Yo Canto (Spanish for I Sing) is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that started airing in 2011 on WKAQ-TV, the Telemundo outlet in Puerto Rico. It is produced by Soraya Sánchez, who previously produced the similar show Objetivo Fama, and Beatriz Oliveros. In contrast to Objetivo Fama, Yo Canto features singers from all ages, and contestants can participate as a group or duo.
The show features a group of aspiring singers who compete on a weekly talent show. During each show, contestants are evaluated by a panel judges, and are gradually eliminated until only one prevails. During the time of the show, contestants are "bunkered" in a studio/house where they will live together for several months. The show's first season began airing on February 5, 2011.
The show is hosted by Daniela Droz and Ektor Rivera. The winner of the competition was the Cuban duo FM5.FM5 gana Yo Canto on El Nuevo Dia; Guzmán, Marcos Billy (May 14, 2011)
Auditions
Before the show season starts, auditions are held at several places in Puerto Rico and the United States to pick the finalists that will be featured in the show. These are evaluated by the show's producers. When the final contestants are selected, they are moved to Puerto Rico where the studio/house is located. Auditions were held in New York City, Miami, Florida, and Puerto Rico (Ponce, San Juan, and Mayagüez). On January 29, 2011, a show called Yo Canto: Las Audiciones aired on Telemundo as a preamble to the show.Comienza la busqueda de un nuevo talento on TVBoricua (January 28, 2011)
Contestants
After the auditions, a group of 18 contestants were selected:Telemundo presenta a los candidatos para el reality show Yo Canto on Primera Hora; Brugueras, Melba (February 2, 2011)
Contestant Age Nationality Hometown Voted OffFM5 27/29 Cuban Miami, Florida WinnerJonathan Ríos 22 Puerto Rican Lares, Puerto Rico May 14Favela 21/23 Puerto Rican Aguada, Puerto Rico May 14Yaza 22 Puerto Rican Naranjito, Puerto Rico May 14Abimelec Vélez 23 Puerto Rican Coamo, Puerto Rico May 7Diomary 41 Dominican May 7NXO 27/22 Puerto Rican Ponce, Puerto Rico May 7Massiel Nistal 19 Cuban Miami, Florida April 30Yeika 32 Puerto Rican San Sebastián, Puerto Rico April 23Argel 53 Cuban Miami April 16Mari Z 25 Puerto Rican Carolina, Puerto Rico April 9Joaquín Cantilana 62 Chilean New York City April 2Charli 23 Argentine New York March 26Musa 24/29 Puerto Rican Comerío and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico March 26Andrea 19 Ecuadorian New Jersey March 19Tivián 36 Puerto Rican Arecibo, Puerto Rico March 12Franie 22 Puerto Rican Mayagüez, Puerto Rico March 5Moisés 45 Puerto Rican San Juan, Puerto Rico February 26
Weekly Shows
During the weekly shows, each contestant performs the song they had received and rehearsed during the week. After each presentation, each contestant is evaluated by the panel of judges, who assign a score from 1 to 10. At the end of the show, the host announce which contestants have the lowest points. Viewers then have one week to call and "save" their favorite contestant.
Two additional shows (Yo Canto Extra and Yo Canto Backstage) follows the contestants during their week of rehearsal, and their reactions after each show.
Judges Roberto Sueiro, a Puerto Rican artist and entertainment attorney, who also had a brief singing career. He served as judge of Objetivo Fama during all its seasons (2004–2009). Deddie Romero, a Puerto Rican actress, singer, and radio host. Manny Manuel, a Puerto Rican singer of merengue with more than 20 years of experience.
