La Academia
Encyclopedia
La Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...

, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...

 franchise, which includes the "Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...

" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise.

The show has turned into a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which has been shown by its triumph over Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

's Operación Triunfo Mexico. The rival show, which shared the basic premise of "La Academia", was only produced for one season before being replaced by Big Brother VIP Mexico and Bailando por la boda de mis sueños. The Televisa reality show was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico.

The show has been franchised to other countries: Azerbaijan (Akademiya), Malaysia (Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...

), Indonesia (Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
Akademi Fantasi Indosiar was Indonesia's second reality television after Popstars Indonesia show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry.The first season premiered in the end of November 2003...

, it will be rebranding to Viva AFISTAR and will be aired on MNCTV
MNCTV
MNCTV is an Indonesian private television channel which headquarter's based in East Jakarta. TPI was established by Tutut Soeharto . It began broadcasting on the 23rd of January 1991...

 began 2011), United States (La Academia USA
La Academia USA
La Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...

).

Format

Each year, 14-21 people were selected to live together in a house isolated from the rest of the world, spending their days taking classes in singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

, dancing, acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....

, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the students is eliminated until 4 to 6 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize-3 million Mexican peso
Mexican peso
The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

s, but the award has changed in each generation since the third. Students are eliminated based on the number of votes each receives. Whom ever receives the fewest votes during at the end of the week (the votes are stopped at the end of the concert) is eliminated. Viewers can vote by telephone, but calls are not free.

Each vote costs over 25 Mexican pesos (around US $2.50). From the sixth generation, voting is by text message with costs 3 Mexican pesos.

Camino a la Fama airs during weekday afternoons. This show tapes what the students' lives within the La academia house. It also demonstrates the singing, dancing, and acting classes.

Contestant Summary

Generation
Season
Winner 2nd place 3rd place Other Finalist(s) Other Contestants (In Order of Elimination First to Last) Number of Contestans
1st Myriam
Myriam Montemayor Cruz
Myriam Montemayor Cruz , better known as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist, known for winning the first generation of La Academia.-Biography:...

Víctor Miguel Ángel Yahir & Nadia Hector, Alejandro, Wendolee, Jose Antonio, María Inés
María Inés
María Inés Guerra Núñez , commonly known as María Inés, is a Mexican TV-hostess, actress, singer and former contestant in the First Generation of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia.- Biography :The daughter of Óscar Guerra and Laura Núñez, María Inés has two siblings, which...

, Laura
Laura Caro
Laura Isabel Caro Beltran is a Mexican recording artist. Caro first appeared on national television in 2002 as a contestant on the La Academia of the Mexican television TV Azteca....

, Estrella, Raul, Toñita
14
2nd Érika Marco Manuel Freddy & Rosalia Elisa*, Gisela, Karla, Marvin, Mauricio, Victor Javier, Alejandra, Ana Lucia, Fabricio, Andrea, Azeneth, Enrique, Adrian 18
3rd Carlos Dulce Melissa Leticia, Israel & Cesar Diego, Jessica, Marla, Esteban, Arturo, Marcia, Rodrigo, Martin, Maricarmen, Suzzette, Ricardo, Hiromi 18
4th Erasmo Yuridia Adrián Cynthia, Edgar & Silvia Anahi, Rene, Karina, Oscar, Abyade, Alan, Mario, Paula, Marco, Johanna, J.Luis, Jolette* 18
5th Samuel Colette Marbella Renata Niyet, Jacqueline, Alan, Armando, Cesar, Citlali, Diana, Ivan, Carlos, Diego, Isabel, Noe, Julio, Sebastian, Yazmin, Julia, Vince 21
6th Ma.Fernanda Fabiola Luis Armando Valeria & Perla Jose R., Alejandra, Dazahev, Monserrat, Gerardo, Alba, Hector, Fatima, Ivan, Cintia, Esteban, Wilfredo, Matias, Jackie, Alex 20
7th Giovanna Sebastián & Napoleon Agustín, Menny
Menny
Manuel Alejandro Carrasco de la O, commonly known as Menny, is a Mexican singer / songwriter, and former contestant of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia and Segunda Oportunidad....

, Oscar & Fabiola
Jorge, Alberto, Da, Denisse, Kurt, Manuel, Melissa, Michelle, Alex, Ingrid, Dafne, Mell, Nicole, Luis, Brian, Carlos, Roberto, Yadhira, Roy, Mayrenne, Adriana, Daniel, María, Alejandra, Patricia, Rod, Luz, Mike, Jaccyve 36
8th Esmeralda Carolina Edgar Paolo**,Luis, Edu, Johnny, Daniel, Gerardo & Eri Brisa, Carmen, David, Dayana, Florentina, Josué, Lupita, Mariana, Nicolás, Paloma, Paola, Pepe, Santiago, Santa, Sonia, Verónica, Daniella, Eduardo, Elaine, Karla, Leonardo, Leonel, Rosendo, Ventura, Lizette, Sandra, Jorge, Mark, Eddie, Gina*, Denisse, Belén, Isabel, Guillermo, Deyra, Andres, Benjamín, Álvaro, María 49
9th TBA TBA TBA TBA Yanilen, Carmen, Emanuel, Hancer, Gustavo, Ronald, Pablo, Gil, Erick, Cecilia, Valeria eliminated: Elisa, Giselle, Arón, Yamileth, Jacqueline, Sergio, Karen, Bárbara, Ceci, Alán, Noé, Mariana, Huicho, Yazmín, Dariela, Frank, Gabriela, Eduardo, Tadeo, Jesús, Javi, J.Antonio, Paco, Melissa, Dianela, Denisha, Gaby, Lizbeth, Héctor, Alfonso 41


-Those marked with an asterisk abandoned the competition.

