La Academia
Encyclopedia
La Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca
, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol
franchise, which includes the "Star Academy
" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise.
The show has turned into a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which has been shown by its triumph over Televisa
's Operación Triunfo Mexico. The rival show, which shared the basic premise of "La Academia", was only produced for one season before being replaced by Big Brother VIP Mexico and Bailando por la boda de mis sueños. The Televisa reality show was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico.
The show has been franchised to other countries: Azerbaijan (Akademiya), Malaysia (Akademi Fantasia
), Indonesia (Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
, it will be rebranding to Viva AFISTAR and will be aired on MNCTV
began 2011), United States (La Academia USA
).
, dancing, acting
, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the students is eliminated until 4 to 6 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize-3 million Mexican peso
s, but the award has changed in each generation since the third. Students are eliminated based on the number of votes each receives. Whom ever receives the fewest votes during at the end of the week (the votes are stopped at the end of the concert) is eliminated. Viewers can vote by telephone, but calls are not free.
Each vote costs over 25 Mexican pesos (around US $2.50). From the sixth generation, voting is by text message with costs 3 Mexican pesos.
Camino a la Fama airs during weekday afternoons. This show tapes what the students' lives within the La academia house. It also demonstrates the singing, dancing, and acting classes.
-Those marked with an asterisk abandoned the competition.
-The person marked with a double-asterisk is the winner of the Judges' International Prize
in Mexico City
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a Coca-Cola touring contract, a world-wide trip, a brand new Chevrolet Trail Blazer and the top prize: MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.
Miguel Ángel, Myriam, Nadia, Víctor and Yahir reached the finale held on December 1, 2002. Myriam Montemayor Cruz was declared the winner of La Academia.
in Mexico City
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.
Freddi, Manuel, Marco, Rosalía and Érika reached the finale held on March 30, 2003. Érika Alcocer Luna was declared the second winner of La Academia.
in Acapulco
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a brand new car and a larger top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.
Dulce, Melissa, César, Leticia, Carlos and Israel reached the finale held on July 4, 2004. Carlos Rivera Guerra was declared the third winner of La Academia.
in Monterrey
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the newly raised top prize of MN$3.5 million and a recording contract.
Yuridia, Adrian, Cynthia, Erasmo, Edgar and Silvia reached the finale held on July 3, 2005. Erasmo González Delgado was declared the fourth winner of La Academia.
in Veracruz
served as the setting for the final, and first open-air, concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.
Colette, Renata, Samuel and Marbella reached the finale held on December 17, 2006. Samuel Castelán Marini was declared the fifth winner of La Academia.
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million, a recording contract and the new La Academia Trophy.
Perla, María Fernada, Fabiola, Luis Armando and Valeria reached the finale held on December 12, 2008. María Fernanda Alvo Díaz was declared the sixth winner of La Academia.
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas once again served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the lowest top prize of MN$1 million and a recording contract.
Agustín, Oscar, Fabiola, Sebastián, Menny, Giovanna and Napoleón reached the finale held on December 20, 2009. Giovanna Nicole Paz was declared the seventh winner of La Academia.
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the finale for a third time.
For the first time ever, two winners were announced: one was chosen by the panel of critics as well as Lolita Cortez and La Academia teachers, winning the International Prize of US$20,000; the other was chosen by the viewers, winning La Academia: Bicentenario and MN$1 million.
Luis, Eri, Gerardo, Esmeralda, Carolina, Johnny, Daniel, Edgar, Paolo and Edu reached the finale held on December 19, 2010. Esmeralda Ugalde Mota was declared the eighth winner of La Academia. Paolo Ragone won the first International Prize.
, the second most important network in the country. The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol
with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first place prize. TV Azteca has, until 2006, produced two versions of the program, one in 2003 and the other in 2006.
as the host, but it was later cancelled due productions issues. On February 22 Tatiana announced on her twitcam
that the show was cancelled.
The special was hosted by Maria Ines (Season 1) the show was also featuring special moments that happened during every season including desafio de estrellas Season 1 & 2.
Amparo Rubin, Oscar Lopez, Pancho Ruiz, Memo Mendez, Jose Luis Cornejo.
Paty Chapoy (S5), Ana Gabriel (S6), Anette Fradera (S7), Martha Sanchez (S8), María Conchita Alonso (S8), Dulce (S8), Tatiana (S8), Monica Naranjo (S8), Gaby Spanic (S8), Elvis Crespo (S8), Horoscopos de Durango (S8), Eduardo Capetillo (S8), Bibi Gaytán (S8), Enrique Guzmán (S9), Edith González (S9).
Gaby Cardenas, Guillermina, Willy Gutierrez & Oscar Lopez
Jesus Gallegos, Anette Fradera, Jose Luis Cornejo & Enrique Guzmán
Jesse Cervantez, Anette Fradera & Enrique Guzmán
Jesse Cervantez, Albaro Gordoa, Dulce & Daniel Bisogno
Season 7-8:
Ingrid Coronado
Season 9:
Biby Gaytán
Season 1-4:
Alan Tacher
Season 5:
Ricardo Hernández
Season 6:
Rafael Araneda
Season 7:
Ingrid Coronado / María Inés Guerra
Season 8:
Cynthia / Ana La Salvia
Season 9:
Lili Brillanti / Ivonne Montero
Alan Tacher
Daniel Bisogno
Rafael Araneda
Rafael Araneda
Current:
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
franchise, which includes the "Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise.
The show has turned into a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which has been shown by its triumph over Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
's Operación Triunfo Mexico. The rival show, which shared the basic premise of "La Academia", was only produced for one season before being replaced by Big Brother VIP Mexico and Bailando por la boda de mis sueños. The Televisa reality show was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico.
The show has been franchised to other countries: Azerbaijan (Akademiya), Malaysia (Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...
), Indonesia (Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
Akademi Fantasi Indosiar was Indonesia's second reality television after Popstars Indonesia show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry.The first season premiered in the end of November 2003...
, it will be rebranding to Viva AFISTAR and will be aired on MNCTV
MNCTV
MNCTV is an Indonesian private television channel which headquarter's based in East Jakarta. TPI was established by Tutut Soeharto . It began broadcasting on the 23rd of January 1991...
began 2011), United States (La Academia USA
La Academia USA
La Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...
).
Format
Each year, 14-21 people were selected to live together in a house isolated from the rest of the world, spending their days taking classes in singingSinging
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, dancing, acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the students is eliminated until 4 to 6 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize-3 million Mexican peso
Mexican peso
The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...
s, but the award has changed in each generation since the third. Students are eliminated based on the number of votes each receives. Whom ever receives the fewest votes during at the end of the week (the votes are stopped at the end of the concert) is eliminated. Viewers can vote by telephone, but calls are not free.
Each vote costs over 25 Mexican pesos (around US $2.50). From the sixth generation, voting is by text message with costs 3 Mexican pesos.
Camino a la Fama airs during weekday afternoons. This show tapes what the students' lives within the La academia house. It also demonstrates the singing, dancing, and acting classes.
Contestant Summary
| Generation Season |
Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | Other Finalist(s) | Other Contestants (In Order of Elimination First to Last) | Number of Contestans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Myriam Myriam Montemayor Cruz Myriam Montemayor Cruz , better known as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist, known for winning the first generation of La Academia.-Biography:... |
Víctor | Miguel Ángel | Yahir & Nadia | Hector, Alejandro, Wendolee, Jose Antonio, María Inés María Inés María Inés Guerra Núñez , commonly known as María Inés, is a Mexican TV-hostess, actress, singer and former contestant in the First Generation of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia.- Biography :The daughter of Óscar Guerra and Laura Núñez, María Inés has two siblings, which... , Laura Laura Caro Laura Isabel Caro Beltran is a Mexican recording artist. Caro first appeared on national television in 2002 as a contestant on the La Academia of the Mexican television TV Azteca.... , Estrella, Raul, Toñita |
14 |
| 2nd | Érika | Marco | Manuel | Freddy & Rosalia | Elisa*, Gisela, Karla, Marvin, Mauricio, Victor Javier, Alejandra, Ana Lucia, Fabricio, Andrea, Azeneth, Enrique, Adrian | 18 |
| 3rd | Carlos | Dulce | Melissa | Leticia, Israel & Cesar | Diego, Jessica, Marla, Esteban, Arturo, Marcia, Rodrigo, Martin, Maricarmen, Suzzette, Ricardo, Hiromi | 18 |
| 4th | Erasmo | Yuridia | Adrián | Cynthia, Edgar & Silvia | Anahi, Rene, Karina, Oscar, Abyade, Alan, Mario, Paula, Marco, Johanna, J.Luis, Jolette* | 18 |
| 5th | Samuel | Colette | Marbella | Renata | Niyet, Jacqueline, Alan, Armando, Cesar, Citlali, Diana, Ivan, Carlos, Diego, Isabel, Noe, Julio, Sebastian, Yazmin, Julia, Vince | 21 |
| 6th | Ma.Fernanda | Fabiola | Luis Armando | Valeria & Perla | Jose R., Alejandra, Dazahev, Monserrat, Gerardo, Alba, Hector, Fatima, Ivan, Cintia, Esteban, Wilfredo, Matias, Jackie, Alex | 20 |
| 7th | Giovanna | Sebastián & Napoleon | Agustín, Menny Menny Manuel Alejandro Carrasco de la O, commonly known as Menny, is a Mexican singer / songwriter, and former contestant of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia and Segunda Oportunidad.... , Oscar & Fabiola |
Jorge, Alberto, Da, Denisse, Kurt, Manuel, Melissa, Michelle, Alex, Ingrid, Dafne, Mell, Nicole, Luis, Brian, Carlos, Roberto, Yadhira, Roy, Mayrenne, Adriana, Daniel, María, Alejandra, Patricia, Rod, Luz, Mike, Jaccyve | 36 | |
| 8th | Esmeralda | Carolina | Edgar | Paolo**,Luis, Edu, Johnny, Daniel, Gerardo & Eri | Brisa, Carmen, David, Dayana, Florentina, Josué, Lupita, Mariana, Nicolás, Paloma, Paola, Pepe, Santiago, Santa, Sonia, Verónica, Daniella, Eduardo, Elaine, Karla, Leonardo, Leonel, Rosendo, Ventura, Lizette, Sandra, Jorge, Mark, Eddie, Gina*, Denisse, Belén, Isabel, Guillermo, Deyra, Andres, Benjamín, Álvaro, María | 49 |
| 9th | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yanilen, Carmen, Emanuel, Hancer, Gustavo, Ronald, Pablo, Gil, Erick, Cecilia, Valeria eliminated: Elisa, Giselle, Arón, Yamileth, Jacqueline, Sergio, Karen, Bárbara, Ceci, Alán, Noé, Mariana, Huicho, Yazmín, Dariela, Frank, Gabriela, Eduardo, Tadeo, Jesús, Javi, J.Antonio, Paco, Melissa, Dianela, Denisha, Gaby, Lizbeth, Héctor, Alfonso | 41 |
-Those marked with an asterisk abandoned the competition.
-The person marked with a double-asterisk is the winner of the Judges' International Prize
Seasons
| Generation Season |
Concerts | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | July 7, 2002 | December 1, 2002 |
| 2nd | 17 | December 8, 2002 | March 30, 2003 |
| 3rd | 17 | March 14, 2004 | July 4, 2004 |
| 4th | 19 | February 27, 2005 | July 3, 2005 |
| 5th | 24 | July 9, 2006 | December 17, 2006 |
| 6th | 16 | August 31, 2008 | December 14, 2008 |
| 7th | 12 | October 4, 2009 | December 20, 2009 |
| 8th | 15 | September 12, 2010 | December 19, 2010 |
| 9th | 18 | August 21, 2011 | December 18, 2011 |
Season 1: the First Generation (2002)
La Academia began on July 7, 2002. Fourteen were selected to be part of the first generation, and Alan Tacher was selected to host. The National AuditoriumNational Auditorium
National Auditorium is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte....
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a Coca-Cola touring contract, a world-wide trip, a brand new Chevrolet Trail Blazer and the top prize: MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.
Miguel Ángel, Myriam, Nadia, Víctor and Yahir reached the finale held on December 1, 2002. Myriam Montemayor Cruz was declared the winner of La Academia.
