Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2023, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 20 November 2023, presented by Chenoa. It is the first season broadcast by Amazon Prime Video, as well as the first season aired by an over-the-top streaming service instead of a free-to-air television channel.
In addition to the Galas or weekly live shows, an after show hosted by Masi Rodríguez airs after each weekly gala, and recap shows hosted by Xuso Jones are released daily. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or La Academia are streamed live via YouTube.
Headmaster, judges and presenter On 27 May 2023, it was announced that singer Chenoa, who rose to fame as a contestant on series 1, would be the new host for the series. Noemí Galera will continue as the headmaster of the academy. On 15 November 2023, it was announced that the judging panel would consist of singer Buika, music journalist Cris Regatero, and musician and producer Pablo Rouss, with a fourth guest judge rounding out the panel on each episode.
Auditions Open casting auditions began on 3 July 2023 in Barcelona and concluded on 19 September 2023 in Madrid.
+Summary of open auditions Location Date(s) Venue Barcelona 3 July 2023 Fira de Barcelona Zaragoza 6 July 2023 Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza Santiago de Compostela 10 July 2023 Pavillón Multiusos Fontes do Sar Bilbao 12 July 2023 Bilbao Arena Valencia 17 July 2023 Feria Valencia Las Palmas 6 September 2023 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus Málaga 11 September 2023 La Caja Blanca Seville 14 September 2023 FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre Madrid 19 September 2023 Madrid Arena
More than 13,000 candidates participated in the open auditions.
Contestants
Contestant Age Residence Episode of elimination Place finished Naiara 26 Zaragoza, Aragon Gala Final Paul 21 Armilla, Andalusia Ruslana 18 Madrid, Madrid 3rd Juanjo 20 Magallón, Aragon 4th Lucas 23 Vallirana, Catalonia 5th Martin 18 Getxo, Basque Country 6th Bea 19 San Fernando de Henares, Madrid Gala 117th Chiara 19 Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands Gala 108th Álvaro 21 Sevilla, Andalusia Gala 9 9th Cris 24 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands Gala 8 10th Violeta 22 Motril, Andalusia Gala 7 11th Álex 24 Córdoba, Andalusia Gala 6 12th Salma 21 Mijas, Andalusia Gala 5 13th Denna 22 Ogíjares, Andalusia Gala 4 14th Omar 26 Yunquera de Henares, Castilla–La Mancha Gala 3 15th Suzete 22 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Gala 2 16th Lina de Sol 20 Vigo, Galicia Gala 0 Not selected Edu 26 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Galas Results summary Colour key –Contestant received the most public votes and became exempt from nomination. –Contestant received the most public votes, was up for elimination but was saved by the Academy's staff. –Contestant received immunity by the Academy's staff. –Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the Academy's staff. –Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the contestants. –Contestants were up for the elimination and were the nominees of the week. –Contestant was up for the elimination and was one of the nominees of the week, but was saved by the jury. –Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately saved by the public votes. –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated. Gala 0 Gala 1 Gala 2 Gala 3 Gala 4 Gala 5 Gala 6 Gala 7 Gala 8 Gala 9 Gala 10 Gala 11 Final Naiara Saved Denna Violeta Salma Salma Alex Bea Bea Paul Lucas Mark: 9.5 FinalistWinner(Final) Paul Immune Denna Violeta Salma SalmaNominated Chiara BeaNominated Lucas Mark: 8.83 FinalistRunner-up(Final) Ruslana Saved Suzete Omar Denna Bea Álvaro Chiara Martin BeaSaved Mark: 8.17 Finalist3rd Place(Final) Juanjo Saved Denna Violeta Salma Bea Álvaro Bea Martin Bea Ruslana Mark: 9 Finalist4th Place(Final) Lucas