Operación Triunfo (Argentine TV series)
# Operación Triunfo (Argentine TV series)

Operación Triunfo is the Argentine version of the series Operación Triunfo based on the international series Star Academy.

Until 2009, 4 editions were held. It was hosted by Marley.

The program had a comeback in 2012–2013 with a new 5th season and a change in format, by the Argentine television station Telefe. The new edition, hosted by Germán Paoloski, is just for female contestants, with the aim of forming a girl group.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Other contestants (in order of elimination) | No. of contestants |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2003 | Claudio Basso | Pablo Tamagnini | Ricardo Bugna, Victoria Niven, David Marín, Rosana Brito, Natalia Ramos, Carolina Cimalando, María Esther, Juan Pacifico, Martín Sus, María Zeta, Luciano Pabon, Fernando Bergagno, Guadalupe Álvarez Luchia, Juliana Ruiz, Andrea Bela, Emanuel Arias | 18 |
| 2 | 2004-2005 | José Garcia | César Palavecino | Laura Alba, Pablo Pizarro, Agustina Leoni, Agustina Maltese, Georgina Zaglul, Mariana Vallejos, Melisa Carazza, Bruno Ragone, Diego Frachia, Diego Lauría, Josefina Achaval, Natalia Daza, Gastón Madariaga, Evelyn Sanzo, Priscilla Omil, Franco Martínez, Lucas Boschiero, Nelson Giménez, Florencia Villagra, Federico Maldonado | 22 |
| 3 | 2005-2006 | Benjamín Rosales | Romina Maroso | Bárbara Perrone, Andrés González, Ezequiel Díaz, María Eugenia de Rosa, Janet Tiraboschi, Luciano Almagro, Matías Meza, Analía Trías, Alina Marín, Damián Samudio, Matías Aranda, Adrián Ocampo, Mariela Josid, Fabiana Díaz, Florencia Lazarte, Juan Ignacio Agostini, Emilio Dufour, Mercedes Calviello, Ariel Coronel, Luba Tymchuk | 22 |
| 4 | 2009 | Cristian Soloa | Gabriel Morales | Maite Moreira, Ayelén Varela, Agustín Pistone, Carolina Minella, Pablo D'Amico, Eliazim Gutiérrez, Vanessa Miranda, Soledad Scalerandi, Martín Abascal, Sebastián Martingaste, María del Huerto Bulacio, Juliana Castro Barello, Juan Ignacio Silva, Ayelén Kelly Bueno, Nadia Robledo, Johana Quinteros, Agustín Argüello | 19 |
| 5 | 2012-2013 | Carla Dorto | TBA | Florencia Coletto, Martina Barrios, Florencia Arce, Melené Desia, Stefanía Roitman (quit), Mariela Peralta, Milagros Ábate, Ana Carla Ramirez, Julia Dispagna, Justina Ceballos, Analía Szymczak, Daiana Liparoti, Katrina Teves, Regina Picone, Sofía Buczko, Silvina Zanollo, Lula Rosenthal, Macarena Pérez, Yanina Deangeli | 20 |

## Season 1 (2003)

### Contestants

18 contestants were presented in Gala 1.

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Claudio Basso | 25 | Cipolletti, Rio Negro | Gala Final | 1st |
| Pablo Tamagnini | 19 | Rio Cuarto, Córdoba | Gala Final | 2nd |
| Emanuel Arias | 22 | Santa Rosa, La Pampa | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Andrea Bela | 24 | San Juan, San Juan | Gala Final | 4th |
| Juliana Ruiz | 28 | Buenos Aires | Gala Final | 5th |
| Guadalupe Álvarez Luchia | 18 | Olivos, Buenos Aires | Gala Final | 6th |
| Fernando Bergagno | 19 | Barranqueras, Chaco | Gala 14 | 7th |
| Luciano Pavón | 18 | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires | Gala 13 | 8th |
| María Zeballos | 23 | Buenos Aires | Gala 12 | 9th |
| Martín Sus | 18 | Buenos Aires | Gala 11 | 10th |
| Juan Pacífico | 29 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán | Gala 10 | 11th |
| María Esther Rosa | 21 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Gala 9 | 12th |
| Carolina Cimalando | 20 | Verónica, Buenos Aires | Gala 8 | 13th |
| Natalia Ramos | 26 | Salta, Salta | Gala 7 | 14th |
| Rosana Laudani | 24 | Córdoba, Córdoba | Gala 6 | 15th |
| David Marín | 21 | Rosario, Santa Fe | Gala 5 | 16th |
| Victoria Niven | 21 | Mendoza, Mendoza | Gala 4 | 17th |
| Ricardo Bugna | 24 | Buenos Aires | Gala 3 | 18th |