| 01 | Myriam | 21 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 02 | Víctor | 26 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas |
| 03 | Miguel Ángel | 18 | Puebla, Puebla |
| 04 | Yahir | 23 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 05 | Nadia Nadia López Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso , is a Grammy Award nominated Mexican singer and reality television star.-Early life:... |
19 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
| 06 | Toñita | 22 | Tantoyuca, Veracruz |
| 07 | Raúl | 23 | Mexicali, Baja California |
| 08 | Estrella | 23 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 09 | Laura Laura Caro Laura Isabel Caro Beltran is a Mexican recording artist. Caro first appeared on national television in 2002 as a contestant on the La Academia of the Mexican television TV Azteca.... |
18 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 10 | María Inés María Inés María Inés Guerra Núñez , commonly known as María Inés, is a Mexican TV-hostess, actress, singer and former contestant in the First Generation of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia.- Biography :The daughter of Óscar Guerra and Laura Núñez, María Inés has two siblings, which... |
19 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 11 | José Antonio | 24 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| 12 | Wendolee | 23 | Torreón, Coahuila |
| 13 | Alejandro | 20 | Taxco, Guerrero |
| 14 | Héctor | 23 | Veracruz, Veracruz |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalists
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestant | 07/07/02 | 07/14/02 | 07/21/02 | 07/28/02 | 08/04/02 | 08/11/02 | 08/18/02 | 08/25/02 | 09/01/02 | 09/08/02 | 09/15/02 | 09/22/02 | 09/29/02 | 10/06/02 | 10/13/02 | 10/20/02 | 10/27/02 | 11/03/02 | 11/10/02 | 11/17/02 | 11/24/02 | 12/01/02 | 12/08/02 Takeover |
| 1 | Myriam | Believe with Wendolee | Suavemente with Nadia | ¿Quién como tú? | A Dios le pido with Víctor | Como la flor | Mírame | Una noche más | Lluvia | Mudanzas | El último adiós | No me enseñaste | Él me mintió | Suerte | De mí enamórate | Te amaré | ¿Como te va mi amor? | La loca | Te quedó grande la yegua & ¿Dónde están? | No huyas de mí & Sombras nada más | Como la flor & The rose | Ladronzuelo with Ana Lucia | ||
| 2 | Víctor | A fuego lento with Estrella | Sirena with Miguel Angel | Vuelve | A Dios le pido with Myriam | Dímelo | Nunca voy a olvidarte | Desvelado | A puro dolor | Suave | Usted se me llevó la vida | Procura | Laura no está | Déjenme si estoy llorando | Secreto de amor | Lo dejaría todo | Veneno | Tu cárcel | Palabras tristes & La chica del bikini azul | Es por amor & Como quien pierde una estrella | Desvelado & Unchained melody | Kilómetros with Adrián & Marvin | ||
| 3 | Miguel Ángel | Y tu te vas with Nadia | Sirena with Víctor | Escapar with Alejandro & Raúl | La incondicional | Lloviendo estrellas | Truly, madly, deeply | Cielo | Cosa más bella | Azul | Como te voy a olvidar | Ella | Y nos dieron las diez | Ódiame | Nada personal | Paso la vida pensando | Mis impuslsos sobre ti | Tu infame engaño | Por ti volaré, Y llegaste tú & Soledad | No dejes que & Mujeres divinas | Lloviendo estrellas & New York | El duelo with Mauricio | ||
| 4 | Yahir | Amante bandido with Alejandro | Así es la vida with Ma.Ines & Héctor | Persiana americana | Es por ti with Nadia | Corazón partío | Princesa tibetana | Let it be | La gloria eres tú | De que manera te olvido | Experiencia religiosa | El abandonado | Quiero dormir cansado | Fruta fresca | Santa Lucía | El final | Penélope | Para amarnos más | Toda la vida & Despreciado | Entre dos tierras & De un mundo raro | Persiana americana & When a man loves a woman | Hotel California with Manuel | ||
| 5 | Nadia | Y tú te vas with Miguel Angel | Suavemente with Myriam | Killing me softly | Es por ti with Yahir | Cucurrucucu paloma | La gota fría | Costumbres | Entre el mar y una estrella | Te aprovechas | México lindo y querido | Cielo rojo | Te sigo amando | Sola con mi soledad | No me queda más | Llorar | En carne viva & Amor a la mexicana | La differencia & Bolero falaz | Cucurrucucu paloma & Unbreak my heart | Mío with Elisa | ||||
| 6 | Toñita | La vida es un carnaval with Hector | Si no te hubieras ido with Raúl | Detrás de mi ventana | Mi forma de sentir | Mi tierra | Entra en mi vida | Piensa en mí | Abusadora | Pedro Navajas | La bilirrubina | Cheque en blanco | Una noche de copas | Quítame ese hombre | Amiga mía | Mi error, mi fantasía | Tu voz | ¿Qué te pasa? | Amor Prohibido | Ahí te dejo Madrid with Karla & Feat. Laura | ||||
| 7 | Raúl | Otro día más sin verte with Laura | Si no te hubieras ido with Toñita | Escapar with Miguel Angel & Alejandro | Tristes recuerdos | Jamás | La cima del cielo | Ángel | Que no quede huella | Yo no fui | El ausente | El triste | Necesito una compañera | Señora | Por mujeres como tú | Amar y querer | Granada | La ley del monte with Victor Javier | ||||||
| 8 | Estrella | A fuego lento with Víctor | I will survive with Laura | Te quiero tanto, tanto, tanto with J. Antonio | Alfonsina y el mar | Solo le pido a Dios | Ojalá que llueva café | Como hemos cambiado | Ojalá | Lucha de gigantes | Breve espacio | De repente | Solo pienso en ti | Sobreviviré | Hoy necesito | Antología | No me importa nada with Estrella | |||||||
| 9 | Laura | Otro día más sin verte with Raúl | I will survive with Estrella | Que bello with Wendolee | El amor coloca | Estoy aquí | My heart will go on | Falsas esperanzas | Héroe | Ahí te dejo Madrid with Karla & Feat. Toñita | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | María Inés | Me nace del corazón with J. Antonio | Así es la vida with Yahir & Hector | Hijo de la luna | I want it that way with J.Antonio | Soledad | Yo no soy esa mujer | Se fue | Te quiero | Mírame | Ay amor | Rueda mi mente | Cuéntame | No llores por mi Argentina | Mi problema with Azeneth & Gisela | |||||||||
| 11 | J. Antonio | Me nace del corazón with Ma.Ines | Rayando el sol | Te quiero tanto, tanto, tanto with Estrella | I want it that way with Ma.Ines | Mi historia entre tus dedos | Te amo | La flaca | María | Primera vez | Perdido en un barco | Mentira | Hoy tengo ganas de tí | Mi bombón with Freddi & Feat. Alejandro | ||||||||||
| 12 | Wendolee | Believe with Myriam | Eternamente bella | Que bello with Laura | Mi forma de sentir | Like a virgin | Hacer el amor con otro | Can't get you out of my head with Rosalía & Alejandra | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Alejandro | Amante bandido with Yahir | Sabor a mí | Escapar with Raúl & Miguel Angel | Soy un desastre | Sueña | Mi bombón with Freddi & Feat. J. Antonio | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Héctor | La vida es un carnaval with Toñita | Así es la vida with Ma.Ines & Yahir | Livin' la vida loca | Todo a pulmón | Volverte a ver with Enrique & Marco | ||||||||||||||||||
Season 2: the Second Generation (2003)
The Second Generation was presented at the final concert of the First Generation on December 1, 2002. Once again, the National AuditoriumNational Auditorium
National Auditorium is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte....
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.
Freddi, Manuel, Marco, Rosalía and Érika reached the finale held on March 30, 2003. Érika Alcocer Luna was declared the second winner of La Academia.
| Place | Contestants | Age | ity |
| 01 | Érika Erika Alcocer Luna Erika Alcocer Luna, or simply Erika, was born on July 19, 1974 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She rose to fame by becoming the winner of the second generation of La Academia.- Voice :... |
28 | San Luis Potosí |
| 02 | Marco Marco Moré Marco Antonio Moreno García , better known as Marco Moré, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Second place winner of the Mexican reality show La Academia in 2003.-Biography:... |
18 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 03 | Manuel | 28 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 04 | Fredy | 19 | Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca |
| 05 | Rosalía Rosalía León Oviedo Rosalía León Oviedo is a Mexican actress, singer and former participant of the Mexican musical reality show La Academia.- Career :... |
27 | Los Angeles, California |
| 06 | Adrián | 20 | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
| 07 | Enrique | 21 | Tuxtla, Gutierrez |
| 08 | Azeneth | 21 | Guadalupe, Nuevo León |
| 09 | Andrea | 18 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 10 | Fabricio | 21 | Estado de Mexico |
| 11 | Ana Lucía | 19 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 12 | Alejandra | 23 | Distrito Federal |
| 13 | Víctor Javier | 24 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 14 | Mauricio | 17 | Querétaro |
| 15 | Marvin | 22 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 16 | Karla | 19 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora |
| 17 | Gisela | 22 | San Luis Potosí |
| 18 | Elisa | 23 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestant | 12/08/02 Takeover | 12/15/02 | 12/22/02 | 12/29/02 | 01/05/03 | 01/12/03 | 01/19/03 | 01/26/03 | 02/02/03 | 02/09/03 | 02/16/03 | 02/23/03 | 03/02/03 | 03/09/03 | 03/16/03 | 03/23/03 | 03/30/03 | ||
| 1 | Erika | No me importa nada with Estrella | Ave María | Mentiras | Nothing compares to you | Yo pa' ti no estoy | Candela | Rata de dos patas | Te aviso, te anuncio | La puerta de Alcalá | Cosquillas en el pecho | Lo siento mi amor | Ahora que soy libre | Olvídame y pega la vuelta with Manuel & I will always love you |
Amanecí entre tus brazos & Si voy a perderte | No debes jugar & Florecita Rockera | Rosas rojas & Mediterráneo | Ahora que soy libre & All by myself | ||
| 2 | Marco | Volverte a ver with Adrián Feat. Hector | Sexo, pudor y lágrimas | Un nuevo amor | Una aventura | Lobo hombre en París | Ángel | Cuando calienta el sol | No puedo estar sin ti | Piénsame solo | Aquí | Me enamoro de ti | Si bastasen un par de canciones | No voy a mover un dedo with Adrián & Todo lo que hago lo hago por ti |
La media vuelta & Pisando fuerte | Chulas fronteras & Microbito | Déjame llorar & Con mi sobra en la pared | Si bastase un par de canciones & Every breath you take | ||
| 3 | Manuel | Hotel California with Yahir | Me llamas | Muelle de San Blas | El amor después del amor | La vida loca | Uno | Mamá | Amiga mía | Bella sin alma | Esta noche | Te lo pido por favor | Dueño de nada | Olvídame y pega la vuelta with Erika & Se me olvidó otra vez |
Si Dios me quita la vida & No basta | El tucanazo & Viento | Sin ti & La chica de ayer | Amiga mía & My way | ||
| 4 | Freddi | Mi bombón with J. Antonio & Alejandro | Sergio el bailador | No se murió el amor | Torero | Para reconquistarte | Dos amores | Amargo adiós | Lágrimas amargas | Como te extraño | Remolino | Tú me acostumbraste | Me caí de la nube | Quiero abrazarte tanto with Rosalía & Para que no me olvides |
Motivos & Preso | El listón de tu pelo & Amnesia | Y ¿Cómo es él? & Lloran las rosas | Amargo adiós & Unforgettable | ||
| 5 | Rosalía | Can't get you out of my head with Alejandra & Feat. Wendolee | Coincidir | Genio atrapado | Desesperada | Fina estampa | Entre tu y mil mares | Ardiente tentación | Si quieres verme llorar | Te amo | Tu a mí ya no me interesas | Corazón de melao | El chico del apartamento 512 | Quiero abrazarte tanto with Freddi & Lo haré por ti |
Fue un placer conocerte & A quien le importa | Será mañana & I love Rock and Roll | Ay amor & Amándote | Si quieres verma llorar & Endless love | ||
| 6 | Adrián | Kilómetros with Marvin & Feat. Víctor | Veneno en la piel | Bella | Viviendo de noche | Llueve sobre mojado | All night long | Linda | La puerta del colegio | Quizás | Cuando pase el temblor | Aire | Tiempo de vals | No voy a mover un dedo with Marco & Si tu no vuelves |
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| 7 | Enrique | Volverte a ver with Marco & Feat. Héctor | Veneno en la piel | Es por ti | Lamento boliviano | Every woman in the world | El besito cachichurris | Esa chica es mía | Te vi venir | Eres mi religión | La Lola | No se tú | Fiesta | |||||||
| 8 | Azeneth | Mi problema with Gisela & Feat. Ma.Ines | Procuro olvidarte | Acaríciame | Gloria | Amores de barra | Pero me acuerdo de ti | No se como amarlo | Me estoy acostumbrando | Maldita primavera | La gata bajo la lluvia | Baila casanova | ||||||||
| 9 | Andrea (expelled 02/12/03) |
Si tu te vas | Game of love | A quien | Ay papacito | A donde va nuestro amor | La chica ye ye | El hierberito moderno | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Fabricio | Usted | Gavilán o paloma | El rey | Un hombre respetable | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ana Lucía | Ladronzuelo with Myriam | Coincidir | Turn off the light | Ni tu ni nadie | Serás el aire | Los bomberos | La vida que va | La trampa | Yo no te pido la luna | ||||||||||
| 12 | Alejandra | Can't get you out of my head with Rosalía & Feat. Wendolee | Procuro olvidarte | Tómame o déjame | Lobo | Las mil y una noches que pasé | Girls just wanna have fun | Ten cuidado con el corazón | Tu y yo | |||||||||||
| 13 | Víctor Javier | La ley del monte with Raúl | Toco madera | Revolución sin manos | Mentiroso | Vitaminas | Bachata Rosa | La ladrona | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Mauricio | El duelo with Miguel Angel | Es tan fácil | Sueños compartidos | Eres mi verdad | Soñador eterno | Mi viejo | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Marvin | Kilómetros with Adrian & Feat. Víctor | Es tan fácil | Salamandra | Si tu supieras | Tu y yo somos uno mismo | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Karla | Ahí te dejo Madrid with Toñita & Laura | Para no verte más | Murder on the dance floor | La playa | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Gisela | Mi problema with Azeneth & Feat. Ma.Ines | No hace falta | Solo se vive una vez | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Elisa (quit 12/18/02) |
Mío with Nadia | Para no verte más | |||||||||||||||||
Season 3: the Third Generation (2004)
A year after the end of the Second Generation, the Third Generation, with far more production than before, began on March 14, 2004. The Teotihuacan HallSalon Teotihuacan
Salon Teotihuacan is a 6,000-seat indoor arena in Acapulco, Guerrero. It is the flagship exhibit hall of Centro Internacional Acapulco, and was built in 1973. It was the largest exhibit hall until the 2008 completion of the Mundo Imperial complex...
in Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a brand new car and a larger top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.
Dulce, Melissa, César, Leticia, Carlos and Israel reached the finale held on July 4, 2004. Carlos Rivera Guerra was declared the third winner of La Academia.
