The fourth season of the singing contest Objetivo Fama began on February 3, 2007, with a pre-show in Los Angeles, California where they announced the final 20 contestants out of 30 semi-finalists. The season officially started on February 10. The judges were Roberto Sueiro, Hilda Ramos, and Fernando Allende. The show was hosted again by Mexican singer Yuri.
Auditions Auditions were held in 23 cities among the United States and Puerto Rico in the summer and early fall of 2006.
Final cutdown Out of each audition, a group of semi-finalists were selected. This year, the producers held a preliminary show in Los Angeles, California where they announced the official 20 contestants of the show.
The selected contestant was given a chance to perform (usually the song with which they auditioned) and then the judges will give them an overview of what they will expect of him during the show.
The ten contestants that were left out were:
The 20 selected contestants were: # Contestant Home Town Nationality Age * 1 Aidsa Rodríguez Orlando, Florida Puerto Rican 20 2 Arturo Guerrero El Paso, Texas Mexican 21 3 Edgar Pérez San Antonio, Texas Mexican 20 4 Erica Gonzaba San Antonio, Texas Mexican 21 5 Frances Marrero New York City Puerto Rican 27 6 Héctor Arreguin Chicago, Illinois Mexican 21 7 Iván López Los Angeles, California Mexican 21 8 Jorge Ochoa San Jose, California Mexican 24 9 José Vargas New York City Puerto Rican 28 10 Juan Vélez Coamo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 23 11 Julissa Morel New York City Dominican 18 12 Lizmarie Goldilla Carolina, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 22 13 Luz María Aguilar Fresno, California Mexican 21 14 Marissa Meza Fresno, California Mexican 18 15 Marleen Salinas Fountain Valley, California Mexican 18 16 Nat Vásquez New York City Dominican 21 17 Natalia Herrera Chatsworth, California Salvadoran 18 18 Nathalie Rodríguez Miami, Florida Cuban/ Honduran 22 19 Ramón García Los Angeles, California Mexican 22 20 Víctor Santiago Villalba, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 24
* Age was taken at the beginning of the contest (2007)
Weekly Shows
Quarter-finals
First Show: February 10 The songs performed during the first show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 Aidsa Rodríguez "Estaremos Juntos" Millie Corretjer and Alvaro Torres Víctor Santiago 2 Ramón García "Y Yo No Se Olvidar" Alejandro Fernández Arturo Guerrero 3 Julissa Morel "El Sol No Regresa" La Quinta Estación Marleen Salinas 4 Frances Marrero "Me Cansé De Ser La Otra" La India Nathalie Rodríguez 5 Erica Gonzaba "¿Cómo Te Va Mi Amor?" Pandora Luz María Aguilar Lizmarie Goldilla 6 Iván López "Abrázame" Camila José Vargas Héctor Arreguin 7 Jorge Ochoa "La Gloria Eres Tú" Luis Miguel 8 Juan Vélez "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien" Marc Anthony 9 Natalia Herrera "Cielo Rojo" Hermanos Zaizar Edgar Pérez 10 Nat Vázquez "Todos Me Miran" Gloria Trevi Marissa Mesa
The two threatened competitors of the night were: Marissa Mesa and Marleen Salinas.
Second Show: February 17 The second show opened with a group performance headed by Mexican singer, Belinda. She performed her hit song "Ni Freud ni tu mamá" together with the contestants.
The songs performed during the second show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 José Vargas "Amores Como El Nuestro" Jerry Rivera Víctor Santiago 2 Edgar Pérez "Contra Viento y Marea" Intocable Arturo Guerrero 3 Marissa Mesa "A Fuego Lento" Rosana Marleen Salinas 4 Frances Marrero "Vengada" Ednita Nazario Aidsa Rodríguez 5 Natalia Herrera "Dile a Ella" Graciela Beltrán Luz María Aguilar 6 Iván López "Te Llamé" Cristian Castro Juan Vélez 7 Ramón García "Tu Recuerdo" Ricky Martin Lizmarie Goldilla Jorge Ochoa 8 Nat Vázquez "Acaríciame" María Conchita Alonso 9 Erica Gonzaba "Mi Eterno Amor Secreto" Olga Tañon Nathalie Rodríguez 10 Héctor Arreguin "Burbujas De Amor" Juan Luis Guerra Julissa Morel
Marleen Salinas was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Marissa Mesa got another chance to stay in the show.
