Operación Triunfo Sixth Series
This is the 6th series of Spanish reality TV show Operación Triunfo.
Castings started in Barcelona on February 18, 2008. The season began on April 8 with 18 contestants.
Contestants
- Virginia - 25, (Jaén) - WINNER
- Pablo - 24, Málaga - 2nd place
- Chipper - 34, New York, United States - 3rd place
- Manu - 17, Villa del Río (Córdoba) - 4th Finalist
- Sandra - 24 Córdoba - 5th Finalist
- Mimi - 26, Melilla - 6th Finalist
- Iván - 24 - Madrid - 7th place
- Noelia - 23 Valencia - 8th place
- Anabel - 22, Córdoba - 9th place
- Tania S - 18, Seville - 10th place
- Reke - 24, Murcia - 11th place
- Esther - 20, Málaga - 12th place
- Tania G - 25, Barcelona - 13th place
- Rubén - 21, Barcelona - 14th place
- Paula - 23, Seville - 15th place
- Ros - 16, Barcelona - 16th place
- Patty - 26, Barcelona - Quit
- Jorge - 17th place
- Juanjo - 18th place
Galas (Live Shows)
Gala 0 (8 April 2008)
This was the show ever to have a song originally performed by an ex contestant of Operación Triunfo. The first evictee of the second edition Mai Meneses is the lead singer of Nena Daconte, whose song En Que Estrella Estará was performed by Tania Gómez.
Gala 1 (15 April 2008)
- Special guest: Duffy
- Nominated for Eviction: Reke + Ros
- Quit: Patty
- Replacement: Paula
Gala 2 (22 April 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Yo canto (Laura Pausini) |
Paula |
Nominated for eviction |
| Sandra |
Saved by the panel |
| Tania S |
Up for eviction > Saved by the contestans |
| 2 |
Bad Day (Daniel Powter) |
Manu |
Favorite of the public |
| Pablo |
Saved by the panel |
| 3 |
Como un Lobo (Miguel Bosé and Bimba Bosé) |
Iván |
Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers |
| Mimi |
Saved by the panel |
| 4 |
Para ti sería (El Sueño de Morfeo and Nek) |
Esther |
Nominated for eviction |
| Rubén |
Saved by the panel |
| 5 |
La mañana (Al Bano) |
Noelia |
Saved by the panel |
| Chipper |
Saved by the panel |
| 6 |
I Love to Love (Tina Charles) |
Anabel |
Saved by the panel |
| Tania G |
Saved by the panel |
| Virginia |
Saved by the panel |
Gala 3 (29 April 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Isla de Palma (Antonio Flores) |
Rubén |
Nominated for eviction |
| Virginia |
Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers |
| 2 |
Pienso tanto en ti (Greta y los Garbo) |
Iván |
Saved by the panel |
| Sandra |
Saved by the panel |
| 3 |
Sway (Pussycat Dolls) |
Mimi |
Saved by the panel |
| Noelia |
Saved by the panel |
| Tania G |
Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants |
| 4 |
Miradas cruzadas (David DeMaría and Diana Navarro) |
Manu |
Favorite of the public |
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| Tania S |
Saved by the panel |
| 5 |
Tengo (Queco) |
Anabel |
Saved by the panel |
| Pablo |
Saved by the panel |
| 6 |
Dancing in the Street (Martha and the Vandellas) |
Chipper |
Saved by the panel |
| Reke |
Saved by the panel |
- Evicted: Paula
- Nominated for Eviction: Esther + Rubén
Gala 4 (6 May 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Un error de los grandes (Laura Pausini) |
Esther |
Saved by the public (53%) > Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants |
| 2 |
Noelia (Nino Bravo) |
Rubén |
Evicted by the public (47%) |
- Special guest: Rosario Flores
- Songs: "No dudaría" (with the contestants) & "Algo contigo"
- Evicted: Rubén
- Nominated for Eviction: Tania G + Tania S
Gala 5 (13 May 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Don't Speak (No Doubt) |
Tania G |
Evicted by the public (47%) |
| 2 |
Y qué pequeña soy yo (Pastora Soler) |
Tania S |
Saved by the public (53%) > Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants |
- Evicted: Tania G
- Nominated for Eviction: Esther + Virginia
Gala 6 (20 May 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
|
Adiós (Jennifer Lopez) |
Esther |
Evicted by the public (25%) |
|
Love Me Like a Man (Bonnie Raitt) |
Virginia |
Saved by the public (75%) > Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction |
- Special guest: Sergio Dalma
- Song: a medley with the contestants & "A buena hora"
- Evicted: Esther
- Nominated for Eviction: Reke + Virginia
Gala 7 (27 May 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
|
No me fio (Luis Miguel) |
Reke |
Evicted by the public (43%) |
|
Creep (Radiohead) |
Virginia |
Saved by the public (57%) > Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction |
- Special guest: David Bustamante
- Song: "Cobarde" & medley with the contestants
- Evicted: Reke
- Nominated for Eviction: Tania S + Virginia
Gala 8 (3 June 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
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Encerrada en Libertad (Marta Quintero) |
Tania S |
Evicted by the public (39%) |
|
My Baby Just Cares for Me (Nina Simone) |
Virginia |
Saved by the public (61%) > Saved by the panel |
- Special guest: Carlos Baute
- Evicted: Tania S
- Nominated for Eviction: Anabel + Iván
Gala 9 (10 June 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
|
Punto de partida (Rocío Jurado) |
Anabel |
Evicted by the public (42%) |
|
Estoy (Benny Ibarra) |
Iván |
Saved by the public (58%) > Saved by the panel |
- Special performance: All the contestants sang "Agua", a song composed by themselves for the Expo 2008, opening in Zaragoza.
