''Cantando por un Sueño'' (literally "Singing for a dream") is a former segment inside the Argentine television program ''
Showmatch'', and now an independent TV show broadcast on
El Trece.
On the contest, a non-celebrity "dreamer" (man or woman) who in addition must be a professional singer, is accompanied by a celebrity for some weeks of a singing competition. The couples are awarded points by a panel of judges, who give scores from 1 to 10, and those with the fewer points have to face the public vote to continue in the program.
As of May 2012, the show is in its fourth season and the panel of judges continues to include icons of the Argentine musical industry:
Valeria Lynch
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Biography
Valeria Lynch was b ...
, Óscar Mediavilla and Patricia Sosa.
Journalist Marcelo Polino, who also serves as a judge in
Bailando por un Sueño
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and
Soñando por Bailar
''Soñando por Bailar 2011'' is an Argentinian reality show hosted by Santiago del Moro and broadcast by El Trece. Unlike ''Bailando por un Sueño'', every week the contestants danced along with a professional dancer but the jury scored the coupl ...
, is part of the panel of judges too.
Airing of the show
Judges
: Full time judge
: Temporary/Guest judge
Seasons
Cantando 2006
Concursants
Couples
A total of 45 celebrities have appeared in the three seasons of ''Cantando por un Sueño''. For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional singer as a partner and a coach who instructs helps them with the song's choice and the work during the week. A total of 45 professional singers as the partners have appeared alongside celebrities.
List of the current professional partners
*Alejandro Gallo
*Antonella Cirillo
*Augusto Buccafusco
*Bruno Coccia
*Carla del Huerto
*Cristian Sergio
*Facundo Magrane
*Florencia Anca
*Francisco Eizaguirre
*Inbal Comedi
*Jessica Abouchain
*Juan Persico
*Lautaro Rodriguez
*Leandro Bassano
*Luciana Rosenthal
*Manuel Victoria
*Mariano Zito
*Melina de Piano
*Michel Hersch
*Nell Valenti
*
Pablo Turturiello
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
* Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Bren ...
Notes
External links
*
El Trece's Showmatch website
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Argentine variety television shows