-The person marked with a double-asterisk is the winner of the Judges' International Prize

Seasons

Generation
Season
Concerts Season Premiere Season Finale
1st 22 July 7, 2002 December 1, 2002
2nd 17 December 8, 2002 March 30, 2003
3rd 17 March 14, 2004 July 4, 2004
4th 19 February 27, 2005 July 3, 2005
5th 24 July 9, 2006 December 17, 2006
6th 16 August 31, 2008 December 14, 2008
7th 12 October 4, 2009 December 20, 2009
8th 15 September 12, 2010 December 19, 2010
9th 18 August 21, 2011 December 18, 2011

Season 1: the First Generation (2002)

La Academia began on July 7, 2002. Fourteen were selected to be part of the first generation, and Alan Tacher was selected to host. The National Auditorium
National Auditorium
National Auditorium is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte....

 in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a Coca-Cola touring contract, a world-wide trip, a brand new Chevrolet Trail Blazer and the top prize: MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.

Miguel Ángel, Myriam, Nadia, Víctor and Yahir reached the finale held on December 1, 2002. Myriam Montemayor Cruz was declared the winner of La Academia.
01 Myriam 21 Monterrey, Nuevo León
02 Víctor 26 Reynosa, Tamaulipas
03 Miguel Ángel 18 Puebla, Puebla
04 Yahir 23 Hermosillo, Sonora
05 Nadia
Nadia López
Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso , is a Grammy Award nominated Mexican singer and reality television star.-Early life:...

19 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
06 Toñita 22 Tantoyuca, Veracruz
07 Raúl 23 Mexicali, Baja California
08 Estrella 23 Monterrey, Nuevo León
09 Laura
Laura Caro
Laura Isabel Caro Beltran is a Mexican recording artist. Caro first appeared on national television in 2002 as a contestant on the La Academia of the Mexican television TV Azteca....

18 Tijuana, Baja California
10 María Inés
María Inés
María Inés Guerra Núñez , commonly known as María Inés, is a Mexican TV-hostess, actress, singer and former contestant in the First Generation of the popular Mexican reality television series La Academia.- Biography :The daughter of Óscar Guerra and Laura Núñez, María Inés has two siblings, which...

19 Guadalajara, Jalisco
11 José Antonio 24 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
12 Wendolee 23 Torreón, Coahuila
13 Alejandro 20 Taxco, Guerrero
14 Héctor 23 Veracruz, Veracruz

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalists


Season 2: the Second Generation (2003)

The Second Generation was presented at the final concert of the First Generation on December 1, 2002. Once again, the National Auditorium
National Auditorium
National Auditorium is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte....

 in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$2.5 million and a recording contract.

Freddi, Manuel, Marco, Rosalía and Érika reached the finale held on March 30, 2003. Érika Alcocer Luna was declared the second winner of La Academia.
Place Contestants Age ity
01 Érika
Erika Alcocer Luna
Erika Alcocer Luna, or simply Erika, was born on July 19, 1974 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She rose to fame by becoming the winner of the second generation of La Academia.- Voice :...

28 San Luis Potosí
02 Marco
Marco Moré
Marco Antonio Moreno García , better known as Marco Moré, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Second place winner of the Mexican reality show La Academia in 2003.-Biography:...

18 Monterrey, Nuevo León
03 Manuel 28 Hermosillo, Sonora
04 Fredy 19 Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca
05 Rosalía
Rosalía León Oviedo
Rosalía León Oviedo is a Mexican actress, singer and former participant of the Mexican musical reality show La Academia.- Career :...

27 Los Angeles, California
06 Adrián 20 Tampico, Tamaulipas
07 Enrique 21 Tuxtla, Gutierrez
08 Azeneth 21 Guadalupe, Nuevo León
09 Andrea 18 Guadalajara, Jalisco
10 Fabricio 21 Estado de Mexico
11 Ana Lucía 19 Monterrey, Nuevo León
12 Alejandra 23 Distrito Federal
13 Víctor Javier 24 Hermosillo, Sonora
14 Mauricio 17 Querétaro
15 Marvin 22 Tijuana, Baja California
16 Karla 19 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
17 Gisela 22 San Luis Potosí
18 Elisa 23 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist


Season 3: the Third Generation (2004)

A year after the end of the Second Generation, the Third Generation, with far more production than before, began on March 14, 2004. The Teotihuacan Hall
Salon Teotihuacan
Salon Teotihuacan is a 6,000-seat indoor arena in Acapulco, Guerrero. It is the flagship exhibit hall of Centro Internacional Acapulco, and was built in 1973. It was the largest exhibit hall until the 2008 completion of the Mundo Imperial complex...

 in Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...

 served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a brand new car and a larger top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.

Dulce, Melissa, César, Leticia, Carlos and Israel reached the finale held on July 4, 2004. Carlos Rivera Guerra was declared the third winner of La Academia.
Place Contestants Age ity
01 Carlos
Carlos Rivera
Carlos Rivera Guerra, or better known as Carlos Rivera , is a Mexican singer who rose to fame by becoming the winner of the third generation of La Academia.-Biography:...

18 Huamantla, Tlaxcala
02 Dulce 18 Distrito Federal
03 Melissa 24 Hermosillo, Sonora
04 Leticia 21 Guadalajara, Jalisco
05 Israel 21 Estado de Mexico
06 César 20 Acayucan, Veracruz
07 Hiromi
Hiromi Hayakawa
Hiromi Hayakawa is a Mexican singer who began her music career as a contestant in the reality show La Academia...

21 Torreón, Coahuila
08 Ricardo 26 Tijuana, Baja California
09 Suzette 18 Tucson, Arizona
10 Maricarmen 18 Puebla, Puebla
11 Martín 19 Morelia, Michoacán
12 Rodrigo 28 Monterrey, Nuevo León
13 Marcia 23 Querétaro
14 Arturo 23 Guadalajara, Jalisco
15 Esteban 26 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
16 Marla 25 Veracruz
17 Jessica 20 Estado de Mexico
18 Diego 22 Distrito Federal

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist


Season 4: the Fourth Generation (2005)

Almost a year after the start of the third generation, the Fourth Generation began on February 27, 2005. The Monterrey Arena
Monterrey Arena
Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts, shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball...

 in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

 served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the newly raised top prize of MN$3.5 million and a recording contract.

