Latin American Idol (season 1)
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The first season of ''
Latin American Idol ''Latin American Idol'' was the Hispanic American edition of the popular British franchise of '' Idols'', well known for its American version ''American Idol''. The show aimed to discover the pop idol of the Hispanic American region. The show was ...
'' premiered on
Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's You ...
on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in
Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
,
Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, and
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country.


Concerts

* First Concert: Was held on August 30, 2006. The theme of the show was "My Favorite Pop Idol". It featured clips of the contestants' make over. * Second Concert: Was held on September 6, 2006. The theme of the show was "The 80's". It featured clips of the contestants' visit to a spa. * Third Concert: Was held on September 13, 2006. The theme of the show was "Spanish-American Singers". It featured clips of the contestants in a recording studio. * Fourth Concert: Was held on September 20, 2006. The theme of the show was "Songs By
Franco De Vita Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the C ...
", who was also a guest judge. It featured clips of the contestants visiting the Hard Rock Café in Buenos Aires. On results' day, before the bottom three were announced, the seven contestants performed "Si La Ves" with Franco De Vita. * Fifth Concert: Was held on September 27, 2006. The theme of the show was "Tribute To Women". It featured clips of the contestants at Franco De Vita's concert at the Opera Theater in Buenos Aires. * Sixth Concert: Was held on October 4, 2006. The theme of the show was "Latin Rhythms". It featured clips of the contestants in a
Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...
concert, and also clips of them visiting Parque de la Costa, a theme park. They sang two songs for the show. * Seventh Concert:. Was held on October 11, 2006. The theme of the show was "Rock In Spanish". It featured clips of the contestants signing autographs, sunbathing on a boat and receiving the visit of their close relatives. As music and judge guest was the group
Plastilina Mosh Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the cre ...
from Mexico. * Eighth Concert: Was held on October 18, 2006. The theme of the show was "Top 40 Popular Songs". It featured clips of the contestants during a photoshoot, and a relaxing day, where they were asked what they'd do first, should they win the competition. * Final: Was held on October 25, 2006. The two final contestants sang three songs for the show: their favourite song, selected from the ones they had sung throughout the contest, and two songs specially composed for the show. One of the new songs was composed by Jon Secada, and the other one by
Obie Bermúdez Obie Bermúdez (born January 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop, salsa singer and composer. Early years Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received ...
and Sebastián Chris. Each contestant performed both songs. The results' show lasted one and a half hours and featured the performances of several well-known Latin American groups and singers:
Estéfano Fabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano (born 19 August 1966 in Manizales, Colombia) is a Colombian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato y Estefano, releasing three studio albums ...
,
Los Amigos Invisibles Los Amigos Invisibles (Spanish for "The Invisible Friends") is a Venezuelan band which plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically acclaimed albums, the band have been lauded ...
, Fonseca and finally
Sin Bandera Sin Bandera is a romantic ballads duo consisting of Mexican singer-songwriter Leonel Garcia and Argentine singer-songwriter Noel Schajris. They formed in Mexico in 2000. They became one of the most popular artists after their debut album ''Sin ...
. Mayré Martinez was crowned as the first Latin American Idol.


Finalists


Bottom three statistics


Semi-finals


First Workshop

Held on August 2, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:


Second Workshop

Held on August 9, 2006. It had a musical guest appearance by
Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...
. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:


Third Workshop

Held on August 16, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:


Wild Card Workshop

There were six people out of the three semi-final groups that had a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist, on a workshop that was held on August 23, 2006.


External links


Official website
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