Operacion Triunfo Series 6

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This is the 6th series of Spanish reality TV show Operación Triunfo.

Castings started in Barcelona on February 18th, 2008. The season began on April 8th with 18 contestants.

Contents 1 Contestants 1.1 Former contestants 2 Galas (Live Shows) 2.1 Gala 0 (8th April 2008) 2.2 Gala 1 (15th April 2008) 2.3 Gala 2 (22th April 2008) 2.4 Gala 3 (29th April 2008) 2.5 Gala 4 (6th May 2008) 2.6 Gala 5 (13th May 2008) 2.7 Gala 6 (20th May 2008) 2.8 Gala 7 (27th May 2008) 2.9 Gala 8 (3rd June 2008) 2.10 Gala 9 (10th June 2008) 3 Controversy 4 Links

[edit] Contestants

• Chipper - 34, New York, United States
• Manu - 17, Villa del Río (Cordoba) - Nominated on Gala 9
• Virginia - 25, (Jaen)
• Sandra - 24 Cordoba
• Noelia - Valencia - Nominated on Gala 9
• Iván - 24 - Madrid -
• Pablo - 24, Málaga
• Mimi - 26, Melilla

[edit] Former contestants

• Anabel - 22, Cordoba - 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

[edit] Galas (Live Shows)

[edit] Gala 0 (8th April 2008)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	The Show Must Go On (Queen)	Pablo	Saved by the panel
2	En Qué Estrella Estará (Nena Daconte)	Tania G	Saved by the panel
3	Embrujada (Tino Casal)	Reke	Saved by the panel
4	Café, café (Pastora Soler)	Anabel	Saved by the panel
5	Eugenio Salvador Dalí (Mecano)	Iván	Saved by the panel
6	Qué Hiciste (Jennifer López)	Sandra	Saved by the panel
7	My Girl (The Temptations)	Chipper	Saved by the panel
8	Besaré el suelo (Luz Casal)	Noelia	Saved by the panel
9	La bomba (Ricky Martin)	Jorge	Evicted by the public
10	Smile (Natalie Cole)	Virginia	Saved by the panel
11	Abre tu mente (Merche)	Mimi	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
12	Por la boca vive el pez (Fito & Fitipaldis)	Ros	Saved by the panel
13	No voy a cambiar (Malú)	Tania S	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
14	Unfaithful (Rihanna)	Manu	Saved by the panel
15	Tú y yo volvemos al amor (Mónica Naranjo)	Patty	Saved by the panel
16	Runaway (The Corrs)	Esther	Saved by the panel
17	Kilómetros (Sin Bandera)	Rubén	Up for eviction > Saved by the public
18	Relax, Take It Easy (Mika)	Juanjo	Evicted by the public

• Special guest: Mónica Naranjo
  • Song: Europa
• Eliminated contestants: Juanjo + Jorge

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.

[edit] Gala 1 (15th April 2008)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	Cuando me vaya (La 5ª Estación and Melocos)	Pablo	Saved by the panel
		Patty	Quit volunteerly
2	Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)	Iván	Saved by the panel
		Chipper	Saved by the panel
3	Amor Gitano (Alejandro Fernández and Beyoncé)	Anabel	Saved by the panel
		Manu	Saved by the panel
4	Ain't No Other Man (Christina Aguilera)	Noelia	Saved by the panel
		Sandra	Saved by the panel
5	Me Enamora (Juanes)	Ros	Nominated for eviction
		Reke	Nominated for eviction
6	Tu recuerdo (Ricky Martin feat. La Mari from Chambao)	Rubén	Favourite of the public
		Tania S	Saved by the panel
7	I'll Stand By You (The Pretenders)	Mimi	Saved by the panel
		Virginia	Saved by the panel
8	Las de la Intuición (Shakira)	Esther	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
		Tania G	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers

• Special guest: Duffy
  • Song: Mercy
• Nominated for Eviction: Reke + Ros
• Quit: Patty
• Replacement: Paula

[edit] Gala 2 (22th April 2008)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston)	Reke	Saved by the public (54%) > Saved by the panel
2	Don't Look Back in Anger (Oasis)	Ros	Evicted by the public (46%)

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

• Special guest: Lorena (Winner of Operación Triunfo 5)
  • Song: Maniac + a medley with the contestants
• Evicted: Ros
• Nominated for Eviction: Esther + Paula

[edit] Gala 3 (29th April 2008)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	Me muero (La 5ª Estación)	Esther	Saved by the public (53%) > Nominated for eviction
2	Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)	Paula	Evicted by the public (47%)

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
		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

• Special guest: Lenny Kravitz
  • Song: I'll Be Waiting
• Special guest: Craig David
  • Song: Officially Yours

• Evicted: Paula
• Nominated for Eviction: Esther + Rubén

[edit] Gala 4 (6th 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%)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	Por ti seré (Il Divo)	Manu	Saved by the panel
2	No One (Alicia Keys)	Noelia	Saved by the panel
		Pablo	Saved by the panel
3	Mejor decir adiós (Celine Dion & Paul Anka)	Chipper	Saved by the panel
		Mimi	Saved by the panel
4	Pokito a poko (Chambao)	Anabel	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
		Tania S	Nominated for eviction
5	Downtown (Petula Clark)	Virginia	Favourite of the public
6	Ni una sola palabra (Paulina Rubio)	Sandra	Saved by the panel
		Tania G	Nominated for eviction
7	Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams)	Iván	Saved by the panel
		Reke	Saved by the panel