Yuridia, Adrian, Cynthia, Erasmo, Edgar and Silvia reached the finale held on July 3, 2005. Erasmo González Delgado was declared the fourth winner of La Academia.
Place contestants ity
01 Erasmo
Erasmo Catarino
Erasmo Catarino González Delgado , is a Mexican singer and the first place winner on the popular Mexican television show La Academia 4...

 
Xalpatlahua, Guerrero
02 Yuridia Hermosillo, Sonora
03 Adrián
Adrián Varela
Adrián Eduardo Varela Avilés was a contestant of the fourth generation of popular Mexican reality show La Academia. He is the son of Isidro Varela and Dora Elvia Avilés. He has a younger sister, Carolina. He is known to be a young person of strong and sensible character with a great voice that...

 
Culiacán, Sinaloa
04 Cynthia
Cynthia
Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: Κυνθία, Kynthía, "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. It can be abbreviated as Cindy. There are various spellings for this name....

Monclova, Coahuila
05 Edgar Boise, Idaho
06 Silvia Los Mochis, Sinaloa
-- Jolette Guadalajara, Jalisco
07 José Luis Guadalajara, Jalisco
08 Johanna Los Angeles, California
09 Marco Antonio Distrito Federal
10 Paula Monterrey, Nuevo León
11 Mario Monterrey, N.L.
12 Alan Estado de México
13 Abyadé Guadalajara, Jalisco
14 Óscar Pachuca, Hidalgo
15 Karina Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
16 René Mexicali, Baja California
17 Anahí Monterrey, Nuevo León

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist
Left the competition


Season 5: La Generación de la Luz (2006)

The Generation of Light began on July 9, 2006, where the least number of contestants, four, became finalists. The boardwalk of the Port of Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...

 in Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...

 served as the setting for the final, and first open-air, concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million and a recording contract.

Colette, Renata, Samuel and Marbella reached the finale held on December 17, 2006. Samuel Castelán Marini was declared the fifth winner of La Academia.
Place Contestants ity
01 Samuel  Zentla, Veracruz
02 Colette
Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada
Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada was one of the 4 finalists of the 5th generation of the popular Mexican reality singing show La Academia. Colette won 2nd place, behind the first place winner Samuel Castelan Marini.Colette's second place caused disagreement in her many followers...

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
03 Marbella Magdalena de Kino, Sonora
04 Renata Guadalajara, Jalisco
05 Vince Los Angeles, California
06 Julia Paso del Toro, Veracruz
07 Yazmin Hermosillo,Sonora
08 Sebastián Mexicali, Baja California
09 Julio Culiacán, Sinaloa
10 Noé Monterrey, Nuevo León
11 Isabel Chihuahua, Chihuahua
12 Diego Monterrey, N.L.
13 Carlos Distrito Federal
14 Iván Monterrey, Nuevo León
15 Diana Chihuahua, Chihuahua
16 Citlali Guadalajara, Jalisco
17 César Guadalajara, Jalisco
18 Armando Teopisca, Chiapas
19 Alan Estado de México
20 Jaqueline Oaxaca, Oaxaca
21 Niyet Guadalajara, Jalisco

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist
Entered Later in the Competition


Season 6: La Última Generación (2008)

The Final Generation began on August 31, 2008. The Víctor Manuel Reyna Stadium
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...

 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MN$3 million, a recording contract and the new La Academia Trophy.

Perla, María Fernada, Fabiola, Luis Armando and Valeria reached the finale held on December 12, 2008. María Fernanda Alvo Díaz was declared the sixth winner of La Academia.
Place Contestants Age ity
01 María Fernanda 21 Guadalajara, Jalisco
02 Fabiola
Fabiola Rodas
Jackeline Fabiola Rodas Valladares is a Guatemalan singer who gained international fame by coming in 2nd place on the reality show La Academia--Última Generación in 2008; and most recently crowned the winner of El Gran Desafío de Estrellas, defeating the original La Academia winner, Myriam...

16 Guatemala
03 Luis Armando 24 Veracruz
04 Valeria 16 Hermosillo, Sonora
05 Perla 17 Caborca, Sonora
06 Alex 21 Monterrey, N.L.
07 Jackie 22 California
08 Matías 23 Argentina
09 Wilfredo 16 Sinaloa
10 Esteban 18 Texas
11 Cintia 17 Jalisco
12 Iván 18 Mexico, DF
13 Fátima 22 Guadalajara, Jalisco
14 Héctor 25 Monterrey, N.L.
15 Alba 15 Tabasco
16 Gerardo 22 Guatemala
17 Monserrat 18 Veracruz
18 Dasahev 19 Hermosillo, Sonora
19 Alejandra 15 Jalisco
20 José Roberto 24 Tecate, Baja California

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist


Season 7: La Nueva Academia (2009)

The New Academy was renewed due to the popular demand and headed by the most outspoken critic, Lolita Cortez, beginning on October 4, 2009. This season featured 36 contestans, and seven, became finalists. The Víctor Manuel Reyna Stadium
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...

 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas once again served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the lowest top prize of MN$1 million and a recording contract.

