La Banda (American TV series) season 1

La Banda ("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.

La Banda
Season 1
Hosted byAlejandra Espinoza
Coaches
WinnersCNCO
(Christopher Vélez
Joel Pimentel
Erick Brian Colón
Richard Camacho
Zabdiel de Jesús)
Release
Original networkUnivision
Original releaseSeptember 13 (2015-09-13) –
December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
Season chronology
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Season 2
CNCO, Season 1 winners debut concert, January 30, 2016, The Fillmore Miami Beach. L-R: Joel Pimentel Deleōn (Mexican-American), Erick Brian Colón (Cuban), Richard Camacho (Dominican-American), Christopher Vélez (Ecuadorian-American), Zabdiel De Jesus (Puerto Rican).

Auditions for the inaugurative season were held in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Houston, New York and also in Puerto Rico. Season 1 premiered on September 13, 2015, and ended on December 13, 2015.[4][5] The new band entitled CNCO is composed of (current ages): Christopher Vélez (24), (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (23), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (21), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (19), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (22), (Puerto Rico).[6]

Participants

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The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.[7] Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.

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.

Top 41

Participant Age Origin
Yashua Camacho 16   Dominican Republic
Franco Tortolani 17   Venezuela
Ezequiel Cárdenas
Jeremías Cárdenas
20   Mexico /   Spain
Adán Allende 24   Puerto Rico
Ricardo Moreno 16   Mexico
Anthony Ortiz 17   United States
Luis Gamarra 22   Bolivia
Diydan López 21   Mexico
Cristhian Camacho 17   Colombia
Jorge Gabriel Rodríguez 21   Cuba
Jordan Hernańdez 18   Mexico
José López Cepero 17   Puerto Rico
Mateo Urrea 16   Colombia
José Barrientos 19   Mexico
Mauricio Novoa 18   Mexico
Fabyan Sánchez 18   Puerto Rico
Brian Gallardo 19   Mexico
Garmandy Candelario 20   Dominican Republic
Joseph Picorelli 16   Puerto Rico
Felix Gabriel 21   Puerto Rico

Each boy band performed its cover of a song in a music video. After watching the videos, the judges eliminate five more contestants.

Top 20

Participant Age Origin
Micke Moreno 17   Colombia
Jason Medina 18   Mexico
Elison Joel Morban 18   Dominican Republic
José Tunon 16   Mexico
Matthews Charlotten 18   Puerto Rico

Top 15

The judges had the top 15 participants performing as a solo artist. The fans are in charge of whose performance was their most favorite.

Participant Age Origin
José Antonio Monroig 17   Puerto Rico
Nickie Jon Pabon 19   Puerto Rico
Kevin González ** 20   El Salvador
  • Kevin González was originally part of the top 12, but for unknown reasons, Gonzalez decided to quit from the competition. During the first live show it was revealed that Alan Matheus would replace Gonzalez.

Top 12

Here the 12 finalists that will fight for their goal in the final phase of the competition.

Participant Age Origin
Aarón Bodden 18   Honduras
Christopher Vélez 20   Ecuador
Joshua Greaux 17   Puerto Rico
Zabdiel de Jesús 18   Puerto Rico
Joel Pimentel 16   Mexico
Johann Vera 20   Ecuador
Erick Brian Colón 14   Cuba
Yoandri Cabrera 16   Cuba
Jaime Cruz 15   Puerto Rico
Sebastián Rivera 15   Puerto Rico
Alan Matheus ** 14   Venezuela
Richard Camacho 19   Dominican Republic

The final 5 that won the competition were Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colón, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel de Jesús, and Christopher Vélez

Results

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Results summary

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Contestants' color key:

  – Contestant announced as safe in no particular order.
  – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the judges.
  – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the public vote.
  – Contestant in the bottom three and was eliminated.
  – Winning contestants who join La Banda.

Note: No eliminations occurred during the Week 1 of the live shows, due to the fact that the contestants needed to obtain votes in order for elimination to occur the following week.
Note: On week seven the judges could not decide who would be the fourth member so the public live votes chose Erick Brian Colon.

