The first season of Idol Puerto Rico premiered on August 7, 2011 and continued until November 21, 2011. It was won by Christian Pagán. The season was hosted by Jaime Augusto Mayol. The winner, Christian Pagán, signed with Universal Music Group, the label in partnership with Idol Puerto Rico, and has released two albums.
Selection process
Auditions The show selected contestants from two auditions held on May 7, 2011 in the Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium at Ponce and May 14, 2011 in the Hiram Bithorn Stadium at San Juan; those auditions were presented on August 7 and August 9, 2011, respectively.WAPA TV busca un idolo - El Vocero
Episode Air DateAudition CityAudition VenueTickets to Theater LevelAugust 7, 2011San JuanHiram Bithorn Stadium40August 9, 2011PonceJuan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium40Total Tickets to the Theater Level80
Theater level
The "Theater Level" auditions were broadcast on August 15, 2011 on a special program called Idol Puerto Rico - Theatre Edition. During this audition, the 80 contestants sang individually in front of the judges. They were then evaluated in groups of eight to gradually reduce the number. Those selected got to choose a partner to sing a duet. The jury listened each pair and eliminated several contestants. For the final round of this stage of the competition, the contestants sang solo one more time. In the end, the judges chose the twenty-four semifinalists.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals began with a total of 24 contestants. They were broadcast on August 29–30, 2011. After the semi-finals, 12 of the contestants were eliminated, leaving the remaining 12 for the Finals.
Finalists
Finals
The finals began on September 12, 2011 with 12 contestants, and lasted 10 weeks. One finalist was eliminated per week based on the public's votes.
Final Gala: November 21, 2011
Elimination chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Semi Finalists Winner
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek:08/2908/3009/1209/1909/2610/0310/1010/1710/2410/3111/0711/21PlaceContestantsResults1Christian Pagán Top 6 Winner2Japhet Albert Top 6 Runner-Up3Joseph Ojeda Top 6 Elim4Glendaliz Maldonado Top 6 Elim5Alex Rivera Top 66Yeidimar Ramos Top 6 Elim7Kathyenid Rivera Top 6 Elim8Luis Adrián Cortés Top 6 Elim9Luis Xavier Zayas Top 6 Elim10Dianne de Jesús Top 6 Elim11Mary Ann Acevedo Top 6 Elim12Limariette González Top 6 ElimSemiAmanda RiveraElimAngela FlechaAracelis TorresGlenda MoralesIvelisse FermínKrystal OlmedaCésar S. FloresElimElisamuel RiveraJosé BordonadaJosé Mario ReyesJovani VázquezKhalil Quintero
References
External links Official website