Agustín, Oscar, Fabiola, Sebastián, Menny, Giovanna and Napoleón reached the finale held on December 20, 2009. Giovanna Nicole Paz was declared the seventh winner of La Academia.
Place Contestant Age City
01 Giovanna Paz 16 Manzanillo, Colima
02 Sebastián Martingaste 25 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleón Robleto 23 Guatemala, Guatemala
04 Agustín Argüello 19 Córdoba, Argentina
05 Menny Carrasco 26 Chihuahua, Chihuahua
06 Oscar Jiménez 22 Guadalajara, Jalisco
07 Fabiola Jaramillo 30 Orizaba, Veracruz
08 Jaccyve Álvarez 23 Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
09 Mike Bobadilla 28 Culiacán, Sinaloa
10 Luz Leguizama 24 Oakland, California (USA)
11 Rod Pérez 17 Mérida, Yucatán
12 Patricia Ahjtung 15 Catemaco, Veracruz
13 Alejandra Capelini 22 Jalapa, Veracruz
14 María Reynoso 18 Guadalajara, Jalisco
15 Daniel Solís* 41* Tijuana, Baja California
16 Adriana Sánchez 29 Guadalajara, Jalisco
17 - 19 Mayrenne Carvajal 40 Veracruz
Roy Rosas 32 Nogales, Sonora
Yadhira Mendez 21 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
20 - 23 Brian Vega 21 Monterrey, Nuevo León
Carlos Pleasant 28 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Luis Guillen 38 Los Angeles, California (USA)
Roberto Vázquez 29 León, Guanajuato
24 - 28 Alex García 15 Monclova, Coahuila
Dafne Olivera 40 Mexico D.F
Ingrid Álvarez 15 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Mell Rivera 24 Los Angeles, California (USA)
Nicole Vargas 17 Guadalajara, Jalisco
29 - 35 Alberto Campos 24 México D.F
Da Rodríguez 23 México D.F
Denisse Marion Vega 22 México D.F
Kurt Arredondo 27 Irapuato, Guanajuato
Manuel Ortiz 22 Sonora, Sonora
Melissa Norzagaray 17 Sinaloa
Michelle Quintero 28 Cuidad Obregón, Sonora
-- Jorge Vázquez 20 Los Angeles, California (USA)

  • Jesús Antonio Guerrero is Daniel Solís's real birth name and 47 was his real age when he was expelled

Winner
Runners-Up
Finalist
Left the competition


Season 8: Bicentenario (2010)

Bicentennial was the name given to this season in honor of the 200 years of Mexican independence. It began on September 12, 2010, featuring 49 contestants, and 10 finalists, marking an all-time high for series. The Víctor Manuel Reyna Stadium
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
The Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna is a football stadium located in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, México. This facility has a capacity of 31,500 seats and was built in 2003. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of football club Jaguares de Chiapas .It has been used...

 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the finale for a third time.

For the first time ever, two winners were announced: one was chosen by the panel of critics as well as Lolita Cortez and La Academia teachers, winning the International Prize of US$20,000; the other was chosen by the viewers, winning La Academia: Bicentenario and MN$1 million.

Luis, Eri, Gerardo, Esmeralda, Carolina, Johnny, Daniel, Edgar, Paolo and Edu reached the finale held on December 19, 2010. Esmeralda Ugalde Mota was declared the eighth winner of La Academia. Paolo Ragone won the first International Prize.
Place Contestant Age Country/Residence
01 Esmeralda Ugalde 18 San Ciro de Acosta, San Luis Potosí
01(2) Paolo Ragone 28 Buenos Aires, Argentina
02 Carolina Soto 27 Rancagua, Chile
03 Edgar García 15 Tijuana, Baja California
04 Luis González 29 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
05 Edu del Prado 33 Spain
06 Johnny Morales 30 Caracas, Venezuela
07 Daniel Riolobos 24 Federal District
08 Gerardo Cuevas 25 Guadalajara, Jalisco
09 Eri Carranco 29 Monterrey, Nuevo León
10 María López 25 Mexicali, Baja California
11 Álvaro Bautista 23 Guadalajara, Jalisco
12 Benjamín Rosales 29 Tucumán, Argentina
13 Andrés Alejandre 25 Ensenada, Baja California
14 Deyra Cornejo 35 Villa Juárez, Sonora
15 Guillermo Martín 29 Spain
16 Isabel Marín de León 18 Guatemala
17 Belén Castorena 25 Cancún, Quintana Roo
18 Denise Faro 22 Rome, Italy
19 Gina Rivera 24 Veracruz
20 - 21
Eddie Bilalovic 22 Federal District
Mark Lewin 22 Venezuela
22 - 24 Jorge Tinoco 19 Guanajuato
Lizette Limón 17 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
Sandra Estrada 16 Hidalgo
25 - 32 Daniella Augspurg 19 El Salvador
Elaine Hernández 41 Cuba
Eduardo Jiménez 32 Federal District
Karla Silva 19 Campeche
Leonardo Ruiz 27 Michoacán
Leonel Regata 21 Cuba
Rosendo Robles 22 Glendale, California
Ventura Esquiviaz 20 Tepatitlán, Jalisco
33 - 49
Brisa Carillo 17 Chihuahua
Carmen Vásquez 16 Tlaxcala
David Duclaud 26 Morelos
Dayana Falcón 21 Cuba
Florentina González 31 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Josue Bravo 26 Puebla
Lupita Infante 23 Los Angeles, California
Mariana Niebla 23 Durango
Nicolas Padilla 19 Colima
Paloma Naya 18 Tepic, Nayarit
Paola Bustamante 22 Querétaro
Pepe Betancourt 28 Torreón, Coahuila
Santa Degyves 37 Acapulco, Guerrero
Santiago Pérez 18 Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Sonia Mayorga 22 Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Verónica Ramos 27 Ensenada, Baja California

Winner of La Academia: Bicentenario
Winner of the International Prize
Runners-Up
Finalist


Season 9: La Academia 2011 (2011)

