Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2009, aired on Telecinco from 29 April 2009 to 21 July 2009, presented by Jesús Vázquez.
Mario Álvarez was the winner of the series.
Auditions Open casting auditions were held in a number of locations: Oviedo: NH Principado – 10 March 2009 Las Palmas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria): NH Imperial Playa – 11 March 2009 Barcelona: Teatro Tívoli – 16 March 2009 Palma, Majorca: Melia Palas Atenea – 18 March 2009 Málaga: Hotel NH Málaga – 19 March 2009 Santiago de Compostela: Hotel Hesperia Peregrino – 24 March 2009 Bilbao: Teatro Ayala – 26 March 2009 Valencia: Teatro Olympia – 30 March 2009 Seville: Teatro Central – 3 April 2009 Madrid: Teatro Lope de Vega – 6 April 2009 There were also casting based on online presentations by contestants who couldn't attend any of the above sessions Headmaster, judges and presenter Headmaster: Àngel Llàcer Judges: Noemí Galera, Risto Mejide, Ramoncín and Coco Comín Presenter: Jesús Vázquez
Contestants
Contestant Age Residence Episode of elimination Place finished Mario 23 OviedoGala FinalWinner Brenda 20 BarcelonaRunner-up Jon 23 Baracaldo3rd Ángel 22 AlboxGala 124th Patricia 21 Leganés5th Silvia 17 BarcelonaGala 116th Cristina 16 MarbellaGala 107th Samuel 19 La Cañada de San UrbanoGala 98th Rafa 21 Vall de Uxó9th Alba Lucía 18 MurciaGala 810th Elías 22 AlmendralejoGala 711th Diana 20 BurgosGala 612th Maxi 25 ReusGala 513th Nazaret 19 Camarma de EsteruelasGala 414th Pedro 20 Jerez de la FronteraGala 315th Guadiana 22 BadajozGala 216th Púa 18 Sant Vicents dels HortsGala 117th Patty 26 Barrio de las Letras18th 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 FinalMarioMaxiJonJonJonRafaDiana SavedÁngelMark: 7FinalistSavedSavedSavedSavedSaved Winner(Final)BrendaMaxiGuadianaElíasElíasMaxiDiana JonÁngelMark: 8.9FinalistSavedSavedSavedSavedSaved Runner-up(Final)Jon PúaNominated SavedNominatedDianaDianaNominatedÁngel Mark: 5FinalistSavedSavedSavedSavedSaved 3rd Place(Final)ÁngelPúa ElíasJonJonMaxiAlbaMario SavedMark: 5.4FinalistSavedSavedSavedSavedEliminated 4th place(Gala 12)PatriciaPattyJonJon NazaretDianaAlbaMarioAlbaMark: 6.3FinalistSavedSavedSavedEliminated 5th place(Gala 12)SilviaMaxiGuadianaJonNazaretMaxiAlbaMarioÁngelMark: 7.4FinalistSavedSavedEliminated 6th place(Gala 11)CristinaMaxiElíasElíasElíasRafaElíasMario AlbaMark: 6.5FinalistSavedEliminated 7th place(Gala 10)SamuelMaxiElías PedroJon Rafa Alba Mario ÁngelMark: 6.4FinalistEliminated 8th place(Gala 9)RafaPúaElías Elías Elías Saved AlbaMarioNominatedMark: 5.4 Evicted(Gala 9)Alba LucíaElíasElíasElíasElías Rafa SavedMarioNominated Evicted(Gala 8)ElíasNominated SavedNominated SavedRafaNominatedNominated Evicted(Gala 7)DianaElías GuadianaJonNazaretNominatedNominated Evicted(Gala 6)Maxi SavedGuadianaPedroJonNominated Evicted(Gala 5)NazaretPattyGuadianaJonNominated Evicted(Gala 4)PedroMaxiJonNominated Evicted(Gala 3)GuadianaElíasNominated Evicted(Gala 2) PúaNominated Evicted(Gala 1) PattyNominated Evicted(Gala 1) Up foreliminationElíasJonMaxiPattyPúaDianaElíasGuadianaJonElíasJonPedroSamuelElíasJonPatriciaNazaretAlba LucíaDianaMaxiRafaAlba LucíaDianaElíasRafaBrendaElíasJonMarioAlba LucíaÁngelCristinaRafaÁngelJonPatriciaRafa Againstpublic votePatriciaSamuelCristinaSilviaPatriciaSilviaBrendaPatriciaÁngelJonBrendaJonMario Saved byAcademy's staffJonDianaSamuelPatriciaAlba LucíaRafaBrendaCristinaPatricia WinnerPatricia58%to saveSilvia53%to savePatricia56%to saveBrenda69%to saveJon56%to saveMario50.5%to win(out of 2) Saved bycontestantsMaxi6 of 14 votesto save Elías5* of 13 votesto save Jon6 of 12 votesto save Elías4* of 11 votesto save Rafa5 of 10 votesto save Alba Lucía5 of 9 votesto save Mario7 of 8 votesto save Ángel5 of 7 votesto save JonEliminatedFinalistSamuel42%to save Cristina47%to save Silvia44%to save Patricia31%to saveÁngel44%to saveBrenda49.5%to win(out of 2) Saved bypublic voteElías68%to save(out of 2)Jon52%to saveElías62%to saveJon79%to saveDiana64%to saveElías56%to saveJon60%to saveRafa57%to saveÁngel56%to save EliminatedPúa32%to save(out of 2)Guadiana48%to savePedro38%to saveNazaret21%to saveMaxi36%to saveDiana44%to saveElías40%to saveAlba Lucía43%to saveRafa44%to save Jon31%to win(out of 3)Patty7%to save(out of 3)
External links Operación Triunfo on Telecinco site