Viña del Mar 2025 Reveals First Performers: Who Are They?
This event is one of the most important and well-known music festivals in Latin America
VIñA DEL MAR, CHILE - 2024/02/25: Jury member and singer Manuel Turizo speaks to the press during the Viña del Mar Festival. The Jury of the 2024 Viña Festival, announced its vision and development for this 63rd version of the largest Latin festival in the world. Viña del Mar Festival, is a 6 day musical show, with international artists and this year will offer support for the people affected by the mega fire that occurred in Chile. Everything will be broadcast to 250 million people either on open television or online. (Photo by Cristobal Basaure Araya/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Viña del Mar International Song Festival, often just called Viña del Mar, is one of the most important and well-known music festivals in Latin America. It’s held every year in Viña del Mar, Chile. The event brings together both local and international artists from all kinds of music genres, including Latin, pop, rock, and folk.
Viña del Mar is important not only for its cultural and artistic significance. But also because it gives artists a chance to showcase their music on an international stage, which can help boost their careers throughout Latin America. Over the years, it has featured major music stars like Shakira, Luis Miguel, Ricky Martin, Juanes, and many others.
As the new edition of the festival gets closer, the list of artists is starting to be revealed. This week, seven artists have been confirmed, including Sebastián Yatra, Carlos Vives — who was recently named Person of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards — Duki, who just released his album Ameri, and Marc Anthony. Ha*Ash, Myriam Hernández, and Bacilos have also been announced.
Lineup and Hosts
So far, the lineup features both American and Latin American groups and solo artists. However, many more names are still to be confirmed for the 64th edition of the festival. What we do know is that this year’s hosts will be Chilean TV presenters Karen Doggenweiler and Rafael Araneda, along with a team that includes Paola Volpato, Tita Ureta, Francisco Melo, José Antonio Neme, and Rodrigo Sepúlveda.
Last year, for example, Alejandro Sanz performed his hits live and was awarded the Silver and Gold Seagulls for his performance and career — marking his fifth appearance in the Chilean capital. Other big performances on the Quinta Vergara stage included Manuel Turizo, María Becerra, Trueno, Andrea Bocelli, Mora, Maná, and Anitta. In two days, the remaining artists will be announced.