Operación Triunfo series 6
| Operación Triunfo | |
|---|---|
| Series 6 | |
| Hosted by | Jesús Vázquez |
| Judges |
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| Winner | Virginia Maestro |
| Runner-up | Pablo López |
| Location | Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya, Terrassa, Barcelona |
| Release | |
| Original network | Telecinco |
| Original release | 6 April (2008-04-06) –21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) |
| Series chronology | |
Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2008, aired on Telecinco from 8 April 2008 to 22 July 2008, presented by Jesús Vázquez.
Virginia Maestro was the winner of the series.
Headmaster, judges and presenter
- Headmaster:Àngel Llàcer
- Judges: Noemí Galera, Risto Mejide, Javier Llano and Coco Comín
- Presenter:Jesús Vázquez
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 25 | Jaén | Gala Final | Winner |
| Pablo | 24 | Málaga | Runner-up | |
| Chipper | 34 | New York City | 3rd | |
| Manu | 17 | Córdoba | Gala 14 | 4th |
| Sandra | 24 | Córdoba | Gala 13 | 5th |
| Mimi | 26 | Melilla | Gala 12 | 6th |
| Iván | 24 | Madrid | Gala 11 | 7th |
| Noelia | 23 | Valencia | Gala 10 | 8th |
| Anabel | 22 | Córdoba | Gala 9 | 9th |
| Tania S. | 18 | Seville | Gala 8 | 10th |
| Reke | 22 | Murcia | Gala 7 | 11th |
| Esther | 20 | Málaga | Gala 6 | 12th |
| Tania G. | 25 | Barcelona | Gala 5 | 13th |
| Rubén | 21 | Barcelona | Gala 4 | 14th |
| Paula | 23 | Seville | Gala 3 | 15th |
| Ros | 16 | Barcelona | Gala 2 | 16th |
| Patty | 24 | Santander | Gala 1 | 17th (Quit) |
| Jorge | 23 | Valencia | Gala 0 | Not selected |
| Juanjo | 28 | Murcia |
Galas
Results summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes and was exempt for nominations. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the Academy's staff. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the contestants. |
| – | Contestants were up for the elimination and were the nominees of the week. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately saved by the public votes. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately eliminated by the public votes. |
| Gala 0 | Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | Gala 9 | Gala 10 | Gala 11 | Gala 12 | Gala 13 | Gala 14 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | Tania S. | Ros | Tania S. | Tania G. | Tania G. | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Anabel | Manu | NominatedMark: 6.6 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner(Final) |
| Pablo | Rubén | Ros | Esther | Rubén | Tania S. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Iván | Mimi | IvánMark: 6.7 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Runner-up(Final) |
| Chipper | Juanjo | Reke | Paula | Tania G. | Tania S. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Noelia | Noelia | MimiMark: 8.5 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place(Final) |
| Manu | Tania S. | Ros | Tania S. | Tania G. | Tania S. | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Noelia | Nominated | VirginiaMark: 7.5 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | 4th place(Gala 14) |
| Sandra | Tania S. | Esther | Esther | Esther | Tania G. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Anabel | Mimi | MimiMark: 6.5 | Finalist | Saved | Eliminated | 5th place(Gala 13) | |
| Mimi | Tania S. | Esther | Esther | Esther | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Iván | Saved | SavedMark: 5.5 | Finalist | Eliminated | 6th place(Gala 12) | ||
| Iván | Rubén | Esther | Esther | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Nominated | Mimi | NominatedMark: 5.6 | Evicted(Gala 11) | ||||
| Noelia | Rubén | Esther | Tania S. | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Saved | Anabel | Saved | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 10) | |||||
| Anabel | Rubén | Esther | Tania S. | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Saved | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 9) | ||||||
| Tania S. | Saved | Reke | Saved | Tania G. | Nominated | Saved | Virginia | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 8) | |||||||
| Reke | Juanjo | Nominated | Tania S. | Rubén | Esther | Virginia | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 7) | ||||||||
| Esther | Rubén | Saved | Nominated | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 6) | |||||||||
| Tania G. | Tania S. | Reke | Tania S. | Saved | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 5) | ||||||||||
| Rubén | Saved | Esther | Esther | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 4) | |||||||||||
| Paula | Not inAcademy | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 3) | |||||||||||||
| Ros | Juanjo | Nominated | Evicted(Gala 2) | |||||||||||||
| Patty | Tania S. | Left Competition(Gala 1) | ||||||||||||||
| Jorge | Eliminated | Not selected(Gala 0) | ||||||||||||||
| Juanjo | Eliminated | Not selected(Gala 0) | ||||||||||||||
