Latin American Idol
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| Latin American Idol | |
|---|---|
| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by |  Simon Fuller |
| Starring |  Erika de la Vega (Season 1-present) Monchi Balestra (Season 1-Season 3) / Jon Secada (Season 1-present) Mimi (Season 2-present) Gustavo Sánchez (Season 1-Season 3) Oscar Mediavilla (Season 4-present) |
| Country of origin |  Argentina |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SONY |
| Original run | 2006 – present |
| Finalists | (With dates of elimination) |
| Season 1 | (2006) |
.svg){kind=small} Mayré Martínez |
Winner |
| Noelia Soto |
October 26 |
| Efraín Medina |
October 19 |
 Gabriel Suárez |
October 12 |
| Hernán López |
October 5 |
| Andrea del Valle Bela |
September 28 |
 John Paul Ospina |
September 21 |
| Isa Mosquera |
September 14 |
| Lilia Mariñelarena |
September 7 |
| Denis Smith |
August 31 |
| Season 2 | (2007) |
 Carlos Peña |
Winner |
| Ricardo Caballero |
September 27 |
| Rosangela Abreu |
September 20 |
 Arquimedes Reyes |
September 13 |
| Silvia de Freitas |
September 6 |
| Francisco Pérez |
August 30 |
| Saúl Alvidrez |
August 23 |
| Emiliano Sansone |
August 16 |
| Samantha Byars |
August 9 |
| Juan Pablo Villacorta |
August 9 |
| Emiliano Roque |
August 2 |
| Julián Rubio |
August 2 |
| Season 3 | (2008) |
 Margarita Henríquez |
Winner |
 María José Castillo |
October 9 |
 Sandra Muente |
October 2 |
| Pako Madrid |
October 2 |
| Manuel Arauz |
September 18 |
 José Manuel Espinoza |
September 11 |
| Nicole Pillman |
September 4 |
| Manuel Salas |
August 28 |
| Raquel Bustamante |
August 21 |
| Francisca Silva |
August 14 |
| Anne Lorain Lanier |
August 14 |
| Jesús Pardo |
August 14 |
| Season 4 | (2009) |
 Martha Heredia |
Winner |
| Eduardo Aguirre |
December 10 |
| Rubén Álvarez |
December 3 |
| Sara Bellomo |
November 26 |
 Fernando Lara |
November 19 |
| Lady Balarezo |
November 12 |
| Rolando Lopez |
November 5 |
 Tania Meyer |
October 29 |
| Johan Estrada |
October 22 |
| Osvaldo Conde |
October 22 |
| Paula Rodriguez |
October 15 |
| Sol Vargas |
October 15 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Latin American Idol is a reality television series on the Sony Entertainment Television network based on the popular Pop Idol. The show, the first Idol series in the world to be run in Spanish, is a contest to determine the best young singer in Latin America, excluding Portuguese-speaking Brazil, which has its own version of the Idol series, Ídolos Brazil.
Latin American Idol is hosted by Erika de la Vega from Venezuela and Monchi Balestra from Argentina. The judges consist of Cuban-born American Jon Secada, Gustavo Sánchez from Puerto Rico and Mimi from Mexico. Auditions for the first season were held from late April to mid May 2006 in Caracas, Venezuela; Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico and finishing in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the host country. The series premiered on July 12, 2006.
It was announced in late December 2006 that judge Elizabeth Meza would be leaving the show, due to her wanting to dedicate full time to her career as a solo jazz singer. On March 2007, Sony Entertainment Television informed that former Flans member, Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa known as "Mimi", would be replacing Meza in the jury's table. From now on, she along with Secada and Sánchez will help Latin America find their next Idol.
Carlos Peña is the only male to win the competition. First season winner Mayré Martínez, second season winner Carlos Peña, third season winner Margarita Henríquez and fourth season winner Martha Heredia are the only contestants to never have been in the bottom two or three during the course of the show.
At age 17, Margarita Henríquez, became the youngest person to win the Latin American Idol competition. She claimed the title on October 9, 2008 at the end of the show's third season finale. It has been the most successful season of the show so far due to the highest rating levels ever in the Central America area which was never very interested on the show until that season when 5 contestants from that region made it through the Top 12: Margarita Henríquez, Anne Loraine Lanier and Manuel Salas from Panamá, José Manuel Espinoza from Nicaragua and María José Castillo from Costa Rica.
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[edit] Season synopses
[edit] Season 1
The first season of Latin American Idol was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and premiered on July 12, 2006 with the auditions in Caracas, Venezuela. Then came the auditions in Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; and lastly Buenos Aires, Argentina. On August 2, 2006 the first group of ten semi-finalists sung, passing only three of them to the finals. Two other semi-finalists were chosen to participate in the wild-card show in 2 weeks.
The winner was announced on October 26, the first Latin American Idol is Venezuelan Mayré Martínez, beating Argentinian born Noelia Soto in the season finale. Mayre Martinez and Noelia Soto won a brand new automobile, a record deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and multimillionaire managing exclusivity contract.
[edit] Season 2
For this season the Judge Elizabeth Meza quit, and the Mexican singer Mimi was hired as the new Latin American Idol judge in June 13, 2007.
Auditions of Season 2 take place in:
(In chronological order)
- Venezuela
- From March 17 to March 20, 2007.
- Mexico
- From March 24 to March 27, 2007.
- Colombia
- From March 31 to April 3, 2007.
- Argentina (Host)
- From April 14 to April 18, 2007.
Season 2 premiered on June 13, 2007. And is aired every Wednesday and Thursday in Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America) The winner was announced on September 27, the second Latin American Idol is Guatemalan Carlos Peña, beating Mexican born Ricardo Caballero in the season finale. Carlos Peña and Ricardo Caballero won a brand new automobile, a record deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and multimillionaire managing exclusivity contract.
[edit] Season 3
The auditions for Season 3 started in March 2008, as in auditions for the previous seasons. There was a form to fill in the Latin American Idol official site to try for auditions for 2008.
The winner was announced on October 9, 2008. The third Latin American Idol is Panamanian born Margarita Henríquez, beating María José Castillo from Costa Rica in the season finale.
Auditions dates and cities for Season 3 were:
- March 29, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- April 11, 2008 - Bogota, Colombia
- April 19, 2008 - Caracas, Venezuela
- April 26, 2008 - Mexico City, México
- May 3, 2008 - Panama City, Panama
[edit] Season 4
The auditions for Season 4 will be on July 2009. There is a form to fill in the Latin American Idol MySpace site to try for auditions for 2009. Auditioners have to be between the ages of 18 to 28 by August 1, 2009. This season brings new changes as host Monchi Balestra and judge Gustavo Sánchez leave the show. The show will be hosted just by Erika De la Vega, judges Jon Secada and Mimi return to judge one again and a new judge joins them, Oscar Mediavilla, a argentinian producer.
Audition dates and places for Season 4 are:
- July 4, 2009 - Argentina
- July 11, 2009 - Venezuela
- July 18, 2009 - México
- July 25, 2009 - Costa Rica
The season is expected to premiere on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 on Sony Entertainment Television. The semifinals round is expected for September 2009, the finals round for October 2009 and the season finale is scheduled to be on December 10, 2009. For This Season Tv Azteca, one of the most important channels of Mexico, has the rights of distribution for Open sign.
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