Operación Triunfo (series 9)

Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2017, aired on La 1 from 23 October 2017 to 5 February 2018, presented by Roberto Leal. It was the first season broadcast by RTVE, which aired the first three seasons, in thirteen years. Seasons 4–8 of Operación Triunfo aired on Telecinco, which discontinued the series in 2011 due to declining ratings. RTVE approved to revive the series with a budget of 10.2 million euros.[1]

Operación Triunfo
Series 9
Hosted byRoberto Leal
Judges
WinnerAmaia Romero
Runner-upAitana Ocaña
LocationParc Audiovisual de Catalunya,
Terrassa, Barcelona
Release
Original networkLa 1
Original release23 October 2017 (2017-10-23) –
5 February 2018 (2018-02-05)
Series chronology

In addition to the Galas or weekly live shows on La 1, daily recap shows aired on Clan, and the side show El Chat aired on La 1 after each weekly Gala, hosted by Noemí Galera.[2][3] The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or La Academia were streamed live via YouTube and the subscription platform Sky España.[4]

Amaia Romero was announced the winner on 5 February 2018. Aitana Ocaña came second. Miriam Rodríguez ranked third, Alfred García fourth and fifth place went to Ana Guerra.[5]

On 4 December 2017, during sixth week's live show or "Gala 6", it was announced that the series would serve as the platform to select the Spanish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[6] On 20 December 2017, TVE announced that the five contestants that would succeed in advancing to the series' final would also be the five candidates to represent Spain at Eurovision. The live show that selected the Spanish entrant and song for Eurovision took place on 29 January 2018.[7] Alfred García and Amaia Romero were selected with the song "Tu canción".[8]

The ninth series turned into a media success in Spain,[9] which was compared to the success of the original series of Operación Triunfo sixteen years before.[10][11][12] Some of the contestants from this series such as Amaia Romero, Alfred García, Aitana, Miriam Rodríguez, Ana Guerra, Cepeda, Agoney, Mimi Doblas, Roi Méndez, Raoul Vázquez or Mireya Bravo went on to launch solo projects.[13]

Headmaster, judges and presenter

On 18 July 2017, Noemí Galera, who had appeared as a member of the jury panel on previous seasons, was announced as the new "headmaster" of the Academy.[14] On 28 August 2017, it was revealed that the jury panel would consist of three regular judges and a fourth guest judge. The three regular judges were singer, songwriter and producer Mónica Naranjo, marketing director Joe Pérez-Orive and music executive and producer Manuel Martos, who were accompanied every week by a guest panelist from the music industry.[15] On 30 August 2017, it was announced that Roberto Leal would debut as host of Operación Triunfo.[16]

Auditions

Open casting auditions began on 14 June 2017 in Barcelona and concluded on 18 July 2017 in Madrid. The minimum age to audition was 18.[17]

Summary of open auditions
Location Date(s) Venue
Barcelona 14 June 2017 Palau Sant Jordi
Las Palmas 21 June 2017 Auditorio Alfredo Kraus
Palma 26 June 2017 Auditorium de Palma de Mallorca
Valencia 28 June 2017 City of Arts and Sciences
Santiago de Compostela 3 July 2017 Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
Bilbao 5 July 2017 Bilbao Exhibition Centre
Granada 10 July 2017 Palacio de Congresos de Granada
Seville 13 July 2017 Fibes
Madrid 18 July 2017 ETS de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas

After the open auditions, 81 candidates were called for a closed-door audition on 20 and 21 September 2017. 18 candidates advanced to the introduction live show or Gala 0, where the 16 official contestants who entered the Academy were selected.[17]

Contestants

The 18 contestants that would appear on the introduction live show or Gala 0 were announced on 20 October 2017.[18]

