2009 Viña del Mar International Song Festival

• Soledad Onetto • Felipe Camiroaga ==Acts==

Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 ==Appearances==

• Antonio Vodanovic did a special appearance at the opening of the festival to say goodbye to the audience, taking the "Silver Torch", after leaving the animation of the festival in 2004. • Verónica Villarroel appeared at the opening of the second day as a surprise for the 50 years of the festival. • On the third night, the Chilean businessman Leonardo Farkas did a surprise appearance, which lasted 15 minutes approximately. ==Trivia==

• The singer of KC and the Sunshine Band, Harry Wayne Casey, suffered a drop in the presentation of the band. • The Italian-Swiss singer Paolo Meneguzzi suffered failures of sound at the start of his presentation after to the annoyance of the public by the end of the presentation of Simply Red. ==Gold Song==

International • Winner: Argentina — Victor Heredia — "Ayer te ví" • Awards: "Golden Lyre" Folk • Winner: Chile — Camila Méndez & Isabel Parra — "Cuecas Al Sol" • Awards: "Golden Lyre" (Contest Folk), "Silver Seagull" (Best Interpreted) ==Jury==

International • Juanita Parra • Paolo Meneguzzi • Catherine Fulop • Martín Cárcamo • Fernando Ubiergo • Bastián Bodenhöfer • Leonardo Farkas Folk • Rafael Zamarripa • Katherine Salosny • Fernanda Hansen • Piero • Sergio Campos ==Queen of the Festival==

• Winner: Catherine Fulop ==Ugly King==

• Winner: Leo Rey ==International Coverage==

• A&E Latin America • CMI Televisión • ATB Red Nacional • Telesistema Dominicano • Televicentro Nicaragua • Televisa • Televicentro Honduras • Canal 2 • Telefé • Canal 11 SERTV • Tlñ • Repretel • Canal 13 Guatemala • TV Cerro Corá ==References==