| Place | Contestants | Age | ity |
| 01 | Carlos Carlos Rivera Carlos Rivera Guerra, or better known as Carlos Rivera , is a Mexican singer who rose to fame by becoming the winner of the third generation of La Academia.-Biography:... |
18 | Huamantla, Tlaxcala |
| 02 | Dulce | 18 | Distrito Federal |
| 03 | Melissa | 24 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 04 | Leticia | 21 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 05 | Israel | 21 | Estado de Mexico |
| 06 | César | 20 | Acayucan, Veracruz |
| 07 | Hiromi Hiromi Hayakawa Hiromi Hayakawa is a Mexican singer who began her music career as a contestant in the reality show La Academia... |
21 | Torreón, Coahuila |
| 08 | Ricardo | 26 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 09 | Suzette | 18 | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10 | Maricarmen | 18 | Puebla, Puebla |
| 11 | Martín | 19 | Morelia, Michoacán |
| 12 | Rodrigo | 28 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 13 | Marcia | 23 | Querétaro |
| 14 | Arturo | 23 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 15 | Esteban | 26 | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas |
| 16 | Marla | 25 | Veracruz |
| 17 | Jessica | 20 | Estado de Mexico |
| 18 | Diego | 22 | Distrito Federal |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestant | 03/14/04 | 03/21/04 | 03/28/04 | 04/04/04 | 04/11/04 | 04/18/04 | 04/25/04 | 05/02/04 | 05/09/04 | 05/16/04 | 05/23/04 | 05/30/04 | 06/06/04 | 06/13/04 | 06/20/04 | 06/27/04 | 07/04/04 | ||||||
| 1 | Carlos | Rojo relativo with Diego | No podrás | La distancia | Rosalía with Arturo | Eres | Que nivel de mujer | Burbujas de amor | Vivo por ella | Salomé | Por debajo de la mesa | Sentirme vivo & Baila morena with Cesar | Hombre & Así es la vida with Ricardo | Ingrata & Duende with Hiromi | Usted se me llevó la vida & No me ames with Melissa | El día que me quieras & Beat it | Entrega total & Con tus besos | Esta noche es para amar & Que nivel de mujer | ||||||
| 2 | Dulce | Estés en donde estés with Maricarmen | Maldita timidez | Sola | Cuando baja la marea with Leticia | Bandido | Si tu eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer | Señor amor | Odio amarte | Mi buen corazón | Ni un roce | Mudanzas & Oye mi canto with Melissa & Suzette | Una pálida sombra & Que bello with Hiromi | Desde el día en que te fuiste & Duele el amor with Israel | Yo te pido amor & Dícelo a mi corazón with Israel | Si tu eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer | Sola otra vez & Mi buen corazón | |||||||
| 3 | Melissa | Cerca de ti with Marcia | El apagón | LLama por favor | ¿Acaso eres tú? | No soy una señora | Ven conmigo | Como tu | Que le den candela | Que vengan los bomberos | Tecno cumbia | O ella o yo & Oye mi canto with Dulce & Suzette | We we & Ahí te dejo Madrid with Leticia | Nunca voy a olvidarte & Azúcar with Leticia & Cesar | Todo, to do, to do & No me ames with Carlos | Bésame mucho & Bad girl | Si nos dejan & Ojos así | Fama & El apagón | ||||||
| 4 | Leticia | Rosas with Hiromi | Chiquitita | No controles | Cuando baja la marea with Dulce | Corazón gitano | La muerte del palomo | No se si es amor | Veleta | Que ganas de no verte nunca más | El incondicional | Borraré tu nombre & Duele with Israel | Tu hombre, yo niña & Ahí te dejo Madrid with Melissa | Tarde & Azúcar with Melissa & Cesar | Solo hay un ganador & Olvídame y pega la vuelta with Cesar | Amor eterno & Like a virgin | Perdóname & Lo siento | Amanecí entre tus brazos & Chiquitita | ||||||
| 5 | Israel | Un siglo sin ti with Cesar | Todo bonito | Un buen perdedor | Mi bombón with Esteban | Te soñé | Entra en mi vida | No dejes que... | Tardes negras | Tan enamorados | Y tu te vas | Mi historia entre tus dedos & Duele with Leticia | Si tu no estás & Mi primer millón with Cesar | Duele el amor with Dulce | Laura no está & Dícelo a mi corazón with Dulce | Inolvidable & All night long | De que manera te olvido & Corazón partío | A mi manera Popurrí final y Y tu te vas | ||||||
| 6 | César | Un siglo sin ti with Israel | Sería fácil | Más que tu amigo | Señora, señora | Escapar | Lloraré las penas | Bella | Gavilán o paloma | No hace falta | Candilejas | A puro dolor & Baila morena with Carlos | Caruzo & Mi primer millón with Israel | Sentimientos & Azúcar with Melissa & Leticia | Señora & Olvídame y pega la vuelta with Leticia | Ave María & In The Jungle | Volver, volver & ¿Qué será? | Si no te hubieras ido & Por ti volaré | ||||||
| 7 | Hiromi | Rosas with Leticia | No se como amarlo | Maquillaje | Una lágrima | ¿Porqué te vas? | El dolor de tu presencia | Amor de papel | Y volveré | Como duele | No me importa nada | Reflejo & Me enamoro de ti with Ricardo | Gracias & Que bello with Dulce | La playa & Duende with Carlos | Y no me importa nada | |||||||||
| 8 | Ricardo | Llueve luz with Martín | Cuando mueres por alguien | El problema | Te necesito | Clavado en un bar | Devuélveme a mi chica | Mentiroso | Mentir | Mi gran noche | Otro ocupa mi lugar | Pólvora mojada & Me enamoro de ti with Hiromi | Muchachita & Así es la vida with Carlos | El problema | ||||||||||
| 9 | Suzette | Se nos rompió el amor with Marla | La isla bonita | Acaríciame | Piel canela | Simplemente amigos | Por cobardía | Al norte del corazón | Me cuesta tanto olvidarte | Como una ola | Piel Morena | No renunciaré & Oye mi canto with Dulce & Melissa | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Maricarmen | Estés en donde estés with Dulce | Andar conmigo | Cuando vuelva a tu lado | Solo tú | Pies descalsos | La plaga | Lámpara sin luz | Algo | Amor de mis amores | Cómo quieres que te quiera | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Martín | Llueve luz with Ricardo | Desde que llegaste | Bulerías | Si me dejas ahora | Sueños compartidos | Y ¿Cómo es él? | Te lloré un río | Señora | A gritos de esperanza | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rodrigo | Soy un novato with Arturo | Puño de tierra | El poder de tu amor | Carta a Eufemia | La cosecha de mujeres | El amigo que se fue | La culpable | María | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Marcia | Cerca de ti with Melissa | Toxic | Recuerdos | Rómpeme, mátame with Marla | Amores extraños | Yo se que volverás | Como olvidar | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Arturo | Soy un novato with Rodrigo | TBC | Amante del amor | Rosalía with Carlos | Bella | Completamente enamorados | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Esteban | Obsesión with Jessica | Mariposa tecnicolor | Bachata rosa | Mi bombón with Israel | Por ti | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Marla | Se nos rompió el amor with Suzette | De mujer a mujer | Amor de tres | Rómpeme, mátame with Marcia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Jessica | Obsesión with Esteban | La tequilera | Échame a mi la culpa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Diego | Rojo relativo with Carlos | Jaleo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4: the Fourth Generation (2005)
Almost a year after the start of the third generation, the Fourth Generation began on February 27, 2005. The Monterrey ArenaMonterrey Arena
Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts, shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball...
in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the newly raised top prize of MN$3.5 million and a recording contract.
Yuridia, Adrian, Cynthia, Erasmo, Edgar and Silvia reached the finale held on July 3, 2005. Erasmo González Delgado was declared the fourth winner of La Academia.
| Place | contestants | ity |
| 01 | Erasmo Erasmo Catarino Erasmo Catarino González Delgado , is a Mexican singer and the first place winner on the popular Mexican television show La Academia 4... |
Xalpatlahua, Guerrero |
| 02 | Yuridia | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 03 | Adrián Adrián Varela Adrián Eduardo Varela Avilés was a contestant of the fourth generation of popular Mexican reality show La Academia. He is the son of Isidro Varela and Dora Elvia Avilés. He has a younger sister, Carolina. He is known to be a young person of strong and sensible character with a great voice that... |
Culiacán, Sinaloa |
| 04 | Cynthia Cynthia Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: Κυνθία, Kynthía, "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. It can be abbreviated as Cindy. There are various spellings for this name.... |
Monclova, Coahuila |
| 05 | Edgar | Boise, Idaho |
| 06 | Silvia | Los Mochis, Sinaloa |
| -- | Jolette | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 07 | José Luis | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 08 | Johanna | Los Angeles, California |
| 09 | Marco Antonio | Distrito Federal |
| 10 | Paula | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 11 | Mario | Monterrey, N.L. |
| 12 | Alan | Estado de México |
| 13 | Abyadé | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 14 | Óscar | Pachuca, Hidalgo |
| 15 | Karina | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| 16 | René | Mexicali, Baja California |
| 17 | Anahí | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
- Left the competition
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestant | 02/27/05 | 03/06/05 | 03/13/05 | 03/20/05 | 03/27/05 | 04/03/05 | 04/10/05 | 04/17/05 | 04/24/05 | 05/01/05 | 05/08/05 | 05/15/05 | 05/22/05 | 05/29/05 | 06/05/05 | 06/12/05 | 06/19/05 | 06/26/05 | 07/03/05 | ||||
| 1 | Erasmo | Sabes una cosa with Cynthia | Sueña | Y volveré | La manzanita | Juliantla | Lo pasado, pasado | Triste canción de amor | Hazme olvidarla | Ojalá que te mueras | Que no quede huella | Los hombres no deben llorar | Acá entre nos | Son tus perfúmenes | Debut y despedida | El virus del amor & Maracas with Edgar | Perdóname & La niña fresa | Pero te vas a arrepentir & Por ella with Edgar | Déjenme si estoy llorando & La manzanita | |||||
| 2 | Yuridia | Lento with Paula | Antes | Peligro | Tu | Mi forma de sentir | Ámame | Si no te hubieras ido | Daría | Ángel | Lo siento mi amor | Detrás de mi ventana | Como yo te amo | Así fue | A quien | La muerte del palomo & Sin miedo a nada with Adrián | Él me mintió & La maldita primavera | Mentira & Cosas de la vida with Adrián | Déjame volver contigo & Ángel | |||||
| 3 | Adrián | ¿Ahora quién? with Marco | Me dediqué a perderte | Jamás | Esta ausencia | Aveces fue | ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuándo? y ¿Por qué? | Pensar en ti | Aire | Es mejor así | Me va a extrañar | Que lástima | Te extraño, te olvido, te amo | Mi gusto es | Tal como eres & Sin miedo a nada with Yuridia | El triste & Otro día más sin verte | Tú, ¿De qué vas? & Cosas de la vida with Yuridia | Me va a extrañar & Sueña | ||||||
| 4 | Cynthia | Sabes una cosa with Erasmo | Acción y reacción | Con los años que me quedan | Me equivoqué | Todo mi corazón | En carne viva | Oleada | Mi problema | Tengo to do excepto a ti | Bandido | Amor se paga con amor | Con la misma piedra | Piel morena | A cada paso | Desesperada & Odio amarte with Sylvia | Tu & Quítame ese hombre | Andar conmigo & Cosas del amor with Sylvia | Te amo & Desesperada | |||||
| 5 | Edgar | Mentirosa with Alan | Amor del bueno | El autobús | Tu cárcel | La paga | Me llamo Raquel | Nena 99 | Las piedras rodantes | La flaca | Sin tu amor | Cuando seas grande | Si yo fuera mujer | La planta | Te lo pido por favor | Camisa negra & Maracas with Erasmo | Santa Lucía & Fuerte no soy | Busca amor & Por ella with Erasmo | No basta & Cuando seas grande | |||||
| 6 | Silvia | Loca with Jolette | Ni tu ni nadie | La que baje la guardia | Algo tienes | Amor fascíname | Culpable o innocente | Muriendo lento | Huele a peligro | Mala hierba | La differencia | Cuentas claras | Que me quedes tú | Te pareces tanto a él | Un nuevo amor | Yo no soy virgen & Odio amarte with Cynthia | Esta tarde vi llover & Lo haré por ti | A que no le cuentas & Cosas del amor with Cynthia | Amar y querer & Muriendo lento | |||||
| 7 | Jolette | Loca with Sylvia | Loca | Canción del velero | Cielo rojo | Bailando | Soy rebelde | Y yo sigo aquí | Como fue | Quinciañera | Corazón de piedra | Amor a la mexicana | Candela | La gloria eres tú | Ladrónzuelo | Dime & Duele el amor with Jose Luis | Contigo aprendí & ¿A quién le importa? | |||||||
| 8 | José Luis | Me gusta estar contigo with Anahí | Que de raro tiene | Se murió de amor | Mírate | Te buscaría | Rezo | Dicen por ahí | Serenata huasteca | Contra vientos y mareas | Como quien pierde una estrella | Un nuevo amor | Bailar pegados | La incondicional | Lloraré las penas | Fuego de noche, nieve de día Y Duele el amor with Jolette | ||||||||
| 9 | Johanna | Algo más with Karina | La fuerza del destino | Como me haces falta | Por amor | Costumbres | No me queda más | Si pruebas una vez | Traicionero | Y aquí estoy | Amor prohibido | Eres tú | Sin él | No te olvidaré | De mujer a mujer | Eclipse total del corazón | ||||||||
| 10 | Marco | ¿Ahora quién? with Adrián | Volveré | Amor mío | El cielo está perdiendo un ángel | Quieres ser mi amante | Tocando fondo | Volverte a ver | Un montón de estrellas | Yo quiero ser | Somos novios | Voy a llenarte toda | Lluvia | A mi manera | ||||||||||
| 11 | Paula | Lento with Yuridia | Olfato femenino | Ahora que estoy sola | La suegra | Soy lo prohibido | Sin tu amor | Pensando en ti | Innocente pobre amiga | Llorar | ¿Quién eres tú? | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Mario | Hazme una señal with Abyadé | Mujer fotonovela | Mentirosa | Son de amores | Sueños | Este ritmo se baila así | Hasta los purititos huesos | Que seas feliz | Mi amigo el puma | Martha tiene un marcapasos | ¿Qué pides tú? | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Alan | Mentirosa with Edgar | Sugar, sugar | No me quiero enamorar | Loco | Quien piensa en ti | Morenita | Shaba dabada | Tu y yo somos uno mismo | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Abyadé | Hazme una señal with Mario | Vete por donde llegaste | Algo está cambiando | Vete con ella | Que no me faltes tú | Veinte millas | Falzas esperanzas | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Óscar | Paso de gigantes with René | No me lo puedo explicar | Yo quisiera | Tu corazón lo sabe | Baby te quiero a ti | A Dios le pido | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Karina | Algo más with Johanna | Dame otro tequila | El sol no regresa | Barco a Venus | ¿Quién como tú? | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | René | Paso de gigantes with Oscar | Nada valgo sin tu amor | Rock de mi pueblo | De pies a cabeza | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Anahí | Me gusta estar contigo with José Luis | Ángel | Mentiras | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5: La Generación de la Luz (2006)
The Generation of Light began on July 9, 2006, where the least number of contestants, four, became finalists. The boardwalk of the Port of VeracruzVeracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...
in Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...
served as the setting for the final, and first open-air, concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.
