La Banda ("the band") is a Spanish-language singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin. It is presented by Alejandra Espinoza and premiered on September 13, 2015. The judges in Season 1 were Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz. The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The show was renewed for season 2.
Auditions for the inaugurative season were held in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Houston, New York and also in Puerto Rico. Season 1 premiered on September 13, 2015, and ended on December 13, 2015. The new band entitled CNCO is composed of (current ages): Christopher Vélez (24), (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (23), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (21), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (19), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (22), (Puerto Rico).
Participants The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.La Banda – Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015. Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
The top 41 participants showed who passed the audition but failed to continue towards the second phase of the competition. The judges decided to form four five-member boy bands to perform during this phase. The fifth five-member boy band was to be made up of five of the participants left behind. After performing, the judges sent all but five boys home. The top 20 shows the participants who moved on to the third round but failed to continue on after that.
Top 41 Participant Age OriginYashua Camacho 16 Franco Tortolani 17 Ezequiel CárdenasJeremías Cárdenas 20 / Adán Allende 24 Ricardo Moreno 16 Anthony Ortiz 17 Luis Gamarra 22 Diydan López 21 Cristhian Camacho 17 Jorge Gabriel Rodríguez 21 Jordan Hernańdez 18 José López Cepero 17 Mateo Urrea 16 José Barrientos 19 Mauricio Novoa 18 Fabyan Sánchez 18 Brian Gallardo 19 Garmandy Candelario 20 Joseph Picorelli 16 Felix Gabriel 21
Each boy band performed its cover of a song in a music video. After watching the videos, the judges eliminate five more contestants.
Top 20 Participant Age Origin Micke Moreno 17 Jason Medina 18 Elison Joel Morban 18 José Tunon 16 Matthews Charlotten 18
Top 15
The judges had the top 15 participants performing as a solo artist. The fans are in charge of whose performance was their most favorite.
Participant Age Origin José Antonio Monroig 17 Nickie Jon Pabon 19 Kevin González ** 20
Kevin González was originally part of the top 12, but for unknown reasons, Gonzalez decided to quit from the competition. During the first live show it was revealed that Alan Matheus would replace Gonzalez.
Top 12
Here the 12 finalists that will fight for their goal in the final phase of the competition.
Participant Age OriginAarón Bodden18 Christopher Vélez 20 Joshua Greaux 17 Zabdiel de Jesús 18 Joel Pimentel 16 Johann Vera 20 Erick Brian Colón 14 Yoandri Cabrera 16 Jaime Cruz 15 Sebastián Rivera 15 Alan Matheus ** 14 Richard Camacho 19
The final 5 that won the competition were Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colón, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel de Jesús, and Christopher Vélez
Results Results summary Contestants' color key: – Contestant announced as safe in no particular order. – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the judges. – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the public vote. – Contestant in the bottom three and was eliminated. – Winning contestants who join La Banda. Note: No eliminations occurred during the Week 1 of the live shows, due to the fact that the contestants needed to obtain votes in order for elimination to occur the following week.
Note: On week seven the judges could not decide who would be the fourth member so the public live votes chose Erick Brian Colon. Contestant Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 La Banda Christopher Velez Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 1stMember Richard Camacho Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 2ndMember Joel Pimentel Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe 3rdMember Erick Brian Colón Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4thMember Zabdiel de Jesús Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three 5thMember Yoandri Cabrera Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated(Week 7) Jaime Cruz Bottom three Bottom three Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Eliminated(Week 7) Johann Vera Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated(Week 6) Aaron Bodden Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated(Week 5)Alan Matheus Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated(Week 4) Sebastián Rivera Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated(Week 3) Joshua Greaux Bottom three Eliminated(Week 2) Judges voted to Save Alejandro's vote Sebastián Rivera Jaime Cruz Alan Matheus Zabdiel de Jesus Yoandri Cabrera Yoandri Cabrera Laura's vote Joshua Greaux Sebastián Rivera Aaron Bodden Zabdiel de Jesus Yoandri Cabrera Erick Brian Colón Ricky's vote Sebastián Rivera Jaime Cruz Aaron Bodden Zabdiel de Jesus Johann Vera Zabdiel De Jesús
Live show details Ricky Martin saved Erick Brian Colon.
