| La Banda | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Alejandra Espinoza |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English, Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (as of December 11, 2016) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ricky Martin |
| Production location | Miami, Florida |
| Production companies | Univision FremantleMedia Latin America |
| Original release | |
| Network | Univision |
| Release | September 13, 2015 – December 11, 2016 (Cancelled) |
La Banda (English: The Band) is a Spanish-language singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin.[1] It is presented by Alejandra Espinoza and premiered on September 13, 2015. The judges in Season 1 were Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz.[1][2][3] The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The show was renewed for season 2, in the search for the next Latin boy and girl band. The judges in Season 2 were Wisin, Laura Pausini and Mario Domm.[4]
Season 1 premiered on September 13, 2015 and ended on December 13, 2015.[5][6] The new band entitled CNCO is composed of (current ages): Christopher Vélez (22), (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (21), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (19), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (17), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (20), (Puerto Rico).[7]
Season 2 premiered on September 11, 2016 and concluded on December 11, 2016.[8] The second season ended with a band mixed of three boys and two girls; composed of Brian Cruz (16), (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (16), (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (22), (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (21), (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (21), (Dominican Republic). The band is called Mix5.[9]
In Mexico, the first season of La Banda was aired on Canal 5 from October 2, 2015 until January 2016, broadcasting on Fridays at 8:00 p.m.[10] While the second season, it was broadcast by Las Estrellas from October 9 to December 31, 2016, weekly on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
In Greece, the first season of La Banda will air on Epsilon TV from 2018.[11]
Summary
Franchise that is currently airing
Franchise with an upcoming season
Franchise that has ended
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U.S. multinational series
Season 1
Created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin and presented by Alejandra Espinoza, season 1 premiered on September 13, 2015 and ended on December 13, 2018.[12][13] The judges in season 1 were Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz.[1][14][15] The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon.
The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.[16] Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
On Season 1, there were 41 participants, with 12 from Puerto Rico, 10 from Mexico, 4 from the Dominican Republic, 3 from Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia each, the other 6 coming from various other countries like Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, the United States. The top 41 participants showed who passed the audition but failed to continue towards the second phase of the competition. The judges decided to form four five-member boy bands to perform during this phase. The fifth five-member boy band was to be made up of five of the participants left behind. After performing, the judges sent all but five boys home. The top 20 shows the participants who moved on to the third round but failed to continue on after that.
The winners were, with ages at the time of winning Christopher Vélez (22), (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (21), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (19), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (17), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (20), (Puerto Rico).[7] All 5 were incorporated in the new band entitled CNCO.
Season 2
Created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin and presented by Alejandra Espinoza, season 2 premiered on September 11, 2016 and ended on December 11, 2016.[17] Only judge Laura Pausini remained from season 1. The two other judges Ricky Martin and Alejandro Sanz were replaced by Wisin and Mario Domm. The goal of the series also changed For season 2, Season 1 was looking for an all-male group of teens.
The young men and women listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.[18] Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
On Season 2, there were 57 participants, with 20 from Puerto Rico, 16 from Mexico, 7 from Cuba, 4 from the Dominican Republic, 3 from Venezuela. The other 7 came from various countries including Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru.
The winners were, with ages at the time of winning The final 5 that won the competition were Brian Cruz, Taishmara Rivera, Christian Castro, Danelly Hoyer and Garmandy Candelario. All 5 were incorporated in the new band entitled Mix5.
Results summary
Contestants' color key:
| – Contestant announced as safe in no particular order. |
| – No eliminations for that week for those particular contestants. |
| – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the public vote. |
| – Contestant in the bottom four and was saved by the public vote. |
| – Contestant in the bottom three and was eliminated. |
| – Last contestant to be saved and was chosen by the three judges. |
| – A winning contestant of La Banda. |
Note: The eliminations are based on the previous weeks' performances and the viewers' votes each week.
| Contestant | November 6 | November 13 | November 20 | November 27 | December 4 | December 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cruz | N/A | Fans' Save (2nd) | Safe | Safe | Safe | 1st Member |
| Taishmara Rivera | Fans' Save (1st) | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | 2nd Member |
| Christian Castro | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd Member |
| Danelly Hoyer | Safe | N/A | Saved live by fans | Safe | Judges' Save | 4th Member |
| Garmandy Candelario | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th Member |
| Fabyán Sánchez | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated |
| Félix Gabriel | N/A | Fans' Save (1st) | Safe | Safe | Saved live by fans | Eliminated |
| Megamy Bowles | Safe | N/A | Judges' Save | Judges' Save | Safe | Eliminated |
| Zhamira Zambrano | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | Saved live by fans | Eliminated |
| Alondra Martínez | Safe | N/A | Safe | Saved live by fans | Safe | Eliminated |
| Abel Margo | N/A | Judges' Save | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Verónica Rodríguez | Fans' Save (2nd) | N/A | Safe | Eliminated (2nd) | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Abdiel Larralde | N/A | Safe | Safe | Eliminated (1st) | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Sofia Delfino | Judges' Save | N/A | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Edward Baeza | N/A | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Aimee Miranda | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
Ratings
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||
| 1 | Sunday 8pm/7c | September 13, 2015 | 2.60[19] | December 13, 2015 | 2.67[20] |
| 2 | September 11, 2016 | 1.37[21] | December 11, 2016 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Tinico, Armando. "Ricky Martin Joins 'La Banda' As Judge; Will Executive Produce Univision Talent Show With Simon Cowell [VIDEO]". latintimes.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Laura Pausini Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanz Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Roiz, Jessica. "'La Banda 2' Judges: Univision Reveals Which Two Artists Join Laura Pausini In Reality Show". latintimes.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Univision Network's "La Banda" to Make Highly Anticipated Television Debut Sunday, September 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT)". corporate.univsion.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Pitbull and Wisin to Perform on the LIVE Season Finale of Univision Network's "LA BANDA" – This Sunday Night (Dec. 13th)". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b Barrera, Juliana. "'La Banda' Univision Finale: Christopher Vélez, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colón, Zabdiel De Jesus Are CNCO!". latintimes.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Acclaimed Artists Laura Pausini, Mario Domm and Wisin Join Host Alejandra Espinoza in Season 2 of Univision Network's "La Banda"". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Flores, Griselda. "Meet MIX5: 'La Banda' Wraps Second Season With New Band". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Rangel, Alma. "Estreno de La Banda 2 de octubre por Canal 5". tvyespectaculos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Artemiadis, Aggelos. "Αλλαγή τηλεοπτικής στέγης..." tvnea.com (in Greek). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Univision Network's "La Banda" to Make Highly Anticipated Television Debut Sunday, September 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT)". corporate.univsion.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Pitbull and Wisin to Perform on the LIVE Season Finale of Univision Network's "LA BANDA" – This Sunday Night (Dec. 13th)". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Laura Pausini Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanz Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ La Banda - Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Acclaimed Artists Laura Pausini, Mario Domm and Wisin Join Host Alejandra Espinoza in Season 2 of Univision Network's "La Banda"". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ La Banda - Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ "Univision's 'La Banda' Debuts To 2.6M Viewers; Simon Cowell EP On Show". deadline.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas. "Sunday Final Nationals: Univision's 'La Banda' Rises with Finale". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas. "Sunday Final Nationals: Patriots-Cardinals on NBC 'Sunday Night Football' Delivers Least-Watched Opener in Seven Years". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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