Colette, Renata, Samuel and Marbella reached the finale held on December 17, 2006. Samuel Castelán Marini was declared the fifth winner of La Academia.
| Place | Contestants | ity |
| 01 | Samuel | Zentla, Veracruz |
| 02 | Colette Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada was one of the 4 finalists of the 5th generation of the popular Mexican reality singing show La Academia. Colette won 2nd place, behind the first place winner Samuel Castelan Marini.Colette's second place caused disagreement in her many followers... |
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| 03 | Marbella | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora |
| 04 | Renata | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 05 | Vince | Los Angeles, California |
| 06 | Julia | Paso del Toro, Veracruz |
| 07 | Yazmin | Hermosillo,Sonora |
| 08 | Sebastián | Mexicali, Baja California |
| 09 | Julio | Culiacán, Sinaloa |
| 10 | Noé | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 11 | Isabel | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| 12 | Diego | Monterrey, N.L. |
| 13 | Carlos | Distrito Federal |
| 14 | Iván | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 15 | Diana | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| 16 | Citlali | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 17 | César | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 18 | Armando | Teopisca, Chiapas |
| 19 | Alan | Estado de México |
| 20 | Jaqueline | Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
| 21 | Niyet | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
- Entered Later in the Competition
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Contestant | 07/09/06 | 07/16/06 | 07/23/06 | 07/30/06 | 08/06/06 | 08/13/06 | 08/20/06 | 08/27/06 | 09/03/06 | 09/10/06 | 09/17/06 | 09/24/06 | 10/01/06 | 10/08/06 | 10/15/06 | 10/22/06 | 10/29/06 | 11/05/06 | 11/12/06 | 11/19/06 | 11/26/06 | 12/03/06 | 12/10/06 | 12/17/06 | |
| 1 | Samuel | Durmiendo con la luna with Julio | Cuando yo quería ser grande | Ojalá que llueva café | Amiga mía | Persiana americana | Color esperanza | Si no te hubieras ido | Mi bombom | Y tú te vas | ¿Qué será? | Hasta que te conocí | Un montón de estrellas | Lloran las rosas | La bilirrubina | Los hombres no deben llorar & No me ames with Colette | Perdido en un barco & Déjame llorar | Jamás •Escondidos with Renata •Cielo rojo with Julia |
Es mejor así •La Tortura with Yazmín •Pasión with Julia •Ven Dímelo with Vince •Duele with Renata •He Venido a Pedirte Perdón with Marbella •Acompáñame with Colette |
Al fin me armé de valor & Duele el Amor with Cynthia (4G) | Procura & Fotografía with Renata & Vince | Para amarnos más & En Los Puritos Huesos with Cynthia (4G) | Pedro Navajas & Te sigo amando | Gracias México | Que será, El ausente & Dígale | |
| 2 | Colette | Yo lo comprendo with Alan | Señora | Canalla | Cuando baja la marea | El amor coloca | A mi manera | Arrasando | Ahora que soy libre | ¿A quién le importa? | Se me olvidó otra vez | Desde la oscuridad | Mudanzas | Ven conmigo | Fue un placer conocerte | Vive & No me ames with Samuel | Como tú & Malo | No llores por mi Argentina & Cucurrucucú paloma with Marbella | Yo no te pido la luna & Acompáñame with Samuel | Oye mi canto & La Loca with Myriam (1G) | Vive •Niña with Marbella & Julia •Muriendo Lento with Vince, Renata & Marbella |
Como una ola & Como Te Va Mi Amor with Myriam (1G) | Ya me cansé & La cima del cielo | Hasta que me olvides | Malo, El herradero & Tiempos mejores | |
| 3 | Marbella | Ay amor with Isabel | De contrabando | Mírame a los ojos | Sin él | De mí enamórate | Que bello | Ojos así | Atrévete | Es demasiado tarde | Déjame volver contigo | Como la flor | Si quieres verme llorar | Mi problema | Innocente pobre amiga & Es por ti with Vince | No me queda más & Culpable o innocente | El dolor de tu precencia •Cucurrucucú paloma with Colette •Barco a Venus with Yazmín •Sin Miedo a Nada with Samuel |
El chico del apartamento 512 & He Venido a Pedirte Perdón with Samuel | Candela & No Renunciaré with Toñita (1G) | Si te vas •Niña with Julia & Colette •Muriendo Lento with Vince, Renata & Colette •Liston de Tu Pelo with Vince |
Échame a mí la culpa & Te Quedo Grande La Yegua with Toñita (1G) | Sabes a chocolate & Una de dos | Un mundo raro | Si te vas, El sauce y la palma & Lágrimas y lluvia | ||
| 4 | Renata | El sol no regresa with Yazmín | Me pregunto | Mío | Míralo, mírala | Falzas esperanzas | No me enseñaste | Yo no soy esa mujer | Algo Mas | Todo mi corazón | Espacio sidereal | Pero me acuerdo de ti | El último adiós | Volverte a amar | Daría | Rosa pastel & Nunca volvera with Yazmín | No hace falta & Soledad | Ángel & Escondidos with Samuel | Te aviso, te anuncio & Duele with Samuel | ¿Dónde están? & Reloj Cucú with Estrella (1G) | Diablo •Fotografía with Samuel & Vince •Muriendo Lento with Colette, Marbella & Vince |
Te quise tanto & Derroche with Estrella (1G) | Pop & Estés en donde estés | Ni una sola palabra | Espacio sidereal, Serenata huasteca & Eclipse total del amor | |
| 5 | Vince | Responde with Diego | Niña | Uno | Será que no me amas | A to do pulmón | Rayando el sol | Santa Lucía | TBC | Me dediqué a perderte | Corazón partío vs. Sebastián | Sexo, pudor y lágrimas | Te amo | Baila morena | Bulería | New York & Es por ti with Marbella | Princesa tibetana & Hoy tengo ganas de ti | Bienvenidos & Amanecí entre tus brazos with Julia | Livin' la vida loca & Ven dimelo with Samuel | Corazón espinado & No Soy El Aire with Carlos (3G) | Obsesión •Fotografía with Renata & Samuel •Muriendo Lento with Marbella, Renata, Colette •El Liston de tu Pelo with Marbella |
Lo dejaría to do | Mackie el navaja & Antes | Si tú no vuelves with Citlali | Desencadena mi corazon | |
| 6 | Julia | No tengo dinero with Carlos A. | Y te aprovechas | Los caminos de la vida | Tristes recuerdos | Si nos dejan | Ladronzuelo | Piensa en mí | Mi gusto es | Rata de dos patas vs. Niyet | Lo pasado, pasado | Que nadie sepa mi sufrir | Yo no nací para amar | Tú a mí ya no me interesas | Loca | Nube gris & El sirenito with Julio | Antes muerta que sencilla & Ya no te vayas | Baila esta cumbia •Amanecí entre tus brazos with vince •Cielo Rojo with Samuel |
La vida es un carnaval & Pasión with Samuel | Que vengan los bomberos & Pero Te Vas A Arrepentir with Erasmo (4G) | El golpe traidor & Niña with Marbella & Colette | Traicionero with Isabel | ||||
| 7 | Yazmín | El sol no regresa with Renata | ¿Qué hago yo? | Como han pasado los años | La chica ye-ye | Te quedó grande la yegua | Ay amor | Besos de ceniza | Hacer el amor con otro | Por ti | Nada | Tu peor error | Mi error, mi fantasía | Simplemente amigos | Muévelo | No debes jugar & Nunca volvera with Renata | Odio amarte & La differencia | Quiero estar contigo •Si no es ahora with Sebastián •Barco a Venus with Marbella |
Cuéntame & La Tortura with Samuel | Amar sin ser amada & La Ciudad with Jose Luis (4G) | Por besarte with Noé | |||||
| 8 | Sebastián | Eres divina with Cesar | Mi sombra en la pared | No (no asistió) | Ódiame | Corazón partío vs. Vince | Ella | Abrázame vs. Julio | Perdón ¿Porqué? | Mi viejo | La zopilota & Ojala que te mueras with Noé | Te solté la rienda & El aventurero | Amargo adiós & Si no es ahora with Yazmín | No with Carlos A. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Julio | Durmiendo con la luna with Samuel | Mentira | Vamos pa' la conga | Payasito | Abrázame vs. Sebastián | Señora | Viviendo de prisa | El problema & El Sirenito with Julia | Lloviendo estrellas & Si tú supieras | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Noe | Rumores with Jacqueline | Esa pared | Eres | María | Soy un truhán, soy un señor | Secreto de amor | Por amarte así vs.Iván | El abandonado | Y to do ¿Para qué? | Torero | Mi gran noche | Pachuco | Te lo pido por favor | El amigo que se fue | La camisa negra & Ojala que te mueras with Sebastián | Por besarte with Yazmín | |||||||||
| 11 | Isabel | Ay amor with Marbella | El hombre que yo amo | Amor prohibido | Lo siento mi amor | Amiga mía | Mi tierra | Dime | ¿Sabes una cosa? | La gata bajo la lluvia | A fuego lento | Tú | Me gustas mucho tú | Mujer Latina | Sola | Traicionero with Julia | ||||||||||
| 12 | Diego | Responde with Vince | Completamente | El gato en la oscuridad | Sirena | A Dios le pido | Márchate ya | A puro dolor | Ámame hasta con los dientes | Dime ven | Azul | Suave | Al final | Sentimental vs. Diana | Quemándome de amor with Diana | |||||||||||
| 13 | Carlos | No tengo dinero with Julia | Hasta que vuelvas | Ahora que no estás | Como quien pierde una estrella | Desvelado | No me sé rajar | Salomé | ¿Ahora quién? | Y llegaste tú | Las curvas de esa chica | La Chona | No with Sebastián | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Iván | Por amarte así vs.Noé | No podrás | Ave María | Tan enamorado | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Diana | Mírame with Niyet | Seducción | Al pasar | Mírame | Andar conmigo | Te dejo madrid | La playa | Rueda mi mente | Llama por favor | Sentimental vs. Diego | Quemándome de amor with Diego | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Citlali | Me nace del corazón with Armando | Hombres al borde de un ataque de celos | Heridas | Amor eterno | La trampa | Él me mintió | Si una vez | ¿Quién eres tú? | Si tú no vuelves with Vince | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | César | Eres divina with Sebastián | La bomba | Frágil | Mujeres | El pecador | Bella | Tantita pena | Cómo, cuándo, por qué with Alan | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Armando | Me nace del corazón with Citlali | Con mucho corazón | En mis sueños | De pies a cabeza | La culpable | Mi forma de sentir | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Alan | Yo lo comprendo with Colette | Nada fue un error | Tocando fondo | Caraluna | ADO | Cómo, cuándo, por qué with Cesar | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Jaqueline | Rumores with Noé | La carcacha | ¿Dónde irán? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Niyet | Mírame with Diana | No controles | Rata de dos patas vs. Julia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season 6: La Última Generación (2008)
The Final Generation began on August 31, 2008. The Víctor Manuel Reyna StadiumEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million, a recording contract and the new La Academia Trophy.
Perla, María Fernada, Fabiola, Luis Armando and Valeria reached the finale held on December 12, 2008. María Fernanda Alvo Díaz was declared the sixth winner of La Academia.
| Place | Contestants | Age | ity |
| 01 | María Fernanda | 21 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 02 | Fabiola Fabiola Rodas Jackeline Fabiola Rodas Valladares is a Guatemalan singer who gained international fame by coming in 2nd place on the reality show La Academia--Última Generación in 2008; and most recently crowned the winner of El Gran Desafío de Estrellas, defeating the original La Academia winner, Myriam... |
16 | Guatemala |
| 03 | Luis Armando | 24 | Veracruz |
| 04 | Valeria | 16 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 05 | Perla | 17 | Caborca, Sonora |
| 06 | Alex | 21 | Monterrey, N.L. |
| 07 | Jackie | 22 | California |
| 08 | Matías | 23 | Argentina |
| 09 | Wilfredo | 16 | Sinaloa |
| 10 | Esteban | 18 | Texas |
| 11 | Cintia | 17 | Jalisco |
| 12 | Iván | 18 | Mexico, DF |
| 13 | Fátima | 22 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 14 | Héctor | 25 | Monterrey, N.L. |
| 15 | Alba | 15 | Tabasco |
| 16 | Gerardo | 22 | Guatemala |
| 17 | Monserrat | 18 | Veracruz |
| 18 | Dasahev | 19 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| 19 | Alejandra | 15 | Jalisco |
| 20 | José Roberto | 24 | Tecate, Baja California |
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
| Concerts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Contestant | 08/31/08 | 09/07/08 | 09/14/08 | 09/21/08 | 09/28/08 | 10/05/08 | 10/12/08 | 10/19/08 | 10/26/08 | 11/02/08 | 11/09/08 | 11/16/08 | 11/23/08 | 11/30/08 | 12/07/08 | 12/14/08 | |||
| 1 | Ma. Fernanda | El tiempo de ti with Valeria & Alex | Soy sólo un secreto with Gerardo | Cinco minutos with Jackie | ¿Es ella más que yo? with Alex | Yo por él | El me mintió | Mala hierba | Tú | Lo siento with Fabiola | El incondicional with Valeria | La voz de la experiencia | El hombre que yo amo | Ángel | Ángel | Eclipse total del corazón & La Tortura with Luis Armando | Él me mintió & Sobreviviré | |||
| 2 | Fabiola | Las de la intuición with Cintia & Fátima | Volveré with Cintia | Luz sin gravedad with Valeria | Víveme | Daría with Gerardo | El amor coloca | ¿Quién eres tú? | Sé como duele | Lo siento with Ma.Fernanda | Tocando fondo with Alex | Como olvidar | Tristes recuerdos | Cuando baja la marea | Yo´pa ti no estoy | Por cobardía & Ven conmigo with Valeria | Como olvidar & Regresa a mi | |||
| 3 | Luis Armando | Mi credo with Dazahev | Todo cambio with Alba | Por ella | Fuerte no soy | No soy el aire | Los hombres no deben llorar | Hazme olvidarla | Gavilán o paloma | La cosa más bella | Mis ojos lloran por ti with Jackie | La planta | En mi viejo San Juan | Me enamoro de ti | Mi amigo el tordillo | Caminos de Michoacán & La tortura with Ma.Fernanda | Mis ojos lloran por ti & Al final | |||
| 4 | Valeria | El tiempo de ti with Ma.Fernanda & Alex | Hoy ya me voy with Iván | Luz sin gravedad with Fabiola | ¿Qué hago yo? | Falsas esperanzas | Ese hombre with Alex | Sueños rotos | Si una vez | Pienso en ti with Alex | El incondicional with Ma.Fernanda | Detrás de mi ventana | Si quieres verme llorar | De mí enamórate | Aún sin ti | Mentira & Ven conmigo with Fabiola | Ese hombre & Volverte a amar | |||
| 5 | Perla | Estos celos with Esteban & J.Roberto | El sol no regresa with Wilfredo | Duele el amor with Wilfredo | Vete por donde llegaste | Sin él | Innocente pobre amiga | Estés en donde estés with Alba | Tu de que vas | La plaga | Lo haré por ti with Cintia | La papa sin catsup | Carcacha | Cielo rojo | Como tu mujer | Hey Güera & Me nace del corazón with Alex | La papa sin catsup & Lo siento mi amor | |||
| 6 | Alex | El tiempo de ti with Ma.Fernanda & Valeria | A labio dulce with Hector | Me va a extrañar with Gerardo | ¿Es ella más que yo? with Ma.Fernanda | Me equivoqué | Ese hombre with Valeria | Ya no quiero | Quítame a ese hombre | Pienso en ti with Valeria | Tocando fondo with Fabiola | Algo más | Desesperada | Así fue | Huele a peligro | Tarde & Me nace del corazón with Perla | Así fue | |||
| 7 | Jackie | Vuelvo a comenzar with Gerardo & Wilfredo | De rodillas with Esteban | Cinco minutos with Ma.Fernanda | Muriendo lento with Fatima | Labios compartidos with Matías | Si no te hubieras ido | Que ganas de no verte nunca más | A que no le cuentas | Me dediqué a perderte with Esteban | Mis ojos lloran por ti with Luis Armando | Malo | Secreto de amor | Otro día más sin verte | Lloran las rosas | |||||
| 8 | Matías | Como un lobo with Alejandra | Dímelo with Fatima | Buenos días señor sol with Alejandra & Dazahev | Y te vas with Hector | Labios compartidos with Jackie | De música ligera | Lloraré las penas with Hector | Mujeres | Vuelve | Dime ven with Iván | Mientes tan bien | La muralla | Lamento boliviano | ||||||
| 9 | Wilfredo | Vuelvo a comenzar with Jackie & Gerardo | El sol no regresa with Perla | Duele el amor with Perla | Amiga por favor with Iván | Amargo adiós | Y llegaste tú with Cintia | Por mujeres como tú | Bella | Por ti volaré | Mujeres divinas with Esteban | Ahora te puedes marchar | Sueños | Otra vez | ||||||
| 10 | Esteban | Estos celos with Perla & J.Roberto | De rodillas with Jackie | No te pido flores with Monserrat | El tamarindo with Dazahev | Por tu amor with Alba | Y te aprovechas with Alba | Como quien pierde una estrella | Entra en mí vida | Me dediqué a perderte with Jackie | Mujeres divinas with Wilfredo | Sabes a chocolate | El aventurero | |||||||
| 11 | Cintia | Las de la intuición with Fabiola & Fatima | Volveré with Fabiola | Te voy a perder with Iván | Ni una sola palabra | Devórame otra vez with Monserrat | Y llegaste tú with Wilfredo | Besos de ceniza with Fátima | Me equivoqué | Lluvia | Lo haré por ti with Perla | Como me haces falta | ||||||||
| 12 | Iván | Un montón de estrellas with Alba & Monserrat | Hoy ya me voy with Valeria | Te voy a perder with Cintia | Amiga por favor with Wilfredo | Si tu te atreves | Niña with Gerardo | La bomba | No me doy por vencido | Princesa tibetana | Dime ven with Matías | |||||||||
| 13 | Fátima | Las de la intuición with Cintia & Fabiola | Dímelo with Matías | Cada que with Hector | Muriendo lento with Jackie | Tatuajes with Hector | No me enseñaste | Besos de ceniza with Cintia | Una noche de copas | Antología | ||||||||||
| 14 | Héctor | Me enamora | A labio dulce with Jackie | Cada que with Fatima | Y te vas with Matías | Tatuajes with Fatima | Bruja hada | Lloraré las penas with Matías | Chica de Humo | |||||||||||
| 15 | Alba | Un montón de estrellas with Iván & Monserrat | Todo cambio with Luis Armando | Mi error, mi fantasía | Amor de mis amores | Por tu amor with Esteban | Y te aprovechas with Esteban | Estés en donde estés with Perla | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Gerardo | Vuelvo a comenzar with Jackie & Wilfredo | Soy solo un secreto with Ma.Fernanda | Me va a extrañar with Alex | Te Amo | Daría with Fabiola | Niña with Iván | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Monserrat | Un montón de estrellas with Ivan & Alba | El presente with Alejandra | No te pido flores with Esteban | Yo no te pido la Luna | Devórame otra vez with Cintia | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Dazahev | Mi credo with Luis Armando | No podrás with J. Roberto | Buenos días señor sol with Aejandra & Matías | El tamarindo with Esteban | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Alejandra | Como un lobo with Matías | El presente with Monserrat | Buenos días señor sol with Matías & Dazahev | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | José Roberto | Estos celos with Perla & Esteban | No podrás with Dazahev | |||||||||||||||||
Season 7: La Nueva Academia (2009)
The New Academy was renewed due to the popular demand and headed by the most outspoken critic, Lolita Cortez, beginning on October 4, 2009. This season featured 36 contestans, and seven, became finalists. The Víctor Manuel Reyna StadiumEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas once again served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the lowest top prize of MN$1 million and a recording contract.