• Special guest: Rosario Flores
  • Songs: "No dudaría" (with the contestants) & "Algo contigo"
• Evicted: Rubén
• Nominated for Eviction: Tania G + Tania S

[edit] Gala 5 (13th 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

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
1	Footprints in the Sand (Leona Lewis)	Noelia	Saved by the panel
2	Dead Ringer For Love (Meat Loaf feat. Cher)	Chipper	Saved by the panel
		Sandra	Saved by the panel
3	Ahora quién (Marc Anthony)	Anabel	Saved by the panel
4	El perfume de la soledad (David DeMaría)	Manu	Favourite of the public
		Mimi	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
5	Cómo hablar (Amaral)	Reke	Saved by the panel
		Virginia	Nominated for eviction
6	Limón y Sal (Julieta Venegas)	Esther	Nominated for eviction
		Iván	Saved by the panel
7	Instant Replay (Dan Hartman)	Pablo	Saved by the panel

• Special guest: Mónica Naranjo
  • Song: "Amor y lujo" (with the contestants)
• Special guest: Alejandro Fernández
  • Song: Te Voy A Perder

• Evicted: Tania G
• Nominated for Eviction: Esther + Virginia

[edit] Gala 6 (20th 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

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
	Addicted to Love (Tina Turner)	Sandra	Saved by the panel
	No sé si es amor (Roxette)	Mimi	Saved by the panel
	A Song for You (Ray Charles)	Chipper	Favourite of the public
	Estrella Polar (Pereza)	Iván	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
	Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)	Manu	Saved by the panel
		Reke	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction
	Pégate (Ricky Martin)	Anabel	Was revealed To be the fifth nominee > Saved by the panel
		Noelia	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
	Mi niña Lola (Buika)	Pablo	Saved by the panel
		Tania S	Saved by the panel

• Special guest: Sergio Dalma
  • Song: a medley with the contestants & "A buena hora"
• Evicted: Esther
• Nominated for Eviction: Reke + Virginia

[edit] Gala 7 (27th 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

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
	With a Little Help from My Friends (The Beatles)	Iván	Saved by the panel
		Pablo	Saved by the panel
	Why'd You Lie to Me (Anastacia)	Noelia	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
	Let the River Run (Carly Simon)	Sandra	Saved by the panel
	Hasta llegar a enloquecer (Diego Martín)	Anabel	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
	Sólo otra vez (Eric Carmen)	Manu	Favourite of the public
	It's Chico Time (Chico)	Chipper	Saved by the panel
	Aún no te has ido (Vanesa Martín)	Mimi	Saved by the panel
		Tania S	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction

• Special guest: David Bustamante
  • Song: "Cobarde" & medley with the contestants
• Evicted: Reke
• Nominated for Eviction: Tania S + Virginia

[edit] Gala 8 (3rd June 2008)

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
	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

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
	All Out of Love (Air Supply)	Pablo	Saved by the panel
	La fuerza de mi corazón (Luis Fonsi & Christina Valemi)	Iván	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction
		Noelia	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
	Beat It (Michael Jackson)	Manu	Was revealed To be the fifth nominee > Saved by the panel
	Sedúceme (La India)	Sandra	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
	Say It Right (Nelly Furtado)	Mimi	Saved by the panel
	Siempre es de noche (Alejandro Sanz)	Chipper	Favourite of the public
	Daría (La 5ª Estación)	Anabel	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction

• Special guest: Carlos Baute
• Evicted: Tania S
• Nominated for Eviction: Anabel + Iván

[edit] Gala 9 (10th 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

Nº	Song	Contestant	Verdict
	Quiéreme tal como soy (Sergio Fachelli)	Manu	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction
	You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate)	Chipper	Saved by the panel
	Muñeca de Trapo (La Oreja de Van Gogh)	Mimi	Up for eviction > Saved by the contestants
	Memory (Cats musical)	Sandra	Saved by the panel
	Para la Libertad (Joan Manuel Serrat)	Pablo	Up for eviction > Saved by the teachers
	MacArthur Park (Donna Summer)	Noelia	Up for eviction > Nominated for eviction
	Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield)	Virginia	Favourite of the public

• Special guest: Leona Lewis
  • Song: Bleeding Love
• Evicted: Anabel
• Nominated for Eviction: Manu + Noelia

[edit] Controversy

The Spanish press have panned this year's Operación Triunfo due to its bias towards Catalan contestants (from Barcelona). As the show takes place in Barcelona, almost half of the contestants come from the city, and not one comes from Madrid, the Spanish capital. The producers put it down to chance, but the Spanish press have been keen to add that even an American (who can't even speak Spanish) has been put in the show.

[edit] Links

• Official website (Telecinco)
• Official website (Portalmix)
• Live videos of the program