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PLEASE MOVE THE ELIMINATED CONTESTANTS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE, IN ORDER TO PLACE THE FIRST ELIMINATED CONTESTANT ON THE BOTTOM, THE SECOND ONE OVER THE FIRST AND SUCCESSIVELY, SO THE WINNER APPEARS ON THE TOP OF THE TABLE --> ''Latin American Idol'' is a Reality Television series on the Sony Entertainment Television network based on the popular '' Pop Idol ''. The show, the first Idol series in the world to be run in Spanish , is a contest to determine the best young singer in Latin America , excluding Portuguese -speaking Brazil , which has its own version of the Idol Series , '' Ídolos Brazil ''. ''Latin American Idol'' is hosted by Erika de la Vega from Venezuela and Monchi Balestra from Argentina . The judges consist of Cuba n-born American Jon Secada , Gustavo Sánchez from Puerto Rico and Elizabeth Meza from Mexico. Auditions for the first season were held from late April to mid May 2006 in Caracas , Venezuela; Bogotá , Colombia ; Mexico City , Mexico and finishing in Buenos Aires , Argentina; the host country. The series premiered on July 12 , 2006 . It was announced in late December 2006 that judge Elizabeth Meza would be leaving the show, due to her wanting to dedicate full time to her career as a solo jazz singer. On March 2007 , Sony Entertainment Television informed that former Flans member, Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa known as "Mimi", would be replacing Meza in the jury's table, she along with Secada and Sánchez will help Latin America to find the second ''Latin American Idol.'' SEASON SYNOPSES Season 1 See Also: Latin American Idol (Season 1) The first season of ''Latin American Idol'' was held in Buenos Aires , Argentina and premiered on July 12, 2006 with the auditions in Caracas , Venezuela . Then came the auditions in Bogotá , Colombia ; Mexico City , Mexico ; and lastly Buenos Aires, Argentina. On August 2 , 2006 the first group of ten semi-finalists sung, passing only three of them to the finals. Two other semi-finalists were chosen to participate in the wild-card show in 2 weeks. The winner was announced on October 26th, the first Latin American Idol is Venezuela n Mayré Martínez , beating Argentinian born Noelia Soto in the season finale. Mayre Martinez and Noelia Soto won a brand new automobile, a record deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment , and multimillioaire managing exclusivity contract. Season 2 See Also: Latin American Idol (Season 2) For this season the Judge Elizabeth Meza quit, and the Mexican singer Mimi was hired as the new Latin American Idol judge in June 13th, 2007 Auditions of Season 2 take place in: (''In chronological order'')
Season 2 premiered on June 13th, 2007. And is aired every Wednesday and Thursday in Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America) EXTERNAL LINKS |
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