Agustín, Oscar, Fabiola, Sebastián, Menny, Giovanna and Napoleón reached the finale held on December 20, 2009. Giovanna Nicole Paz was declared the seventh winner of La Academia.
| Place | Contestant | Age | City |
| 01 | Giovanna Paz | 16 | Manzanillo, Colima |
| 02 | Sebastián Martingaste | 25 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Napoleón Robleto | 23 | Guatemala, Guatemala | |
| 04 | Agustín Argüello | 19 | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 05 | Menny Carrasco | 26 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| 06 | Oscar Jiménez | 22 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 07 | Fabiola Jaramillo | 30 | Orizaba, Veracruz |
| 08 | Jaccyve Álvarez | 23 | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz |
| 09 | Mike Bobadilla | 28 | Culiacán, Sinaloa |
| 10 | Luz Leguizama | 24 | Oakland, California (USA) |
| 11 | Rod Pérez | 17 | Mérida, Yucatán |
| 12 | Patricia Ahjtung | 15 | Catemaco, Veracruz |
| 13 | Alejandra Capelini | 22 | Jalapa, Veracruz |
| 14 | María Reynoso | 18 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 15 | Daniel Solís* | 41* | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 16 | Adriana Sánchez | 29 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 17 - 19 | Mayrenne Carvajal | 40 | Veracruz |
| Roy Rosas | 32 | Nogales, Sonora | |
| Yadhira Mendez | 21 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | |
| 20 - 23 | Brian Vega | 21 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Carlos Pleasant | 28 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | |
| Luis Guillen | 38 | Los Angeles, California (USA) | |
| Roberto Vázquez | 29 | León, Guanajuato | |
| 24 - 28 | Alex García | 15 | Monclova, Coahuila |
| Dafne Olivera | 40 | Mexico D.F | |
| Ingrid Álvarez | 15 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | |
| Mell Rivera | 24 | Los Angeles, California (USA) | |
| Nicole Vargas | 17 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| 29 - 35 | Alberto Campos | 24 | México D.F |
| Da Rodríguez | 23 | México D.F | |
| Denisse Marion Vega | 22 | México D.F | |
| Kurt Arredondo | 27 | Irapuato, Guanajuato | |
| Manuel Ortiz | 22 | Sonora, Sonora | |
| Melissa Norzagaray | 17 | Sinaloa | |
| Michelle Quintero | 28 | Cuidad Obregón, Sonora | |
| -- | Jorge Vázquez | 20 | Los Angeles, California (USA) |
- Jesús Antonio Guerrero is Daniel Solís's real birth name and 47 was his real age when he was expelled
- Winner
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
- Left the competition
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| Rank | Contestant | 10/04/09 | 10/11/09 | 10/18/09 | 10/25/09 | 11/01/09 | 11/08/09 | 11/15/09 | 11/22/09 | 11/29/09 | 12/06/09 | 12/13/09 | 12/20/09 |
| 1 | Giovanna | Me muero | En su lugar | Angel | El baile del gorila | Dejame ir | Amores extraños | Irremediable | Odio amarte | Manos al aire & A quien tú decidiste amar with Rod | Una canción no es suficiente & Florecita rockera | Pero me acuerdo de ti & Contigo si with Yahir (1G) | Oye, El cofrecito, Ángel & Ladronzuelo |
| 2 | Sebastián | Ángel | Déjame llorar | Persiana americana | Buleria | Angel | Esta ausencia | Que nivel de mujer | Caray | Esclavo de tus besos & La tortura with Luz' | Tengo to do excepto a ti & Música ligera | Hazme olvidar & A puro dolor with Samuel (5G) | La Bomba, Digale, No sé tú & Juliana |
| Napoleón | Mujeres | Sueña | Estos celos | Vive | Aquí estoy yo | Jamas | Regresa a mí | Volveré | Lo pasado pasado & Maracas with Mike | Te mando flores & Ven báilalo | Te conozco & Vivo por ella with Fabiola (6G) | Entrega total, Qué será, El día que me quieras, & La cosa más bella | |
| 4 | Agustín | Y tu te vas | Al final | Provocame | Kilómetros | Cuando nadie me ve | María | No me quiero enamorar | Hazme una señal & Imagíname sin ti | Hoy tengo ganas de ti & Colgado en tus manos with Fabiola | Usted se me llevo la vida & Procuro olvidarte | Almohada & Vivir lo nuestro with Toñita (1G) | Es mejor asi, Secreto de amor, Hasta ayer & Sueños |
| 5 | Menny | Todo cambió | No soy el aire | Vuelve | Corazón partido | Ahora quien | Te amo | Princesa tibetana | Cuando seas grande | Cielo & Dejame vivir with Jaccyve & Oscar | TBC & Te solté la rienda | A Dios le pido & Si no estas conmigo with Cynthia (4G) | Sueña, Burbujas de amor & Será que no me amas |
| 6 | Oscar | Sin tantita pena | Te sigo amando | Color esperanza | Mi historia entre tus dedos | No | Un montón de estrellas | Entra en mi vida | Lluvia & Mátalas | Canta corazón & Dejame vivir with Jaccyve & Menny | Ya lo sé que tú Vas & Coleccionista de canciones | Me dediqué a perderte & Escondidos with Nadia (1G) | Como quién pierde una estrella & Te amo |
| 7 | Fabiola | Devórame otra vez | Como olvidar | El amor coloca | Yo te pido amor | Techno cumbia | Malo | Loba | No soy una señora | Mi viejo & Colgado en tus manos with Agustín | Derroche & Mi gusto es | Aire & Me gusta estar contigo with Raúl (1G) | El hombre que yo amo |
| 8 | Jaccyve | Si tu eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer | Oye mi canto | Ven conmigo | A quien | Mi alma te seguirá | No te pido flores | El tiempo de ti | A fuego lento & Como una ola | Cielo rojo & Dejame vivir with Oscar & Menny | Casi perfecto & Me quieres cotorrear | Aca Entre nos with Erasmo (4G) | |
| 9 | Mike | Amargo adiós | Procura | No me se rajar | Azul | Suavemente | Vive | Corazón espinado | Mi primer millón | Mi credo & Maracas with Napoleón | Payasito & Desvelado | El triste with Adrián (4G) | |
| 10 | Luz | Mi error mi fantasía | De contrabando | Techno cumbia | Sin el | Como tu | Traicionero | El príncipe | Mis ojos lloran por ti & De contrabando | Inolvidable & La tortura with Sebastián | Si la quieres | ||
| 11 | Rodrigo | Mi dulce niña | Tocando fondo | Las curvas de esa chica | Antes | Heroe | Sueños | Latin Party & Chiquilla | Y te vas & A quien tú decidiste amar with Giovanna | ||||
| 12 | Patricia | Al pasar | Bella traición | Mirame | Llama por favor | Amor de mis amores | La vida que va | Tristes recuerdos | Te quise tanto & Eternamente bella | ||||
| 13 | Alejandra Capellini | Las de la intuición | Una de dos | Una noche de copas | Me gustas mucho | Gloria | Causa y effecto | Celos | |||||
| 14 | María Alejandra | Amor a medias | En el 2000 | Que hago yo | Tu veneno | Que te quería | La cigarra | ||||||
| 15 | Daniel | De rodillas te pido | La chona | Si no te hubieras ido | Amor del bueno | Ni en defensa propia | A chillar a otra parte | ||||||
| 16 | Adriana | Y yo sigo aquí | Isla bonita | Soledad | Matalos | Piel morena | |||||||
| 17 | Mayrenne | El me mintió | Mentira | Huele a peligro | Que bello | Esta soledad | |||||||
| Roy | Ojalá que te mueras | Busca amor | Por mujeres como tú | Fruta fresca | Tu cárcel | ||||||||
| Yadhira | Hoy ya me voy | Rosa pastel | Ya no quiero | Bandido | |||||||||
| 18 | Roberto | Y llegaste tú | El aventurero | Vete ya | |||||||||
| Brian | Piensa en ti | Que pides tu | La incondicional | ||||||||||
| Carlos | Un buen perdedor | Noviembre sin ti | Ven dímelo | ||||||||||
| Luis | La cima del cielo | Miedo | Bella | ||||||||||
| 19 | Alex | Aire | No podrás | ||||||||||
| Nicole | Me equivoqué | Candela | |||||||||||
| Dafne | Acaríciame | Por cobardía | |||||||||||
| Ingrid | Tu no eres para mí | Cómo hemos cambiado | |||||||||||
| Mell | Como la flor | Será porqué te amo | |||||||||||
| 20 | Kurt | Fotografía | |||||||||||
| Denisse | Mirame a los ojos | ||||||||||||
| Manuel | Pégate | ||||||||||||
| Alberto | A puro dolor | ||||||||||||
| Melissa | Amor de Papel | ||||||||||||
| Daniela | Rueda mi mente | ||||||||||||
| Michelle | Ojalá que llueva café | ||||||||||||
Season 8: Bicentenario (2010)
Bicentennial was the name given to this season in honor of the 200 years of Mexican independence. It began on September 12, 2010, featuring 49 contestants, and 10 finalists, marking an all-time high for series. The Víctor Manuel Reyna StadiumEstadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...
in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the finale for a third time.
For the first time ever, two winners were announced: one was chosen by the panel of critics as well as Lolita Cortez and La Academia teachers, winning the International Prize of US$20,000; the other was chosen by the viewers, winning La Academia: Bicentenario and MN$1 million.
Luis, Eri, Gerardo, Esmeralda, Carolina, Johnny, Daniel, Edgar, Paolo and Edu reached the finale held on December 19, 2010. Esmeralda Ugalde Mota was declared the eighth winner of La Academia. Paolo Ragone won the first International Prize.