The Academy 2011 premiered on August 21 and it is the first reality show to be aired in 3D. It featured 35 contestants. The season was led by Eduardo Capetillo, and hosted by his wife Biby Gaitán accompanied by Rafael Araneda. During the middle of the competition, on October 26, Eduardo Capetillo announced to the contestants that Magda Rodriguez was no longer the producer (she was fired due to low raitings). Juan Navarrete became the new producer. At the end of the 11th. Concert, Eduardo Captillo announced that he would look for new contestants to join the competition. On the 12th. and 13th. Concert, 6 new contestants (Cecilia, Dianela, Héctor, Valeria, Alfonso, Gaby) were brought to the competition.
Place Contestant Age City
Valeria Cox 26 Chile
Cecilia de la Cueva 25 México D.F
Yanilen Díaz 25 Cuba
Carmen Rios 25 San Francisco, USA
Emanuel Peña 15 Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
Hancer Pérez 19 Guatemala
Gustavo Cornejo 30 Chicago, USA
Ronald Martínez 31 Caracas, Venezuela
Pablo Balzano 27 Argentina
Gil Álvarez 23 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Erick Sandoval 26 Mexicali, Baja California
12 Alfonso 33 México D.F
13 Héctor Ruiz 24 Tuxla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
14 Lizbeth Colin 15 Acapulco, Guerrero
15-16 Gaby Albo 20 México D.F
Denisha Audifred 29 Torreón, Coahuila
17 Dianela 26 Durango
18 Melissa Barrera 21 Monterrey, Nuevo León
19 Paco Zazueta 24 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
20-22 Jose Antonio Mora 23 Loja, Ecuador
Javi Baerga 23 Puerto Rico
Jesus Falcón 26 Macuspana, Tabasco
23-24 Eduardo D' Esezarate 23 Puebla, Puebla
Tadeo Bustamante 29 Cancún, Quintana Roo
25 Gaby Luna 18 Durango, Durango
26 Frank Díaz 19 Los Angeles, USA
27 Dariela Vallejo 25 Guadalajara, Jalisco
28 Yazmín Sanchez 15 Tempoal, Veracruz
29 Huicho Pérez 15 Chihuahua, Chihuahua
30 Mariana Balquiarena 20 Los Angeles, USA
31 Noe Varela 18 Houston, USA
32-33 Alan Martin 21 Tepatitlán, Jalisco
Cecy Magaña 22 Guadalajara, Jalisco
34-36 Bárbara Ibarra 16 Monterrey, Nvo. Leon
Karen Lopez 21 Culiacán, Sinaloa
Sergio Aguilar 21 Guadalajara, Jalisco
37-41 Giselle Rodriguez 18 Hermosillo, Sonora
Jacqueline Solis 28 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Elisa Castellanos 17 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
Arón Manzanero 19 Mérida, Yucatán
Yamileth Hernández 21 Poza Rica, Veracruz


Spin-Offs

Show Seasons Concerts Season Premiere Season Finale
1st Desafío de Estrellas 1-2 15 April 6, 2003 July 13, 2003
Homenaje A... 1-2 11 July 20, 2003 September 28, 2003
La Academia USA
La Academia USA
La Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...

USA 15 November 20, 2005 February 26, 2006
2nd Desafío de Estrellas 1-4 22 January 8, 2006 June 25, 2006
El Gran Desafío de Estrellas 1-6 14 April 19, 2009 July 26, 2009
Segunda Opportunidad 1-7 11 March 21, 2010 June 6, 2010

Desafio De Estrellas (2003, 2006, 2009)

Desafío de Estrellas is a Mexican musical show produced and distributed by TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...

, the second most important network in the country. The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first place prize. TV Azteca has, until 2006, produced two versions of the program, one in 2003 and the other in 2006.
  • The 2003 version consisted only of former contestants of La Academia, another TV Azteca-produced show which had already garnished two seasons and, in the process, taken away rating from Televisa
    Televisa
    Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

    , the prime network of the country.
  • The 2006 version, on the other hand, consisted of both former contestants of La Academia (all four seasons), as well as other artists produced by TV Azteca in the middle and late 90s.
  • Later in 2009 a third season took place with former contestants of the six seasons of la academia.

Homenaje a...(2003)

Tribute to... placed season 1 and 2 contestants against each other each Sunday to compete for $100,000 pesos.

La Academia USA (2005–2006)

This edition expanded the franchise to the United States, where Mariana Vargas was the winner.

Segunda Oportunidad (2010)

Second Chance premiered on March 21, 2010. This show featured former contestants from seasons 1 to 7 who competed for a second chance at the competition and the music industry. The show featured 53 contestants from the 7 generations of "La Academia" and "La Academia USA". On March 4, 50 contestants were announced, the other two will be chosen by voters on the internet. On March 10, they announced the composition of 13 teams of four members each.

La Academia Kids (2011 Cancelled)

It was presented at La Academia Bicentenario Finale with Tatiana
Tatiana (singer)
Tatiana Palacios Chapa , better known as simply "Tatiana", is a Mexican singer and actress.-Birth and childhood:Tatiana's parents, Dr...

 as the host, but it was later cancelled due productions issues. On February 22 Tatiana announced on her twitcam
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 that the show was cancelled.

Five Years Later Concert (2007)

Name Season Rank ong
Carlos Rivera 3rd 1st Te Me Vas

Adrian 4th 3rd a Tortura
Alejandra 2nd 12th
Renata 5th 4th

Erika 2nd 1st All By Myself

Hiromi 3rd 7th alsas Esperanzas
Cynthia 4th 4th
Marbella 5th rd

Nadia 1st 5th ueños
Freddi 2nd 4th
Yazmín 5th 7th

Miguel Ángel 1st 3rd loviendo Estrellas
Dulce 3rd nd

Toñita 1st 6th De Mi No Te Vas A Burlar

Erasmo 4th 1st Lloraras

Samuel 5th 1st Ojala Que Lluevá Café

César 3rd 6th esencadena mi Corazón
Israel 3rd 5th
Vince 5th 6th

Leticia 3rd 4th i Ciudad
Jose Luis 4th 7th
Marco 4th 9th

Estrella 1st 8th araluna
Rosalía 2nd 5th
Andrea 2nd 9th
Victor 1st 2nd Ayer Te Pedí

Myriam 1st 1st Evidencias

Yuridia 4th 2nd Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado


The special was hosted by Maria Ines (Season 1) the show was also featuring special moments that happened during every season including desafio de estrellas Season 1 & 2.

