Operación Triunfo (2001)

Original title

Operación triunfo

Genre

music program, talent show

Country

Spain

Length

13 seasons, 345 episodes

Rated

7

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Contestants compete in a music talent competition to become Spain's next singing star. Viewers vote to keep their favorites in the show.

energeticnostalgiccompetitiveupbeatemotionalaspiringexciting

What happens

Operación Triunfo (transl. 'Operation Triumph') is a reality television talent show which first aired on Televisión Española (TVE) in 2001 in Spain. A music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements that originated Endemol's Star Academy franchise, the show aims to find the country's next solo singing sensation. Operación Triunfo (also known as OT) first aired in 2001. On its first run between 2001 and 2004, three series were aired on TVE, which also served as the national final to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The first series of OT was particularly successful in ratings, becoming one of the most popular shows in the history of Spanish television and featuring singers that went on to enjoy long-term recognition from the public: notably Rosa López, David Bisbal, David Bustamante, and Chenoa. After the third series, TVE decided not to renew the show and its rights were acquired by Telecinco, which aired series 5–8 of the series. Series 8 in 2011 was cancelled due to poor ratings and its finale was rushed as a result. On 26 April 2017, RTVE approved a new series of the talent show produced by Gestmusic Endemol, returning to TVE after 13 years. The total cost of the series was €10.2 million. Due to its ratings success, it was renewed for a further series. This was the second most successful edition of the program to date, artists like Aitana, Ana Guerra, Amaia, Alfred García, Luis Cepeda, Agoney, Miriam Rodríguez, or Lola Índigo have emerged from this edition. In 2023, Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights to air the twelfth series. Shortly after the conclusion of this series, it was announced that Amazon had picked up the show for a thirteenth season. It premiered in September 2025 and concluded in December of the same year. In June 2026, Amazon confirmed a fourteenth season, at the time slated to start in October 2027, with auditions taking place in June 2027. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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