Week 1 (November 1) Group performance: "La Gozadera" Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Aaron BodenRichard CamachoZabdiel de JesusJohann Vera 1 "Fun" Band #2:Christopher VelezJoel PimentelSebastian RiveraErick Brian Colon 2 "El Perdón" Band #3:Jaime CruzYoandri CabreraAlan MatheusJoshua Greaux 3 "Drag Me Down" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Richard Camacho 4 "Sunset"Safe Zabdiel de Jesus 5 "A Thousand Years" Safe Erick Brian Colon 6 "La Temperatura"Safe Aaron Bodden 7 "Que Viva la Vida" Safe Jaime Cruz 8 "Stitches"Bottom 3 Alan Matheus 9 "Darte un Beso" Safe Sebastian Rivera 10 "Isn't She Lovely"Bottom 3 Joshua Greaux 11 "Duele el Amor" Eliminated Johann Vera 12 "Impossible" Safe Christopher Velez 13 "Contigo" Safe Yoandri Cabrera 14 "Fight Song" SafeJoel Pimentel 15 "I See Fire" Safe
Week 2 (November 8) Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Yoandri CabreraRichard CamachoSebastian RiveraJoel Pimentel 1 "Cheerleader" Band #2:Christopher VelezAlan MatheusAaron BoddenErick Brian Colon 2 "Me Voy Enamorando" Band #3:Jaime CruzJohann VeraJoshua GreauxZabdiel de Jesus 3 "Uptown Funk" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Johann Vera 4 "Vivir Mi Vida"Safe Aaron Bodden 5 "Back It Up" Safe Zabdiel de Jesus 6 "Ginza" Safe Yoandri Cabrera 7 "Noviembre Sin Ti" Bottom 3 Christopher Velez 8 "Steal My Girl" Safe Erick Brian Colon 9 "Cuando Me Enamoro" Safe Sebastian Rivera 10 "¡Corre!" Eliminated Alan Matheus 11 "Me Enamora" Safe Jaime Cruz 12 "Héroe" Bottom 3 Richard Camacho 13 "Marvin Gaye" Safe Joel Pimentel 14 "Dreaming of You" Safe
Week 3 (November 15) Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Zabdiel de JesusRichard CamachoAlan MatheusErick Brian Colon 1 "Algo Me Gusta de Ti" Band #2:Christopher VelezYoandri CabreraJoel PimentelJaime Cruz 2 "Sígueme y Te Sigo" Band #3:Johann VeraSebastian RiveraAaron Bodden 3 "Rain Over Me" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Zabdiel de Jesus 4 "Volví a Nacer"Safe Aaron Bodden 5 "Get Lucky" Bottom 3 Alan Matheus 6 "Looking for Paradise" Eliminated Johann Vera 7 "Disparo al Corazón" Safe Joel Pimentel 8 "Stand By Me" Safe Yoandri Cabrera 9 "Viva la Vida" Bottom 3 Christopher Velez 10 "Víveme" Safe Jaime Cruz 11 "Danza Kuduro" Safe Erick Brian Colon 12 "Calentura" Safe Richard Camacho 13 "Propuesta Indecente" Safe
Week 4 (November 22) Musical guests: Gente de Zona ft. Marc Anthony – "Traidora" and Becky G – "Break a Sweat" Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Richard CamachoZabdiel de JesusAaron BoddenAlan MatheusJohann Vera 1 "Tú Me Quemas" Band #2:Christopher VelezErick Brian ColonJoel PimentelJaime CruzYoandri Cabrera 2 "What Do You Mean?" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Jaime Cruz 3 "La Mordidita"Bottom 3 Yoandri Cabrera 4 "Mi Peor Error" Safe Richard Camacho 5 "Am I Wrong" Safe Johann Vera 6 "El Amor de Su Vida" Safe Aaron Bodden 7 "Pierdo La Cabeza" Eliminated Joel Pimentel 8 "Photograph" Safe Zabdiel de Jesus 9 "Coleccionista de Canciones" Bottom 3 Erick Brian Colon 10 "Ay Vamos" Safe Christopher Velez 11 "Fuiste Tú" Safe
Week 5 (November 29) Musical guests: Jesse y Joy – "Ecos de Amor" and Calibre 50 – "Contigo" Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Christopher VelezJaime CruzJoel PimentelJohann VeraRichard Camacho 1 "Nota de Amor" / "Bailar Contigo" Band #2:Aaron BoddenErick Brian ColonYoandri CabreraZabdiel de Jesus 2 "Locked Away" / "Rude" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Christopher Velez 3 "Odio" Safe Joel Pimentel 4 "Espacio Sideral" Bottom 3 Jaime Cruz 5 "No Sales de Mi Mente" Safe Richard Camacho 6 "Lay Me Down" Safe Zabdiel de Jesus 7 "Aunque Ahora Estes con El" Safe Johann Vera 8 "Miedo" Eliminated Yoandri Cabrera 9 "One Last Time" Bottom 3 Erick Brian Colon 10 "Hablé de Ti" / "Don't You Worry Child" Safe
Week 6: Semi-final (December 6) Musical guests: Reik – "Voy a Olvidarte" / "Inolvidable" and Luis Coronel – "Nada Mas por Eso"
Band performances Band Order Song(s) Band #1:Joel PimentelErick Brian ColonZabdiel de JesusYoandri Cabrera 1 "Que Se Sienta El Deseo" Band #2:Christopher VelezJaime CruzJohann VeraRichard Camacho 2 "I Gotta Feeling" Individual performances Contestant Order Song(s) Result Joel Pimentel 3 "Bendita tu luz" 3rd Johann Vera 4 "Levels" Erick Brian Colon 5 "Tranquila" 4th Yoandri Cabrera 6 "El Próximo Viernes" Bottom 3 Jaime Cruz 7 "Vaivén" Bottom 3 Christopher Velez 8 "Kilómetros" 1st Richard Camacho 9 "Sorry" 2nd Zabdiel de Jesus 10 "Salomé" Bottom 3(5th member)
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