Christmas with La Academia (2006)

Name Season ong
Myriam 1st Los Peces en el rio
Victor Garcia 1st Rodolfo el reno
Miguel Angel 1st Que Hermoso Niño
Yahir 1st Jesucristo
Nadia 1st Campanas de Plata
Estrella 1st Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Raul Sandoval 1st La Marimorena
Erika 2nd Noche de Paz
Carlos Rivera 3rd El Niño del Tambor
Dulce 3rd Feliz Navida
Erasmo 4th El año viejo
Adrian Varela 4th Blanca Navidad Classic Version
Cynthia 4th Jingle Bells
Marco 4th Adestes Fideles
Samuel 5th Blanca Navidad
Colette 5th Campana sobre Campana

Discography

Season Contestant Rank Album Year abel
1 Myriam 1st Mi Historia en La Academia 2002 MI Music
Una Mujer 2003
Myriam 2004
Vete de Aqui 2005
Simplemente Amigos 2006
Cambio de Piel 2008
Regio Corazon, Alma Mexicana 2011

Victor Garcia 2nd Victor 2003 ony Music
Loco por ti 2004
Arráncame 2006
Cuando Amar Duele 2009
Amorcito Corazón 2010

Miguel Angel 3rd Si tu supieras Amor 2003 Sony Music
Un Hombre como yo 2004
Romántico Desafio 2006
Al Romántico de Siempre 2008

Yahir 4th Yahir 2003 Warner Music
Otra Historia de Amor 2004
No te Apartes de mi 2005
Con el Alma entre las manos 2006
Recuerdos 2007
Elemental 2009
Nadia 5th Nadia 2003 Warner Music
Contigo Si 2004
Endulzame el Oido 2005
Mujer 2006
Un Poco de tus Besos 2007
A Puro Dolor 2008
De Amor y Desamor 2009

Toñita 6th Toñita 2003 BMG
Las cuentas claras 2004
Desafiando el Destino 2006 ony Music
La Gran Triunfadora 2006
La Negra de Oro 2009

Raúl Sandoval 7th Mi Historia en La Academia 2003 Universal Music
Serenata 2003
Raúl Sandoval 2004
El Desafio de Una Estrella 2006
Mi Otro Camino 2008
Animo Raza 2011

Estrella 8th Mi Historia en La Academia 2003 Universal Music
Estrella 2003
De los Pies al Corazon 2004
Tatuajes del Corazon 2011
Laura 9th Libélula 2007 Independent
Grandes Exitos 2009
María Inés 10th María Inés 2003 BMG
Jose Antonio 11th Mi Historia en La Academia 2003 EMI Music
Camaleón 2004 Independent
Niña Rock - De Azahares Y Otras Flores 2009

Wendolee 12th Quiero ser tu amante 2011 Edurama

Hector 14th Mi Sabor 2003 Azteca Music

2 Erika 1st Devuélveme la Vida 2003 Universal Music

Marco Moré 2nd Por Ti 2004 Independent
Laif - Laif 2008 Sony Music

Manuel 3rd Manuel 2003 EMI Music

Freddy 4th Por tu culpa yo 2003 Independent
Mi confesión 2010

Rosalia 5th Rosalía León 2003 Sony Music

Enrique 7th Despues de ti 2005 Independiente

Azeneth 8th Va mas alla 2005 Libre Musica Cristiana
Vida 2009
Me Atreveré 2011

Fabrizio 9th Fabrizio 2006 Independiente

Elisa 18th 2+ - 2+ 2010 Sony Music

3 Carlos 1st Carlos Rivera 2006 Sony Music
Mexicano 2010

Leticia Lopez 4th Si nos Dejan El Musical 2011 Ocesa

Israel 5th Hasta Donde 2007 Independent
Cesar 6th La Posta - La Posta 2008 Sony Music
Hiromi 7th Recuerdos digital download 2006 Independent
Rodrigo 12th Todo Terreno 2006 Independent
Sin Una Salida 2009
Diego Espinoza 18th Marconi - Marconi 2011 Warner Music
4 Erasmo 1st El Conde de Xalpatlahuac 2005 Sony Music
A toda Banda 2006
Por Un Amor 2007

Yuridia 2nd La Voz de Ángel 2005 Sony Music
Habla el Corazon 2006
Entre Mariposas 2007
Nada es Color de Rosa 2009
TBA 2011

Adrián 3rd Una Forma de Sentir 2005 Sony Music
La Posta - La Posta 2008
Homenaje a los grandes 2009 Independent

Cynthia 4th Soy 2006 Warner Music
Provocame 2008
Tu como Yo 2011
Silvia 6th La Posta - La Posta 2008 Sony Music
El Mochitense 2009 VideRola

Jolette 7th Mi Sueño en La Academia 2005 Sony Music
Johanna 9th Yo Por Ti digital download 2007 Italian Music
Rene 17th Laif - Laif 2008 Sony Music
5 Samuel 1st Samuel 2006 Universal Music
Tu te lo Pierdes 2011
Colette 2nd A Mi Manera 2005 Sony Music
Colette 2007

Marbella 3rd Mírame 2006 Warner Music
Renata 4th Con Todo mi Corazon 2006 EMI Music
Vince 5th La Posta - La Posta 2008 ony Music
Yazmin 7th
Citlali 16th
6 Fabiola R. 2nd Mi Gran Desafio 2009 Azteca Music
Time 2 Love 2011 Independent
Luis Armando "Botti" 3rd Astrology 2011 Independent

Maria Fernanda 1st Homenaje a Sonia López 2011 MI Music

Maria Fernanda 1st G6 - El Quinto Dia 009
Valeria 4th
Perla 5th
Alex 6th
Jackie 7th
Fátima 13th

