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2015 Viña Del Mar International Song Festival
The LVI Edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival took place from February 22 to 27, 2015, at Anfiteatro de la Quinta Vergara, in the Chilean city of Viña del Mar. Artists Singers * Yusuf Islam * Alejandro Fernández * Reik * Emmanuel * Ricardo Arjona * Luis Fonsi * Yandel * Cultura Profética * Pedro Aznar * Vicentico * Romeo Santos * Nicole * Nano Stern * Noche de Brujas * Oscar D'León Comedians * Dinamita Show * Huaso Filomeno * Centella * Arturo Ruiz-Tagle * Leon Murillo Broadcasting NBC Universo broadcast the Viña del Mar Festival in the US, with more than 34 hours of exclusive coverage to include live streaming and concert specials via multiple platforms, including TV and mobile devices. In addition, the network showed a series of "best of" one-hour specialson Sundays at 8 pm for two full months, beginning on March 1. Controversy Chilean media argued that the festival was run by male chauvinists since it only had eight female acts out of 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viña Del Mar
Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the Greater Valparaíso area, the country's second largest metropolitan area (pop. 935,602, 2017 census), after the Metropolitan area of Santiago . The Greater Valparaíso Area is home to five municipalities: Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concon, Quilpue and Villa Alemana. History Origins The valley where Viña del Mar was founded was known as the valley of Peuco by the Changos, native inhabitants of the area dedicated to fishing. With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores the valley was divided into two large haciendas. North of the Marga Marga creek up to the current location of Reñaca, Viña del Mar, and to the south up to the current Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