| Place | Contestant | Age | Country/Residence |
| 01 | Esmeralda Ugalde | 18 |  San Ciro de Acosta, San Luis Potosí |
| 01(2) | Paolo Ragone | 28 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 02 | Carolina Soto | 27 |  Rancagua, Chile |
| 03 | Edgar García | 15 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| 04 | Luis González | 29 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
| 05 | Edu del Prado | 33 |  Spain |
| 06 | Johnny Morales | 30 |  Caracas, Venezuela |
| 07 | Daniel Riolobos | 24 | Federal District |
| 08 | Gerardo Cuevas | 25 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 09 | Eri Carranco | 29 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 10 | María López | 25 | Mexicali, Baja California |
| 11 | Álvaro Bautista | 23 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 12 | Benjamín Rosales | 29 | Tucumán, Argentina |
| 13 | Andrés Alejandre | 25 | Ensenada, Baja California |
| 14 | Deyra Cornejo | 35 | Villa Juárez, Sonora |
| 15 | Guillermo Martín | 29 | Spain |
| 16 | Isabel Marín de León | 18 |  Guatemala |
| 17 | Belén Castorena | 25 | Cancún, Quintana Roo |
| 18 | Denise Faro | 22 |  Rome, Italy |
| 19 | Gina Rivera | 24 | Veracruz |
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| Eddie Bilalovic | 22 | Federal District |
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| Mark Lewin | 22 | Venezuela |
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| 22 - 24 | Jorge Tinoco | 19 | Guanajuato |
| Lizette Limón | 17 | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur |
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| Sandra Estrada | 16 | Hidalgo |
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| 25 - 32 | Daniella Augspurg | 19 |  El Salvador |
| Elaine Hernández | 41 |  Cuba |
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| Eduardo Jiménez | 32 | Federal District |
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| Karla Silva | 19 | Campeche |
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| Leonardo Ruiz | 27 | Michoacán |
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| Leonel Regata | 21 | Cuba |
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| Rosendo Robles | 22 | Glendale, California | |
| Ventura Esquiviaz | 20 | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
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| Brisa Carillo | 17 | Chihuahua |
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| Carmen Vásquez | 16 | Tlaxcala |
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| David Duclaud | 26 | Morelos |
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| Dayana Falcón | 21 | Cuba |
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| Florentina González | 31 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| Josue Bravo | 26 | Puebla |
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| Lupita Infante | 23 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Mariana Niebla | 23 | Durango |
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| Nicolas Padilla | 19 | Colima |
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| Paloma Naya | 18 | Tepic, Nayarit |
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| Paola Bustamante | 22 | Querétaro |
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| Pepe Betancourt | 28 | Torreón, Coahuila |
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| Santa Degyves | 37 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
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| Santiago Pérez | 18 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
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| Sonia Mayorga | 22 | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
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| Verónica Ramos | 27 | Ensenada, Baja California |
- Winner of La Academia: Bicentenario
- Winner of the International Prize
- Runners-Up
- Finalist
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| Rank | Contestant | 09/12/2010 | 09/19/2010 | 09/26/2010 | 10/03/2010 | 10/10/2010 | 10/17/2010 | 10/24/2010 | 10/31/2010 | 11/07/2010 | 11/14/2010 | 11/21/2010 | 11/28/2010 | 12/05/2010 | 12/12/2010 | 12/19/2010 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Esmeralda | Bandido with Lizette | Y lo busqué | Mátalos | Me gusta estar contigo | Aire | Si quieres verme llorar | Si te vas | Lo que una chica por amor es capaz | Aires del Mayab | Hombres al borde de un ataque | Me nace del corazón & Estoy enamorada with Johnny | No me arrepiento de este amor | Te quedó grande la yegua | Cómo me haces falta & Déjame vivir with Raúl (1G) | El pastor & Mi error, mi fantasia | ||||||||||
| 1* | Paolo | El yerbatero with Benjamín | Mi princesa | Lloviendo estrellas | Me enamoré de tí | Inolvidable | No para de llover | Mientes | Esclavo de tus besos | Como quien pierde una estrella | Hazme una señal | Se murió el amor | Bésame | La camisa negra & La tortura with María | Te sigo amando & Estar contigo with Cynthia (4G) | No & Dígale | ||||||||||
| 2 | Carolina | Mi tierra with Isabel | Bandolero | Detrás de mi ventana | Te estás pasando | Mentiras | Un sueño impossible | Falsas esperanzas | Ese hombre | Sobreviviré | Él me mintió | El chico del apartamento 512 | Gracias a Dios | Mudanzas | Oye & Vivo por ella with Carlos (3G) | El amor coloca & Sola otra vez | ||||||||||
| 3 | Edgar | Me va a extrañar with Álvaro | Entra en mi vida | Si no te hubieras ido | Vive | Suavemente | Palabras tristes | Te presumo | 12 Rosas | El próximo viernes | Cuando seas grande | La maldita primavera | Tatuajes | La chica del bikini azul & La calle with Edu | En esta primavera & A quien tu decidiste amar with Giovanna (7G) | Hasta que me olvides & Cuando seas grande | ||||||||||
| 4 | Luis | En los puritos huesos with Santiago | Mi credo | Historia de un taxi | Cómo me duele | Por amarte así | Amargo adiós | La manzanita | La differencia | Mi primer millón | A chillar a otra parte | Lo pasado, pasado | El enamorado | Volveré | La María & 24 horas with Adrián (4G) | Mi primer millón & Sin evidencia | ||||||||||
| 5 | Edu | Corazón partío with Guillermo | Torero | Ave María | Ángel | Que vida la mia | Cardio | Bruja Hada | Me enamora | La media vuelta | Danza kuduro | Bulería | A puro dolor & La calle with Edgar | Todo cambió & Bella señora with Samuel (5G) | Ave María & Vuelve | |||||||||||
| 6 | Johnny | Mi niña bonita with Mark | Alucinado | ¿Y cómo es él? | Guapa | A Dios le pido | Si tu supieras | Amor, amor, amor | Momentos | Dímelo | Jamás | Fuego de noche, nieve de día & Estoy enamorada with Esmeralda | Ingrata | Qué precio tiene el cielo | Como yo nadie te ha amado & Entra en mi vida with Laura (1G) & Dulce (3G) | Aquí estoy yo & Mi Niña Bonita | ||||||||||
| 7 | Daniel | El viajero with Eduardo & Pepe | Sin tantita pena | Aléjate de mí | Pero qué necesidad | Amor eterno | Soldado del amor | El triste | La vida loca | Qué nivel de mujer | Lo que tú necesitas | Dime que me quieres | Perdóname | ¿Quién piensa en tí? | ¿Qué voy a hacer sin tí? & No me ames with G6 (MaFernanda, Valeria, Fátima & Alex) (6G) | Ya es muy tarde | ||||||||||
| 8 | Gerardo | Por tu amor with Rosendo | El aventurero | Vive | Víveme y Déjame vivir | Tocando fondo | Más que tu amigo | Un montón de estrellas | Hoy tengo ganas de tí | Amarte a la Antigua | Mis ojos lloran por tí | Amante bandido | Me encantas | No soy el aire | Ayer pedí & Mi ciudad with Nadia (1G) | No me sé rajar | ||||||||||
| 9 | Eri | Te aprovechas with María & Lupita | Amor de tres | Sobreviviré | Yo no soy esa mujer | Yo sin tu amor | Inolvidable | Luna mágica | Caray | Amor a la mexicana | La ocasión para amarnos | Lo siento mi amor & Celos with Benjamín | Todos me miran | Pero me acuerdo de tí | No debes jugar & Pasión with César (3G) | ¿Cómo te va mi amor? | ||||||||||
| 10 | María | Te aprovechas with Eri & Lupita | Equivocada | Volverte a amar | Soledad | Inevitable | Sueños rotos | Reina de corazones | Loca | Barco a Venus | En su lugar | Espacio sidereal | Nada de más | Se me olvidó otra vez & La tortura with Paolo | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Álvaro | Me va a extrañar with Edgar | Por debajo de la mesa | Labios de miel | Estuve | Como yo te amo | Nunca voy a olvidarte | Tú no sabes qué tanto | Es mejor así | Sentimental | Se me va la voz | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Benjamín | El yerbatero with Paolo | Pégate | Mi dulce niña | Desde cuando | Salomé | Tiempo para enamorarnos | Mi gran noche | Princesa tibetana | Sombras | Bom Bom | Antes & Celos with Eri | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Andrés | Estos celos with Eddie | Noviembre sin tí | Me dediqué a perderte | Disculpe usted | ¿Ahora quién? | Nada de nada | Por mujeres como tú | Lo intentamos | La cima del cielo | Ámame hasta con los dientes | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Deyra | Ahora que estuviste lejos with Paloma | De contrabando | Cheque en blanco | No soy una señora | Me Muero | No me queda más | Que nadie sepa mi sufrir | Míralo, mírala | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Guillermo | Corazón partío with Edu | Tan enamorado | Tu nombre me sabe a hierba | Valió la pena | Vivir así es morir de amor | Persiana americana | Estoy enamorado | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Isabel | Mi tierra with Carolina | Mi amor, amor | Daría | Amor a medias | Afortunadamente no eres tú | Ángel | Adelante corazón | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Belén | Quítame a ese hombre with Verónica | Noche de copas | Huele a peligro | Bombón asesino | Tú | No te pido flores | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Denise | El sol no regresa with Daniella | Víveme | Las pequeñas cosas | Dopamina | Ya no quiero | Me Muero | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Gina | Amiga mía with Santa | ¿Qué te pasa? | Gitana | Dejame volver contigo | X | Me Muero | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20-21 | Eddie | Estos celos with Andrés | Usted se me llevó la vida | ¿Quién de los dos será? | La chica de humo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark | Mi niña bonita with Jhonny | El amor | Yo no sé mañana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-24 | Jorge | Así es la vida with Leonel & Josué | TBC | Dime ven | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandra | Tú no eres para mí with Brisa | Ven conmigo | Me hipnotizas | Me Muero | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lizette | Bandido with Esmeralda | Piel morena | Cinco minutos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-32 | Eduardo | El viajero with Daniel & Pepe | Tu cárcel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonel | Así es la vida with Jorge & Josué | Lo que no fue no será | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosendo | Por tu amor with Gerardo | Ojalá que te mueras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniella | El sol no regresa with Denisse | Ni rosas ni juguetes | Me Muero | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | Tu boca with David | A labio dulce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elaine | El hierberito with Dayana | La negra tiene tumbao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonardo | No tengo dinero with Nicolás | Secreto de amor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karla | Me gustas mucho with Florentina | Antes muerta que sencilla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33-49 | Paloma | Ahora que estuviste lejos with Deyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Verónica | Quítame a ese hombre with Belén | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florentina | Me gustas mucho with Karla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicolás | No tengo dinero with Leonardo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa | Amiga mía with Gina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepe | El viajero with Daniel & Eduardo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayana | El hierberito with Elaine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josué | Así es la vida with Jorge & Leonel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carmen | México lindo y querido with Paola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paola | México lindo y querido with Carmen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lupita | Te aprovechas with Eri & María |
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| David | Tu boca with Ventura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santiago | En los puritos huesos with Luis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisa | Tú no eres para mí with Sandra | Me Muero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariana | ¿Dónde están? with Sonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonia | ¿Dónde están? with Mariana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season 9: La Academia 2011 (2011)
The Academy 2011 premiered on August 21 and it is the first reality show to be aired in 3D. It featured 35 contestants. The season was led by Eduardo Capetillo, and hosted by his wife Biby Gaitán accompanied by Rafael Araneda. During the middle of the competition, on October 26, Eduardo Capetillo announced to the contestants that Magda Rodriguez was no longer the producer (she was fired due to low raitings). Juan Navarrete became the new producer. At the end of the 11th. Concert, Eduardo Captillo announced that he would look for new contestants to join the competition. On the 12th. and 13th. Concert, 6 new contestants (Cecilia, Dianela, Héctor, Valeria, Alfonso, Gaby) were brought to the competition.| Place | Contestant | Age | City |
| Valeria Cox | 26 | Chile |
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| Cecilia de la Cueva | 25 | México D.F |
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| Yanilen Díaz | 25 | Cuba |
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| Carmen Rios | 25 |  San Francisco, USA |
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| Emanuel Peña | 15 | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur |
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| Hancer Pérez | 19 | Guatemala |
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| Gustavo Cornejo | 30 | Chicago, USA |
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| Ronald Martínez | 31 | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Pablo Balzano | 27 | Argentina |
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| Gil Álvarez | 23 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| Erick Sandoval | 26 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| 12 | Alfonso | 33 | México D.F |
| 13 | Héctor Ruiz | 24 | Tuxla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
| 14 | Lizbeth Colin | 15 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| 15-16 | Gaby Albo | 20 | México D.F |
| Denisha Audifred | 29 | Torreón, Coahuila |
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| 17 | Dianela | 26 | Durango |
| 18 | Melissa Barrera | 21 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| 19 | Paco Zazueta | 24 | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora |
| 20-22 | Jose Antonio Mora | 23 |  Loja, Ecuador |
| Javi Baerga | 23 |  Puerto Rico |
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| Jesus Falcón | 26 | Macuspana, Tabasco |
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| 23-24 | Eduardo D' Esezarate | 23 | Puebla, Puebla |
| Tadeo Bustamante | 29 | Cancún, Quintana Roo |
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| 25 | Gaby Luna | 18 | Durango, Durango |
| 26 | Frank Díaz | 19 | Los Angeles, USA |
| 27 | Dariela Vallejo | 25 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| 28 | Yazmín Sanchez | 15 | Tempoal, Veracruz |
| 29 | Huicho Pérez | 15 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| 30 | Mariana Balquiarena | 20 | Los Angeles, USA |
| 31 | Noe Varela | 18 | Houston, USA |
| 32-33 | Alan Martin | 21 | Tepatitlán, Jalisco |
| Cecy Magaña | 22 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| 34-36 | Bárbara Ibarra | 16 | Monterrey, Nvo. Leon |
