A few hours away from dazzling in the final of the ‘Vina del Mar Festival 2023′, Milena Warthon He took a few minutes to share a forceful message on his social networks, thanking him for everything he is experiencing and the expressions of affection he receives from his faithful followers since he began to represent Peru in the international contest carried out on the stage of the Fifth Vergara.
Milena Warthon’s euphoric reaction upon hearing that she was a finalist in Viña del Mar
The singer presented her second concert this Wednesday, February 22. After tense minutes, the festival hosts announced that our compatriot was one of the finalists.
The Peruvian singer appeared on Monday 20 and Wednesday 22 February with the song “warmisitay”, taking the applause of all those attending the amphitheater and obtaining the necessary score to qualify for the final stage, where he will sing for the third time facing Frank Di from Mexico, and Laia from Chile.
The three artists will fight to win the long-awaited Gaviota de Plata and Milena Warthon He has been very optimistic about returning to his native country with first place. Through her official Instagram account, she published a fragment of her second show and expressed the happiness she feels to be in Chile singing for millions of people.
Thank you for allowing me to shine. They don’t know how crazy this trip is being, a lot of emotions together, a lot of love and many new friends. But the most important thing is that I have learned that love moves the Andes and that today more than ever I want to sing with my heart. No matter what, WE ARE BACK CHAMPIONS!” she wrote.
Quickly, his publication generated thousands of reactions from his fans who wish him the best in the contest. However, what attracted the most attention were the comments from some Chilean users who want to see the 22-year-old take the prize.
The powerful message that Milena Warthon wore on her chest during the red carpet of the Viña del Mar Festival
He will face the ‘monster’ of Quinta Vergara. The young interpreter of “Fiesta patronal” will represent Peru in the most important musical event in Latin America.
“I am Chilean, but I want you to win, it is a beautiful musical proposal”, “I loved you, my favorite. I’m from Chile, but I want you to win”, “I love it. You won a Chilean fan”, “I am from Chile and I love your song, I am humming all day”, “Congratulations Milena, you have already won the hearts of thousands of people”, were some of the texts.
Milena Warthon conquered the audience at Quinta Vergara with her song “warmisitay” in the ‘Folkloric Competition’ category at the Viña del Mar Festival 2023. The title of the song is a word in Quechua that in Spanish means “My little woman”.
The story behind “Warmisitay”, the song that brought Milena Warthon to the Viña del Mar Festival
Milena Warthon is participating in the ‘Folkloric Competition’ category of the Viña del Mar Festival with the song “Warmisitay”.
Through her social networks and in all her interviews, Milena Warthon proudly recounted that “warmisitay” is a song composed in honor of his grandmother Teresa Varela. She “she is one of the sweetest women I know”. According to what she said, hers ‘Teresita’s grandmother’ was the one who taught her a carnival from the Abanquino called Puka Polleracha (“little red skirt” in Spanish).
“I imagined my grandmother in the carnival with her red costume of a beautiful abanquina and I began to compose. Today, that song is reality, ”said the young singer shortly before premiering her new musical theme, which she without imagining ended up taking to the Quinta Vergara stage.
In addition to embracing her abanquino origin, Milena highlighted that the song “warmisitay” seeks to revalue the use of skirts and pay homage to the Andean woman. That is why the official video clip, released in 2022, was recorded in Yungay with the participation of 30 girls from the Patapata community.
