Operación Triunfo (series 6)
# Operación Triunfo (series 6)

Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2008, aired on Telecinco from 8 April 2008 to 22 July 2008, presented by Jesús Vázquez.

Virginia Maestro was the winner of the series.

## Headmaster, judges and presenter

* Headmaster: Àngel Llàcer
* Judges: Noemí Galera, Risto Mejide, Javier Llano and Coco Comín
* Presenter: Jesús Vázquez

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia | 25 | Jaén | Gala Final | Winner |
| Pablo | 24 | Málaga | Gala Final | Runner-up |
| Chipper | 34 | New York City | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Manu | 17 | Córdoba | Gala 14 | 4th |
| Sandra | 24 | Córdoba | Gala 13 | 5th |
| Mimi | 26 | Melilla | Gala 12 | 6th |
| Iván | 24 | Madrid | Gala 11 | 7th |
| Noelia | 23 | Valencia | Gala 10 | 8th |
| Anabel | 22 | Córdoba | Gala 9 | 9th |
| Tania S. | 18 | Seville | Gala 8 | 10th |
| Reke | 22 | Murcia | Gala 7 | 11th |
| Esther | 20 | Málaga | Gala 6 | 12th |
| Tania G. | 25 | Barcelona | Gala 5 | 13th |
| Rubén | 21 | Barcelona | Gala 4 | 14th |
| Paula | 23 | Seville | Gala 3 | 15th |
| Ros | 16 | Barcelona | Gala 2 | 16th |
| Patty | 24 | Santander | Gala 1 | 17th (Quit) |
| Jorge | 23 | Valencia | Gala 0 | Not selected |
| Juanjo | 28 | Murcia | Gala 0 | Not selected |

## Galas

### 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 | Gala 13 | Gala 14 | Final |
| Virginia | Tania S. | Ros | Tania S. | Tania G. | Tania G. | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Anabel | Manu | Nominated Mark: 6.6 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner (Final) |
| Pablo | Rubén | Ros | Esther | Rubén | Tania S. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Iván | Mimi | Iván Mark: 6.7 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Runner-up (Final) |
| Chipper | Juanjo | Reke | Paula | Tania G. | Tania S. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Noelia | Noelia | Mimi Mark: 8.5 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place (Final) |
| Manu | Tania S. | Ros | Tania S. | Tania G. | Tania S. | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Noelia | Nominated | Virginia Mark: 7.5 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | 4th place (Gala 14) |
| Sandra | Tania S. | Esther | Esther | Esther | Tania G. | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Anabel | Mimi | Mimi Mark: 6.5 | Finalist | Saved | Eliminated | 5th place (Gala 13) | 5th place (Gala 13) |
| Mimi | Tania S. | Esther | Esther | Esther | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Iván | Saved | Saved Mark: 5.5 | Finalist | Eliminated | 6th place (Gala 12) | 6th place (Gala 12) | 6th place (Gala 12) |
| Iván | Rubén | Esther | Esther | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Anabel | Nominated | Mimi | Nominated Mark: 5.6 | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) |
| Noelia | Rubén | Esther | Tania S. | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Saved | Anabel | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) |
| Anabel | Rubén | Esther | Tania S. | Tania G. | Esther | Tania S. | Noelia | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) |
| Tania S. | Saved | Reke | Saved | Tania G. | Nominated | Saved | Virginia | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) |
| Reke | Juanjo | Nominated | Tania S. | Rubén | Esther | Virginia | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) |
| Esther | Rubén | Saved | Nominated | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) |
| Tania G. | Tania S. | Reke | Tania S. | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) |
| Rubén | Saved | Esther | Esther | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) |
| Paula | Not in Academy | Not in Academy | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) |
| Ros | Juanjo | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) |
| Patty | Tania S. | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) | Left Competition (Gala 1) |
| Jorge | Eliminated | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) |
| Juanjo | Eliminated | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) |
| Up for elimination | Jorge Juanjo Mimi Rubén Tania S. | Esther Reke Ros Tania G. | Esther Iván Paula Tania S. | Esher Rubén Tania G. Virginia | Anabel Esther Tania G. Tania S. | Esther Mimi Tania S. Virginia | Iván Noelia Reke Virginia | Anabel Noelia Tania S. Virginia | Anabel Iván Noelia Sandra | Manu Mimi Noelia Pablo | Iván Mimi Sandra Virginia | Against public vote | Mimi Sandra | Manu Sandra | Manu Pablo | Chipper Pablo Virginia |
| Saved by Academy's staff | Mimi | Tania G. | Iván | Virginia | Anabel | Mimi | Iván | Noelia | Sandra | Pablo | Sandra | Winner | Sandra 56% to save | Manu 68% to save | Pablo 56% to save | Virginia 55% to win (out of 2) |
| Saved by contestants | Tania S. 6 of 14 votes to save | Esther 6 of 12 votes to save | Tania S. 6 of 12 votes to save | Tania G. 7 of 11 votes to save | Esther 5 of 10 votes to save | Tania S. 7 of 9 votes to save | Noelia 6 of 8 votes to save | Anabel 6 of 7 votes to save | Noelia 2* of 6 votes to save | Mimi 3 of 5 votes to save | Mimi 2 of 4 votes to save | Eliminated Finalist | Mimi 44% to save | Sandra 32% to save | Manu 44% to save | Pablo 45% to win (out of 2) |
| Saved by public vote | Rubén 66% to save | Reke 54% to save | Esther 53% to save | Esther 53% to save | Tania S. 53% to save | Virginia 75% to save | Virginia 57% to save | Virginia 61% to save | Iván 58% to save | Manu 68% to save | Virginia 56% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Mimi 44% to save | Sandra 32% to save | Manu 44% to save | Pablo 45% to win (out of 2) |
| Eliminated | Jorge Fewest votes to save | Ros 46% to save | Paula 47% to save | Rubén 47% to save | Tania G. 47% to save | Esther 25% to save | Reke 43% to save | Tania S. 39% to save | Anabel 42% to save | Noelia 32% to save | Iván 44% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Mimi 44% to save | Sandra 32% to save | Manu 44% to save | Chipper 28% to win (out of 3) |
| Eliminated | Juanjo Fewest votes to save | Ros 46% to save | Paula 47% to save | Rubén 47% to save | Tania G. 47% to save | Esther 25% to save | Reke 43% to save | Tania S. 39% to save | Anabel 42% to save | Noelia 32% to save | Iván 44% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Mimi 44% to save | Sandra 32% to save | Manu 44% to save | Chipper 28% to win (out of 3) |