- Special guest: Leona Lewis
- Evicted: Anabel
- Nominated for Eviction: Manu + Noelia
Gala 10 (17 June 2008)
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
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O tú o nada (Pablo Abraira) |
Chipper |
First by the panel (34 points) > Finalist |
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Disco Inferno (Tina Turner) |
Sandra |
5th by the panel (26 points) > Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers > Finalist |
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Amar haciendo el amor (Céline Dion) |
Mimi |
7th by the panel (21,5 points) > Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants > Finalist |
|
Words (F. R. David) |
Iván |
6th by the panel (22,5 points) > Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction |
|
Shine (Take That) |
Pablo |
3rd by the panel (27 points) > Finalist |
|
Porque te vas (Jeanette) |
Virginia |
4th by the panel (26,5 points) > Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction |
Gala 11 (24 June 2008)
Gala 12 (1 July 2008)
Duel
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
|
Amar haciendo el amor (Céline Dion) |
Mimi |
Evicted by the public (44%) > Lost the duel > 6th place finalist |
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Let the River Run (Carly Simon) |
Sandra |
Saved by the public (56%) > Won the duel > Top 5 finalist |
- Special Guests: Luis Fonsi
- Duel: Mimi + Sandra
- Evicted: Mimi
Gala 13 (8 July 2008)
Duel
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Light My Fire(José Feliciano) |
Manu |
Saved by the public (68%) > Won the duel > Top 4 finalist |
| 2 |
Disco Inferno (Tina Turner) |
Sandra |
Evicted by the public (32%) > Lost the duel > 5th place finalist |
Gala 14 (15 July 2008)
- As there are only left 4 contestants, all of them will sing a song in their own, and one duet with another contestant (Manu will sing with Pablo, and Virginia will sing with Chipper). Also, following the scheme of the last two galas, the Bottom 2 contestans by the public vote will have a musical duel where one of them will be in the Top 3 with the other 2 safe, and one will be the 4th place finalist.
Duets
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 5 |
No estamos solos (Eros Ramazzotti and Ricky Martin) |
Pablo |
Bottom 2 by public vote > Duel with Manu |
| Manu Castellano |
Bottom 2 by public vote > Duel with Pablo |
| 6 |
Fever (Peggy Lee) |
Chipper |
Saved by the public > Top 3 finalist |
| Virginia |
Saved by the public > Top 3 finalist |
Duel
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
I Drove All Night (Celine Dion) |
Manu |
Evicted by the public (44%) > Lost the duel > 4th place finalist |
| 2 |
¿Lo ves? (Alejandro Sanz) |
Pablo |
Saved by the public (56%) > Won the duel > Top 3 finalist |
Gala 15 "Grand Finale" (22 July 2008)
- Chipper, Pablo and Virginia are The Final 3 finalists, they will have to sing one song on their own and a duet with one of the eliminated finalists (from the Final 6), Virginia will sing with Mimi, Pablo with Manu and Chipper with Sandra. After the performances, the finalist with the lowest amount of votes will be eliminated immediately and Final 2 (the Top 2 vote getters) will have a duel, the Final Duel where each one of them will have to sing a song they have already sing in previous galas, and after the duel, one of the Final 2 will be crowned as the winner of OT2008.
Duets
Final Duel
| Nº |
Song |
Contestant |
Verdict |
| 1 |
Se dejaba llevar por ti (Antonio Vega) |
Pablo |
Runner-up (45%) |
| 2 |
¿Por qué te vas? (Jeanette) |
Virginia |
Winner of OT2008 (55%) |
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