In summer 1999, Canal 9 gave a debut to Un siglo de canciones, a weekly programme that was a grand musical show made up of the best songs from the last hundred years. The viewers from the Valencian region itself created an original hit parade that varied according to the weeks.
The singer Lolita and one of the liveliest of presenters, Juan y Medio, led this production which was highly popular with audiences of all ages. Directed by Toni Cruz and Josep M. Mainat, Un siglo de canciones was able to produce, through popular action, a list of the best songs of the last hundred years. The majority of them were recalled on the programme by their original singers. Versions were made of the other tunes by the programme’s team of singers, or they were used as a soundtrack to show historical images. They were even recalled by means of a human chain, whereby in groups or in solos, they remembered different verses of the song.
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The show starred singers of different generations and styles. Sergio Dalma, Marta Sánchez, Rita Pavone, Concha Márquez Piquer, Manolo Escobar, Ketama, María Dolores Pradera, Raphael, Los del Río, Carmen Sevilla and many others were the musical stars that helped remember the most loved melodies. Even the selfsame Lolita sang on the show.
Another section on Un siglo de canciones was a family quiz based on musical questions and a series of images of different historical events that the contestants had to provide an exact year for. It was an amusing and entertaining way to review the most important events of the last hundred years, something that was also undertaken by showing some videos that recorded other curious events such as the appearance of the Biscuter vehicle or the arrival in Spain of tourist number 10 million. A modern set and a professional dance corps gave the programme the stage setting befitting a turn of the century.
‘Les teves cançons’ – TV host: Nina / Àlex Casanovas
‘2000 canciones’ – TV host: Lolita Flores / Juan y Medio
‘100 anys de cançons’ – TV host: Nina / Àlex Casanovas
- CHANNEL
Canal 9 - HOSTS
Juan y Medio / Lolita Flores - SEASON
1999 - FORMAT
Toni Cruz / Josep M. Mainat
Broadcast
| ProgramaProgramaShow | CadenaCadenaChannel | TemporadaTemporadaSeason | Audiencia mediaAudiència mitjanaShare | Media de shareMitjana de shareAverage share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un siglo de canciones | Canal 9 | 1999 | 254.000 | 19,00% |
| 100 anys de cançons | TV3 | 1999 | 360.000 | 19,00% |
| Les teves cançons | TV3 | 2000 | 450.000 | 17,40% |
| 2000 canciones | Canal 9 | 2000 | 286.000 | 20,63% |