Milena Warthon claimed that Fredy Harel, from Bazurto All Stars, personally apologized to her.
Although the Colombian band Bazurto All Stars denied having booed Milena Warthon when she was named the winner of the Viña del Mar Festival 2023, the Peruvian confessed in a recent interview that Fredy Harel, lead singer of the group, spoke privately with her to apologize. for his behavior.
Milena Warthon danced with Colombian Fredy Harel after controversy in Viña del Mar
The Peruvian singer was happy and enjoyed the party night offered by the festival at the end of the competitions.
As explained by the interpreter of “Warmisitay”, after some users noticed that the Colombian rolled his eyes when he received his first Silver Gaviota, the members of Bazurto All Stars approached her to clarify what had happened.
“I talked to all the boys from Bazurto All Stars, they were very embarrassed. I talked with Fredy [el vocalista que hizo los gestos] and he apologized to me, I felt sincere. Then they tried to explain to me that it is a normal reaction because in the end it is a competition, although we had a good vibe, one gets sad and it affects them, resulting in these bad reactions, ”he said in dialogue with El Comercio.
“I would not say that Fredy is a bad person, it is understandable, we all make mistakes. I know that my followers in Peru have felt offended, so I think he should not have just apologized to me, but to all the Peruvian people, “he added to the aforementioned medium.
The Colombian band Bazurto All Stars was heavily criticized for allegedly booing Milena Warthon.
Milena Warthon also explained that she was very surprised by the gestures of her Colombian colleague, since she never imagined that she would do such a thing behind her back, mainly because. Previously, the Colombian band had declared themselves a fan of her and her song “Warmisitay”, which won the Folkloric Competition.
Colombian band Bazurto All Stars denied the alleged booing of Milena Warthon: “There is no rivalry”
One of the members of the Colombian champeta band denied that its vocalist Fredy Harel had made negative gestures for the award given to the interpreter of ‘Warmisitay’.
“From the first day I was in Chile, he told me that my song was his favorite. Therefore, it was very strange and shocking to see that he reacted that way, it was illogical. We all make mistakes, but everything is fine the same, “said the young singer.
Milena Warthon with vocalist de Bazurto All Stars.
After several users made the gestures of Fredy Harel, vocalist of Bazurto All Stars, go viral, where he is seen rolling his eyes and showing his thumbs down when Milena Warthon was announced as the winner; Infobae contacted the group to find out the reason behind this behavior.
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The 22-year-old singer won her first Silver Gaviota for her song ‘Warmisitay’ at the Chilean music festival.
Aníbal Hernández, who directs the band, denied that Fredy and the other members of Bazurto All Stars booed the Peruvian. According to him, he said, it was all a misunderstanding, since the gesture supposedly reflected his relief at finally completing the award ceremony, since they felt very cold on stage.
“Fredy’s gesture exists, but it is not based on the fact that he does not agree with the decision, but that it was very cold, because we knew that Milena had a good chance of winning, so they made us wait a long time in the cold and when they named her, the reaction was like ‘finally now’”, she commented.
The Colombian band was accused of booing Milena Warthon.
In addition, he pointed out that Bazurto All Stars no longer competed with Milena Warthon, this because the group failed to advance to the final of the ‘Folk Competition’, so it was indifferent to them who won the long-awaited Gaviota de Plata .
“We have realized that in Peru they think that she has beaten us, but in reality she was not competing with us at that moment, Milena was competing with Chile and Mexico. We were no longer competing, we were not affected by who won, but she was our favorite. We are very happy that Milena won, she really represents us a lot, ”she said.
They accuse a Colombian band of booing Milena Warthon. Youtube / Viña Chile Festival