Operación Triunfo series 12

Operación Triunfo
Series 12
Hosted byChenoa
Judges
  • Buika
  • Cris Regatero
  • Pablo Rouss
WinnerNaiara Moreno
Runner-upPaul Thin
LocationParc Audiovisual de Catalunya,
Terrassa, Barcelona
Release
Original networkAmazon Prime Video
Original release20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) –
19 February 2024 (2024-02-19)
Series chronology
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Series 11

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Auditions

Open casting auditions began on 3 July 2023 in Barcelona and concluded on 19 September 2023 in Madrid.[5]

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.[6]

Contestants

Contestant Age Residence Episode of elimination Place finished
Naiara 26 Zaragoza, Aragon Gala Final Winner
Paul 20 Armilla, Andalusia Runner-up
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 11 7th
Chiara 19 Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands Gala 10 8th
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
Alex 24 Córdoba, Andalusia Gala 6 12th
Salma 20 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.[a]
  – 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 Finalist Winner
(Final)
Paul Immune Denna Violeta Salma Salma Nominated Chiara Bea Nominated Lucas Mark: 8.83 Finalist Runner-up
(Final)
Ruslana Saved Suzete Omar Denna Bea Álvaro Chiara Martin Bea Saved Mark: 8.17 Finalist 3rd Place
(Final)
Juanjo Saved Denna Violeta Salma Bea Álvaro Bea Martin Bea Ruslana Mark: 9 Finalist 4th Place
(Final)
Lucas Saved Nominated Alex Salma Alex Alex Bea Cris Paul Nominated Mark: 8.83 Finalist 5th Place
(Final)
Martin Immune Lucas Violeta Violeta Bea Álvaro Chiara Saved Bea Ruslana Mark: 8.17 Finalist 6th Place
(Final)
Bea Saved Suzete Omar Salma Saved Álvaro Saved Nominated Saved Ruslana Mark: 8.83 Evicted
(Gala 11)
Chiara Saved Denna Violeta Violeta Salma Álvaro Nominated Martin Bea Nominated Evicted
(Gala 10)
Álvaro Saved Denna Omar Violeta Bea Saved Bea Bea Nominated Evicted
(Gala 9)
Cris Saved Lucas Alex Violeta Bea Alex Bea Nominated Evicted
(Gala 8)
Violeta Immune Denna Saved Nominated Salma Alex Nominated Evicted
(Gala 7)
Alex Saved Denna Nominated Denna Nominated Nominated Evicted
(Gala 6)
Salma Saved Denna Violeta Saved Nominated Evicted
(Gala 5)
Denna Saved Saved Violeta Nominated Evicted
(Gala 4)
Omar Saved Denna Nominated Evicted
(Gala 3)
Suzete Saved Nominated Evicted
(Gala 2)
Lina Eliminated Not selected
(Gala 0)
Edu Eliminated Not selected
(Gala 0)
Up for
elimination 		Álvaro
Denna
Edu
Lina 		Alex
Denna
Lucas
Suzete 		Alex
Denna
Omar
Violeta 		Denna
Paul
Salma
Violeta 		Alex
Bea
Chiara
Salma 		Alex
Álvaro
Martin
Paul 		Álvaro
Bea
Chiara
Violeta 		Bea
Cris
Lucas
Martin 		Álvaro
Bea
Paul
Ruslana 		Chiara
Lucas
Paul
Ruslana 		Bea
Lucas
Martin
Paul
Ruslana 		Winner Naiara
49%
to win
(out of 3)
Saved by
Academy's staff 		Denna Alex Denna Paul Chiara Martin Álvaro Lucas Ruslana Paul Paul
Lucas
Saved by
contestants 		None Denna
9 of 13 votes
to save 		Violeta
7 of 12 votes
to save 		Salma
5 of 11 votes
to save 		Bea
5 of 10 votes
to save 		Álvaro
5 of 9 votes
to save 		Bea
5 of 8 votes
to save 		Martin
3* of 7 votes
to save 		Bea
4 of 6 votes
to save 		Ruslana
3 of 5 votes
to save 		None Finalist Paul
26%
to win
(out of 3)
Saved by
jury 		None Martin Ruslana
25%
to win
(out of 3)
Saved by
public vote 		Álvaro
43.86%
to save 		Lucas
54.1%
to save 		Alex
72.4%
to save 		Violeta
65.6%
to save 		Alex
60.3%
to save 		Paul
82.1%
to save 		Chiara
59.5%
to save 		Bea
52.3%
to save 		Paul
65.7%
to save 		Lucas
67%
to save 		Ruslana
55.5%
to save 		Juanjo
13%
to win
(out of 6)
Eliminated Lina
Fewest votes
to save 		Suzete
45.9%
to save 		Omar
27.6%
to save 		Denna
34.4%
to save 		Salma
39.7%
to save 		Alex
17.9%
to save 		Violeta
40.5%
to save 		Cris
47.7%
to save 		Álvaro
34.3%
to save 		Chiara
33%
to save 		Bea
44.5%
to save 		Lucas
7%
to win
(out of 6)
Edu
Fewest votes
to save 		Martin
6%
to win
(out of 6)
  1. ^ From Gala 9 onwards, the favourite of the audience no longer became exempt from nomination.