Seasons Synopsis
Episodes
MMManny ManuelDRDeddie RomeroRSRoberto Sueiro
First night: February 12, 2011
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)MMDRRSTotalResult 1 FM5 "Basta Ya" (Olga Tañón ⋅) 7 10 9 26 TOP 2 Argel "Por Tí Volaré" (Andrea Bocelli) 8 9 9 26 Safe 3 Diomary "El Hombre Perfecto" ? ? ? 26 Safe 4 Yeika "Que Fui Para Tí" (La Quinta Estación) 8 9 9 26 Safe 5 Abimelec "No Haz Terminado Conmigo" (René González) 7 9 9 25 Safe 6 Joaquín "Amnesia" ? ? ? 25 Safe 7 Jonathan "Ya lo sé que tu te vas" ? ? ? 24 Safe 8 Massiel "Quédate" 8 9 8 24 Safe 9 Tivián "Loco" (Alejandro Fernández) ? ? ? 24 Safe 10 Yaza "Estúpida" (La India) ? ? ? 24 Safe 11 Mari Z "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) ? ? ? 22 Safe 12 Charli "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) ? ? ? 21 Safe 13 Musa "Recuérdame" (La Quinta Estación and Marc Anthony) ? ? ? 21 Safe 14 NXO "La Quiero a Morir" (DLG) ? ? ? 21 Safe 15 Moisés "Perdóname" (Gilberto Santa Rosa) ? ? ? 19 Safe 16 Franie "Insensible a Tí" (Alicia Villarreal) ? ? ? 19 Safe 17 Favela "Aunque Duela Aceptarlo" (Noel Schajris) ? ? ? 17 Bottom 2 18 Andrea "Equivocada" (Thalía) ? ? ? 16 Bottom 2
Reggaeton duo RKM & Ken-Y were the guest artists of the night. Initially, there was an error in the vote tally that had Franie and Andrea as the Bottom 2 contestants. After the show, the producers made the correction which ended with Favela and Andrea in the bottom instead.Indignados con el concurso Yo Canto on El Nuevo Día; Guzmán, Marcos Billy (February 13, 2011)Resumen de puntuaciones de la primera edición de la competencia on Telemundo (February 13, 2011)
Second night: February 19, 2011
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)MMDRRSTotalResult 1 FM5 "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) 10 10 10 30 TOP 2 Yaza "Tu Peor Error" (La Quinta Estación) 9 9 10 28 Safe 3 Massiel "Devuélveme la Vida" (Antonio Orozco) 9 9 9 27 Safe 4 NXO "Mi Princesa" (David Bisbal) 9 7 10 26 Safe 5 Tivián "Desde Cuándo" (Alejandro Sanz) 8 9 9 26 Safe 6 Diomary "All by Myself" (Celine Dion) 8 8 9 25 Safe 7 Yeika "Mi Reflejo" (Christina Aguilera) 9 8 8 25 Safe 8 Argel "A Puro Dolor" (Son by Four) 7 9 8 24 Safe 9 Abimelec "¿Y Como es El?" (José Luis Perales) 7 7 8 22 Safe 10 Andrea "Todos Me Miran" (Gloria Trevi) 8 6 8 22 Safe 11 Jonathan "Por una Mujer" (Luis Fonsi) 7 7 8 22 Safe 12 Joaquín "El Reloj" (Luis Miguel) 7 8 8 21 Safe 13 Mari Z "Víveme" (Laura Pausini) 6 9 6 21 Safe 14 Favela "Aléjate de mi" (Camila) 7 8 8 21 Safe 15 Musa "Llegaste Tú" (Jesse & Joy) 8 8 7 21 Safe 16 Franie "Fantasma" ? ? ? 201 Safe 17 Charli "No" (Shakira) ? ? ? 20 Bottom 2 18 Moisés "Me has Echado al Olvido" (José Feliciano) ? ? ? 17 Bottom 2
Due to a tie between Franie and Charlie, the judges had to decide which one to save. They chose Franie. Also, due to last week's error in the tally, the audience was asked to vote if they wanted to skip the elimination process for this night. 85.5% voted not to eliminate anyone.Sin eliminados Yo Canto, amenazan a Charli y a Moisés on Primera Hora; Aponte Alequín, Héctor (February 19, 2011)Culmina la segunda gala de Yo Canto on El Nuevo Día; Guzmmán, Marcos Billy (February 19, 2011)