Contestant Age Residence Episode of elimination Place finished
Amaia 18[19] Pamplona, Navarre Gala Final Winner
Aitana 18 Sant Climent de Llobregat, Catalonia Runner-up
Miriam 21 Pontedeume, Galicia 3rd
Alfred 20 El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia 4th
Ana Guerra 23 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands 5th
Agoney 21 Adeje, Canary Islands Gala 12 6th
Roi 24 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Gala 11 7th
Nerea 18 Gavà, Catalonia Gala 10 8th
Cepeda 28 Ourense, Galicia Gala 9 9th
Raoul 20 Montgat, Catalonia Gala 8 10th
Mireya 20 Alhaurín de la Torre, Andalusia Gala 7 11th
Ricky 31 Palma, Mallorca Gala 6 12th
Marina 19 Montequinto (Dos Hermanas), Andalusia Gala 5 13th
Thalía 18 Malpartida de Plasencia, Extremadura Gala 4 14th
Juan Antonio 23 Bilbao, Basque Country Gala 3 15th
Mimi 25 Huétor-Tájar, Andalusia Gala 2 16th
João 21 Madrid, Madrid Gala 0 Not selected
Mario 21 Madrid, Madrid

Galas

The Galas or live shows began on 23 October 2017. In the introduction live show or Gala 0, 18 candidates were presented to enter the "Academy." Each contestant performed a cover version of a popular song of their choice, and two of the candidates were eliminated. For the regular galas, the contestants are assigned a popular song to perform in a duet or solo. The audience votes for their favourite performer, and the contestant with the most votes is exempt for nominations. The jury panel comments on the performances and nominates four contestants for eviction. The Academy's staff meeting saves one of the nominees, and the safe contestants save another of the nominees. The two remaining nominees prepare the performance of a song of their choice each for next week's live show, where one of the contestants will be saved by the audience via televote, sms and app voting. Each gala features a guest judge and guest performers.