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
Alex Nominated 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)

Contestants' performances on Gala 2
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Suzete 1 "A Song for You" Eliminated
Lucas 2 "Dígale" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Regular 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
Denna Nominated 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
Violeta Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Omar 7 "Se fue" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Salma Saved by the jury
Naiara Favourite 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 elimination
Omar 1 "La canción más hermosa del mundo" Eliminated
Alex 2 "Ladrona" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Regular performances
Juanjo 3 "Unholy" Saved by the jury
Álvaro Saved by the jury
Bea Favourite 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
Violeta Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Naiara 6 "Tómame o déjame" Saved by the jury
Lucas 7 "Back for Good" Saved by the jury
Paul Nominated 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
Salma Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants

Gala 4 (18 December 2023)

Contestants' performances on Gala 4
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Violeta 1 "Es Por Ti" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Denna 2 "Dragón" Eliminated
Regular 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
Ruslana Favourite 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
Chiara Nominated 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 elimination
Salma 1 "Cuando zarpa el amor" Eliminated
Alex 2 "Bailemos" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Regular performances
Álvaro 3 "Dynamite" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Martin Nominated 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
Chiara Favourite 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)

Contestants' performances on Gala 6
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Alex 1 "Contigo" Eliminated
Paul 2 "When the Party's Over" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Regular performances
Lucas 3 "Eye of the Tiger" Saved by the jury
Bea Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Juanjo 4 "I Put a Spell on You" Saved by the jury
Ruslana Saved by the jury
Naiara 5 "El Farsante" Saved by the jury
Cris Saved by the jury
Álvaro 6 "Flowers" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Violeta Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Chiara 7 "Mía" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Martin 8 "Alors on danse" Favourite of the audience

Gala 7 (15 January 2024)

Contestants' performances on Gala 7
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Chiara 1 "The Climb" Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury
Violeta 2 "Blue Lights" Eliminated
Regular performances
Paul 3 "Ptazeta: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 45" Saved by the jury
Ruslana Saved by the jury
Juanjo 4 "La Nave del Olvido" Favourite of the audience
Bea 5 "Sweet but Psycho" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Naiara Saved by the jury
Martin 6 "Tenía tanto que darte" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Álvaro 7 "Please Don't Go" Saved by the jury
Cris 8 "Todo de Ti" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Lucas Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff

Gala 8 (22 January 2024)

  • Group performance: "Believe"
  • Musical guest: Emilia ("La_Original.mp3")
  • Guest judge: Emilia
  • This is the last Gala of the season where the favorite of the audience is granted immunity.
Contestants' performances on Gala 8
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Cris 1 "¿Y cómo es él?" Eliminated
Bea 2 "Make You Feel My Love" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Regular performances
Juanjo 3 "Miénteme" Saved by the jury
Chiara 4 "Escriurem" Saved by the jury
Martin Saved by the jury
Naiara 5 "La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" Saved by the jury
Ruslana 6 "Miamor" Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Lucas 7 "One Way or Another" Favourite of the audience
Álvaro 8 "Amapolas" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Paul Nominated by the jury; up for elimination

Gala 9 (29 January 2024)

