'' 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

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. 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

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. A special live show of ''Operación Triunfo 2018'' was held on 20 January 2019 to select the Spanish entrant and song for Eurovision.

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was selected with the song "

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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,

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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

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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

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and concluded on 10 July 2018 in

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. The minimum age to audition was 18. 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.

''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)

*Musical guests: Contestants from '' Operación Triunfo 2017'' ("Camina")

Gala 1 (26 September 2018)

*Group performance: "

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" *Musical guests: **

Malú María Lucía Sánchez Benítez, known as Malú, is a Spanish singer. She is the niece of the composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía, and is known for songs such as "Aprendiz", "Como Una Flor", "Toda", "Diles", "Si Estoy Loca" and "No Voy a Cambia ...

("Todos los secretos") **

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(" Teléfono") *Guest judge:

Tony Aguilar José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...

Gala 2 (3 October 2018)

*Group performance: "Bonito es" *Musical guests: **

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(" Ya no quiero ná") **

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(Greatest Hits' medley) *Guest judges: ** Rosana (substituting Ana Torroja) **Julia Gómez Cora

Gala 3 (10 October 2018)

*Group performance: "

Viva la Vida "Viva la Vida" (, ; ) is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, '' Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' (2008). The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian re ...

" *Musical guest:

Blas Cantó Blas Cantó Moreno (born 26 October 1991) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the Spanish band Auryn. In 2017, he embarked on a solo career. His debut studio album ''Complicado'' was released in September 2 ...

("Él no soy yo") *Guest judge: Wally López

Gala 4 (17 October 2018)

*Group performance: " I Am What I Am" *Musical guests: **

Mon Laferte Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. I ...

("Mi buen amor") **

Álvaro Soler Álvaro Tauchert Soler (, , ; born 9 January 1991) is a Spanish-German singer. He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit " El Mismo Sol", primarily hitting success in Italy, Switzerland and Mexico. A special bil ...

(" La cintura") (with the contestants) *Guest judge:

David Otero David Otero (Madrid 17 April 1980) is a Spanish singer, guitarist and composer. He was a member of the pop rock band El Canto del Loco (1994–2010). After the band's break-up in 2010, Otero started a solo career as "El Pescao" (the fish). In ...

Gala 5 (24 October 2018)

*Group performance: " Me encanta" *Musical guests: ** Vance Joy ("

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") **

Miriam Rodríguez Miriam Rodríguez Gallego is a Spanish singer, songwriter and actress best known for taking part in the Operación Triunfo (series 9), ninth series of ''Operación Triunfo (Spanish TV series), Operación Triunfo'', in which she finished in thir ...

& Pablo López ("No!") *Guest judge: Javier Llano

Gala 6 (31 October 2018)

*Group performance: "Vivir así es morir de amor" *Musical guest: Tom Walker (" Leave a Light On") *Guest judge:

Carlos Jean Carlos Jean Arriaga (born 15 February 1973) is a Spanish DJ and record producer born in the region of Galicia in Northwestern Spain. He is the co-founder of the group Najwajean, and has been a producer for some of the most important Spanish and ...

Gala 7 (7 November 2018)

*Group performance: "

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" *Musical guests: **

Eros Ramazzotti Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian pop singer, musician and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in bot ...

("Hay vida") **

CNCO CNCO is a Latin American boy band based in Miami, Florida. The group consists of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús; former member Joel Pimentel departed the band in May 2021. They won a five-year reco ...

("Llegaste Tú" / "

Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos) "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" is a song by Latin American boy band CNCO. It was released on October 7, 2016, as the third single from their debut studio album, '' Primera Cita'' (2016). The song was written by Eric Perez, Jadan Andino, Jorge Class ...

") *Guest judge: Brisa Fenoy

Gala 8 (14 November 2018)

*Group performance: "Enamorado de la moda juvenil" *Musical guests: **

David Bisbal David Bisbal Ferre (born 5 June 1979) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained his initial fame as a runner-up on the interactive reality television show '' Operación Triunfo''. He has since released five studio albums, all of w ...

Greeicy Greeicy Yeliana Rendón Ceballos (born 30 October 1992), known mononymously as Greeicy (), is a Colombian actress and singer. Early life and career She remained in Cali for the first five years of her childhood, until her parents, Luis Albe ...

("Perdón") **

James Arthur James Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of '' The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the f ...

("Empty Space") **

Carlos Baute Carlos Roberto Baute Jiménez (born March 8, 1974, in Caracas, Venezuela), best known simply as Carlos Baute, is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter and television host. His music is mostly in the Latin pop genre, with some ballads and Bachata. Ear ...