Results summary
Colour key
  –Contestant received the most public votes and was exempt for nominations.
  –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 but was immediately saved by the public votes.
  –Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately eliminated by the public votes.
Gala 0 Gala 1 Gala 2 Gala 3 Gala 4 Gala 5 Gala 6 Gala 7 Gala 8 Gala 9 Gala 10 Gala 11 Gala 12 Final
Amaia Saved Roi Ana Cepeda Mireya Miriam Cepeda Ana Alfred Alfred Aitana Mark: 10 Finalist Winner
(Final)
Aitana Saved Mimi Juan Antonio Cepeda Ricky Cepeda Cepeda Cepeda Cepeda Alfred Saved Mark: 8.5 Finalist Runner-up
(Final)
Miriam Saved Roi Juan Antonio Marina Mireya Saved Saved Raoul Alfred Agoney Roi Mark: 9 Finalist 3rd Place
(Final)
Alfred Saved Roi Ana Marina Ricky Ricky Miriam Ana Saved Saved Ana Mark: 8.75 Finalist 4th Place
(Final)
Ana Saved Mimi Saved Cepeda Ricky Cepeda Mireya Saved Roi Alfred Nominated Mark: 7.25 Finalist 5th Place
(Final)
Agoney Saved Ricky Ana Marina Ricky Miriam Miriam Raoul Alfred Nominated Aitana Mark: 8.25 Evicted
(Gala 12)
Roi Saved Saved Nominated Cepeda Ricky Cepeda Cepeda Ana Nominated Alfred Nominated Evicted
(Gala 11)
Nerea Saved Ricky Ana Thalia Ricky Miriam Miriam Raoul Alfred Nominated Evicted
(Gala 10)
Cepeda Saved Roi Juan Antonio Nominated Ricky Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Evicted
(Gala 9)
Raoul Saved Roi Juan Antonio Marina Mireya Miriam Miriam Nominated Evicted
(Gala 8)
Mireya Saved Mimi Juan Antonio Marina Nominated Miriam Nominated Evicted
(Gala 7)
Ricky Saved Nominated Ana Marina Saved Nominated Evicted
(Gala 6)
Marina Saved Mimi Ana Saved Nominated Evicted
(Gala 5)
Thalía Saved Roi Ana Nominated Evicted
(Gala 4)
Juan Antonio Saved Roi Nominated Evicted
(Gala 3)
Mimi Saved Nominated Evicted
(Gala 2)
João Eliminated Not selected
(Gala 0)
Mario Eliminated Not selected
(Gala 0)
Up for
elimination		 Amaia
Joao
Mario
Mimi
Thalía		 Ana
Mimi
Ricky
Roi		 Aitana
Ana
Juan Antonio
Roi		 Cepeda
Marina
Nerea
Thalía		 Marina
Mireya
Miriam
Ricky		 Agoney
Cepeda
Miriam
Ricky		 Cepeda
Mireya
Miriam
Roi		 Alfred
Ana
Cepeda
Raoul		 Agoney
Alfred
Cepeda
Roi		 Agoney
Alfred
Miriam
Nerea		 Aitana
Alfred
Ana
Roi		 Aitana
Agoney
Ana		 Winner Amaia
46%
to win
(out of 3)
Saved by
Academy's staff		 Thalía
Amaia		 Ana Aitana Nerea Miriam Agoney Roi Alfred Agoney Miriam Alfred Aitana
Saved by
contestants		 None Roi
7 of 13 votes
to save 		Ana
7 of 12 votes
to save 		Marina
6 of 11 votes
to save 		Ricky
7 of 10 votes
to save 		Miriam
5 of 9 votes
to save 		Miriam
4 of 8 votes
to save		 Ana
3* of 7 votes
to save		 Alfred
4 of 6 votes
to save		 Alfred
4 of 5 votes
to save		 Aitana
2 of 4 votes
to save		 None Finalist Aitana
42%
to win
(out of 3)
Saved by
public vote		 Mimi
45%
to save 		Ricky
53%
to save 		Roi
91%
to save 		Cepeda
69%
to save 		Mireya
63%
to save 		Cepeda
53%
to save 		Cepeda
53%
to save 		Cepeda
54%
to save 		Roi
73%
to save 		Agoney
53%
to save 		Ana
51%
to save 		Ana
50.3%
to save 		Miriam
12%
to win
(out of 3)
Eliminated Joao
39%
to save 		Mimi
47%
to save 		Juan Antonio
9%
to save 		Thalía
31%
to save 		Marina
37%
to save 		Ricky
47%
to save 		Mireya
47%
to save 		Raoul
46%
to save 		Cepeda
27%
to save 		Nerea
47%
to save 		Roi
49%
to save 		Agoney
49.7%
to save 		Alfred
8%
to win
(out of 5)
Mario
16%
to save 		Ana
7%
to win
(out of 5)

Gala 0 (23 October 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 0
Contestant Order Song Result
Aitana 1 "Bang Bang" Saved by the jury
Mario 2 "Sofia" Eliminated
Miriam 3 "No te pude retener" Saved by the jury
Agoney 4 "Purple Rain" Saved by the jury
Alfred 5 "Georgia on My Mind" Saved by the jury
Mimi 6 "Don't Cha" Saved by the public vote
Juan Antonio 7 "Pasos de cero" Saved by the jury
Thalía 8 "Break Free" Saved by the Academy's staff
Cepeda 9 "Tú me obligaste" Saved by the jury
Marina 10 "Girl on Fire" Saved by the jury
Ricky 11 "Adventure of a Lifetime" Saved by the jury
Mireya 12 "Hoy" Saved by the jury
Raoul 13 "Catch & Release" Saved by the jury
João 14 "Stand by Me" Eliminated
Nerea 15 "Qué hay más allá" Saved by the jury
Amaia 16 "Starman" Saved by the Academy's staff
Ana Guerra 17 "Cómo te atreves" Saved by the jury
Roi 18 "Don't Worry" Saved by the jury

