La Banda ("the band") is a Spanish-language singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin. The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The show was renewed for season 2, in the search for the next Latin boy and girl band. The judges in Season 2 were Wisin, Laura Pausini and Mario Domm.
Season 2 premiered on September 11, 2016, and concluded on December 11, 2016. The second season ended with a band mixed of three boys and two girls; composed of Brian Cruz (16), (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (16), (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (22), (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (21), (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (21), (Dominican Republic). The band is called MIX5.
Participants The young people listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.La Banda – Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015. Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
The top 57 participants showed who passed the audition but failed to continue towards the second phase of the competition.
Top 57 Participant Age Origin Abby Jim 16 Alleanne Marie Ponce 16 Amber Norman 14 Andi Feliu 16 Angie Vargas 16 Angie Vasquez 15 Anthony Cruz 18 Christian González 14 Darian Moran 17 Gilmarie Villanueva 17 Iosvany Medina 18 Jose Diaz 17 Karina Tirado 15 Katherine Lopez 16 Kenny Almanza 20 Maria Cristina Bravo 17 Micke Moreno 18 Nikki Alva 14 Sheniel Maisonet 20 Xavier Perez 19 Yadiel Martínez 22
Top 36 Participant Age Origin Alec Hernández 17 Alex Ponce 18 Alondra Santos 14 Andrés Melgarejo 22 Elaine Sanchez 16 Jesus Ulloa 14 Jose Cadena 20 Lianishka Rivas 18 Kimberly Garcia 21 Murckpys Nicieza 19 Ronald Ohallorans Milanés 22 Wendy Sarmiento 15 Yashira Rodríguez 20
Top 24 Participant Age Origin Alex La Torre 19 Stephanie Portillo 18 April Vega 18 Carolina Schott 15 Gabriel Carrero 19 Jeidimar Rijos 16 Jorge Cruz 15 Kevin Sánchez 22
Top 16 Participant Age Origin Abdiel Larralde 20 Abel Margo 16 Aimee Miranda 16 Alondra Martínez 15 Brian Cruz 15 Christian Castro 22 Edward Baeza 17 Danelly Hoyer 21 Fabyan Sánchez 19 Felix Gabriel 22 Garmandy Candelario 21 Megamy Bowles 21 Sofía Delfino 16 Taishmara Rivera 15 Verónica Rodríguez 16 Zhamira Zambrano 18
The final 5 that won the competition were Brian Cruz, Taishmara Rivera, Christian Castro, Danelly Hoyer and Garmandy Candelario.
Results Results summary Contestants' color key: – Contestant announced as safe in no particular order. – No eliminations for that week for those particular contestants. – Contestant in the bottom three and was saved by the public vote. – Contestant in the bottom four and was saved by the public vote. – Contestant in the bottom three and was eliminated. – Last contestant to be saved and was chosen by the three judges. – A winning contestant of La Banda.
Note: The eliminations are based on the previous weeks' performances and the viewers' votes each week.
Contestant November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 Brian Cruz N/A Fans' Save (2nd) Safe Safe Safe 1st Member Taishmara Rivera Fans' Save (1st) N/A Safe Safe Safe 2nd Member Christian Castro N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Member Danelly Hoyer Safe N/A Saved live by fans Safe Judges' Save 4th Member Garmandy Candelario N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th Member Fabyán Sánchez N/A Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Félix Gabriel N/A Fans' Save (1st) Safe Safe Saved live by fans Eliminated Megamy Bowles Safe N/A Judges' Save Judges' Save Safe Eliminated Zhamira Zambrano Safe N/A Safe Safe Saved live by fans Eliminated Alondra Martínez Safe N/A Safe Saved live by fans Safe Eliminated Abel Margo N/A Judges' Save Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated Verónica Rodríguez Fans' Save (2nd) N/A Safe Eliminated (2nd) Eliminated Eliminated Abdiel Larralde N/A Safe Safe Eliminated (1st) Eliminated Eliminated Sofia Delfino Judges' Save N/A Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Edward Baeza N/A Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Aimee Miranda Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
October 30 – Female Live Show.
The first live show was the girls from the top 16. They all performed solo songs as well as two group performances. The best group is safe, and the other risks elimination. In the second live show, the first band from last week confirmed that Taishmara and Veronica were saved by the fans. Sofia was saved by the judges, and Aimee was the first finalist eliminated. Order of performanceSongPerformed by1"La Bicicleta" (Shakira & Carlos Vives)Top 162"Dueles" (Jesse y Joy)Sofia Delfino3"Shower" (Becky G)Aimee Miranda4"Conmigo" (Sofia Reyes)Taishmara Rivera5"Aire" (Leslie Grace ft Maluma)Veronica Rodriguez6"Just Like Fire" (Pink)Band #1 Sofia, Aimee,
Taishmara, Veronica7"Casi Nada" (Karol G)Zhamira Zabrano8"Super Bass" (Nicki Minaj)Danelly Hoyer9"No" (Meghan Trainor)Alondra Martinez10"Vuélveme a Querer" (Thalia)Megamy Bowles11"On the Floor" (Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull)Band #2 Zhamira, Danelly,
Alondra, Megamy
Live show 1 (Female)ContestantGroupResultAimee Miranda1EliminatedSofia Delfino1SafeTaishmara Rivera1SafeVeronica Rodriguez1SafeZhamira Zabrano2SafeDanelly Hoyer2SafeAlondra Martinez2SafeMegamy Bowles2Safe
November 6 – Male Live Show.
