Fundamental figures of Chilean music

Fundamental figure of Chilean music, or "Figura fundamental de la música chilena", is an award presented annually by the Sociedad Chilena de Autores e Intérpretes Musicales (SCD), recognizing Chilean artists who have had important influence and legacy in the country's musical history. The selection is made by the organization's board of directors.^[1]

Past recipients of the honor are:

• 1987 José Goles
• 1988 Luis Aguirre Pinto
• 1989 Francisco Flores del Campo
• 1990 Vicente Bianchi
• 1991 Donato Román y Ester Soré
• 1992 Valentín Trujillo
• 1993 Margot Loyola
• 1994 Gabriela Pizarro
• 1995 Antonio Prieto
• 1996 Dúo Rey-Silva
• 1997 Los Jaivas
• 1998 Hernán "Nano" Núñez
• 1999 Sonia y Myriam
• 2000 Fernando Rosas
• 2001 Luis Advis
• 2002 Los Ángeles Negros
• 2003 Isabel y Ángel Parra
• 2004 Patricio Manns
• 2005 Lucho Gatica
• 2006 Buddy Richard
• 2007 Silvia Infantas
• 2008 Los Huasos Quincheros
• 2009 Palmenia Pizarro
• 2010 Tito Fernández
• 2011 Cecilia Pantoja
• 2012 Calatambo Albarracín
• 2013 Fernando García
• 2014 Roberto Lecaros
• 2015 Gastón Guzmán
• 2016 Willy Bascuñán^[2]
• 2017 Quilapayún^[3]
• 2018 Jorge González.^[4]
• 2019 Carmen Barros^[5]
• 2020 Eduardo Gatti^[6]
• 2021: José Alfredo Fuentes^[7]
• 2022: Ginette Acevedo and Julio Zegers^[8]
• 2023: Myriam Hernández and La Sonora de Tommy Rey^[9]

In 2017, as part of the organization's 30th anniversary celebration, the SCD published a book Fundamentales de la Música Chilena reviewing the contributions of each of the honorees.^[10]