Gala 1 (30 October 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 1
Contestant Order Song Result
Miriam 1 "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Saved by the jury
Agoney Saved by the jury
Cepeda 2 "No puedo vivir sin ti" Saved by the jury
Aitana Favourite of the audience
Roi 3 "Tu enemigo" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Ricky Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Raoul 4 "Cake by the Ocean" Saved by the jury
Thalía Saved by the jury
Nerea 5 "Las cuatro y diez" Saved by the jury
Amaia Saved by the jury
Ana Guerra 6 "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Mimi Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Mireya 7 "¡Corre!" Saved by the jury
Juan Antonio Saved by the jury
Marina 8 "Don't Dream It's Over" Saved by the jury
Alfred Saved by the jury

Gala 2 (6 November 2017)
  • Group performance: "Te quiero"
  • Musical guest: Morat ("Yo contigo, tú conmigo") (with Cepeda)
  • Guest judge: Wally López
Contestants' performances on Gala 2
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Mimi 1 "A-Yo" Eliminated
Ricky 2 "One Song Glory" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Regular performances
Ana Guerra 3 "Todas las flores" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Amaia Favourite of the audience
Miriam 4 "Malibu" Saved by the jury
Roi Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Mireya 5 "Sentir" Saved by the jury
Marina Saved by the jury
Aitana 6 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Agoney Saved by the jury
Nerea 7 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Saved by the jury
Thalía Saved by the jury
Cepeda 8 "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" Saved by the jury
Juan Antonio Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Alfred 9 "Everytime You Go Away" Saved by the jury
Raoul Saved by the jury

Gala 3 (13 November 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 3
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Juan Antonio 1 "A Puro Dolor" Eliminated
Roi 2 "When We Were Young" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Regular performances
Mireya 3 "La quiero a morir" Saved by the jury
Raoul Saved by the jury
Aitana 4 "Issues" Saved by the jury
Agoney 5 "Mientes" Saved by the jury
Ricky Saved by the jury
Nerea 6 "Cuídate" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Ana Guerra Saved by the jury
Thalía 7 "Euphoria" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Miriam Saved by the jury
Marina 8 "Complicidad" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Cepeda Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Amaia 9 "City of Stars" Favourite of the audience
Alfred Saved by the jury

Gala 4 (20 November 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 4
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Cepeda 1 "Dancing On My Own" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Thalía 2 "Cenizas" Eliminated
Regular performances
Aitana 3 "Con las ganas" Saved by the jury
Amaia Saved by the jury
Agoney 4 "Symphony" Saved by the jury
Nerea Saved by the jury
Miriam 5 "La media vuelta" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Raoul 6 "Dancing in the Moonlight" Saved by the jury
Marina Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Ricky 7 "Madre Tierra" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Mireya Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Roi 8 "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Saved by the jury
Ana Guerra Saved by the jury
Alfred 9 "Amar pelos dois" Favourite of the audience

Gala 5 (27 November 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 5
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Marina 1 "The Voice Within" Eliminated
Mireya 2 "Cuando nadie me ve" Saved by the public; saved by the jury
Regular performances
Alfred 3 "El mismo sol" Favourite of the audience
Aitana Saved by the jury
Miriam 4 "Estoy hecho de pedacitos de ti" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Cepeda Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Agoney 5 "Rise like a Phoenix" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Nerea 6 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Saved by the jury
Ricky Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Ana Guerra 7 "La Bikina" Saved by the jury
Amaia 8 "Shape of You" Saved by the jury
Roi Saved by the jury
Raoul 9 "Million Reasons" Saved by the jury

Gala 6 (4 December 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 6
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Ricky 1 "Let Me Entertain You" Eliminated
Cepeda 2 "Quién" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Regular performances
Aitana 3 "Let Me Love You" Saved by the jury
Raoul Saved by the jury
Nerea 4 "Quédate conmigo" Saved by the jury
Alfred 5 "The Lady Is a Tramp" Saved by the jury
Agoney Saved by the jury
Miriam 6 "Que te quería" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Ana Guerra 7 "Comiéndote a besos" Saved by the jury
Mireya Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Roi 8 "La llamada" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Amaia 9 "So What" Favourite of the audience

