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The Viña del Mar International Song Festival ((スペイン語:Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar)) is a music festival that is considered the best and biggest in Latin America and the most important musical event in the Americas which is held annually on the 3rd week of February since 1960 in Viña del Mar, Chile.〔("Tom Jones 'ruge' en la segunda noche del Festival de Viña del Mar" ) ''Agence France-Presse'', accessed February 23, 2007〕 Every year invited artists such as Tom Jones, Sting, Backstreet Boys, Jonas Brothers, Elton John, Cat Stevens perform alongside Latin artists such as Soda Stereo, Lynda Thomas, Chayanne, Ricky Martin, Prince Royce, Marc Anthony, Gustavo Cerati, Carlos Santana and Thalía, also have competitions where the winners win fame and a prize, the best known case of this is Shakira, who was in 3rd position at the winners and now is one of the most recognized VIP figures in the world, being the Latin pop music Queen. The Festival takes place in the amphitheatre of Quinta Vergara and has over 15,000 spectators plus it is broadcast live on television and radio, regularly breaking records for viewing figures.〔 The Vina festival features a song competition on two categories (pop music song and folk song), interspersed with performances by international music stars from around the world, encompassing such diverse genres as rock, pop music in various languages, merengue, salsa, reggaetón, bachata and others. The event takes place in the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, and has been broadcast for Chilean television over the years by TVN, Canal 13, Megavisión or Chilevisión. == History == Between 1984 and 1989 Leonardo Schultz and Gary H. Mason (Mason is 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 (they also 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, Krokus, Foxxy, Nazareth, and Thomas Anders to name a few. In 1988 and 1989, Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) was a headliner of the festival in Viña del Mar, which was one of the first times an artist was ever invited back two years in a row to perform. Schultz and Mason also arranged for major international jurors including: George Martin (producer of the Beatles), Maurice Jarre (did the film scores for ''Dr. Zhivago'', ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''Witness'', ''Passage To India'', ''Ghost'' and many others), Manoela Torres (Mason produced her hit duet, which was written by Schultz entitled "No me mires así"), Joey Travolta, Connie Stevens and many others. 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 vocallist 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 British legend Simply Red captivated the audience of Viña. On its 50th edition, this famous festival was hosted by Felipe Camiroaga and news reader Soledad Onetto. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viña del Mar International Song Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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