Operação triunfo
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Operação Triunfo is the Portuguese version of the original 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...

 (in the original Spanish version Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...

broadcasted by RTP
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings....

). The first two seasons were hosted by Catarina Furtado
Catarina Furtado
Catarina Furtado is a Portuguese television presenter, actress and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Catarina was born in Lisbon in 1972 and is daughter of RTP journalist Joaquim Furtado...

, and the other two seasons were presented by Sílvia Alberto.

The Portuguese version follows the regular format, with the 12-20 students being put into a music academy and training songs for a week, and singing in the "Gala" at the ens of the week, usually on Saturdays. A jury composed by four personalities of the music world will judge the students performances and nominate four of them. Of those four, one is saved by the professors and another is saved by the students. The two remaining students are up for elimination. In the following week, one of the two nominees is saved. Also there is a public vote to decide the "Favourite of the Week". That person is automatically saved from nomination.

The first series took part on 2003. The current series is Operação Triunfo 2010
Operação Triunfo 2010
Operação Triunfo 2010 is the fourth edition of the Portuguese talent show Operação triunfo based on Star Academy. It is broadcasted by RTP, and it was the first season to broadcast the casting phase. The casting phase started on 16 October and the Gala phase started on 6 November. It follows the...

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Operação Triunfo 1

The first edition started on February 2003 and ended on 1 June. The winner was Sofia Barbosa.
Contestant Position
Sofia Barbosa 1st
Filipe Gonçalves 2nd
Joana Melo 3rd
David Ripado 4th
Filipe Santos 5th
Rui Drummond 6th
Rosete Caixinha 7th
Sandra Helena 8th
Flora Miranda 9th
Hugo Santos 10th
Manuel Magalhães 11th
Edmundo Vieira 12th
Nádia Pimentel 13th
Filipa Ruas 14th
Rita Viegas 15th
Rodrigo Sena 16th

Operação Triunfo 2

The 2nd season started on 28 September 2003 and ended on 25 January 2004.
Contestants Position
Sofia Vitória
Sofia Vitória
Sofia Vitória is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest....

 
1st
Francisco 2nd
Gonçalo 3rd
Pedro 4th
Fábia 5th
Katiliana 6th
Cati 7th
Ludgero 8th
Dino 9th
Rita 10th
Aline 11th
André 12th
Nuno 13th
Petra 14th
Miguel 15th
Vânia 16th
Paulo Valério 17th
Daniela 18th
Cindy 19th
Paulo Vintém 20th

Operação Triunfo 3

The third season started on 22 September 2007 and ended on 19 January 2008.
Contestant Position
Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes
Vânia Fernandes is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira .Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since...

1st
Ricardo Soler 2nd
Nuno Pinto 3rd
Luís Sousa 4th
Salvador Cameira 5th
Denisa Silva 6th
Alexandre Amaral 7th
Jonas Lopes 8th
Jéssica Pereira 9th
Ana Rita Freitas 10th
Emanuel Santos 11th
Filipa Sousa 12th
Evelyne Filipe 13th
Cláudia Madeira 14th
Joana Dias 15th
Sara Negrões 16th
Paulo Granja 17th
Vítor da Silva 18th

Operação Triunfo 2010

The fourth season was the first to introduce the showing of the castings. The casting phase started on 16 October 2010 and the Galas phase started on 6 November 2010.
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