Third night: February 26, 2011
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)MMDRRSTotalResult 1 Diomary "Lo siento, mi Amor" (Rocío Jurado) 9 10 10 29 TOP 2 Charli "Herida" (Myriam Hernández) 9 9 10 28 Saved 3 Jonathan "Te Amo" (Franco De Vita) 9 9 10 28 Safe 4 Argel "Lo que un día fue, no será" (José José) 9 9 9 27 Safe 5 Moisés "Fabricando Fantasías" (Tito Nieves) 9 10 8 27 Eliminated 6 Yeika "Mi Mayor Venganza" (La India) 10 9 8 27 Safe 7 Yaza "Para Volver a Amar" (Kany García) 9 9 9 27 Safe 8 Abimelec "Por Siempre" (Glenn Monroig) 9 8 9 26 Safe 9 FM5 "El Último Adiós" (Paulina Rubio) 8 9 8 25 Safe 10 Joaquín "La Puerta" (Luis Miguel) 8 8 9 25 Safe 11 Musa "Déjame Llorar" (Ricardo Montaner) 8 8 9 25 Safe 12 Favela "More Than Words" (Extreme) 7 8 9 24 Safe 13 Massiel "Y Hubo Alguien" (Marc Anthony) 8 7 8 23 Safe 14 NXO "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" (Alejandro Sanz) 8 8 7 23 Safe 15 Andrea "Como Han Pasado los Años" (Rocío Dúrcal) 7 8 8 23 Safe 16 Mari Z "Loca" (Shakira) 7 9 7 23 Safe 17 Franie "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence) 6 6 6 18 Bottom 2 18 Tivián "Dile al amor" (Aventura) 2 3 4 9 Bottom 2
53% of the audience voted to save Charli, instead of Moisés. Also, the reggaeton duo, Dyland & Lenny, were the special guests of the night.Moisés es el primer eliminado de Yo Canto on El Nuevo Día; Guzmán, Marcos Billy (February 26, 2011)
Fourth night: March 5, 2011
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)MMDRRSTotalResult 1 Yeika "Angel" 10 10 10 30 TOP 2 Argel "Te Quiero, Te Quiero" (Nino Bravo) ? ? ? 29 Safe 3 Joaquín "De Que Manera Te Olvido" (Vicente Fernández) 9 10 10 29 Safe 4 FM5 "Hasta Que Me Olvides" (Luis Miguel) 10 10 8 28 Safe 5 Massiel "Oye" (Beyoncé) 9 10 9 28 Safe 6 Abimelec "Yo No Se Mañana" (Luis Enrique) 9 9 8 26 Safe 7 Mari Z "No One" (Alicia Keys) 9 9 8 26 Safe 8 Favela "Un Beso" (Aventura) 9 8 8 25 Safe 9 Jonathan "Amor de una Noche" (N'Klabe) 9 8 8 25 Safe 10 NXO "Así Como Hoy" (Marc Anthony) 9 9 7 25 Safe 11 Yaza "Sin Querer" (Ednita Nazario) 8 8 8 24 Safe 12 Andrea "El Me Mintió" (Amanda Miguel) 7 8 7 22 Safe 13 Charli "Daría" (La Quinta Estación) 8 7 7 22 Safe 14 Diomary "Como Si No Nos Hubieramos Amado" (Laura Pausini) 8 7 7 22 Safe 15 Franie "A Que Vuelve" (Gisselle) 8 7 7 22 Eliminated 16 Musa "Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" (Ricky Martin) 6 5 6 17 Bottom 2 17 Tivián "Piel Canela" 7 8 7 22 Bottom 2
52% of the audience voted to save Tivián, instead of Franie. Also, reggaeton singers Gotcho and Jowell, and singer Jencarlos Canela were the guest artists of the night.Eliminada Franie de Yo Canto on El Nuevo Día; Guzmán, Marcos Billy (March 5, 2011)
Fifth night: March 12, 2011
The show was dedicated to Latin American divas like Olga Tañón, Ednita Nazario, Yolandita Monge, Thalía and Gloria Estefan. The show opened with a group of transgender artists imitating the divas.