  • Group performance: "Solo quiero bailar"
  • Musical guests: Abraham Mateo & Omar Montes ("Falsos recuerdos")
  • Guest judge: Abraham Mateo
Contestants' performances on Gala 9
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Álvaro 1 "I Want Love" Eliminated
Paul 2 "Milo J: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 57" Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Regular performances
Martin 3 "Footloose" Saved by the jury
Juanjo 4 "La cigarra" Saved by the jury
Naiara Favourite of the audience; saved by the jury
Ruslana 5 "Beggin'" Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Lucas 6 "Nada cambiará mi amor por ti" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination
Bea 7 "River Deep – Mountain High" Saved by the jury
Chiara 8 "Kill Bill" Nominated by the jury; up for elimination

Gala 10 (5 February 2024)

  • Group performance: "We Are Young"
  • Musical guest: Dani Fernández ("Solo tienes que avisar" / "Todo cambia")
  • For this Gala, instead of the usual nominations, each jury member gave marks out of 10 to each contestant and the two with the highest combined marks would qualify for the final; the Academy's staff then selected a third finalist, leaving the remaining contestants up for elimination.
Contestants' performances on Gala 10
Contestant Order Song Result
Up for elimination
Lucas 1 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Saved by the public vote; up for elimination
Chiara 2 "You Oughta Know" Eliminated
Regular performances
Naiara 3 "Despechá" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Martin 4 "Ya no te hago falta" Up for elimination
Paul 5 "Paenamorar" Favourite of the audience; saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist
Ruslana 6 "El mundo" Up for elimination
Juanjo 7 "Take On Me" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Bea 8 "Se acabó" Up for elimination
Detailed Jury Marks
Contestant P. Rouss C. Regatero Buika Total
Bea 9.5 9 8 26.5
Juanjo 9 9 9 27
Lucas 9 8.5 9 26.5
Martin 8.5 8 8 24.5
Naiara 9.5 9.5 9.5 28.5
Paul 9 9 8.5 26.5
Ruslana 8.5 8.5 7.5 24.5

Gala 11 (12 February 2024)

  • Group performance: "Aire"
  • Musical guests:
    • Álvaro de Luna ("Hoy festejo")
    • Pablo López ("Mira cómo bailan")
Contestants' performances on Gala 11
Contestant Order Song Result
Martin 1 "Murder on the Dancefloor" Saved by the jury; Finalist
Lucas 2 "Mariposa tecknicolor" Saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist
Bea 3 "Bette Davis Eyes" Eliminated
Ruslana 4 "Let Me Out" Saved by the public vote; Finalist
Paul 5 "Fiebre" Already qualified
Juanjo 6 "El patio" Already qualified
Naiara 7 "Let's Get Loud" Already qualified; favourite of the audience

Gala Final (19 February 2024)

  • Group performances:
  • Musical guests:
  • After the first round of performances, the top three finalists will reprise their Gala 0 song.
Contestants' performances on Gala Final
Contestant Order Final Song Order Gala 0 Song Result
Lucas 1 "Pillowtalk" N/A (Already eliminated) 5th place
Paul 2 "Baby Hello" 8 "Way Down We Go" Runner-up
Martin 3 "Golden Hour" N/A (Already eliminated) 6th place
Naiara 4 "Sobreviviré" 7 "Me Muero" Winner
Ruslana 5 "Zombie" 9 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 3rd place
Juanjo 6 "Without You" N/A (Already eliminated) 4th place

Specials

Gala de Navidad (25 December 2023)

Contestants' performances on Gala de Navidad
Contestant Order Song
Violeta 1 "Santa's Coming for Us"
Denna
Juanjo 2 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Álvaro
Bea 3 "Te regalo"
Ruslana
Omar 4 "High"
Paul
Salma 5 "Farolito (Little Star)"
Naiara
Cris 6 "Last Christmas"
Martin
Alex 7 "Bendita tu luz"
Lucas
Chiara 8 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Suzete

Tour

Following the finale, all 16 contestants will reunite for a tour across arenas and stadiums in Spain, performing live.

Dates of OT23 en concierto
Date City Venue
27 April 2024 Bilbao Bizkaia Arena
18 May 2024 Fuengirola Marenostrum Fuengirola
24 May 2024 Murcia Plaza de Toros
1 June 2024 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
2 June 2024
13 June 2024 Sevilla Estadio de La Cartuja
15 June 2024 Granada El Cortijo del Conde
21 June 2024 Zaragoza Ciudad Expo
27 June 2024 Madrid WiZink Center
28 June 2024
6 July 2024 El Puerto de Santa María Plaza de Toros
13 July 2024 Valencia Estadio Ciutat de València

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