Gala 7 (11 December 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 7
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Cepeda 1 "Mi héroe" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Mireya 2 "Ni un paso atrás" Eliminated
Regular performances
Ana Guerra 3 "Lágrimas negras" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Roi 4 "OK" Favourite of the audience
Nerea 5 "Cómo hablar" Saved by the jury
Miriam Saved by the jury
Aitana 6 "New Rules" Saved by the jury
Amaia 7 "Across the Universe" Saved by the jury
Agoney 8 "Manos vacías" Saved by the jury
Raoul Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Alfred 9 "Rock with You" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff

Gala 8 (18 December 2017)
Contestants' performances on Gala 8
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Cepeda 1 "Vencer al amor" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Raoul 2 "Every Breath You Take" Eliminated
Regular performances
Ana Guerra 3 "Sax" Favourite of the audience
Alfred 4 "Vete de mí" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Aitana 5 "Chasing Pavements" Saved by the jury
Nerea 6 "Superstar" Saved by the jury
Amaia 7 "Me conformo" Saved by the jury
Miriam 8 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Saved by the jury
Agoney 9 "Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Roi 10 "Versace on the Floor" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination

Gala 9 (2 January 2018)
  • Group performance: "Hoy puede ser un gran día"
  • Musical guest: Carlos Baute ("Vamo' a la calle")
  • Guest judge: Wally López
Contestants' performances on Gala 9
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Roi 1 "When I Was Your Man" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Cepeda 2 "Say You Won't Let Go" Eliminated
Regular performances
Aitana 3 "¡Chas! y aparezco a tu lado" Favourite of the audience
Agoney 4 "Without You" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Alfred 5 "Insurrección" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Nerea 6 "Out Here on My Own" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Miriam 7 "Dramas y comedias" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Amaia 8 "Shake It Out" Saved by the jury
Ana Guerra 9 "Cabaret" Saved by the jury

Gala 10 (8 January 2018)

From this week, voting for the favourite of the audience was put on hold for the final stretch of the series, and no contestant was exempt for nominations.

Contestants' performances on Gala 10
Contestant Order Solo Song Order Trio Song Result
Up for elimination
Agoney 1 "Somebody to Love" N/A Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Nerea 2 "Listen" N/A Eliminated
Regular performances
Aitana 4 "Cheap Thrills" 7 "Solo si es contigo" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Ana Guerra 5 "La negra tiene tumbao" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Alfred 10 "Get It Together" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Roi 6 "Demons" 3 "Robarte un beso" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Miriam 8 "Quisiera ser" Saved by the jury
Amaia 9 "Soñar contigo" Saved by the jury

Gala 11 (15 January 2018)

This episode determined the first four contestants that qualified for the final. Each of the four members of the jury panel gave marks to the contestants (from 5 to 10). The three contestants with the highest score were saved. The Academy's staff saved a fourth contestant. The two remaining contestants were up for elimination.[20]

Contestants' performances on Gala 11
Contestant Order Solo Song Order Duo/Trio Song Result
Up for elimination
Ana Guerra 1 "Por debajo de la mesa" N/A Saved by the public vote; up for elimination
Roi 2 "Heaven" N/A Eliminated
Regular performances
Alfred 4 "Sign of the Times" 6 "Cuando duermes" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Miriam 8 "What About Us" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Aitana 5 "Procuro olvidarte" 3 "Lucha de gigantes" Saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist
Agoney 7 "Eloise" Up for elimination
Amaia 9 "Love on the Brain" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Detailed Jury Marks
Contestant M. Martos M. Naranjo J. Pérez-Orive J. Gómez Cora Total
Ana Guerra 8 7 8 6 29
Alfred 9 8 10 8 35
Miriam 8 9 10 9 36
Aitana 9 8 8 9 34
Agoney 8 9 7 9 33
Amaia 10 10 10 10 40

