for first time will be performing in the festival. The musical performers for the main show were announced on August 17, 2012. These included the Chilean acts
31 Minutos and
Los Prisioneros former front man
Jorge González.
Urban and
Reggaeton musician
Daddy Yankee, who celebrates a huge success this year in the country with hits like "
Limbo", "
Lovumba" and "
Pasarela", all of which were top 5 in Chilean charts. Another artist presented was Spanish
Miguel Bosé. Miguel was promoting his latest album titled
Papitwo, which includes the song "Aire Soy" with
Ximena Sariñana. This song had moderate success on the national charts, peaking inside the top 20. Also confirmed as part of the judging panel was
Mexican singer
Gloria Trevi. On August 29, 2012, the municipality and Chilevisión also confirmed the band
Maná as part of the show, performing live for the third time at this venue. The last time they appeared was in 2003. On September 7, 2012, new musical acts were confirmed to perform live in the show, including the
Jonas Brothers, who will reunite to perform after a career hiatus. The Chilean
Francisca Valenzuela will join the judging panel, as well as perform in the main show. She had a successful year with her album
Buen Soldado certified gold in
Chile and hit singles topping the charts like "
Quiero Verte Más" and "Buen Soldado".
Romeo Santos will return, this time on his own, after his debut on this stage with his band
Aventura in 2011. Also announced were the tropical sensation La Sonora de Tommy Rey, and the humoristic shows by Memo Bunke, Los Atletas de La Risa and Hermógenes con H. On September 29, 2012, Sir
Elton John was confirmed for the festival. This marks his first time in this show, and he is considered to be one of the most important artists scheduled to perform for the event this year. New Spanish artist
Pablo Alborán was also announced as a judge for the competition. He is known for huge pop hits like the song "Solamente Tu" which peaked at number 2 in the Chilean charts the past year. The latest artists confirmed were the
Argentinian band
Los Autenticos Decadentes and
Reggaeton duo
Wisin & Yandel. They have one of the hottest tracks of the summer, "Algo Me Gusta de Ti", which is enjoying heavy radio airplay. Both of them are scheduled to perform in the last day of the festival. Day 2 of the festival, featuring performers
Romeo Santos and
Daddy Yankee, was the first night sold out after ticket sales opened.
Stage The Preparations for the event include aspects such as television broadcasting and stage design. The production and features that have defined the stage by Madis, with a bet that appeals to nostalgia and focus on the public. "The closeness to the people is crucial, and will happen through cameras in the gallery, social networking integration and tell the story of the contest, these are some of the challenges we have set ourselves," says Álex Hernández, director of the festival. To tell the story will be a projection of the former led bandshell. "The digital reconstruction of the bandshell is something protagonist, is a great way walking about 150 meters, maneuver, i.e. movement and interaction. They want to appeal to something nostalgic, "says Marcelo Rojas, director of Madis, the company in charge of stage design. The scenario also includes a screen of 200 square meters, the largest that has been installed at a show in
Chile, which will occupy the entire bottom, plus 150 meters side shields. "It is large, in order to give content to the music parallels besides the visual of each artist and to generate the skills and Festival Overture," says Hernandez. Another novelty is the construction of a place to the jury on the stage, right beside viewed from the front, in one of the walkways. "They assessed from above and be exposed in the show, being part of the show," adds the director. Along with this, for the 2013 version of the event was removed near the gallery platform was installed this year and where the animators
Eva Gómez and
Rafael Araneda interacted with the public. Instead they installed cameras that record what happens to the audience, that will make images of any person in the foreground. Regarding the technical elements, including this year's challenges include synchronization of everything from scenic aspects to lighting, to sound. The ultimate goal is that the telecast is of better bill, and that the audience at the Quinta Vergara live an international experience, indicated from the organization. "The idea is that the technology is at the service of emotions," said Hernandez. Meanwhile, Marcelo Rojas, explains: "It is mixing technology with scenic elements themselves, creating a new design. We use digital elements, via video, to enhance the scene. The idea is that everything is more theatrical. " ==Red carpet==