### Gala 0 (8 April 2008)

* Musical guest: Mónica Naranjo ("Europa")

Contestants' performances on Gala 0 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pablo | 1 | "The Show Must Go On" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | 2 | "En Qué Estrella Estará" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 3 | "Embrujada" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 4 | "Café, café" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 5 | "Eugenio Salvador Dalí" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 6 | "Qué Hiciste" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 7 | "My Girl" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 8 | "Besaré el suelo" | Saved by the jury |
| Jorge | 9 | "La bomba" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 10 | "Smile" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 11 | "Abre tu mente" | Saved by the Academy's staff |
| Ros | 12 | "Por la boca vive el pez" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | 13 | "No voy a cambiar" | Saved by contestants |
| Manu | 14 | "Unfaithful" | Saved by the jury |
| Patty | 15 | "Tú y yo volvemos al amor" | Saved by the jury |
| Esther | 16 | "Runaway" | Saved by the jury |
| Rubén | 17 | "Kilómetros" | Saved by the public vote |
| Juanjo | 18 | "Relax, Take It Easy" | Eliminated |

### Gala 1 (15 April 2008)

* Musical guest: Duffy ("Mercy")

Contestants' performances on Gala 1 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pablo | 1 | "Cuando me vaya" | Saved by the jury |
| Patty | 1 | "Cuando me vaya" | Left Competition |
| Chipper | 2 | "Crazy" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 2 | "Crazy" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 3 | "Amor Gitano" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | 3 | "Amor Gitano" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 4 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 4 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 5 | "Me Enamora" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Ros | 5 | "Me Enamora" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Rubén | 6 | "Tu recuerdo" | Favourite of the audience |
| Tania S. | 6 | "Tu recuerdo" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 7 | "I'll Stand By You" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | 7 | "I'll Stand By You" | Saved by the jury |
| Esther | 8 | "Las de la Intuición" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Tania G. | 8 | "Las de la Intuición" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |

### Gala 2 (22 April 2008)

* Musical guest: Lorena Gómez ("Maniac") (with the contestants)

Contestants' performances on Gala 2 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Reke | 1 | "Greatest Love of All" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Ros | 2 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances ||||
| Paula | 3 | "Yo canto" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Sandra | 3 | "Yo canto" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | 3 | "Yo canto" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Manu | 4 | "Bad Day" | Favourite of the audience |
| Pablo | 4 | "Bad Day" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 5 | "Como un Lobo" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Mimi | 5 | "Como un Lobo" | Saved by the jury |
| Esther | 6 | "Para ti sería" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Ruben | 6 | "Para ti sería" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 7 | "La mañana" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 7 | "La mañana" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 8 | "I Love to Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | 8 | "I Love to Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | 8 | "I Love to Love" | Saved by the jury |

### Gala 3 (29 April 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Lenny Kravitz ("I'll Be Waiting)
   * Craig David ("Officially Yours")