Esteban 10th Ladron de Amores 2009 Independent

Matias 8th TOBBY - Tobby 2011 Sony
7 Sebastian 2nd

Agustin 4th
Menny Carrasco 5th
Oscar 6th
Fabiola Jaramillo 7th Las Canciones Que Te Llegaron Al Corazón digital download 2010 Independient
Jaccyve 8th TBA 2011 TBA
Mayrenne 17th Fiel a tu corazon 2010 Independent
Yadhira 17th Yadhira Mendez 2011 TBA

Carlos Plesent 18th Asuntos Pendientes... 2011 Independent

8 Paolo Ragone 1st No Pretendo 2011 Independent
Edgar 3rd 20 Besos, Mil caricias 2011 Idependent
Edu del Prado 5th Edu del Prado Reedicion 2011 Warner Music Mexico
USA Mariana 1st Mi Historia en la Academia USA 2006 Warner Music
Gustavo 2nd Mi Historia en la Academia USA 2006 Warner Music
Nohelia 3rd Deseo Inexplicable 2011 Mas Music

  • Some season 8 contestans had records before la academia like Benjamin, Josue, Guillermo, Carolina, Johnny, Paolo, Edu
  • Some season 9 contestans had records before la academia like Antonio, Javi, Jesús, Jacqueline
  • Only records after La Academia

Compilations

Season Contestants Album ear
1-5 S1: Myriam, Raúl, Estrella, Nadia,
Víctor, M.Angel, Yahir
S2: Erika
S3: Carlos Rivera, Dulce
S4: Marco, Cynthia, Adrián, Erasmo
S5: Colette, Samuel
Navidad con las Estrellas de La Academia 2006
S1: Myriam, Raúl, Estrella, Nadia,
Víctor, M.Angel, Yahir
S2: Erika
S3: Carlos Rivera
S4: Cynthia & J.Luis, Erasmo,
Yuridia, La Posta
S5: Colette, Samuel
La Academia, The Best Of 2008

Guest performers by season

  • In Season 1: Ricardo Montaner
    Ricardo Montaner
    Ricardo Montaner is an Argentine-Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Starting his career in the early 80s, he has already released more than 15 albums with numerous successful singles and has sold over 22 million record worldwide.-Early years:Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in...

    , Lorenzo Lamas
    Lorenzo Lamas
    Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...

     and Armando Manzanero
    Armando Manzanero
    Armando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America....

  • In Season 2: Alejandro Lerner
    Alejandro Lerner
    Alejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America....

     and Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

  • In Season 3: Alex Ubago
    Álex Ubago
    Álex Ubago is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He is especially known for his heartfelt voice and his ballads. He rose to stardom in 2001, when he appeared as a guest on a hit TV show in Spain. Alex started to tour national radios with his guitar to sing his songs live and be interviewed...

    , Gilberto Santa Rosa
    Gilberto Santa Rosa
    Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...

     and Mariana Ochoa
    Mariana Ochoa
    Mariana Yolanda Ochoa Reyes is a singer and actress.She was a member of the musical group La Onda Vaselina, who were one of the most successful pop bands of Mexico, OV7...

  • In Season 4: Tres de Copas, Olga Tañon
    Olga Tañón
    Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...

  • In Season 5: Franco de Vita
    Franco De Vita
    Franco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award...

    , Filippa Giordano
    Filippa Giordano
    Filippa Giordano is an Italian crossover singer.-Biography:Filippa was born in Palermo and she is the youngest of a whole generation of musicians. At the age of nine, she started ballet at the National Academy of Rome...

     and David Bolzoni
  • In Season 6: Ana Gabriel
    Ana Gabriel
    Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...

    , Enrique Guzmán
    Enrique Guzmán
    Enrique Guzmán is a Mexican singer. He is the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by his former wife, actress and politician Silvia Pinal....

  • In Season 7: Daddy Yankie, Angel & Kriz, El Tri
    El Tri
    El Tri is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City fronted by Alex Lora. Founded in 1968 as Three Souls in My Mind, the group is regarded as influential in the development of Mexican rock music....

    ,
  • In Season 8: Martha Sanchez, La Factoria
    La Factoría
    La Factoría is a Panamanian Reggaeton and Reggae en Español group led by Marlen Romero better known by her stage name Demphra. Initially the group was formed by Marlen Romero , Johanna Mendoza , Edgardo Miranda and Pablo Maestre...

    , Monica Naranjo
    Monica Naranjo
    Mónica Naranjo Carrasco is a Spanish singer born in Figueras, a village in Spain to Andalusian parents. She has sold over 8 million albums worldwide.- Biography :...

    , Espinoza Paz
    Espinoza Paz
    Isidro Chávez Espinoza and best known as Espinoza Paz, is a Mexican musician and composer of Mexican Regional music. He is now a banda and norteña music composer in Mexico.-Early career:...

    , Yolanda Be Cool
    Yolanda Be Cool
    Yolanda Be Cool is an Australian band made up of Sylvester Martinez and Johnson "Durango Slim" Peterson. They collaborated with Australian producer DCUP to release an international single "We No Speak Americano" on the indie Australian label Sweat It Out they founded, sampling on a 1956...

    , María Conchita Alonso
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...

    , Elvis Crespo
    Elvis Crespo
    Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...

    , Tatiana
    Tatiana
    Tatiana is a Slavic female name. The short form of the name is Tanya .The name honors Orthodox Saint Tatiana who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Alexander Severus c.230 in Rome. Saint Tatiana is also considered a patron saint of students...

    , Olga Tañon
    Olga Tañón
    Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...

    , Eduardo Capetillo
    Eduardo Capetillo
    Eduardo Capetillo is a Mexican actor and singer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He belongs to the Capetillo family, who have a long tradition of being bullfighters....

  • In Season 9: La Toya Jackson
    La Toya Jackson
    La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...

    , Village People
    Village People
    Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....

    , Lynda Carter
    Lynda Carter
    Lynda Jean Carter is an American actress and singer, best known for being Miss World USA and as the star of the 1970s television series The New Original Wonder Woman and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ....

    , Juan Manuel Márquez
    Juan Manuel Márquez
    Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...

    , Manny Pacquiao
    Manny Pacquiao
    Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...