Gala 12 (22 January 2018)
  • Group performance: "Cuéntame"
  • Musical guests:
  • Guest judge: Javier Llano
Contestants' performances on Gala 12
Contestant Order Solo Song Order Duo Song Result
Up for elimination
Ana Guerra 1 "Havana" N/A Saved by the public vote; Finalist
Agoney 2 "Where Have You Been" N/A Eliminated
Regular performances
Alfred 3 "Maldita dulzura" 8 "Todo mi amor eres tú" Already qualified
Amaia 6 "Te recuerdo Amanda"
Miriam 5 "Recuérdame" 4 "Valerie"
Aitana 7 "Instruction"

Gala Final (5 February 2018)

In the final, the winner of the series was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed a popular song of their choice, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the series, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on "Gala 0".[21]

Contestants' performances on Gala Final
Contestant Order Final Song Order Gala 0 Song Result
Alfred 1 "Don't Stop the Music" N/A (already eliminated) 4th Place
Ana Guerra 2 "Volver" N/A (already eliminated) 5th Place
Aitana 3 "Chandelier" 6 "Bang Bang" Runner-Up
Amaia 4 "Miedo" 7 "Starman" Winner
Miriam 5 "Invisible" 8 "No te pude retener" 3rd Place

Specials

Gala de Navidad (25 December 2017)

On 25 December 2017 a Christmas special aired on La 1, where the sixteen official contestants of the series performed together with some of the contestants from the original series of Operación Triunfo.

  • Group performances:
    • "Mi música es tu voz"
    • "Camina"
Contestants' performances on Gala de Navidad
Contestant Order Series 1 partner Song
Ana Guerra 1 Gisela
Verónica Romero		 "Lady Marmalade"
Mimi
Alfred 2 Naím Thomas "Adoro"
Aitana 3 Natalia "Walking on Sunshine"
Nerea 4 Àlex Casademunt "Vivo por ella"
Raoul 5 Alejandro Parreño "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Cepeda 6 Manu Tenorio "Lucía"
Agoney 7 Gisela "Somebody Else's Guy"
Juan Antonio 8 Àlex Casademunt
Javián		 "Corazón espinado"
Ricky
Mireya 9 Nuria Fergó "Noches de bohemia"
Roi 10 Verónica Romero "I Finally Found Someone"
Marina 11 Geno Machado
Natalia		 "Déjame soñar"
Thalía
Miriam 12 Javián "Te quiero, te quiero"
Amaia 13 Rosa López "Gracias por la música"

Gala Eurovisión (29 January 2018)

The five finalists performed original songs (written by music publishers and internally chosen by the Spanish broadcaster) with the goal of representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Each finalist was allocated a song to be performed solo, three songs were allocated to duet combinations which included the sixth-placed contestant Agoney, and "Camina" was a candidate song performed by the five finalists.[22][23] The Spanish entry for Eurovision was decided by public vote. After a first round of voting, the three entries with the most votes from the public advanced to a second round of voting. In the second round, the Spanish entry was selected by public vote.[7]

Contestants' performances on Gala Eurovisión
Contestant Order Song Result
Round One Round Two
Aitana, Alfred, Amaia, Ana Guerra & Miriam 1 "Camina" Eliminated (1%)
Aitana 2 "Arde" Advanced 2nd (31%)
Agoney & Miriam 3 "Magia" Eliminated (7%)
Alfred 4 "Que nos sigan las luces" Eliminated (3%)
Aitana & Ana Guerra 5 "Lo malo" Advanced 3rd (26%)
Amaia 6 "Al cantar" Eliminated (4%)
Miriam 7 "Lejos de tu piel" Eliminated (8%)
Ana Guerra 8 "El remedio" Eliminated (5%)
Alfred & Amaia 9 "Tu canción" Advanced 1st (43%)

Gala Especial: OT, la fiesta (13 February 2018)

An extra special live show aired on 13 February 2018, with the audience's favourite performances of the five finalists, three group performances, and previously unaired moments of the contestants.[24]