Contestant Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 La Banda
Christopher Velez Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 1st
Member
Richard Camacho Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 2nd
Member
Joel Pimentel Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe 3rd
Member
Erick Brian Colón Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th
Member
Zabdiel de Jesús Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three 5th
Member
Yoandri Cabrera Safe Bottom three Bottom three Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 7)
Jaime Cruz Bottom three Bottom three Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 7)
Johann Vera Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 6)
Aaron Bodden Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 5)
Alan Matheus Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 4)
Sebastián Rivera Bottom three Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 3)
Joshua Greaux Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 2)
Judges voted to Save
Alejandro's vote Sebastián Rivera Jaime Cruz Alan Matheus Zabdiel de Jesus Yoandri Cabrera Yoandri Cabrera
Laura's vote Joshua Greaux Sebastián Rivera Aaron Bodden Zabdiel de Jesus Yoandri Cabrera Erick Brian Colón
Ricky's vote Sebastián Rivera Jaime Cruz Aaron Bodden Zabdiel de Jesus Johann Vera Zabdiel De Jesús

Live show details

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Ricky Martin saved Erick Brian Colon.

Week 1 (November 1)

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Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Aaron Boden
Richard Camacho
Zabdiel de Jesus
Johann Vera
1 "Fun"
Band #2:
Christopher Velez
Joel Pimentel
Sebastian Rivera
Erick Brian Colon
2 "El Perdón"
Band #3:
Jaime Cruz
Yoandri Cabrera
Alan Matheus
Joshua Greaux
3 "Drag Me Down"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Richard Camacho 4 "Sunset" Safe
Zabdiel de Jesus 5 "A Thousand Years" Safe
Erick Brian Colon 6 "La Temperatura" Safe
Aaron Bodden 7 "Que Viva la Vida" Safe
Jaime Cruz 8 "Stitches" Bottom 3
Alan Matheus 9 "Darte un Beso" Safe
Sebastian Rivera 10 "Isn't She Lovely" Bottom 3
Joshua Greaux 11 "Duele el Amor" Eliminated
Johann Vera 12 "Impossible" Safe
Christopher Velez 13 "Contigo" Safe
Yoandri Cabrera 14 "Fight Song" Safe
Joel Pimentel 15 "I See Fire" Safe

Week 2 (November 8)

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Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Yoandri Cabrera
Richard Camacho
Sebastian Rivera
Joel Pimentel
1 "Cheerleader"
Band #2:
Christopher Velez
Alan Matheus
Aaron Bodden
Erick Brian Colon
2 "Me Voy Enamorando"
Band #3:
Jaime Cruz
Johann Vera
Joshua Greaux
Zabdiel de Jesus
3 "Uptown Funk"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Johann Vera 4 "Vivir Mi Vida" Safe
Aaron Bodden 5 "Back It Up" Safe
Zabdiel de Jesus 6 "Ginza" Safe
Yoandri Cabrera 7 "Noviembre Sin Ti" Bottom 3
Christopher Velez 8 "Steal My Girl" Safe
Erick Brian Colon 9 "Cuando Me Enamoro" Safe
Sebastian Rivera 10 "¡Corre!" Eliminated
Alan Matheus 11 "Me Enamora" Safe
Jaime Cruz 12 "Héroe" Bottom 3
Richard Camacho 13 "Marvin Gaye" Safe
Joel Pimentel 14 "Dreaming of You" Safe

Week 3 (November 15)

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Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Zabdiel de Jesus
Richard Camacho
Alan Matheus
Erick Brian Colon
1 "Algo Me Gusta de Ti"
Band #2:
Christopher Velez
Yoandri Cabrera
Joel Pimentel
Jaime Cruz
2 "Sígueme y Te Sigo"
Band #3:
Johann Vera
Sebastian Rivera
Aaron Bodden
3 "Rain Over Me"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Zabdiel de Jesus 4 "Volví a Nacer" Safe
Aaron Bodden 5 "Get Lucky" Bottom 3
Alan Matheus 6 "Looking for Paradise" Eliminated
Johann Vera 7 "Disparo al Corazón" Safe
Joel Pimentel 8 "Stand By Me" Safe
Yoandri Cabrera 9 "Viva la Vida" Bottom 3
Christopher Velez 10 "Víveme" Safe
Jaime Cruz 11 "Danza Kuduro" Safe
Erick Brian Colon 12 "Calentura" Safe
Richard Camacho 13 "Propuesta Indecente" Safe