| Up forelimination | JorgeJuanjoMimiRubénTania S. | EstherRekeRosTania G. | EstherIvánPaulaTania S. | EsherRubénTania G.Virginia | AnabelEstherTania G.Tania S. | EstherMimiTania S.Virginia | IvánNoeliaRekeVirginia | AnabelNoeliaTania S.Virginia | AnabelIvánNoeliaSandra | ManuMimiNoeliaPablo | IvánMimiSandraVirginia | Againstpublic vote | MimiSandra | ManuSandra | ManuPablo | ChipperPabloVirginia |
| Saved byAcademy's staff | Mimi | Tania G. | Iván | Virginia | Anabel | Mimi | Iván | Noelia | Sandra | Pablo | Sandra | Winner | Sandra56%to save | Manu68%to save | Pablo56%to save | Virginia55%to win(out of 2) |
| Saved bycontestants | Tania S.6 of 14 votesto save | Esther6 of 12 votesto save | Tania S.6 of 12 votesto save | Tania G.7 of 11 votesto save | Esther5 of 10 votesto save | Tania S.7 of 9 votesto save | Noelia6 of 8 votesto save | Anabel6 of 7 votesto save | Noelia2* of 6 votesto save | Mimi3 of 5 votesto save | Mimi2 of 4 votesto save | EliminatedFinalist | Mimi44%to save | Sandra32%to save | Manu44%to save | Pablo45%to win(out of 2) |
| Saved bypublic vote | Rubén66%to save | Reke54%to save | Esther53%to save | Esther53%to save | Tania S.53%to save | Virginia75%to save | Virginia57%to save | Virginia61%to save | Iván58%to save | Manu68%to save | Virginia56%to save | |||||
| Eliminated | JorgeFewest votesto save | Ros46%to save | Paula47%to save | Rubén47%to save | Tania G.47%to save | Esther25%to save | Reke43%to save | Tania S.39%to save | Anabel42%to save | Noelia32%to save | Iván44%to save | Chipper28%to win(out of 3) | ||||
| JuanjoFewest votesto save | ||||||||||||||||
Gala 0 (8 April 2008)
- Musical guest: Mónica Naranjo ("Europa")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo | 1 | "The Show Must Go On" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | 2 | "En Qué Estrella Estará" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 3 | "Embrujada" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 4 | "Café, café" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 5 | "Eugenio Salvador Dalí" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 6 | "Qué Hiciste" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 7 | "My Girl" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 8 | "Besaré el suelo" | Saved by the jury |
| Jorge | 9 | "La bomba" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 10 | "Smile" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 11 | "Abre tu mente" | Saved by the Academy's staff |
| Ros | 12 | "Por la boca vive el pez" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | 13 | "No voy a cambiar" | Saved by contestants |
| Manu | 14 | "Unfaithful" | Saved by the jury |
| Patty | 15 | "Tú y yo volvemos al amor" | Saved by the jury |
| Esther | 16 | "Runaway" | Saved by the jury |
| Rubén | 17 | "Kilómetros" | Saved by the public vote |
| Juanjo | 18 | "Relax, Take It Easy" | Eliminated |
Gala 1 (15 April 2008)
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo | 1 | "Cuando me vaya" | Saved by the jury |
| Patty | Left Competition | ||
| Chipper | 2 | "Crazy" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | Saved by the jury | ||
| Anabel | 3 | "Amor Gitano" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | Saved by the jury | ||
| Noelia | 4 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | Saved by the jury | ||
| Reke | 5 | "Me Enamora" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Ros | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Rubén | 6 | "Tu recuerdo" | Favourite of the audience |
| Tania S. | Saved by the jury | ||
| Mimi | 7 | "I'll Stand By You" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | Saved by the jury | ||
| Esther | 8 | "Las de la Intuición" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Tania G. | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
Gala 2 (22 April 2008)
- Musical guest: Lorena Gómez ("Maniac") (with the contestants)
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Reke | 1 | "Greatest Love of All" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Ros | 2 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances | |||
| Paula | 3 | "Yo canto" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Sandra | Saved by the jury | ||
| Tania S. | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants | ||
| Manu | 4 | "Bad Day" | Favourite of the audience |
| Pablo | Saved by the jury | ||
| Iván | 5 | "Como un Lobo" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Mimi | Saved by the jury | ||
| Esther | 6 | "Para ti sería" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Ruben | Saved by the jury | ||
| Chipper | 7 | "La mañana" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | Saved by the jury | ||
| Anabel | 8 | "I Love to Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | Saved by the jury | ||
| Virginia | Saved by the jury | ||
Gala 3 (29 April 2008)
- Musical guests:
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Esther | 1 | "Me muero" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Paula | 2 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances | |||
| Rubén | 3 | "Isla de Palma" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Virginia | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff | ||
| Iván | 4 | "Pienso tanto en ti" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | Saved by the jury | ||