Order Song Contestant
1 "Camina" All
2 "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Miriam
Agoney
3 "Issues" Aitana
4 "¿A quién le importa?" All
5 "Don't Dream It's Over" Alfred
Marina
6 "What About Us" Miriam
7 "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" Ana Guerra
Mimi
8 "Shake It Out" Amaia
9 "Lo malo" Aitana
Ana Guerra
10 "Shape of You" Amaia
Roi
11 "No puedo vivir sin ti" Aitana
Cepeda
12 "La revolución sexual" All
13 "Tu canción" Alfred
Amaia
14 "City of Stars" Alfred
Amaia

Tour

Following the finale, all 16 contestants reunited for a tour across arenas and stadiums in Spain, performing live to sell out audiences.[25] A DVD+CD of the first concert of the tour in Barcelona was released in June 2018.[26]

Dates of the Operación Triunfo 2017 tour
Date City Venue Attendance
3 March 2018 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 17,000[27]
16 March 2018 Madrid Palacio Vistalegre 15,000[28]
29 May 2018 Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena's Parking Lot 6,000[29]
30 May 2018 Santa Cruz Parque Marítimo Palmetum 4,000[30]
1 June 2018 Málaga Auditorio Municipal 12,000[31]
2 June 2018 Seville Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja 20,000[32]
8 June 2018 A Coruña Coliseum da Coruña 11,000[33]
9 June 2018 Valladolid Antigua Hípica Militar 12,000[34]
15 June 2018 Valencia Auditorio Marina Sur 18,000[35]
20 June 2018 Inca Poliesportiu Municipal Mateu Cañellas 11,000[36]
23 June 2018 Pamplona Plaza de Toros 17,000[37]
24 June 2018 Bilbao Bizkaia Arena 14,000[38]
29 June 2018 Madrid Estadio Santiago Bernabéu 60,000[39]
6 July 2018 Murcia Estadio Nueva Condomina 14,000[40]
29 July 2018[lower-alpha 1] Gijón Parque de los Hermanos Castro 10,000[41]
4 August 2018 Benidorm Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor 8,000[42]
15 August 2018[lower-alpha 2] Pineda de Mar Complejo Deportivo Can Xaubet 1,200[43]
25 August 2018 Almería Recinto de Conciertos de Verano 7,500[44]
27 December 2018 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 36,000[45]
28 December 2018

Notes
  1. The 29 July 2018 in Gijón was a part of the Gijón Life festival.[41]
  2. The 15 August 2018 in Pineda de Mar was a part of the Festival ARTS d'Estiu.[43]

Ratings
Operación Triunfo 2017 consolidated viewership and adjusted position
Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the season (nominal)
  – Lowest rating during the season (nominal)
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)		 Share Night Rank Source
"Season Premiere-Gala 0" 23 October 2017 Monday 10:15 pm 2.56 19.0% #1 [46]
"Gala 1" 30 October 2017 Monday 10:35 pm 2.05 15.9% #2 [47]
"Gala 2" 6 November 2017 1.86 15.5% #2 [48]
"Gala 3" 13 November 2017 1.94 15.9% #2 [49]
"Gala 4" 20 November 2017 2.04 17.2% #2 [50]
"Gala 5" 27 November 2017 2.03 17.6% #2 [51]
"Gala 6" 4 December 2017 2.14 17.8% #2 [52]
"Gala 7" 11 December 2017 2.31 18.5% #2 [53]
"Gala 8" 18 December 2017 2.37 18.8% #2 [54]
"Christmas Special" 25 December 2017 Monday 10:15 pm 2.33 14.7% #1 [55]
"Gala 9" 2 January 2018 Tuesday 10:35 pm 2.57 18.3% #1 [56]
"Gala 10" 8 January 2018 Monday 10:35 pm 2.61 19.5% #1 [57]
"Gala 11" 15 January 2018 2.51 19.5% #1 [58]
"Gala 12" 22 January 2018 2.76 21.7% #1 [59]
"Eurovision Gala" 29 January 2018 3.09 23.6% #1 [60]
"Season Finale-Gala Final" 5 February 2018 3.93 30.8% #1 [61]
"Extra Special" 13 February 2018 Tuesday 10:35 pm 2.25 16.7% #3 [62]

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