| Karen Lopez | 21 | Culiacán, Sinaloa |
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| Sergio Aguilar | 21 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| 37-41 | Giselle Rodriguez | 18 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
| Jacqueline Solis | 28 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| Elisa Castellanos | 17 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
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| Arón Manzanero | 19 | Mérida, Yucatán |
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| Yamileth Hernández | 21 | Poza Rica, Veracruz |
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| Rank | Contestant | 08/21/11 | 08/28/11 | 09/04/11 | 09/11/11 | 09/18/11 | 09/25/11 | 10/02/11 | 10/09/11 | 10/16/11 | 10/23/11 | 10/30/11 | 11/06/11 | 11/13/11 | 11/20/11 | 11/27/11 | 12/04/11 | 12/11/11 | 12/18/11 | |||||
| Carmen | Bad romance with Tadeo | Es ella mas que yo? with Melissa | Inolvidable | Rabiosa with Yanilen | Te quedo grande la yegua | Oops!...I did it again | Las de la intuicion | Devorame otra vez | Ay amor | Querida socia | El chico del apartamento 512 | Quitame a ese hombre | Que Bello | No me ames with Erick | Toxic | Simplemente amigos | ||||||||
| Cecilia | I will always love you | El sol no regresa | Candela | Te dejo en libertad | Mentira & Gitana | |||||||||||||||||||
| Emanuel | Cucurrucucú Paloma with Lizbeth | Tu angelito soy yo with Yanilen | La de la mochila azul with Huicho | Lloviendo estrellas with Pablo | Decidete | Por amarte asi | Se nos murio el amor | Baby | Me gusta to do de ti | Desvelado | Y llegaste tu | Me Encantas & Mañana |
Con todos menos conmigo | A labio dulce | Sueña & Es mejor asi | |||||||||
| Erick | Secreto de amor with Eduardo | Mi funeral with Gustavo | Corazón partío with Paco | La chica del humo with Hancer | Escapar | Ayer te pedi | Estuve | Pero te vas arrepentir | La incondicional | No podras | Aire | He venido a pedirte perdón & Miedo |
No me ames with Carmen | Será que no me amas | El ausente & Lloraré las penas | |||||||||
| Gil | Aléjate de mí with J.Antonio | A donde vamos a parar | Vuelve with Pablo | Amarte es un placer with Ronald | Usted se me llevo la vida | Sway | Todo cambio | Quien piensa en ti | Como quien pierde una estrella | Toda la vida | Te amo | La cima del cielo | Tan enamorados | No basta | Te mando flores | Si tú supieras | ||||||||
| Gustavo | Golpes en el corazón with Melissa | Mi funeral with Eduardo | Llamado de emergencia with Noé | México en la piel with Lizbeth | Mas que tu amigo | Mi credo | La jaula de oro | Amargo adios | He renunciado a ti | Prometiste | Si no te hubieras ido | La puerta negra | Ójala que te mueras | ¿Y todo para qué? & La pareja ideal with Gaby |
Lo dejaria todo | Morenita | ||||||||
| Hancer | Llueve El amor with Noé & Ronald | Mientes with Paco | Nunca voy a olvidarte with Gaby | La chica del humo with Erick | Se me va la voz | Al fin te encontre | El Yerbatero | Inolvidable | Obsesión | No me digas que no | Mujeres | Azul | La Bilirrubina & Otra como tú |
Bambú | Otra vez & Ángel | Sirena | ||||||||
| Pablo | Yo no sé mañana with Paco | Danza kuduro with J.Antonio | Vuelve with Gil | Lloviendo estrellas with Emanuel | A dios le pido | Dime ven | Ave Maria | Persiana americana | Para no verte mas | Tu carcel | Heroe | Suave | Otro día más sin verte | Princesa tibetana | Que vida la mia & Como yo nadie te ha amado | Fuego de noche, nieve de dia | ||||||||
| Ronald | Llueve el amor with Noé & Hancer | Estos celos with Eduardo | Provócame with Alan | Amarte es un placer with Gil | A puro dolor | Livin' la vida loca | Sueños | Para siempre | Tu boca | Dímelo | Entregate | Valió la pena | Dígale | Como un lobo | Soldado del amor | Y tú te vas | ||||||||
| Valeria | Falsas esperanzas | Ciega sordomuda | Adelante corazon & Pero me acuerdo de ti | Ese hombre & El amor coloca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yanilen | El Hierberito Moderno | Tu angelito soy yo with Emanuel | No tengo dinero with Frank | Rabiosa with Carmen | Mi amor, amor | Como Olvidar | Amor a la mexicana | Vestida de azúcar | Me gustas tanto | Conga | Tu no eres para mi | Oye mi canto | Guantanamera | Inevitable | Piel morena | Derroche | ||||||||
| 12 | Alfonso | Por ti volaré | Gavilan o paloma & Vivo por ella with Denisha |
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| 13 | Héctor | El Triste | Por amarte | Te amo | Nada valgo sin tu amor & Bruja Hada | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lizbeth | Cucurrucucú paloma with Emanuel | Mi error mi fantasia | Volcán with Jesús | México en la piel with Gustavo | La Differencia | Cielo rojo | Paloma negra | La media vuelta | La cigarra | Mátalos | Tú | ||||||||||||
| 15-16 | Gaby | Ángel | Ya no quiero & La pareja ideal with Gustavo |
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| Denisha | De mí enamórate with Dariela & Frank | Hacer el amor con otro with Tadeo | Qué nos pasó with Javi | Mentiras | Sobreviviré | Déjame volver contigo | En su lugar | Odio amarte | Hoy ya me voy | La ocasión para amarnos | El me mintio | Rolling in the deep | Óye | Como te va mi amor & Vivo por ella with Alfonso |
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| 17 | Dianela | Si tu no estás | Entre tú y mil mares | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Melissa | Golpes en el corazón with Gustavo | Es ella mas que yo with Carmen | Hot N Cold with Mariana | Cuando me enamoro with Paco | I will survive | Volverte a Amar | Firework | Ese hombre no se toca | En cambio no | Amor del papel | De mujer a mujer | Estes en donde estes | Desesperada y Gracias a dios | ||||||||||
| 19 | Paco | Yo no sé mañana with Pablo | Mientes with Hancer | Corazón partío with Erick | Cuando me enamoro with Melissa | A chillar a otra parte | No | Invisible | Guapa | La locura | El aventurero | Me dedique a perderte | Que voy a hacer con mi amor | |||||||||||
| 20-22 | J.Antonio | Aléjate de mí with Gil | Danza kuduro with Pablo | No me se rajar with Eduardo | Que precio tiene el cielo with Javi | Aquí estoy yo | Ahora quien | Respira | Atado a tu amor | |||||||||||||||
| Javi | Más with Sergio | Peligro with Jesús | Qué nos pasó with Denisha | Que precio tiene el cielo with J.Antonio | Just the way you are | Claridad | Torero | Mi historia entre tus dedos | Dame una señal chiquita | Me enamora | Lluvia | |||||||||||||
| Jesús | Quien como tú with Jacqueline | Peligro with Javi | Volcán with Lizbeth | Jamás | Te sigo amando | Besame | El amor | Amor del bueno | Me va extranar | Amante bandido | ||||||||||||||
| 23-24 | Eduardo | Secreto de amor with Erick | Estos celos with Ronald | No Me Se Rajar with J.Antonio | El enamorado | Hoy tengo ganas de ti | Por mujeres como tu | Volvere | Quien te quiere como yo | Asi es la vida | La cita | |||||||||||||
| Tadeo | Bad romance with Carmen | Hacer el amor con otro with Denisha | Like a virgin | ¿A quién le importa? with Gaby | Algo mas | Cinco minutos | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | Mala hierba | Me quieres cotorrear | Ni tu ni nadie | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | Gaby | Autos, moda y rock and roll with Bárbara & Giselle | Vuela mas alto with Sergio | Nunca voy a olvidarte with Hancer | ¿A quién le importa? with Tadeo | Impermeable | La Cigarra | Fanfarrón | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Frank | De mí enamórate with Denisha & Dariela | Sexy chick with Noé | No tengo dinero with Yanilen | New York | Un monton de estrellas | Innocente pobre amiga | Entra en mi vida | Sentimental | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Dariela | De mí enamórate with Denisha & Frank | Vivir asi es morir de amor with Huicho | Luna mágica with Cecy | Huele a peligro with Melissa | Irremediable | Daria | La maldita primavera | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Yazmín | Equivocada with Cecy | Muriendo lento with Alan | Quinceañera | Mi dulce niña with Huicho | Somewhere over the raibow | Ángel | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Huicho | Por ti volaré | Vivir asi es morir de amor with Dariela | La de la mochila azul with Emanuel | Mi dulce niña with Yazmín | La Bikina | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Mariana | De contrabando with Elisa | Que te queria with Karen | Hot N Cold with Melissa | Huele a peligro with Dariela | Si tu eres mi hombre y yo tu mujer | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Noé | Llueve El amor with Hancer & Ronald | Sexy chick with Frank | Llamado de emergencia with Gustavo | El enamorado | |||||||||||||||||||
| 32-33 | Alan | Esclavo de tus besos with Aron | Muriendo lento with Yazmín | Provócame with Ronald | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cecy | Equivocada with Yazmín | Los amantes with Barbara | Luna mágica with Dariela | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34-36 | Bárabara | Autos, moda y rock and roll with Gaby & Giselle | Los amantes with Cecy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karen | Un nuevo amor with Yamileth | Que te queria with Mariana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergio | Más with Javi | Vuela mas alto with Gaby | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37-41 | Áron | Esclavo de tus besos with Alan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elisa | De contrabando with Mariana | Así fué | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giselle | Autos, moda y rock and roll with Cecy & Barbara | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacqueline | Quien como tú with Jesús | Yo te pido amor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yamileth | Un nuevo amor with Karen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-Offs
| Show | Seasons | Concerts | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Desafío de Estrellas | 1-2 | 15 | April 6, 2003 | July 13, 2003 |
| Homenaje A... | 1-2 | 11 | July 20, 2003 | September 28, 2003 |
| La Academia USA La Academia USA La Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had... |
USA | 15 | November 20, 2005 | February 26, 2006 |
| 2nd Desafío de Estrellas | 1-4 | 22 | January 8, 2006 | June 25, 2006 |
| El Gran Desafío de Estrellas | 1-6 | 14 | April 19, 2009 | July 26, 2009 |
| Segunda Opportunidad | 1-7 | 11 | March 21, 2010 | June 6, 2010 |
Desafio De Estrellas (2003, 2006, 2009)
Desafío de Estrellas is a Mexican musical show produced and distributed by TV AztecaTV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
, the second most important network in the country. The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first place prize. TV Azteca has, until 2006, produced two versions of the program, one in 2003 and the other in 2006.
- The 2003 version consisted only of former contestants of La Academia, another TV Azteca-produced show which had already garnished two seasons and, in the process, taken away rating from TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
, the prime network of the country. - The 2006 version, on the other hand, consisted of both former contestants of La Academia (all four seasons), as well as other artists produced by TV Azteca in the middle and late 90s.
- Later in 2009 a third season took place with former contestants of the six seasons of la academia.
Homenaje a...(2003)
Tribute to... placed season 1 and 2 contestants against each other each Sunday to compete for $100,000 pesos.La Academia USA (2005–2006)
This edition expanded the franchise to the United States, where Mariana Vargas was the winner.Segunda Oportunidad (2010)
Second Chance premiered on March 21, 2010. This show featured former contestants from seasons 1 to 7 who competed for a second chance at the competition and the music industry. The show featured 53 contestants from the 7 generations of "La Academia" and "La Academia USA". On March 4, 50 contestants were announced, the other two will be chosen by voters on the internet. On March 10, they announced the composition of 13 teams of four members each.La Academia Kids (2011 Cancelled)
It was presented at La Academia Bicentenario Finale with TatianaTatiana (singer)
Tatiana Palacios Chapa , better known as simply "Tatiana", is a Mexican singer and actress.-Birth and childhood:Tatiana's parents, Dr...
as the host, but it was later cancelled due productions issues. On February 22 Tatiana announced on her twitcam
Twitter
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that the show was cancelled.
Five Years Later Concert (2007)
| Name | Season | Rank | ong |
| Carlos Rivera | 3rd | 1st | Te Me Vas |
| Adrian | 4th | 3rd | a Tortura |
| Alejandra | 2nd | 12th | |
| Renata | 5th | 4th | |
| Erika | 2nd | 1st | All By Myself |
| Hiromi | 3rd | 7th | alsas Esperanzas |
| Cynthia | 4th | 4th | |
| Marbella | 5th | rd | |
| Nadia | 1st | 5th | ueños |
| Freddi | 2nd | 4th | |
| Yazmín | 5th | 7th | |
| Miguel Ángel | 1st | 3rd | loviendo Estrellas |
| Dulce | 3rd | nd | |
| Toñita | 1st | 6th | De Mi No Te Vas A Burlar |
| Erasmo | 4th | 1st | Lloraras |
| Samuel | 5th | 1st | Ojala Que Lluevá Café |
| César | 3rd | 6th | esencadena mi Corazón |
| Israel | 3rd | 5th | |
| Vince | 5th | 6th | |
| Leticia | 3rd | 4th | i Ciudad |
| Jose Luis | 4th | 7th | |
| Marco | 4th | 9th | |
| Estrella | 1st | 8th | araluna |
| Rosalía | 2nd | 5th | |
| Andrea | 2nd | 9th | |
| Victor | 1st | 2nd | Ayer Te Pedí |
| Myriam | 1st | 1st | Evidencias |
| Yuridia | 4th | 2nd | Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado |
The special was hosted by Maria Ines (Season 1) the show was also featuring special moments that happened during every season including desafio de estrellas Season 1 & 2.
Christmas with La Academia (2006)
| Name | Season | ong |
| Myriam | 1st | Los Peces en el rio |
| Victor Garcia | 1st | Rodolfo el reno |
| Miguel Angel | 1st | Que Hermoso Niño |
| Yahir | 1st | Jesucristo |
| Nadia | 1st | Campanas de Plata |
| Estrella | 1st | Ven a mi casa esta Navidad |
| Raul Sandoval | 1st | La Marimorena |
| Erika | 2nd | Noche de Paz |
| Carlos Rivera | 3rd | El Niño del Tambor |
| Dulce | 3rd | Feliz Navida |
| Erasmo | 4th | El año viejo |
| Adrian Varela | 4th | Blanca Navidad Classic Version |
| Cynthia | 4th | Jingle Bells |
| Marco | 4th | Adestes Fideles |
| Samuel | 5th | Blanca Navidad |
| Colette | 5th | Campana sobre Campana |
Discography
| Season | Contestant | Rank | Album | Year | abel |
| 1 | Myriam | 1st | Mi Historia en La Academia | 2002 | MI Music |
| Una Mujer | 2003 | ||||
| Myriam | 2004 | ||||
| Vete de Aqui | 2005 | ||||
| Simplemente Amigos | 2006 | ||||
| Cambio de Piel | 2008 | ||||
| Regio Corazon, Alma Mexicana | 2011 | ||||
| Victor Garcia | 2nd | Victor | 2003 | ony Music | |
| Loco por ti | 2004 | ||||
| Arráncame | 2006 | ||||
| Cuando Amar Duele | 2009 | ||||
| Amorcito Corazón | 2010 | ||||
| Miguel Angel | 3rd | Si tu supieras Amor | 2003 | Sony Music | |
| Un Hombre como yo | 2004 | ||||
| Romántico Desafio | 2006 | ||||
| Al Romántico de Siempre | 2008 | ||||
| Yahir | 4th | Yahir | 2003 | Warner Music | |
| Otra Historia de Amor | 2004 | ||||
| No te Apartes de mi | 2005 | ||||
| Con el Alma entre las manos | 2006 | ||||
| Recuerdos | 2007 | ||||
| Elemental | 2009 | ||||
| Nadia | 5th | Nadia | 2003 | Warner Music | |
| Contigo Si | 2004 | ||||
| Endulzame el Oido | 2005 | ||||
| Mujer | 2006 | ||||
| Un Poco de tus Besos | 2007 | ||||
| A Puro Dolor | 2008 | ||||
| De Amor y Desamor | 2009 | ||||
| Toñita | 6th | Toñita | 2003 | BMG | |
| Las cuentas claras | 2004 | ||||
| Desafiando el Destino | 2006 | ony Music | |||
| La Gran Triunfadora | 2006 | ||||
| La Negra de Oro | 2009 | ||||
| Raúl Sandoval | 7th | Mi Historia en La Academia | 2003 | Universal Music | |
| Serenata | 2003 | ||||
| Raúl Sandoval | 2004 | ||||
| El Desafio de Una Estrella | 2006 | ||||
| Mi Otro Camino | 2008 | ||||
| Animo Raza | 2011 | ||||
| Estrella | 8th | Mi Historia en La Academia | 2003 | Universal Music | |
| Estrella | 2003 | ||||
| De los Pies al Corazon | 2004 | ||||
| Tatuajes del Corazon | 2011 | ||||
| Laura | 9th | Libélula | 2007 | Independent | |