The judges announced four contestants whose performances weren't good enough. This were: Jorge Ochoa, Héctor Arreguin, Julissa Morel, and Aidsa Rodríguez. However, Ochoa wasn't officially threatened in the end. Héctor was finally saved by the professors, while Julissa and Aidsa remained the two sole competitors threatened to leave the show.
Third Show: February 24 The songs performed during the third show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 Edgar Pérez "Sigo Con Ella" Obie Bermúdez Víctor Santiago 2 Jorge Ochoa "Por Mujeres Como Tú" Pepe Aguilar Arturo Guerrero 3 Luz María Aguilar "Ladrón" Alicia Villarreal Marissa Mesa 4 Frances Marrero "Lo Siento Mi Amor" Rocío Jurado Nat Vázquez 5 Natalia Herrera "Falsas Esperanzas" Christina Aguilera Lizmarie Goldilla 6 Iván López "Contigo Aprendí" Alejandro Fernández and Malú Erica Gonzaba 7 Ramón García "Sigue Sin Mí" Marco Antonio Solís Héctor Arreguin 8 José Vargas "Tu Amor" Luis Fonsi 9 Juan Vélez "No Me Ames" Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Nathalie Rodríguez 10 Aidsa Rodríguez "Como Duele" Noelia Julissa Morel
Julissa Morel was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Aidsa Rodríguez got another chance to stay in the show.
At the end of the show, the judges surprised the public when they asked five contestants: Nat Vázquez, Frances Marrero, Natalia Herrera, Juan Vélez, and José Vargas to step out front. However, they just wanted to congratulate them for their excellent performances.
They finally announced the four contestants whose performances weren't good enough. This were: Ramón García, Nathalie Rodríguez, Lizmarie Goldilla, and Marissa Mesa. However, Ramón was just warned by the judges, while Nathalie was saved by the professors. Lizmarie and Marissa where the two competitors threatened to leave the show.
The show was closed with a performance from guest group La Quinta Estación.
Fourth Show: March 3 The fourth show opened with all the contestants performing Chayanne's hit song "Este ritmo se baila así".
The songs performed during the fourth show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 Arturo Guerrero "Te Amo" Franco De Vita 2 Nat Vázquez "Ultimo Adiós" Paulina Rubio Aidsa Rodríguez 3 Erica Gonzaba "No, no, no" Thalía and Aventura José Vargas 4 Iván López "Lo Que No Fue, No Será" José José Ramón García 5 Marissa Mesa "Hoy" Gloria Estefan Lizmarie Goldilla 6 Luz María Aguilar "Aún Hay Algo" RBD Natalia Herrera Héctor Arreguin Jorge Ochoa 7 Frances Marrero "Atada" Giselle 8 Víctor Santiago "Cuando Acaba el Placer" Alexandre Pires Juan Vélez 9 Nathalie Rodríguez "Somos Novios" Armando Manzanero and Olga Tañon Edgar Pérez
Lizmarie Goldilla was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Marissa Mesa got another chance to stay in the show. Lizmarie was heavily criticized for his lack of discipline for not rehearsing her song with Marissa. According to the judges, this showed in her performance.
The judges called upon Aidsa Rodríguez, Ramón García and Héctor Arreguin to start improving their performances. They made clear that they did good and have the talent but have not excelled yet.
They finally announced the three threatened contestants that were: Jorge Ochoa, Arturo Guerrero, and - for the third time - Marissa Mesa. Arturo was subsequently saved by the professors. This was the last show where the professors saved any of the contestants.
Fifth Show: March 10 The fifth show opened with all the contestants performing the hit song "Cha Cha" together with Puerto Rican singer/dancer, Chelo.
This show also featured Dominican Charytín as guest host, due to the passing of Yuri's father during the week.
