Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Marc Anthony, Alejandro Sanz and Raphael will pace the Festival of Iquique in Chile

Santiago de Chile, Feb 15 (EFE) .- The American salsa singer Marc Anthony, Australians and the Spanish INXS Alejandro Sanz and Raphael will be the main attractions of the sign hung at this year's festival of Iquique, which was held from 18 to 20 February in northern Chile. This festival, which has become in just four years as one of the premier musical of the summer months in the country, will also lead to the Mexican coastal city and the Chilean Alejandro Fernández and Luis Jara Américo.

The event, which has attracted several international stars to the small city of 210,000 inhabitants, will give relief to the Festival of Viña del Mar, the most popular in Latin America, which has also begun to compete in the lineup. In fact, two of the artists who pass through Iquique, Alejandro Sanz and America, the latter very popular in Chile, also will be uploaded to the scene of Viña del Mar, to be held from 21 to 26 February in the central coast of the country.

The competition of Iquique, a tourist resort located about 1,790 kilometers north of Santiago, will open the evening of Friday 18 starring Luis Jara and Marc Anthony star appearance at the stadium for Champions Earth. The husband of actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, and author of hits like "It was worth and" Now who, "will present his latest album," Icons "which includes songs from Roberto Carlos, Juan Gabriel and José Luis Perales.

Saturday's opening 19 is reserved for Raphael, who returns to Chile after his performance at the Festival de Viña del Mar 2010. Behind him on stage will Américo Chilean, who will dance to the audience with tropical rhythms and Mexican Alejandro Fernandez, who will perform part of their extensive repertoire, full of ballads and rancheras.

Meanwhile, INXS, the rock band formed in the late 70's in Perth (Australia), will open the festival last night, ending with hints of pop by Alejandro Sanz, who recently won a Grammy for best album pop latino "Paradise Express". After the close of the festival of Iquique, the show will continue the next day in Viña del Mar, which will also include artists, Puerto Ricans Chayanne y Calle 13, the Sting British and Mexican Marco Antonio Solis.

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