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Operación Triunfo Series 9
''Operación Triunfo'' is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series, also known as ''Operación Triunfo 2017'', aired on La 1 from 23 October 2017 to 5 February 2018, presented by Roberto Leal. It was the first season broadcast by RTVE, which aired the first three seasons, in thirteen years. Seasons 4–8 of ''Operación Triunfo'' aired on Telecinco, which discontinued the series in 2011 due to declining ratings. RTVE approved to revive the series with a budget of 10.2 million euros. In addition to the ''Galas'' or weekly live shows on La 1, daily recap shows aired on Clan, and the side show ''El Chat'' aired on La 1 after each weekly ''Gala'', hosted by Noemí Galera. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or ''La Academia'' were streamed live via YouTube and the subscription platform Sky España. Amaia Romero was announced the winner on 5 February 2018. Aitana Ocaña came second. Miriam Rodríguez ranked third, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrassa
Terrassa () is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Terracia'', either from earlier ''Terracium castellum'' (“earthen castle”), or meaning "terrace", "area of flat land". Historically, the name of the city has been spelled ''Terraça, Terraza, Terraca'' and ''Tarrassa'' in the native Catalan language whilst it's been traditionally spelled ''Tarrasa'' in Spanish language, Spanish. The Spanish spelling is now largely out of use given its ties with the Francoist Spain, Francoist Regime and the sole official spelling being the Catalan ''Terrassa'' since 1978. Terrassa is known for its industrial past and present, its lively cultural scene, its industrial modernist architecture, its status as a "City of Film" and as the seat of several universities such as Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu Canción
"Tu canción" () is a song recorded by Spanish singers Amaia Romero and Alfred García –credited as Amaia y Alfred–, written and composed by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro. The song was released as a digital download on 28 January 2018 through Universal Music Spain. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. It finished in twenty-third place. An English-language version, "Your Song", was released as a digital download on 27 April 2018. The lyrics were adapted into English by Paula Rojo. Background Conception "Tu canción" was written and composed by Raúl Gómez and Sylvia Santoro. Selection On 4 December 2017, Radioelevisión Española (RTVE) confirmed that they would use the music reality program '' Operación Triunfo'' to select their act for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was later revealed on 20 December that the final five singers of the program's ninth series would perform in "Gala Eurovisión", which would be where the Spanish publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Sant Jordi
Palau Sant Jordi (, ) is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Anella Olímpica, Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. Since the inauguration, is the List of indoor arenas in Europe, largest indoor arena by capacity in Spain. The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics hosting the Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, artistic gymnastics, Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, handball, and Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, volleyball events. Today, it is used for a variety of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility. Sporting events The arena was the venue of the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. It was the ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
(; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second-most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and '' ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The paper was designed by Reinhard Gade and Julio Alonso. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireya Bravo
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández (born 25 August 1967) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She was the captain of the Cuban team from the late 1980s until her retirement. In 2004, Mireya was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Career Pan American Games At the age of 10, Mireya started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan American Games, winning a gold medal. She competed at the 1987 Pan American Games, again helping Cuba win the tournament. She won additional gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1991 and 1995. World Cups and World Championships In 1985, Mireya won a silver medal with the Cuban team at the FIVB World Cup, where the Chinese led by Lang Ping won the gold. In that tournament, Mireya was named the "best attacker". In 1989, she won her first FIVB Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Vazquez
Raoul Vázquez García (born 19 March 1997 in Montgat, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and musician. He began to gain renown at the end of 2016 when he competed in the fourth edition in Spain of the talent show ''The Voice''. However, his launch to fame came a year later, on the last trimester of 2017, following his participation in the ninth edition of Spanish talent '' Operación Triunfo 2017.'' In December 2018 he made a musical collaboration with Belén Aguilera with a song that became his first published work, “Tus monstruos” (Your monsters). After that, in June 2019, he released his first solo single, “Estaré ahí” (I'll be there). Early life Raoul was born in Barcelona (Spain) and is the second son of Susana García and Manuel Vázquez. His older brother is the renowned football player Álvaro Vázquez. Due to his brother's work, Raoul had to move to Swansea (Wales) when he was fourteen years old. Although he always wanted to become a singer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roi Méndez
Roi Méndez Martínez (born 30 September 1993) is a Spanish singer and guitarist. Biography Roi Méndez was born in Santiago de Compostela on 30 September 1993. He got a bachelor's degree in audio technology. He was a member of the Orquesta Olympus, a famous orchestra in Galicia. In 2009 he played in '' My Camp Rock''. Career He gained national recognition when he took part in series nine of the reality television music competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where he was the tenth evicted against Ana Guerra. Throughout the contest he performed several songs, but his duet with the winner Amaia Romero, a cover of "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, was considered one of the best performances of the contest and was recorded for Romero's album ''Amaia Romero: Sus canciones''. Once finished the contest, Roi was part of the Spanish ''Operación Triunfo'' tour, performing in such notable venues as the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja in Seville, and the Biz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Indigo
Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lola (footballer) (born 1950), Brazilian association football player *Lola (Servant of God) (1913–1999), also named Floripes Dornellas de Jesus, Brazilian Roman Catholic woman Film and television * ''Lola'' (1961 film), by Jacques Demy * ''Lola'' (1970 film), starring Charles Bronson * ''Lola'' (1974 film), by David Hemmings * ''Lola'' (1986 film), by Bigas Luna * ''Lola'' (1981 film), by Rainer Werner Fassbinder * ''Lola'' (2019 film), by Laurent Micheli * ''LOLA'' (2022 film), by Andrew Legge * ''Lola'' (2024 film), by Nicola Peltz and Bria Vinaite * ''Grandmother'' (2009 film) or ''Lola'', a film by Brillante Mendoza * ''Clubbed to Death'' (film) or ''Lola'', a 1996 French film by Yolande Zauberman * ''Lola'', a 2001 film by Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agoney Hernández
Agoney Hernández Morales (Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, 18 October 1995), also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the '' Operación Triunfo 2017'' programme. Due to his great vocal potential and the versatility of his voice—and in reference to his home of the Canary Islands—he has been nicknamed "the Canary with the golden voice". Early life Agoney Hernández Morales was born on 18 October 1995 in Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the age of six, he began to play the trumpet in a band, and later continued studying music in Tenerife. He attended a performing arts high school and before entering ''Operación Triunfo'', he worked as a singer at a hotel in Tenerife. Career ''Operación Triunfo 2017'' In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of '' Operación Triunfo 2017'', a reality talent show that is the original Spanish version of the ''Star Academy'' franchise. Agoney was chosen as one of the 16 participants o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cepeda (singer)
Luis Cepeda Fernández (born 26 August 1989), also known as Cepeda, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Early life Luis Cepeda was born in Province of Ourense, Galicia on 26 August 1989 to Encarna Fernández, a teacher, and Luis Cepeda, an architect and luthier. He grew up without a TV, surrounded by music, radio stations and newspapers. He was an autodidact, and started playing the guitar looking at his father and online tutorials. Cepeda was linked to the music and arts through his family careers. His uncle was Alberto Cepeda, bandmate of the rock band, ''Desmadre 75'', a very popular group in Spain in the 1970s. He started to pursue a musical career after leaving home for his studies. Cepeda went to University of A Coruña, where he stayed for three architecture courses. He later moved to Madrid to study technical engineering and industrial design at Alfonso X El Sabio University. At this point, he also pursued one of his passions, basketball, playing for the institutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