SavedNominated Alex Salma Alex Alex Bea Cris PaulNominatedMark: 8.83 Finalist5th Place(Final) Martin Immune Lucas Violeta Violeta Bea Álvaro ChiaraSaved Bea Ruslana Mark: 8.17 Finalist6th Place(Final) Bea Saved Suzete Omar SalmaSaved ÁlvaroSavedNominatedSaved RuslanaMark: 8.83 Evicted(Gala 11) Chiara Saved Denna Violeta Violeta Salma ÁlvaroNominated Martin BeaNominated Evicted(Gala 10) Álvaro Saved Denna Omar Violeta BeaSaved Bea BeaNominated Evicted(Gala 9) Cris Saved Lucas Alex Violeta Bea Alex BeaNominated Evicted(Gala 8) Violeta Immune DennaSavedNominated Salma AlexNominated Evicted(Gala 7) Alex SavedDennaNominated DennaNominatedNominated Evicted(Gala 6) Salma Saved Denna VioletaSavedNominated Evicted(Gala 5) Denna SavedSaved VioletaNominated Evicted(Gala 4) Omar Saved DennaNominated Evicted(Gala 3) Suzete SavedNominated Evicted(Gala 2) Lina Eliminated Not selected(Gala 0) Edu Eliminated Not selected(Gala 0) Up forelimination ÁlvaroDennaEduLina AlexDennaLucasSuzete AlexDennaOmarVioleta DennaPaulSalmaVioleta AlexBeaChiaraSalma AlexÁlvaroMartinPaul ÁlvaroBeaChiaraVioleta BeaCrisLucasMartin ÁlvaroBeaPaulRuslana ChiaraLucasPaulRuslana BeaLucasMartinPaulRuslana Winner Naiara49%to win(out of 3) Saved byAcademy's staffDennaAlexDennaPaulChiaraMartinÁlvaroLucasRuslanaPaulPaulLucas Saved bycontestants None Denna9 of 13 votesto save Violeta7 of 12 votesto save Salma5 of 11 votesto save Bea5 of 10 votesto save Álvaro5 of 9 votesto save Bea5 of 8 votesto save Martin3* of 7 votesto save Bea4 of 6 votesto save Ruslana3 of 5 votesto save None Finalist Paul26%to win(out of 3) Saved byjuryNone Martin Ruslana25%to win(out of 3) Saved bypublic vote Álvaro43.86%to save Lucas54.1%to save Alex72.4%to save Violeta65.6%to save Alex60.3%to save Paul82.1%to save Chiara59.5%to save Bea52.3%to save Paul65.7%to save Lucas67%to save Ruslana55.5%to save Juanjo13%to win(out of 6) Eliminated LinaFewest votesto save Suzete45.9%to save Omar27.6%to save Denna34.4%to save Salma39.7%to save Alex17.9%to save Violeta40.5%to save Cris47.7%to save Álvaro34.3%to save Chiara33%to save Bea44.5%to save Lucas7%to win(out of 6) EduFewest votesto save Martin6%to win(out of 6)
Gala 0 (20 November 2023) Musical guest: Anitta ("Mil Veces") Guest judge: Anitta
+Contestants' performances on Gala 0 Contestant Order Song Result Ruslana 1 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Saved by the jury Cris 2 "Pasos de cero" Saved by the jury Martin 3 "Somewhere Only We Know" Immune by the Academy's staff Denna 4 "A Ella" Saved by the Academy's staff Naiara 5 "Me Muero" Saved by the jury Álvaro 6 "...Baby One More Time" Saved by the public vote Omar 7 "Canela en Rama" Saved by the jury Alex 8 "Juramento eterno de sal" Saved by the jury Paul 9 "Way Down We Go" Immune by the Academy's staff Suzete 10 "Di mi nombre" Saved by the jury Juanjo 11"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Saved by the jury Lina 12 "Nunca Es Suficiente" Eliminated Edu 13 "Regrésame mi corazón" Eliminated Violeta 14 "Crazy" Immune by the Academy's staff Salma 15 "Historia de un Amor" Saved by the jury Chiara 16 "For Once in My Life" Saved by the jury Lucas 17 "De Música Ligera" Saved by the jury Bea 18 "Never Can Say Goodbye" Saved by the jury
Gala 1 (27 November 2023) Group performance: "Libertad" Musical guests: NIA ("Caminito de Lamento" / "Brujería") Nil Moliner ("Libertad" - with the contestants) Guest judge: Natalia Jiménez +Contestants' performances on Gala 1 Contestant Order Song Result Cris 1 "Save Your Tears" Saved by the jury Ruslana Saved by the jury Martin 2 "Tiroteo" Saved by the jury AlexNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff Álvaro 3 "Para no verte más" Saved by the jury Naiara Saved by the jury Suzete 4 "Young Hearts Run Free"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Bea Saved by the jury Juanjo 5 "A tu vera" Saved by the jury Salma Saved by the jury Lucas 6 "Acalorado"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Omar Saved by the jury Denna 7 "Padam Padam"Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants Violeta Saved by the jury Paul 8 "El encuentro" Favourite of the audience Chiara Saved by the jury