Week 4 (November 22)

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Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Richard Camacho
Zabdiel de Jesus
Aaron Bodden
Alan Matheus
Johann Vera
1 "Tú Me Quemas"
Band #2:
Christopher Velez
Erick Brian Colon
Joel Pimentel
Jaime Cruz
Yoandri Cabrera
2 "What Do You Mean?"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Jaime Cruz 3 "La Mordidita" Bottom 3
Yoandri Cabrera 4 "Mi Peor Error" Safe
Richard Camacho 5 "Am I Wrong" Safe
Johann Vera 6 "El Amor de Su Vida" Safe
Aaron Bodden 7 "Pierdo La Cabeza" Eliminated
Joel Pimentel 8 "Photograph" Safe
Zabdiel de Jesus 9 "Coleccionista de Canciones" Bottom 3
Erick Brian Colon 10 "Ay Vamos" Safe
Christopher Velez 11 "Fuiste Tú" Safe

Week 5 (November 29)

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  • Musical guests: Jesse y Joy – "Ecos de Amor" and Calibre 50 – "Contigo"
Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Christopher Velez
Jaime Cruz
Joel Pimentel
Johann Vera
Richard Camacho
1 "Nota de Amor" / "Bailar Contigo"
Band #2:
Aaron Bodden
Erick Brian Colon
Yoandri Cabrera
Zabdiel de Jesus
2 "Locked Away" / "Rude"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Christopher Velez 3 "Odio" Safe
Joel Pimentel 4 "Espacio Sideral" Bottom 3
Jaime Cruz 5 "No Sales de Mi Mente" Safe
Richard Camacho 6 "Lay Me Down" Safe
Zabdiel de Jesus 7 "Aunque Ahora Estes con El" Safe
Johann Vera 8 "Miedo" Eliminated
Yoandri Cabrera 9 "One Last Time" Bottom 3
Erick Brian Colon 10 "Hablé de Ti" / "Don't You Worry Child" Safe

Week 6: Semi-final (December 6)

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  • Musical guests: Reik – "Voy a Olvidarte" / "Inolvidable" and Luis Coronel – "Nada Mas por Eso"
Band performances
Band Order Song(s)
Band #1:
Joel Pimentel
Erick Brian Colon
Zabdiel de Jesus
Yoandri Cabrera
1 "Que Se Sienta El Deseo"
Band #2:
Christopher Velez
Jaime Cruz
Johann Vera
Richard Camacho
2 "I Gotta Feeling"
Individual performances
Contestant Order Song(s) Result
Joel Pimentel 3 "Bendita tu luz" 3rd
Johann Vera[a] 4 "Levels"
Erick Brian Colon 5 "Tranquila" 4th
Yoandri Cabrera 6 "El Próximo Viernes" Bottom 3
Jaime Cruz 7 "Vaivén" Bottom 3
Christopher Velez 8 "Kilómetros" 1st
Richard Camacho 9 "Sorry" 2nd
Zabdiel de Jesus 10 "Salomé" Bottom 3
(5th member)
  1. ^ In week 6, the results of the week 5's votes were announced at the end of the episode, allowing all 8 contestants to perform individually before Johann Vera's elimination.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tinico, Armando (February 19, 2015). "Ricky Martin Joins 'La Banda' As Judge; Will Executive Produce Univision Talent Show With Simon Cowell [VIDEO]". latintimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Laura Pausini Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Sanz Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "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. August 12, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pitbull and Wisin to Perform on the LIVE Season Finale of Univision Network's "LA BANDA" – This Sunday Night (Dec. 13th)". corporate.univision.com. December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Barrera, Juliana (December 13, 2015). "'La Banda' Univision Finale: Christopher Vélez, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colón, Zabdiel De Jesus Are CNCO!". latintimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  7. ^ La Banda – Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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