Cantando por un Sueño (literally "Singing for a dream") is a former segment inside the Argentine television program Showmatch, and now an independent TV show broadcast on El Trece.
On the contest, a non-celebrity "dreamer" (man or woman) who in addition must be a professional singer, is accompanied by a celebrity for some weeks of a singing competition. The couples are awarded points by a panel of judges, who give scores from 1 to 10, and those with the fewer points have to face the public vote to continue in the program.
As of May 2012, the show is in its fourth season and the panel of judges continues to include icons of the Argentine musical industry: Valeria Lynch, Óscar Mediavilla and Patricia Sosa. Journalist Marcelo Polino, who also serves as a judge in Bailando por un Sueño and Soñando por Bailar, is part of the panel of judges too.
Airing of the show Season Stars WeeksDatesCelebrity honor placesWinnerSecond placeThird place1) August 20068708/16/06-12/15/06Iliana Calabró & Ricardo RubioRodolfo Ranni & Lorena Miranda Sandra Ballesteros & Andrés Olarte Tota Santillán & Agustina Vita2) November 2007121311/01/07-12/18/07Tití Fernández & Micaela SalinasBrenda Gandini & Francisco Cracogna Karina Jelinek & Emiliano RómbolaDiego Ramos & Florencia Vázquez3) October 2011151205/07/11-12/18/11Patricio Giménez & Priscila JuárezÁlvaro Navia & Ana P. Rodríguez Andrea López & Jonathan González Belén Frances & Augusto Álvarez4) May 2012193105/13/12-12/16/12Mole Moli & Natalie ScalzadonnaSilvina Escudero & Sebastián Vitale Chiqui Abecasis & Irina Abecasis Marcelo Iripino & Indira Aprile5) July 2020282627/07/20-15/01/21Agustín Sierra & Inbal ComediÁngela Leiva & Brian LanzelottaRocío Quiroz & Rodrigo Tapari Gladys, La bomba Tucumana & Santiago Griffo
Judges JudgesRoleSeasons 1 2 3 4 Valeria Lynch Head Judge ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Óscar Mediavilla Head Judge ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Patricia Sosa Head Judge ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Patricia Sosa Head Judge ♦ ♦ Lucho Avilés Head Judge ♦ Laura Ubfal Head Judge ♦ Reina Reech Temporary Judge ♦ Paz Martínez Temporary Judge ♦ Full time judge Temporary/Guest judge
Seasons Cantando 2006 Contestants FamousProfessional partnerOutcomeDays Iliana CalabroActress Ricardo RubioWinnersof Cantando 200661 days
Couples
A total of 45 celebrities have appeared in the three seasons of Cantando por un Sueño. For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional singer as a partner and a coach who instructs helps them with the song's choice and the work during the week. A total of 45 professional singers as the partners have appeared alongside celebrities.
List of the current professional partners
Alejandro Gallo Antonella Cirillo Augusto Buccafusco Bruno Coccia Carla del Huerto Cristian Sergio Facundo Magrane Florencia Anca Francisco Eizaguirre Inbal Comedi Jessica Abouchain Juan Persico Lautaro Rodriguez Leandro Bassano Luciana Rosenthal Manuel Victoria Mariano Zito Melina de Piano Michel Hersch Nell Valenti Pablo Turturiello
Notes
External links El Trece's Showmatch website