The second live show was the boys from the top 16. They all performed solo songs as well as two group performances. The best group gets immunity, and the other needs the fans to vote for them in order to avoid elimination. On November 13, 2016, it was confirmed that Brian and Felix were saved by the fans. Abel was saved by the judges, and Edward was the second finalist eliminated. Order of performanceSongPerformed by 1"Cheap Thrills" (Sia, Nicky Jam, & Big Sean)Top 162"Nunca me olvides" (Yandel)Brian Cruz3"See You Again" (Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth)Felix Gabriel4"Decidiste Dejarme" (Camila)Edward Baeza5"Treat You Better" (Shawn Mendes)Abel Margo6"Otra Vez" (Zion & Lennox ft. J Balvin)Band #1 Brian, Felix,
Edward, Abel7Eres una Nina (Gerardo Ortiz)Garmandy Candelario8Ya Me Entere (Reik & Nicky Jam)Fabyan Sanchez9La Carretera (Prince Royce)Abdiel Larralde10"Cold Water" (Major Lazer & Justin Bieber)Christian Castro11De Pies a CabezaBand #2 Garmandy, Fabyan,
Abdiel, Christian Live show 2 (Male)ContestantGroupResultBrian Cruz1SafeFelix Gabriel1SafeEdward Baeza1 EliminatedAbel Margo1SafeGarmandy Candelario2SafeFabyan Sanchez2SafeAbdiel Larralde2SafeChristian Castro2Safe
November 13 – Girls VS Boys. At the end of the group presentations, the public votes saved Felix and Brian, and then the judges chose Abel to stay. So therefore, Edward was eliminated.
Group Members 1 Garmandy, Christian, Edward, Brian 2 Alondra, Zhamira, Sofia 3 Abel, Abdiel, Felix, Fabyan 4 Megamy, Danelly, Veronica, Taishmara
November 20 – Mixed groups. In the bottom three, fans were able to vote through the Univision Connecta app for their favorite live. Danelly was saved by public vote, then the judges chose Megamy to stay. So therefore, Sofia was eliminated. CNCO came to perform their hit, Reggaeton Lento.
Group Members 1 Alondra, Veronica, Felix 2 Sofia, Abel, Garmandy 3 Taishmara, Danelly, Christian, Brian 4 Megamy, Zhamira, Fabyan, Abdiel
November 27 – Quarterfinal
It was announced the previous week that 2 contestants will be eliminated. In the fifth live show, after the group presentations, it was revealed that Abdiel was the first of the two finalists eliminated. Alondra, Megamy, and Veronica were at risk of elimination. The public vote saved Alondra, and the judges chose Megamy to stay. So therefore, Veronica was the second finalist eliminated.
Group Members 1 Abel, Taishmara, Zhamira 2 Brian, Garmandy, Alondra, Veronica 3 Felix, Christian, Megamy 4 Danelly, Fabyan, Abdiel
December 4 – Semifinal
This time, they would announce the eliminated contestant after the opening of the show. Abel, Felix, Zhamira, and Danelly were risk of elimination. The public votes saved both Zhamira and Felix. Then the judges choose Danelly, and so therefore, Abel was next finalist eliminated. The ten remaining contestants presented a solo performance following Abel's elimination.
Order of performanceSongPerformed by 1""Top 112"Baddest Girl in Town"Fabyan Sanchez3"Quedate con Ella"Megamy Bowles4"Entre Tu y Mil Mares"Felix Gabriel5"Closer"Alondra Martinez6"Safari"Garmandy Candelario7"Let Me Love You"Taishmara Rivera8"Dangerous Woman"Zhamira Zambrano9"Nunca te Olvidare"Brian Cruz10"Hasta el Amanecer"Danelly Hoyer11"One Dance"Christian Castro
December 11 – The Finals
The Winners were announced the public vote chose Brian Cruz and Taishmara Rivera as the two most voted contestants making them the first two members to join the band. Then the judges chose the next two members which were Christian Castro and Danelly Hoyer. The final member was chosen by the public which was Garmandy Candelario. The band's named was announced as Mix5.
References
External links Official website