Contestants' performances on Gala 3 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Esther | 1 | "Me muero" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Paula | 2 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances ||||
| Rubén | 3 | "Isla de Palma" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Virginia | 3 | "Isla de Palma" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Iván | 4 | "Pienso tanto en ti" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 4 | "Pienso tanto en ti" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 5 | "Sway" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 5 | "Sway" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | 5 | "Sway" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Manu | 6 | "Miradas cruzadas" | Favourite of the audience |
| Tania S. | 6 | "Miradas cruzadas" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 7 | "Tengo" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | 7 | "Tengo" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 8 | "Dancing in the Street" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 8 | "Dancing in the Street" | Saved by the jury |

### Gala 4 (6 May 2008)

* Musical guest: Rosario Flores ("No dudaría") (with the contestants) & ("Algo contigo")

Contestants' performances on Gala 4 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Esther | 1 | "Un error de los grandes" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Rubén | 2 | "Noelia" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances ||||
| Manu | 3 | "Por ti seré" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 4 | "No One" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | 4 | "No One" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 5 | "Mejor decir adiós" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 5 | "Mejor decir adiós" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 6 | "Pokito a poko" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Tania S. | 6 | "Pokito a poko" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Virginia | 7 | "Downtown" | Favourite of the audience |
| Sandra | 8 | "Ni una sola palabra" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania G. | 8 | "Ni una sola palabra" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Iván | 9 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 9 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Saved by the jury |

### Gala 5 (13 May 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Mónica Naranjo ("Amor y lujo") (with the contestants)
   * Alejandro Fernández ("Te Voy A Perder")

Contestants' performances on Gala 5 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Tania G. | 1 | "Don't Speak" | Eliminated |
| Tania S. | 2 | "Y qué pequeña soy yo" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Regular performances ||||
| Noelia | 3 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 4 | "Dead Ringer for Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 4 | "Dead Ringer for Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 5 | "Ahora quién" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | 6 | "El perfume de la soledad" | Favourite of the audience |
| Mimi | 6 | "El perfume de la soledad" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Reke | 7 | "Cómo hablar" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | 7 | "Cómo hablar" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Esther | 8 | "Limón y Sal" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Iván | 8 | "Limón y Sal" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | 9 | "Instant Replay" | Saved by the jury |

### Gala 6 (20 May 2008)

* Musical guest: Sergio Dalma ("A buena hora")

Contestants' performances on Gala 6 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Esther | 1 | "Adiós" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "Love Me Like a Man" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Regular performances ||||
| Mimi | 3 | "No sé si es amor" | Saved by the jury |
| Iván | 4 | "Estrella Polar" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Anabel | 5 | "Pégate" | Saved by the jury |
| Noelia | 5 | "Pégate" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Manu | 6 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Saved by the jury |
| Reke | 6 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Pablo | 7 | "Mi Niña Lola" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | 7 | "Mi Niña Lola" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 8 | "Addicted to Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 9 | "A Song for You" | Favourite of the audience |

### Gala 7 (27 May 2008)

* Musical guest: David Bustamante ("Cobarde")

Contestants' performances on Gala 7 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Reke | 1 | "No me fio" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "Creep" | Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Regular performances ||||
| Anabel | 3 | "Hasta llegar a enloquecer" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Noelia | 4 | "Why'd You Lie to Me" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Mimi | 5 | "Aún no te has ido" | Saved by the jury |
| Tania S. | 5 | "Aún no te has ido" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Manu | 6 | "Sólo otra vez" | Favourite of the audience |
| Iván | 7 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Saved by the jury |
| Pablo | 7 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Saved by the jury |
| Sandra | 8 | "Let the River Run" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 9 | It's Chico Time | Saved by the jury |

### Gala 8 (3 June 2008)

* Musical guest: Carlos Baute ("Ángelito") (with the contestants)

Contestants' performances on Gala 8 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Tania S. | 1 | "Encerrada en Libertad" | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Regular performances ||||
| Manu | 3 | "Beat It" | Saved by the jury |
| Chipper | 4 | "Siempre es de noche" | Favourite of the audience |
| Sandra | 5 | "Sedúceme" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Pablo | 6 | "All Out of Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Mimi | 7 | "Say It Right" | Saved by the jury |
| Anabel | 8 | "Daría" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Iván | 9 | "La fuerza de mi corazón" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Noelia | 9 | "La fuerza de mi corazón" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |

### Gala 9 (10 June 2008)

* Group performance: "Agua"
* Musical guest: Leona Lewis ("Bleeding Love")

Contestants' performances on Gala 9 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Anabel | 1 | "Punto de partida" | Eliminated |
| Iván | 2 | "Estoy" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury |
| Regular performances ||||
| Chipper | 3 | "You Sexy Thing" | Saved by the jury |
| Manu | 4 | "Quiéreme tal como soy" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Mimi | 5 | "Muñeca de Trapo" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Noelia | 6 | "MacArthur Park" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Pablo | 7 | "Para la Libertad" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Sandra | 8 | "Memory" | Saved by the jury |
| Virginia | 9 | "Moonlight Shadow" | Favourite of the audience |