Marta Sánchez Marta Sánchez López (born 8 May 1966) is a Spanish singer. She has sold in excess of 10 million albums. Biography Marta was born in Madrid ( Spain). Her father, Antonio Sánchez Camporro, was an Asturian opera singer. She began her mus ...

("Te sigo pensando") *Guest judge:

Ruth Lorenzo Ruth Lorenzo Pascual (; born 10 November 1982), better known as Ruth Lorenzo, is a Spanish singer and composer, perhaps best known in the UK for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British TV talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2008. She represe ...

Gala 9 (21 November 2018)

*Group performance: "

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" *Musical guests: **

Manuel Carrasco Manuel Carrasco Galloso (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish pop singer (of romani descent) from Isla Cristina (Huelva), Spain. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the reality talent competition '' Operación T ...

("Me dijeron de pequeño") ** Vanesa Martín ("Inventas") **

C. Tangana Antón Álvarez Alfaro (born July 16, 1990), known professionally as C. Tangana, is a Spanish rapper and songwriter. He began his musical career while in high school, rapping under the pseudonym Crema and releasing a seven-track EP titled ''É ...

& Niño de Elche ("Un veneno") *Guest judge:

Pastora Soler María del Pilar Sánchez Luque (born 28 September 1978 in Coria del Río, Seville), better known by her stage name Pastora Soler, is a Spanish singer. She is also a songwriter and her compositions usually mix copla or flamenco with pop or elec ...

Gala 10 (28 November 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. *Group performance: "Somos" (all sixteen contestants) *Musical guests: **

Ana Belén María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid), known professionally as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer. Life/career Born in 1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a cook in Hotel Palace, and ...

("Esta vida es un regalo") ** Cepeda ("Por ti estaré") *Guest judge: Paco Tomás

Gala 11 (5 December 2018)

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 (from 5 to 10). The contestant with the highest score was saved. The Academy's staff saved a second contestant. The four remaining contestants were up for elimination. *Group performance: "Ni tú ni nadie" *Musical guests: ** Alfred García ("De la Tierra hasta Marte") ** Rosana ("En la memoria de la piel") *Guest judges: **

(substituting Ana Torroja) **Javier Llano

Gala 12 (12 December 2018)

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. *Group performance: "

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" *Musical guests: **

Laura Pausini Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single " La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an interna ...

and

Biagio Antonacci Biagio Antonacci (; born 9 November 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan. Biography Early life Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs ( Rozzano). Despite learning how to play the drums at a young ...

("El valor de seguir adelante") **

Ana Guerra Ana Alicia Guerra Morales (born 18 February 1994), better known as Ana Guerra, is a Spanish singer. She rose to prominence when she took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where she finishe ...

("Bajito")

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". * Group performances: **"

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" **"Somos" (all sixteen contestants) * Musical guests: **

Rozalén María de los Ángeles Rozalén Ortuño (born 12 June 1986 in Albacete, Spain) known professionally as Rozalén is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Life She grew up in Letur. She studied psychology at the University of Murcia with a master ...

and

("Baile") **

Pablo Alborán Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz (born 31 May 1989), popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Alborán has released five studio albums, two live albums, and various musical collabo ...

("Tu refugio") ** Amaia Romero ("Un nuevo lugar")

Specials

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. *Group performances (all sixteen contestants): **"Somos" **"Buenas noches" *Musical guests: ** Gisela ("Amigos") ** Alfred García ("Et vull veure" / "De la Tierra hasta Marte" / "Wonder") **

Luz Casal María Luz Casal Paz (; born 11 November 1958) is a Spanish pop singer. She grew up in the municipality of Boimorto, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician. She became famous in the early ...

("Miénteme al oído") **

Vas a quedarte "Vas a quedarte" (English: ''You're going to stay'') is a song recorded by Spanish singer Aitana, written by Aitana, Juan Pablo Villamil, and Juan Pablo Isaza, and produced by the latter of the three. The song was released as the second single from ...

") ** Amaia Romero ("Perdona (Ahora sí que sí)") **

("Olvídame")

Gala Eurovisión (20 January 2019)

Nine of the contestants from the series performed ten original songs with the goal of representing

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. 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. *Group performance: "

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" *Musical guest:

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(" Fuego" / "Tómame") *Judges (feedback only): **Manuel Martos **

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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: * Cancelled tour date

Notes

Ratings

References

External links

''Operación Triunfo'' at RTVE.es
{{DEFAULTSORT:Operacion Triunfo Operación Triunfo 2018 Spanish television seasons 2019 Spanish television seasons La 1 (Spanish TV channel) original programming