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)MMDRRSTotalResult 1 Abimelec "El Privilegio de Dar" (Ednita Nazario) 10 10 10 30 TOP 2 Jonathan "Lo Que Son Las Cosas" (Ednita Nazario) 10 10 10 30 TOP 3 NXO "Sobreviviré" (Yolandita Monge) 10 10 10 30 TOP 4 Tivián "Una y Otra Vez" (Ednita Nazario) 10 10 10 30 Eliminated 5 Diomary "El Amor" (Yolandita Monge) 9 10 9 28 Safe 6 FM5 "Como Olvidar" (Olga Tañon) ? ? ? 28 Safe 7 Argel "Mi Tierra" (Gloria Estefan) 8 9 9 26 Safe 8 Joaquín "Con los Años que me Quedan" (Gloria Estefan) 10 7 9 26 Safe 9 Yeika "Débil" (Yolandita Monge) 9 9 8 26 Safe 10 Musa "El Dolor de tu Presencia" (Ednita Nazario) 9 8 8 25 Saved 11 Charli "Desilusióname" (Olga Tañon) 8 8 8 24 Safe 12 Mari Z "Cantaré" (Yolandita Monge) 8 9 7 24 Safe 13 Yaza "No Me Enseñaste" (Thalía) 8 8 8 24 Safe 14 Massiel "Entre el Mar y una Estrella" (Thalía) 8 7 8 23 Safe 15 Favela "Tanto Que Te Dí" (Ednita Nazario) 8 6 7 21 Bottom 2 16 Andrea "Así es la Vida" (Olga Tañon) 5 4 6 15 Bottom 2
Guest artists were reggaeton singers JKing & Maximan. Musa and Tivián were the contestants "threatened" last week. 65% of the audience voted to save Musa.Sale Tivián de Yo Canto, amenazados Favela y Andrea on Primera Hora; Aponte Alequín, Héctor (March 12, 2011)
Sixth night: March 19, 2011
Judge Manny Manuel was absent from this show due to previous obligations. Guest singer Gloria Trevi replaced him as guest judge.
OrderContestantSong (original artist when applicable)GTDRRSTotalResult 1 Diomary "Mala" (Iris & Franklin) 10 10 10 30 TOP 2 Massiel "And I Am Telling You" (Jennifer Hudson) 10 10 10 30 TOP 3 Favela "Mar Adentro" (Tommy Torres) ? ? ? 29 Saved 4 Jonathan "Algo de Mí" (Ricardo Montaner) ? ? ? 29 Safe 5 Mari Z "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" (Rocío Dúrcal) ? ? ? 29 Safe 6 Yeika "No Podrás" (Olga Tañon) ? ? ? 28 Safe 7 FM5 "La Despedida" (Daddy Yankee) ? ? ? 28 Safe 8 Abimelec "Como Yo te Amé" ? ? ? 28 Safe 9 Andrea "Me Muero" (La Quinta Estación) ? ? ? 27 Eliminated 10 Joaquín "Volver" (Carlos Gardel) ? ? ? 27 Safe 11 NXO "Tu Como Estás" (Domingo Quiñones) ? ? ? 27 Safe 12 Argel "Tu Ni Te Imaginas" (Basilio) ? ? ? 26 Safe 13 Charli "Inocente Pobre Amiga" (Lupita D'Alessio) ? ? ? 25 Bottom 3 14 Yaza "La Vida es Así" (Ivy Queen) ? ? ? 24 Bottom 3 15 Musa "Por Amarte Así" (Cristian Castro) ? ? ? 23 Bottom 3