### Gala 10 (17 June 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Melocos and Natalia Jiménez ("Cuando me vaya")
   * Songs: OneRepublic ("Apologize")

Contestants' performances on Gala 10 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Manu | 1 | "À Corps perdu" | Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Noelia | 2 | "Sólo por ti" | Eliminated |
| Regular performances ||||
| Chipper | 3 | "O tú o nada" | Saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Iván | 4 | "Words" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 5 | "Shine" | Saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Virginia | 6 | "Porque te vas" | Up for elimination |
| Mimi | 7 | "Amar haciendo el amor" | Saved by contestants; Finalist |
| Sandra | 8 | "Disco Inferno" | Saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist |

### Gala 11 (24 June 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Merche ("Ya no me digas lo siento")
   * Juanes ("Gotas de Agua Dulce")

Contestants' performances on Gala 11 :

| Contestant | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Order | Gala 0 Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Up for elimination ||||||||
| Iván | 1 | "Garganta con arena" | 8 | "Estoy" | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated |
| Virginia | 2 | "Lovefool" | 9 | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | 15 | "Smile" | Saved by the public vote; Finalist |
| Regular performances ||||||||
| Chipper | 3 | "That's Life" | N/A | N/A | 10 | "My Girl" | Already qualified |
| Pablo | 4 | "¿Lo ves?" | N/A | N/A | 13 | "The Show Must Go On" | Already qualified |
| Manu | 5 | "Light My Fire" | N/A | N/A | 11 | "Unfaithful" | Already qualified |
| Sandra | 6 | "Chicas Malas" | N/A | N/A | 14 | "Qué Hiciste" | Already qualified |
| Mimi | 7 | "Bailando Salsa" | N/A | N/A | 12 | "Abre tu mente" | Already qualified |

### Gala 12 (1 July 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Luis Fonsi ("No Me Doy por Vencido")
   * Gerónimo Rauch ("Getsemaní")

Contestants' performances on Gala 12 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Regular performances ||||
| Chipper | 1 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Saved |
| Manu | 2 | "I Drove All Night" | Saved |
| Mimi | 3 | "Durmiendo sola" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 4 | "Se dejaba llevar" | Saved |
| Sandra | 5 | "Highway to Hell" | Up for elimination |
| Virginia | 6 | "Lunas Rotas" | Saved |
| Eliminated ||||
| Mimi | 7 | "Amar haciendo el amor" | Up for elimination |
| Sandra | 8 | "Let the River Run" | Saved by the public vote |

### Gala 13 (8 July 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Rihanna ("Don't Stop the Music")
   * Rihanna and David Bisbal ("Hate That I Love You")

Contestants' performances on Gala 13 :

| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Regular performances ||||
| Chipper | 1 | "Get Ready" | Saved |
| Manu | 2 | "Fantástico amor" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 3 | "Ojos verdes" | Saved |
| Sandra | 4 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Up for elimination |
| Virginia | 5 | "Ben" | Saved |
| Up for elimination ||||
| Manu | 6 | "Light My Fire" | Saved by the public vote |
| Sandra | 7 | "Disco Inferno" | Eliminated |

### Gala 14 (15 July 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Daniel Diges and Macarena García ("Vuela")
   * Kate Ryan ("Ella, elle l'a")
   * Soraya Arnelas ("Words")
   * Kate Ryan and Soraya Arnelas ("No Digas Que No")

Contestants' performances on Gala 14 :

| Contestant | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duo Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regular performances ||||||
| Chipper | 1 | "Over the Rainbow" | 6 | "Fever" | Saved |
| Virginia | 4 | "Old Town" | 6 | "Fever" | Saved |
| Manu | 2 | "La vida es" | 5 | "No estamos solos" | Up for elimination |
| Pablo | 3 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 5 | "No estamos solos" | Up for elimination |
| Up for elimination ||||||
| Manu | 7 | "I Drove All Night" | N/A | N/A | Eliminated |
| Pablo | 8 | "¿Lo ves?" | N/A | N/A | Saved by the public vote |

### Gala Final (22 July 2008)

* Musical guests:
   * Mónica Naranjo ("Todo mentira")
   * La Quinta Estación ("La frase tonta de la semana")

Contestants' performances on Gala Final :

| Contestant | Order | First Song | Order | Duo Song | Order | Final Song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chipper | 1 | "Play That Funky Music" | 4 | "Dead Ringer for Love" (with Sandra) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Pablo | 2 | "Volver" | 5 | "Bad Day" (with Manu) | 7 | "Se dejaba llevar" | Runner-Up |
| Virginia | 3 | "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" | 6 | "I'll Stand by You" (with Mimi) | 8 | "Porque te vas" | Winner |