Gala 2 (4 December 2023) Group performance: "Alright" Musical guests: Vicco & Abraham Mateo ("Te quiero") Guest judge: Vanesa Martín +Contestants' performances on Gala 2 Contestant Order Song Result Up for eliminationSuzete 1 "A Song for You" EliminatedLucas 2 "Dígale" Saved by the public vote; saved by the juryRegular performances Ruslana 3 "Walk Like an Egyptian" Saved by the jury Chiara Saved by the jury Bea Saved by the jury Álvaro 4 "El fin del mundo" Saved by the jury DennaNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff Juanjo 5 "Leave the Door Open" Saved by the jury Cris Saved by the jury Alex 6 "Quiero decirte"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination VioletaNominated by the jury; saved by contestants Omar 7 "Se fue"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Salma Saved by the jury NaiaraFavourite of the audience Martin 8 "Little Green Bag" Saved by the jury Paul Saved by the jury
Gala 3 (11 December 2023) Group performance: "Dime" Musical guest: Morat ("Sobreviviste") Guest judge: Cami +Contestants' performances on Gala 3 Contestant Order Song Result Up for eliminationOmar 1 "La canción más hermosa del mundo" EliminatedAlex 2 "Ladrona" Saved by the public vote; saved by the juryRegular performances Juanjo 3 "Unholy" Saved by the jury Álvaro Saved by the jury BeaFavourite of the audience Ruslana 4 "Inmortal" Saved by the jury Martin Saved by the jury Chiara 5 "I Kissed a Girl" Saved by the jury VioletaNominated by the jury; up for elimination Naiara 6 "Tómame o déjame" Saved by the jury Lucas 7 "Back for Good" Saved by the jury PaulNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff Cris Saved by the jury Denna 8 "Péiname Juana"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination SalmaNominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Gala 4 (18 December 2023) Group performance: "Sweet Caroline" Musical guest: Carlos Rivera ("Para ti") Guest judge: Carlos Rivera
+Contestants' performances on Gala 4 Contestant Order Song Result Up for eliminationVioleta 1 "Es Por Ti" Saved by the public vote; saved by the juryDenna 2 "Dragón" EliminatedRegular performances Salma 3 "Bad Habits"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Paul Saved by the jury Bea 4 "Peces de ciudad" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants Cris 5 "I Drove All Night" Saved by the jury Álvaro Saved by the jury Naiara 6 "Salvaje" Saved by the jury RuslanaFavourite of the audience Martin 7 "God Only Knows" Saved by the jury Juanjo Saved by the jury Alex 8 "Perreo bonito"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Lucas Saved by the jury ChiaraNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Gala 5 (1 January 2024)
Group performance: "Un año más" Musical guest: Sen Senra ("Meu Amore" / "Uno de eses gatos") Guest judge: Miriam Rodríguez
+Contestants' performances on Gala 5 Contestant Order Song Result Up for eliminationSalma 1 "Cuando zarpa el amor" EliminatedAlex 2 "Bailemos"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for eliminationRegular performances Álvaro 3 "Dynamite"Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants MartinNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff Paul 4 "La vida moderna"Nominated by the jury; up for elimination Juanjo Saved by the jury Cris 5 "Stumblin' In" Saved by the jury ChiaraFavourite of the audience Lucas 6 "Corazón hambriento" Saved by the jury Naiara Saved by the jury Ruslana 7 "SloMo" Saved by the jury Bea 8 "Only You" Saved by the jury Violeta Saved by the jury
Gala 6 (8 January 2024)
Group performance: "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52" Musical guest: Veintiuno ("La Toscana") Guest judge: Edurne