    , Franco De Vita
    Franco De Vita
    Franco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award...

    , Enrique Guzmán
    Enrique Guzmán
    Enrique Guzmán is a Mexican singer. He is the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by his former wife, actress and politician Silvia Pinal....

    , Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...

    , Alizée
    Alizée
    Alizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...

    , Lucenzo
    Lucenzo
    Filipe Oliveira , commonly known by his stage name Lucenzo, is a Portuguese-French singer, songwriter, and producer. His parents emigrated to France from Bragança, north of Portugal. Lucenzo signed with the Universal Music record label.He is best known for his recent dance hit "Vem dançar kuduro"...


  • In Second Chance: Litzy, Pablito Ruiz, Dulce and La Sonora Dinamita
    La Sonora Dinamita
    La Sonora Dinamita is a Colombian salsa group. As one of the first cumbia groups to reach international success, it is credited with helping to popularize the genre throughout Latin America, and the world....

  • In Desafio de Estrellas Season 1: Camilo Sesto
    Camilo Sesto
    Camilo Blanes Cortés , better known as Camilo Sesto, is a Spanish singer , composer and producer who enjoyed fame during the 1970s and the 1980s...

  • In Desafio de Estrellas Season 3: Jenny Rivera
    Jenny Rivera
    Jennifer "Jenni" Rivera is a Mexican-American singer, better known for her work within the banda and norteña music genres. She's been active in the music scene since 1992 and her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues, infidelity, and relationships...

    , Beatriz Adriana and Mimi
    Flans
    Flans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...


Franchise Judges

Judge 3 4 U 5 6 7 8 9
Oscar Sarquiz
Mimi (Flans)
Lolita Cortes
Arturo López Gavito
Ilse (Flans)
Regina Orozco
Enrique Guzmán
Raúl Quintanilla
Lisset
Chacho Gaytán
Olga Tañon

  • Season 1 and 2:

Amparo Rubin, Oscar Lopez, Pancho Ruiz, Memo Mendez, Jose Luis Cornejo.
  • Special Guests:

Paty Chapoy (S5), Ana Gabriel (S6), Anette Fradera (S7), Martha Sanchez (S8), María Conchita Alonso (S8), Dulce (S8), Tatiana (S8), Monica Naranjo (S8), Gaby Spanic (S8), Elvis Crespo (S8), Horoscopos de Durango (S8), Eduardo Capetillo (S8), Bibi Gaytán (S8), Enrique Guzmán (S9), Edith González (S9).
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 1:

Gaby Cardenas, Guillermina, Willy Gutierrez & Oscar Lopez
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 2:

Jesus Gallegos, Anette Fradera, Jose Luis Cornejo & Enrique Guzmán
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 3:

Jesse Cervantez, Anette Fradera & Enrique Guzmán
  • Second Chance:

Jesse Cervantez, Albaro Gordoa, Dulce & Daniel Bisogno

Franchise Hosts

Host 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alan Tacher
Mónica Garza
Rafael Araneda

  • Co-Host

Season 7-8:
Ingrid Coronado

Season 9:
Biby Gaytán
  • Daily Recap Show

Season 1-4:
Alan Tacher

Season 5:
Ricardo Hernández

Season 6:
Rafael Araneda

Season 7:
Ingrid Coronado / María Inés Guerra

Season 8:
Cynthia / Ana La Salvia

Season 9:
Lili Brillanti / Ivonne Montero
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 1:

Alan Tacher
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 2:

Daniel Bisogno
  • Desafio de Estrellas Season 3:

Rafael Araneda
  • Second Chance:

Rafael Araneda

Franchise Principals

Principal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hector Martínez
Willy Gutiérrez
Juan Carlos Alonso
Jesse Cervantes
Lolita Cortes
Eduardo Capetillo

Groups formed after La Academia

Former:
  • La Posta:
    Cesar (S3), Adrian Varela (S4), Silvia (S4), Vince (S5), Citlali (S5), Yazmin (S5)
  • Laif:
    Marco (S2), Rene (S4), Benjamin (S8), Camilo, Pierre
  • G6:
    Maria Fernanda (S6), Valeria (S6), Alex (S6), Fatima (S6), Jackie (S6), Perla (S6)




Current:
  • Las Reinas:
    Estrella (S1), Erika (S2) and Aranza
  • 2+:
    Elisa (S2), Sergio Madrigal
  • Tobby:
    Matias (S6), Agustin (S7), Menny (S7), Oscar (S7), Sebastian (S7)
  • Niña Rock:
    Jose Antonio (S1)
  • Marconi:
    Diego Espinoza (S3), Emiliano Roqué, Alejandro de la Madrid and Sergio

International Version

Country Title Season Network
 Mexico Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 
La Academia 9 Azteca TV
 United States United States La Academia USA 1 Azteca TV US
 Malaysia Malaysia  Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia
Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...

 
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Astro Ria
Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows....

 Indonesia Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 
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 Thailand Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 
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United Kingdom Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...

 
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BBC
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See also

  • La academia 5
    La academia 5
    La Academia 5 is the fifth musical reality show in the La Academia franchise. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had inside to be chosen to the final 20, a first for...

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  • La academia USA
    La Academia USA
    La Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...

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  • Akademi Fantasia
    Akademi Fantasia
    Akademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...

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  • Academy Fantasia
    Academy Fantasia
    Academy Fantasia is a reality show held in Thailand. It is a singing contest, judged through popular votes.-Overview:...

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  • Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
    Akademi Fantasi Indosiar
    Akademi Fantasi Indosiar was Indonesia's second reality television after Popstars Indonesia show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry.The first season premiered in the end of November 2003...

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  • Desafio de Estrellas
    Desafio de Estrellas
    Desafío de Estrellas is a Mexican musical show produced and distributed by TV Azteca, the second most important network in the country. The format of the Desafío is similar to American Idol with contestants eliminated every week and a grand finale with the top contestants competing to win the first...

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