| Mimi | 5 | "Sway" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | Saved by the jury | ||
| Tania G. | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants | ||
| Manu | 6 | "Miradas cruzadas" | Favourite of the audience |
| Tania S. | Saved by the jury | ||
| Anabel | 7 | "Tengo" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | Saved by the jury | ||
| Chipper | 8 | "Dancing in the Street" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | Saved by the jury | ||
Gala 4 (6 May 2008)
- Musical guest: Rosario Flores ("No dudaría") (with the contestants) & ("Algo contigo")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Esther | 1 | "Un error de los grandes" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Rubén | 2 | "Noelia" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances | |||
| Manu | 3 | "Por ti seré" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 4 | "No One" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | Saved by the jury | ||
| Chipper | 5 | "Mejor decir adiós" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | Saved by the jury | ||
| Anabel | 6 | "Pokito a poko" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Tania S. | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Virginia | 7 | "Downtown" | Favourite of the audience |
| Sandra | 8 | "Ni una sola palabra" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Iván | 9 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | Saved by the jury | ||
Gala 5 (13 May 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Mónica Naranjo ("Amor y lujo") (with the contestants)
- Alejandro Fernández ("Te Voy A Perder")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Tania G. | 1 | "Don't Speak" | Eliminated |
| Tania S. | 2 | "Y qué pequeña soy yo" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Regular performances | |||
| Noelia | 3 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 4 | "Dead Ringer for Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | Saved by the jury | ||
| Anabel | 5 | "Ahora quién" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | 6 | "El perfume de la soledad" | Favourite of the audience |
| Mimi | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff | ||
| Reke | 7 | "Cómo hablar" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Esther | 8 | "Limón y Sal" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Iván | Saved by the jury | ||
| Pablo | 9 | "Instant Replay" | Saved by the jury |
Gala 6 (20 May 2008)
- Musical guest: Sergio Dalma ("A buena hora")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Esther | 1 | "Adiós" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "Love Me Like a Man" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Regular performances | |||
| Mimi | 3 | "No sé si es amor" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 4 | "Estrella Polar" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Anabel | 5 | "Pégate" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants | ||
| Manu | 6 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Pablo | 7 | Saved by the jury | |
| Tania S. | Saved by the jury | ||
| Sandra | 8 | "Addicted to Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 9 | "A Song for You" | Favourite of the audience |
Gala 7 (27 May 2008)
- Musical guest: David Bustamante ("Cobarde")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Reke | 1 | "No me fio" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "Creep" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Regular performances | |||
| Anabel | 3 | "Hasta llegar a enloquecer" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Noelia | 4 | "Why'd You Lie to Me" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Mimi | 5 | "Aún no te has ido" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination | ||
| Manu | 6 | "Sólo otra vez" | Favourite of the audience |
| Iván | 7 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | Saved by the jury | ||
| Sandra | 8 | "Let the River Run" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 9 | It's Chico Time | Saved by the jury |
Gala 8 (3 June 2008)
- Musical guest: Carlos Baute ("Ángelito") (with the contestants)
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Tania S. | 1 | "Encerrada en Libertad" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Regular performances | |||
| Manu | 3 | "Beat It" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 4 | "Siempre es de noche" | Favourite of the audience |
| Sandra | 5 | "Sedúceme" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Pablo | 6 | "All Out of Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 7 | "Say It Right" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 8 | "Daría" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Iván | 9 | "La fuerza de mi corazón" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Noelia | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants | ||
Gala 9 (10 June 2008)
- Group performance: "Agua"
- Musical guest: Leona Lewis ("Bleeding Love")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Anabel | 1 | "Punto de partida" | Eliminated |