The songs performed during the fifth show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 Arturo Guerrero "Me Dediqué a Perderte" Alejandro Fernández Luz María Aguilar 2 Natalia Herrera "Desilusionamé" Olga Tañon Aidsa Rodríguez 3 Ramón García "El Pastor" Pedro Fernández Edgar Pérez 4 Frances Marrero "Hoja en Blanco" Monchy y Alexandra Víctor Santiago 5 Nat Vázquez "Entre Tu Cuerpo y el Mío" Milly Quezada Nathalie Rodríguez 6 Iván López "Lloran Las Rosas" Cristian Castro 7 Erica Gonzaba "¿Quién Como Tú?" Ana Gabriel 8 Marissa Mesa "Para Amarnos Más" Mijares Jorge Ochoa 9 Juan Vélez "Sí La Ves" Franco De Vita and Sin Bandera Héctor Arreguin José Vargas
Marissa Mesa was finally selected by the audience to leave the competition after two previous nominations, while Jorge Ochoa got another chance to stay in the show. However, he was "threatened" again to leave the competition.
Héctor Arreguin was harshly criticized by all the judges for forgetting the lyrics to his song. As a result, he was unanimously threatened to leave the competition, along with Aidsa Rodríguez and Jorge.
Univision Radio host, Carlos Alvarez, was the guest judge of the night.
Sixth Show: March 17 The sixth show opened with all the contestants dancing together with Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, Tito El Bambino.
The songs performed during the sixth show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 Víctor Santiago "El Duelo" La Ley and Ely Guerra Natalia Herrera 2 Juan Vélez "Devuélveme La Vida" Antonio Orozco Erica Gonzaba 3 Luz María Aguilar "La Trampa" Ana Bárbara 4 Iván López "Heridas De Amor" Ricardo Montaner Arturo Guerrero 5 Nathalie Rodríguez "Dicen Que Soy" La India 6 Ramón García "Todo o Nada" Luis Miguel 7 José Vargas "¿Qué Precio Tiene el Cielo?" Marc Anthony Frances Marrero 8 Nat Vásquez "En El Jardín" Alejandro Fernández and Gloria Estefan Edgar Pérez 9 Aidsa Rodríguez "De Creer En Tí" Jaci Velasquez 10 Héctor Arreguin "Más Que Un Amigo" Marco Antonio Solís Jorge Ochoa
Jorge Ochoa and Héctor Arreguin were selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Aidsa Rodríguez got another chance to stay in the show. However, she was threatened again at the end of the show together with Arturo Guerrero and Edgar Pérez.
This show sparked some controversy because Edgar alleged that he was being judged by being overweight rather than his performance on stage. He went as far as to claim that the judges were manipulated by the production calling them "puppets". All of the judges argued that their comments about his weight were with good intentions, but what was unforgivable was his lack of discipline during the week refusing to comply with his exercise routines (something that all the contestants must do) and the fact that he is not performing up to his potential.
During the following week, both Edgar and the judges were interviewed by many local media and newspapers about the controversy.
Seventh Show: March 24 The seventh show opened with all the contestants performing David Bisbal's hit song "Lloraré Las Penas".
The songs performed during the seventh show were: # Contestant Song title Original performer 1 José Vargas "No Me Conoces" Marc Anthony Iván López 5 Nat Vásquez "Sobreviviré" Mónica Naranjo 3 Víctor Santiago "Apiadate De Mi" Víctor Manuelle 4 Nathalie Rodríguez "Cuando Una Mujer" Melina León Luz María Aguilar 6 Natalia Herrera "Peligro Amor" 7 Ramón García "Cosa Mas Bella Que Tu" Eros Ramazzotti Juan Vélez 8 Erica Gonzaba "Tu Sin Mi" Ednita Nazario Frances Marrero 9 Arturo Guerrero "Mas Que Tu Amigo" Marco Antonio Solís
Aidsa Rodríguez and Edgar Pérez were selected by the audience to leave the competition while Arturo Guerrero got another chance to stay in the competition. The threatened competitors were Ramón García, Nathalie Rodriguez and Luz Maria Aguilar.
The show also featured a guest performance from Mexican singer, Jennifer Peña.
Eighth Show: March 31 The eight show opened with all the contestants performing their theme song "Echale Ganas".
The songs performed during the eight show were: