Operación Triunfo (series 10)


Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2018, began airing on La 1 on 19 September 2018, presented by Roberto Leal.
In addition to the Galas or weekly live shows on La 1, the side show El Chat aired on La 1 after each weekly Gala, hosted by Noemí Galera and Ricky Merino. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or La Academia were streamed live via YouTube.
Famous Oberogo was announced the winner on 19 December 2018. Alba Reche came second.
As in the previous season, the series served as the platform to select the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. A special live show of Operación Triunfo 2018 was held on 20 January 2019 to select the Spanish entrant and song for Eurovision. Miki Núñez was selected with the song "La venda".

Headmaster, judges and presenter

It was announced that Roberto Leal would continue as host when the series was renewed on 28 February 2018. Noemí Galera confirmed she would continue as the headmaster of the Academy on 13 July 2018. On 23 August 2018, Mónica Naranjo announced that she would be leaving the judging panel; the same day it was confirmed that marketing director Joe Pérez-Orive and music executive and producer Manuel Martos would return as judges. On 10 September 2018, it was announced that singer Ana Torroja would join Pérez-Orive and Martos on the judging panel. As in the previous season, the three regular judges were accompanied every week by a guest panelist from the music industry.

Auditions

Open casting auditions began on 30 May 2018 in Barcelona and concluded on 10 July 2018 in Madrid. The minimum age to audition was 18.
LocationDateVenue
Barcelona30 May 2018Palau Sant Jordi
Alicante4 June 2018Port of Alicante
Valencia7 June 2018Port of Valencia
Palma12 June 2018Palacio de Congresos del Pueblo Español
San Sebastián18 June 2018Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium
Vigo21 June 2018Museo do Mar de Galicia
Santa Cruz de Tenerife26 June 2018Auditorio de Tenerife
Málaga2 July 2018Fycma
Seville5 July 2018Fibes
Madrid10 July 2018Technical University of Madrid

A total of 16,769 candidates participated in the open auditions. After the open auditions, 85 candidates were called for the final closed-door auditions that took place from 28 August 2018 to 30 August 2018 in Barcelona. 18 candidates advanced to the introduction live show or "Gala 0".

Contestants

The 18 contestants that appeared on the introduction live show or Gala 0 were announced on 14 September 2018.
ContestantAgeResidenceEpisode of eliminationPlace finished
Famous19Bormujos, AndalusiaGala FinalWinner
Alba Reche21Elche, Valencian CommunityGala FinalRunner-up
Natalia19Pamplona, NavarreGala Final3rd
Sabela24 As Pontes, GaliciaGala Final4th
Julia23San Fernando, AndalusiaGala Final5th
Miki22Terrassa, CataloniaGala 126th
Marta18Torre del Mar, AndalusiaGala 117th
María26Madrid, MadridGala 108th
Marilia18Gáldar, Canary IslandsGala 99th
Carlos Right25Esplugues de Llobregat, CataloniaGala 810th
Noelia22Málaga, AndalusiaGala 711th
Damion21Adeje, Canary IslandsGala 612th
Dave20Sanlúcar de Barrameda, AndalusiaGala 513th
Joan Garrido22Bunyola, Balearic IslandsGala 414th
África22Madrid, MadridGala 315th
Alfonso22Madrid, MadridGala 216th
Rodrigo25San Juan del Puerto, AndalusiaGala 0Not selected
Luis19El Masnou, CataloniaGala 0Not selected

''Galas''

The Galas or live shows began on 19 September 2018. In the introduction live show or Gala 0, 18 candidates were presented to enter the "Academy." Each contestant performed a cover version of a popular song of their choice, and two of the candidates were eliminated. For the regular galas, the contestants are assigned a popular song to perform in a duet or solo. The audience votes for their favourite performer, and the contestant with the most votes is exempt for nominations. The jury panel comments on the performances and nominates four contestants for elimination. The Academy's staff meeting saves one of the nominees, and the safe contestants save another of the nominees. The two remaining nominees prepare the performance of a song of their choice each for next week's live show, where one of the contestants is saved by the audience via televote, sms and app voting. Each gala features a guest judge and guest performers.

Results summary

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Gala 0 (19 September 2018)

ContestantOrderSongResult
Marilia1"Piel canela"Saved by the jury
Damion2"What Do You Mean?"Saved by the jury
Julia3"Vuelves"Saved by the jury
Famous4"Faith"Saved by the jury
Natalia5"Crazy"Saved by the jury
Rodrigo6"El sitio de mi recreo"Eliminated
María7"Cry to Me"Saved by the jury
Carlos Right8"Cómo mirarte"Saved by the public vote
Alba Reche9"Dangerous Woman"Saved by the jury
Alfonso10"Pégate"Saved by the jury
Noelia11"River"Saved by the jury
Dave12"Sea"Saved by the jury
Sabela13"Bachata Rosa"Saved by the Academy's staff
Miki14"Prefiero"Saved by the jury
Luis15"Carita de buena"Eliminated
Marta16"Superstar"Saved by the jury
Joan Garrido17"Let's Stay Together"Saved by the jury
África18"Tuyo"Saved by the jury

Gala 1 (26 September 2018)

ContestantOrderSongResult
Carlos Right1"El ataque de las chicas cocodrilo"Saved by the jury
Miki1"El ataque de las chicas cocodrilo"Saved by the jury
África2"Perfect"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Damion2"Perfect"Saved by the jury
Alfonso3"Échame la Culpa"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Sabela3"Échame la Culpa"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Dave4"Alfonsina y el mar"Saved by the jury
Marilia4"Alfonsina y el mar"Saved by the jury
Alba Reche5"Respect"Saved by the jury
Noelia5"Respect"Favourite of the audience
María6"Ella"Saved by the jury
Marta6"Ella"Saved by the jury
Joan Garrido7"Vuelvo a verte"Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Julia7"Vuelvo a verte"Saved by the jury
Famous8"Feel It Still"Saved by the jury
Natalia8"Feel It Still"Saved by the jury

Gala 2 (3 October 2018)

From this week, voting for the favourite of the audience was put on hold for the final stretch of the series, and no contestant was exempt from nominations.
This episode determined the first two contestants that qualified for the final. Each of the four members of the jury panel gave marks to the contestants. The contestant with the highest score was saved. The Academy's staff saved a second contestant. The four remaining contestants were up for elimination.
The episode determined the last three contestants that advanced to the final and joined the two contestants who had already qualified the previous week. The judging panel saved one of the four contestants that were up for elimination. The public saved two of the remaining three contestants in a voting window that took place during the live show.
ContestantOrderSolo SongOrderTrio SongResult
Alba Reche1"She Used To Be Mine"5"Este amor ya no se toca"Saved by the jury; Finalist
Julia4"Ya lo sabes"5"Este amor ya no se toca"Saved by the public vote; Finalist
Natalia7"Seven Nation Army"5"Este amor ya no se toca"Already qualified
Miki2"Some Nights"8"Calypso"Eliminated
Sabela3"Negro Caravel"8"Calypso"Saved by the public vote; Finalist
Famous6"Sólo tú"8"Calypso"Already qualified

Gala Final (19 December 2018)

In the final, the winner of the series was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed a popular song of their choice, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the series, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on "Gala 0".

Gala de Navidad (26 December 2018)

A Christmas special aired on La 1, where the five finalists of the tenth series performed one of the songs they had performed during the competition alongside its original artist. The special also focused on the five finalists from the ninth series of Operación Triunfo and the start of their solo careers.
ContestantOrderGuest partnerSong
Julia1India Martínez"90 minutos"
Sabela2Rosa Cedrón"Negro caravel"
Natalia3Beret"Lo siento"
Alba Reche4Zaz"Je veux"
Famous5Cesár Sampson"Nobody but You"

Gala Eurovisión (20 January 2019)

Nine of the contestants from the series performed ten original songs with the goal of representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Seventeen candidate songs were assigned to thirteen of the sixteen contestants in solo and duet combinations. An online vote took place from 20 December 2018 to 2 January 2019, and the three songs with the most votes advanced to the special live show "Gala Eurovisión"; an evaluation committee selected seven additional entries from the fourteen remaining songs for the live show. During the live show, the winner was selected by public vote. In case of a tie after the regular window of voting, a second round of voting would have been opened to decide the winner.
ContestantOrderSongResult
Marilia1"Todo bien"6th
Sabela2"Hoy soñaré"9th
Famous3"No puedo más"7th
Natalia4"La clave"5th
Julia5"Qué quieres que haga"8th
Miki6"La venda"1st
Noelia7"Hoy vuelvo a reír otra vez"4th
Carlos Right8"Se te nota"10th
Miki & Natalia9"Nadie se salva"3rd
María10"Muérdeme"2nd

Tour

Following the finale, all 16 contestants reunited for a tour across arenas and stadiums in Spain, performing live. The tour was troubled by low ticket sales in later shows, which resulted in two shows being changed to smaller venues while the final two concerts were cancelled.
Colour key:
EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
ShareNight RankSource
19 September 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm2.3220.5%#1
26 September 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm2.1016.6%#2
3 October 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.8815.8%#2
10 October 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm2.0317.0%#2
17 October 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.9616.9%#4
24 October 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.9015.9%#4
31 October 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.7414.1%#3
7 November 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.8415.3%#5
14 November 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.8915.3%#3
21 November 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.9316.2%#4
28 November 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.9116.0%#3
5 December 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.8915.3%#3
12 December 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm1.7815.4%#3
19 December 2018Wednesday 10:30 pm2.2319.4%#2
26 December 2018Wednesday 10:05 pm1.7912.7%#3
20 January 2019Sunday 10:05 pm1.8911.6%#3