| Iván | 2 | "Estoy" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Regular performances | |||
| Chipper | 3 | "You Sexy Thing" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | 4 | "Quiéreme tal como soy" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Mimi | 5 | "Muñeca de Trapo" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Noelia | 6 | "MacArthur Park" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Pablo | 7 | "Para la Libertad" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Sandra | 8 | "Memory" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | 9 | "Moonlight Shadow" | Favourite of the audience |
Gala 10 (17 June 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Melocos and Natalia Jiménez ("Cuando me vaya")
- Songs: OneRepublic ("Apologize")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||
| Manu | 1 | "À Corps perdu" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Noelia | 2 | "Sólo por ti" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances | |||
| Chipper | 3 | "O tú o nada" | Saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Iván | 4 | "Words" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 5 | "Shine" | Saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Virginia | 6 | "Porque te vas" | Up for elimination |
| Mimi | 7 | "Amar haciendo el amor" | Saved by contestants; Finalist |
| Sandra | 8 | "Disco Inferno" | Saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist |
Gala 11 (24 June 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Merche ("Ya no me digas lo siento")
- Juanes ("Gotas de Agua Dulce")
| Contestant | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Order | Gala 0 Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up for elimination | |||||||
| Iván | 1 | "Garganta con arena" | 8 | "Estoy" | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated | |
| Virginia | 2 | "Lovefool" | 9 | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | 15 | "Smile" | Saved by the public vote; Finalist |
| Regular performances | |||||||
| Chipper | 3 | "That's Life" | N/A | 10 | "My Girl" | Already qualified | |
| Pablo | 4 | "¿Lo ves?" | N/A | 13 | "The Show Must Go On" | ||
| Manu | 5 | "Light My Fire" | N/A | 11 | "Unfaithful" | ||
| Sandra | 6 | "Chicas Malas" | N/A | 14 | "Qué Hiciste" | ||
| Mimi | 7 | "Bailando Salsa" | N/A | 12 | "Abre tu mente" | ||
Gala 12 (1 July 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Luis Fonsi ("No Me Doy por Vencido")
- Gerónimo Rauch ("Getsemaní")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular performances | |||
| Chipper | 1 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Saved |
| Manu | 2 | "I Drove All Night" | Saved |
| Mimi | 3 | "Durmiendo sola" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 4 | "Se dejaba llevar" | Saved |
| Sandra | 5 | "Highway to Hell" | Up for elimination |
| Virginia | 6 | "Lunas Rotas" | Saved |
| Eliminated | |||
| Mimi | 7 | "Amar haciendo el amor" | Up for elimination |
| Sandra | 8 | "Let the River Run" | Saved by the public vote |
Gala 13 (8 July 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Rihanna ("Don't Stop the Music")
- Rihanna and David Bisbal ("Hate That I Love You")
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular performances | |||
| Chipper | 1 | "Get Ready" | Saved |
| Manu | 2 | "Fantástico amor" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 3 | "Ojos verdes" | Saved |
| Sandra | 4 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Up for elimination |
| Virginia | 5 | "Ben" | Saved |
| Up for elimination | |||
| Manu | 6 | "Light My Fire" | Saved by the public vote |
| Sandra | 7 | "Disco Inferno" | Eliminated |
Gala 14 (15 July 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Daniel Diges and Macarena García ("Vuela")
- Kate Ryan ("Ella, elle l'a")
- Soraya Arnelas ("Words")
- Kate Ryan and Soraya Arnelas ("No Digas Que No")
| Contestant | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duo Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular performances | |||||
| Chipper | 1 | "Over the Rainbow" | 6 | "Fever" | Saved |
| Virginia | 4 | "Old Town" | Saved | ||
| Manu | 2 | "La vida es" | 5 | "No estamos solos" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 3 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Up for elimination | ||
| Up for elimination | |||||
| Manu | 7 | "I Drove All Night" | N/A | N/A | Eliminated |
| Pablo | 8 | "¿Lo ves?" | N/A | N/A | Saved by the public vote |
Gala Final (22 July 2008)
- Musical guests:
- Mónica Naranjo ("Todo mentira")
- La Quinta Estación ("La frase tonta de la semana")
| Contestant | Order | First Song | Order | Duo Song | Order | Final Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipper | 1 | "Play That Funky Music" | 4 | "Dead Ringer for Love" (with Sandra) | N/A (already eliminated) | 3rd Place | |
| Pablo | 2 | "Volver" | 5 | "Bad Day" (with Manu) | 7 | "Se dejaba llevar" | Runner-Up |
| Virginia | 3 | "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" | 6 | "I'll Stand by You" (with Mimi) | 8 | "Porque te vas" | Winner |
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