| Grandes Exitos | 2009 | ||||
| María Inés | 10th | María Inés | 2003 | BMG | |
| Jose Antonio | 11th | Mi Historia en La Academia | 2003 | EMI Music | |
| Camaleón | 2004 | Independent | |||
| Niña Rock - De Azahares Y Otras Flores | 2009 | ||||
| Wendolee | 12th | Quiero ser tu amante | 2011 | Edurama | |
| Hector | 14th | Mi Sabor | 2003 | Azteca Music | |
| 2 | Erika | 1st | Devuélveme la Vida | 2003 | Universal Music |
| Marco Moré | 2nd | Por Ti | 2004 | Independent | |
| Laif - Laif | 2008 | Sony Music | |||
| Manuel | 3rd | Manuel | 2003 | EMI Music | |
| Freddy | 4th | Por tu culpa yo | 2003 | Independent | |
| Mi confesión | 2010 | ||||
| Rosalia | 5th | Rosalía León | 2003 | Sony Music | |
| Enrique | 7th | Despues de ti | 2005 | Independiente | |
| Azeneth | 8th | Va mas alla | 2005 | Libre Musica Cristiana | |
| Vida | 2009 | ||||
| Me Atreveré | 2011 | ||||
| Fabrizio | 9th | Fabrizio | 2006 | Independiente | |
| Elisa | 18th | 2+ - 2+ | 2010 | Sony Music | |
| 3 | Carlos | 1st | Carlos Rivera | 2006 | Sony Music |
| Mexicano | 2010 | ||||
| Leticia Lopez | 4th | Si nos Dejan El Musical | 2011 | Ocesa | |
| Israel | 5th | Hasta Donde | 2007 | Independent | |
| Cesar | 6th | La Posta - La Posta | 2008 | Sony Music | |
| Hiromi | 7th | Recuerdos digital download | 2006 | Independent | |
| Rodrigo | 12th | Todo Terreno | 2006 | Independent | |
| Sin Una Salida | 2009 | ||||
| Diego Espinoza | 18th | Marconi - Marconi | 2011 | Warner Music | |
| 4 | Erasmo | 1st | El Conde de Xalpatlahuac | 2005 | Sony Music |
| A toda Banda | 2006 | ||||
| Por Un Amor | 2007 | ||||
| Yuridia | 2nd | La Voz de Ángel | 2005 | Sony Music | |
| Habla el Corazon | 2006 | ||||
| Entre Mariposas | 2007 | ||||
| Nada es Color de Rosa | 2009 | ||||
| TBA | 2011 | ||||
| Adrián | 3rd | Una Forma de Sentir | 2005 | Sony Music | |
| La Posta - La Posta | 2008 | ||||
| Homenaje a los grandes | 2009 | Independent | |||
| Cynthia | 4th | Soy | 2006 | Warner Music | |
| Provocame | 2008 | ||||
| Tu como Yo | 2011 | ||||
| Silvia | 6th | La Posta - La Posta | 2008 | Sony Music | |
| El Mochitense | 2009 | VideRola | |||
| Jolette | 7th | Mi Sueño en La Academia | 2005 | Sony Music | |
| Johanna | 9th | Yo Por Ti digital download | 2007 | Italian Music | |
| Rene | 17th | Laif - Laif | 2008 | Sony Music | |
| 5 | Samuel | 1st | Samuel | 2006 | Universal Music |
| Tu te lo Pierdes | 2011 | ||||
| Colette | 2nd | A Mi Manera | 2005 | Sony Music | |
| Colette | 2007 | ||||
| Marbella | 3rd | Mírame | 2006 | Warner Music | |
| Renata | 4th | Con Todo mi Corazon | 2006 | EMI Music | |
| Vince | 5th | La Posta - La Posta | 2008 | ony Music | |
| Yazmin | 7th | ||||
| Citlali | 16th | ||||
| 6 | Fabiola R. | 2nd | Mi Gran Desafio | 2009 | Azteca Music |
| Time 2 Love | 2011 | Independent | |||
| Luis Armando "Botti" | 3rd | Astrology | 2011 | Independent | |
| Maria Fernanda | 1st | Homenaje a Sonia López | 2011 | MI Music | |
| Maria Fernanda | 1st | G6 - El Quinto Dia | 009 | ||
| Valeria | 4th | ||||
| Perla | 5th | ||||
| Alex | 6th | ||||
| Jackie | 7th | ||||
| Fátima | 13th | ||||
| Esteban | 10th | Ladron de Amores | 2009 | Independent | |
| Matias | 8th | TOBBY - Tobby | 2011 | Sony | |
| 7 | Sebastian | 2nd | |||
| Agustin | 4th | ||||
| Menny Carrasco | 5th | ||||
| Oscar | 6th | ||||
| Fabiola Jaramillo | 7th | Las Canciones Que Te Llegaron Al Corazón digital download | 2010 | Independient | |
| Jaccyve | 8th | TBA | 2011 | TBA | |
| Mayrenne | 17th | Fiel a tu corazon | 2010 | Independent | |
| Yadhira | 17th | Yadhira Mendez | 2011 | TBA | |
| Carlos Plesent | 18th | Asuntos Pendientes... | 2011 | Independent | |
| 8 | Paolo Ragone | 1st | No Pretendo | 2011 | Independent |
| Edgar | 3rd | 20 Besos, Mil caricias | 2011 | Idependent | |
| Edu del Prado | 5th | Edu del Prado Reedicion | 2011 | Warner Music Mexico | |
| USA | Mariana | 1st | Mi Historia en la Academia USA | 2006 | Warner Music |
| Gustavo | 2nd | Mi Historia en la Academia USA | 2006 | Warner Music | |
| Nohelia | 3rd | Deseo Inexplicable | 2011 | Mas Music |
- Some season 8 contestans had records before la academia like Benjamin, Josue, Guillermo, Carolina, Johnny, Paolo, Edu
- Some season 9 contestans had records before la academia like Antonio, Javi, Jesús, Jacqueline
- Only records after La Academia
Compilations
| Season | Contestants | Album | ear |
| 1-5 | S1: Myriam, Raúl, Estrella, Nadia, Víctor, M.Angel, Yahir S2: Erika S3: Carlos Rivera, Dulce S4: Marco, Cynthia, Adrián, Erasmo S5: Colette, Samuel |
Navidad con las Estrellas de La Academia | 2006 |
| S1: Myriam, Raúl, Estrella, Nadia, Víctor, M.Angel, Yahir S2: Erika S3: Carlos Rivera S4: Cynthia & J.Luis, Erasmo, Yuridia, La Posta S5: Colette, Samuel |
La Academia, The Best Of | 2008 |
Guest performers by season
- In Season 1: Ricardo MontanerRicardo MontanerRicardo Montaner is an Argentine-Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Starting his career in the early 80s, he has already released more than 15 albums with numerous successful singles and has sold over 22 million record worldwide.-Early years:Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in...
, Lorenzo LamasLorenzo LamasLorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
and Armando ManzaneroArmando ManzaneroArmando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America.... - In Season 2: Alejandro LernerAlejandro LernerAlejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America....
and Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994... - In Season 3: Alex UbagoÁlex UbagoÁlex Ubago is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He is especially known for his heartfelt voice and his ballads. He rose to stardom in 2001, when he appeared as a guest on a hit TV show in Spain. Alex started to tour national radios with his guitar to sing his songs live and be interviewed...
, Gilberto Santa RosaGilberto Santa RosaGilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...
and Mariana OchoaMariana OchoaMariana Yolanda Ochoa Reyes is a singer and actress.She was a member of the musical group La Onda Vaselina, who were one of the most successful pop bands of Mexico, OV7... - In Season 4: Tres de Copas, Olga TañonOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
- In Season 5: Franco de VitaFranco De VitaFranco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award...
, Filippa GiordanoFilippa GiordanoFilippa Giordano is an Italian crossover singer.-Biography:Filippa was born in Palermo and she is the youngest of a whole generation of musicians. At the age of nine, she started ballet at the National Academy of Rome...
and David Bolzoni - In Season 6: Ana GabrielAna GabrielAna Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...
, Enrique GuzmánEnrique GuzmánEnrique Guzmán is a Mexican singer. He is the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by his former wife, actress and politician Silvia Pinal.... - In Season 7: Daddy Yankie, Angel & Kriz, El TriEl TriEl Tri is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City fronted by Alex Lora. Founded in 1968 as Three Souls in My Mind, the group is regarded as influential in the development of Mexican rock music....
, - In Season 8: Martha Sanchez, La FactoriaLa FactoríaLa Factoría is a Panamanian Reggaeton and Reggae en Español group led by Marlen Romero better known by her stage name Demphra. Initially the group was formed by Marlen Romero , Johanna Mendoza , Edgardo Miranda and Pablo Maestre...
, Monica NaranjoMonica NaranjoMónica Naranjo Carrasco is a Spanish singer born in Figueras, a village in Spain to Andalusian parents. She has sold over 8 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...
, Espinoza PazEspinoza PazIsidro Chávez Espinoza and best known as Espinoza Paz, is a Mexican musician and composer of Mexican Regional music. He is now a banda and norteña music composer in Mexico.-Early career:...
, Yolanda Be CoolYolanda Be CoolYolanda Be Cool is an Australian band made up of Sylvester Martinez and Johnson "Durango Slim" Peterson. They collaborated with Australian producer DCUP to release an international single "We No Speak Americano" on the indie Australian label Sweat It Out they founded, sampling on a 1956...
, María Conchita AlonsoMaria Conchita AlonsoMaría Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...
, Elvis CrespoElvis CrespoElvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
, TatianaTatianaTatiana is a Slavic female name. The short form of the name is Tanya .The name honors Orthodox Saint Tatiana who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Alexander Severus c.230 in Rome. Saint Tatiana is also considered a patron saint of students...
, Olga TañonOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
, Eduardo CapetilloEduardo CapetilloEduardo Capetillo is a Mexican actor and singer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters.... - In Season 9: La Toya JacksonLa Toya JacksonLa Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...
, Village PeopleVillage PeopleVillage People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
, Lynda CarterLynda CarterLynda Jean Carter is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ....
, Juan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
, Manny PacquiaoManny PacquiaoEmmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
, Franco De VitaFranco De VitaFranco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award...
, Enrique GuzmánEnrique GuzmánEnrique Guzmán is a Mexican singer. He is the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by his former wife, actress and politician Silvia Pinal....
, Pamela AndersonPamela AndersonPamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...
, AlizéeAlizéeAlizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
, LucenzoLucenzoFilipe Oliveira , commonly known by his stage name Lucenzo, is a Portuguese-French singer, songwriter, and producer. His parents emigrated to France from Bragança, north of Portugal. Lucenzo signed with the Universal Music record label.He is best known for his recent dance hit "Vem dançar kuduro"...
- In Second Chance: Litzy, Pablito Ruiz, Dulce and La Sonora DinamitaLa Sonora DinamitaLa Sonora Dinamita is a Colombian salsa group. As one of the first cumbia groups to reach international success, it is credited with helping to popularize the genre throughout Latin America, and the world....
- In Desafio de Estrellas Season 1: Camilo SestoCamilo SestoCamilo Blanes Cortés , better known as Camilo Sesto, is a Spanish singer , composer and producer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s...
- In Desafio de Estrellas Season 3: Jenny RiveraJenny RiveraJennifer "Jenni" Rivera is a Mexican-American singer, better known for her work within the banda and norteña music genres. She's been active in the music scene since 1992 and her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues, infidelity, and relationships...
, Beatriz Adriana and MimiFlansFlans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...
Franchise Judges
| Judge | 3 | 4 | U | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oscar Sarquiz | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
| Mimi (Flans) | ♦ | |||||||
| Lolita Cortes | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Arturo López Gavito | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Ilse (Flans) | ♦ | |||||||
| Regina Orozco | ♦ | |||||||
| Enrique Guzmán | ♦ | |||||||
| Raúl Quintanilla | ♦ | |||||||
| Lisset | ♦ | |||||||
| Chacho Gaytán | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
| Olga Tañon | ♦ | ♦ | ||||||
- Season 1 and 2:
Amparo Rubin, Oscar Lopez, Pancho Ruiz, Memo Mendez, Jose Luis Cornejo.
- Special Guests:
Paty Chapoy (S5), Ana Gabriel (S6), Anette Fradera (S7), Martha Sanchez (S8), María Conchita Alonso (S8), Dulce (S8), Tatiana (S8), Monica Naranjo (S8), Gaby Spanic (S8), Elvis Crespo (S8), Horoscopos de Durango (S8), Eduardo Capetillo (S8), Bibi Gaytán (S8), Enrique Guzmán (S9), Edith González (S9).
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 1:
Gaby Cardenas, Guillermina, Willy Gutierrez & Oscar Lopez
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 2:
Jesus Gallegos, Anette Fradera, Jose Luis Cornejo & Enrique Guzmán
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 3:
Jesse Cervantez, Anette Fradera & Enrique Guzmán
- Second Chance:
Jesse Cervantez, Albaro Gordoa, Dulce & Daniel Bisogno
Franchise Hosts
| Host | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Alan Tacher | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
| Mónica Garza | ♦ | ||||||||
| Rafael Araneda | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
- Co-Host
Season 7-8:
Ingrid Coronado
Season 9:
Biby Gaytán
- Daily Recap Show
Season 1-4:
Alan Tacher
Season 5:
Ricardo Hernández
Season 6:
Rafael Araneda
Season 7:
Ingrid Coronado / María Inés Guerra
Season 8:
Cynthia / Ana La Salvia
Season 9:
Lili Brillanti / Ivonne Montero
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 1:
Alan Tacher
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 2:
Daniel Bisogno
- Desafio de Estrellas Season 3:
Rafael Araneda
- Second Chance:
Rafael Araneda
Franchise Principals
| Principal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Hector Martínez | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||
| Willy Gutiérrez | ♦ | ||||||||
| Juan Carlos Alonso | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||
| Jesse Cervantes | ♦ | ||||||||
| Lolita Cortes | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||
| Eduardo Capetillo | ♦ | ||||||||
Groups formed after La Academia
Former:- La Posta:
Cesar (S3), Adrian Varela (S4), Silvia (S4), Vince (S5), Citlali (S5), Yazmin (S5) - Laif:
Marco (S2), Rene (S4), Benjamin (S8), Camilo, Pierre - G6:
Maria Fernanda (S6), Valeria (S6), Alex (S6), Fatima (S6), Jackie (S6), Perla (S6)
Current:
- Las Reinas:
Estrella (S1), Erika (S2) and Aranza - 2+:
Elisa (S2), Sergio Madrigal - Tobby:
Matias (S6), Agustin (S7), Menny (S7), Oscar (S7), Sebastian (S7) - Niña Rock:
Jose Antonio (S1) - Marconi:
Diego Espinoza (S3), Emiliano Roqué, Alejandro de la Madrid and Sergio
International Version
| Country | Title | Season | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico MexicoMexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
La Academia | 9 | Azteca TV |
 United States United States |
La Academia USA | 1 | Azteca TV US |
 Malaysia Malaysia |
Akademi Fantasia Akademi Fantasia Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows... |
9 | Astro Ria Astro Ria Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows.... |
 Indonesia IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
Akademi Fantasi Indosiar | 6 | Indosiar |
 Thailand ThailandThailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
True Academy Fantasia | 8 | True Visions |
| United Kingdom | Fame Academy Fame Academy Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one... |
2 | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... |
See also
- La academia 5La academia 5La Academia 5 is the fifth musical reality show in the La Academia franchise. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had inside to be chosen to the final 20, a first for...
. - La academia USALa Academia USALa Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...
. - Akademi FantasiaAkademi FantasiaAkademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...
. - Academy FantasiaAcademy FantasiaAcademy Fantasia is a reality show held in Thailand. It is a singing contest, judged through popular votes.-Overview:...
. - Akademi Fantasi IndosiarAkademi Fantasi IndosiarAkademi Fantasi Indosiar was Indonesia's second reality television after Popstars Indonesia show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry.The first season premiered in the end of November 2003...
. - Desafio de EstrellasDesafio de EstrellasDesafío de Estrellas is a Mexican musical show produced and distributed by TV Azteca, the second most important network in the country. The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first...
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External links
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