Godoy
Host broadcasterTelevisión Nacional de Chile, Canal 13 and Fox Channel Latin America
Participants
Vote
Winning song Chile, Vicente Cifuentes
«Chillán»
 Argentina, Nahuel Pennisi
«Avanzar»

Artists
Pedro Capó was the debut singer in this edition of the festival.

As usual, the routines were divided into two types of entertainment: singing and comedy.[2]

Singers

Comedians

Competitions

As every year, there is an international song competition, an international one, aimed at various musical themes of each country, and a folkloric competition, with a song typical of the folklore of the country represented. The winner is awarded with the most recognized prize of the contest: "La Gaviota de Plata".

This year, the results were as follows:

International
  • 1st place::  Chile, Vicente Cifuentes «Chillán».
  • 2nd place::  Ecuador, Johann Vera: «Perdón».
  • 3rd place::  Argentina, Fran Vázquez: «Bailo con mi sombra».

Folkloric
  • 1st place::  Argentina, Nahuel Pennisi: «Avanzar».
  • 2nd place::  Chile, Soledad del Río: «Somos el Paraíso».
  • 3rd place::  Colombia, Paula Arenas: «Buena para nada» .

Controversies
Comedian Stefan Kramer did a routine with many jokes and jokes directed against the Chilean political class.
Ana Gabriel gave her opinion on the current situation in Chile, which had mixed responses from the public.

Political humor

Chilean comedians such as the "Fusión Humor" quartet or the humorist and imitator Stefan Kramer made comic routines laughing at controversial situations within the political-social landscape lived in Chile at the end of 2019, and early 2020. The organization was accused of censorship of humorous routines that made fun of politicians and the Government of Chile, mainly of the current president Sebastián Piñera.[3][4][5]

Singer declarations

Popular Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel and Chilean singer Mon Laferte made political statements during their presentations. The Chilean singer criticized the actions of the uniformed police in Chile: "Carabineros" and the actions of the Government of Sebastián Piñera. For its part, the Mexican singer acknowledged that she was not interested in politics, but that she was sorry that the people were harmed, comparing the situation in Chile with countries such as Nicaragua, Mexico or Venezuela.[6][7]

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References
  1. "TVN, Canal 13 y Fox se adjudican licitación para el Festival de Viña del Mar". tvn.cl (in Spanish). n.d. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "Festival de Viña 2020 – Venta Oficial de Entradas". puntoticket.com (in Spanish). n.d. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. "Kramer marca un nuevo hito y logra 57 puntos de rating en Viña 2020". Rock&Pop (in Spanish). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. Mostrador, El (24 February 2020). "No les gustó la rutina: diputados Schalper y Durán en picada contra Kramer y su homenaje a la "primera línea" en Viña del Mar". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. "Humor político de Fusión Humor genera miles de comentarios en redes sociales". 24horas.cl. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. "Las opiniones que dejó el discurso de Mon Laferte en Viña 2020". Culto (in Spanish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "Discurso social de Ana Gabriel en Viña genera ola de comentarios en redes sociales". 24horas.cl. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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