Season three of El Artista del Año, titled El artista del año: El dúo perfecto, premiered on September 29, 2018, on the América Televisión network.
This season brings together former contestants from the previous two seasons and new participants who compete in couples throughout the competition. On October 27, the live show was canceled due to technical problems, so the fifth week will be held next Saturday.
Cast
Contestants The cast is made up of the former contestants of the first season, Luis Baca, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado, Pedro Loli, Micheille Soifer and Cielo Torres, along with the former contestants of the second season, Kevin Blow, Daniela Darcourt, Mirella Paz, Jonathan Rojas and Shantall Young Oneto. In addition, four new competitors entered, Amy Gutiérrez, Vernis Hernández, Stephanie Orúe and Manolo Rojas, giving a total of fourteen contestants. With a total of fourteen contestants, seven couples are the participants. During the first two weeks, the three couples with the highest score continued together while the other four were exchanged with each other. Finally, in the third week, the judges decided the formation of the duos based on the performances made up to that moment. Contestant Notability (known for) Status Luis Baca Actor & singerParticipating Jonathan Rojas Cumbia singer Kevin Blow Reggaeton singerParticipating Micheille Soifer Singer & actress Daniela Darcourt Salsa singer & dancerParticipating Pedro Loli Cumbia singer Rossana Fernández-Maldonado Actress, singer & TV hostParticipating Amy Gutiérrez Singer Vernis Hernández Salsa singer & dancerParticipating Manolo Rojas Comedian & TV host Stephanie Orúe Actress & singerParticipating Cielo Torres Singer & actress Mirella Paz Model & singerParticipating Shantall Young Oneto R&B singer & actress
Hosts and judges Gisela Valcárcel and Jaime "Choca" Mandros returned as hosts, while Morella Petrozzi, Lucho Cáceres, Fiorella Rodríguez and Cecilia Bracamonte returned as judges. Santi Lesmes, who served as guest judge in previous seasons, joined the show as the fifth judge.
Scoring charts ContestantPlace1234567 Luis 40 47 40 48 3945 36 Daniela 45 40 48 53 51 4552 Rossana 43 43 44 48 50 48 39 Amy 47 47 45 48 50 48 39 Pedro 47 47 45 53 51 4552 Stephanie 40 45 46 46 49 53 48 Mirella 49 45 52 44 51 45 46 Jonathan 43 47 40 48 3945 36 Micheille 37 43 46 4347 3648 Cielo 45 45 38 46 49 53 48 Shantall 49 45 52 44 51 45 46 Kevin 12 37 40 38 4347 3648 Vernis13 47 44 44 414441 Manolo 47 44 48 414441 Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week the couple eliminated of the week the sentenced couple saved in the duel the sentenced couples who will face each other in the duel
Average score chart This table only counts performances scored on a 50-point scale. Rank byaverage Place Contestant Totalpoints Number ofperformances Average 1 Pedro 188 4 47.0 2 Amy 187 4 46.8 2 Mirella 187 4 46.8 2 Shantall 187 4 46.8 5 Daniela 182 4 45.5 6 Manolo 180 4 45.0 7 Rossana 178 4 44.5 8 Stephanie 177 4 44.3 9 Vernis 176 4 44.0 9 Jonathan 176 4 44.0 11 Cielo 174 4 43.5 12 Luis 173 4 43.3 13 Micheille 169 4 42.3 14 Kevin 158 4 39.5
Higher and lower scores This table has the highest and lowest scores of each contestants performance according to the 50-point scale. Contestant Higher score(s) Lower score(s) Luis Reggaeton (47) Merengue & Rock and roll (40) Jonathan Reggaeton (47) Rock and roll (40) Kevin Rock and roll (43) Reggaeton (37) Micheille Tango (46) Reggaeton (37) Daniela Ballad (49) Salsa (40) Pedro Ballad (49) Pop (45) Rossana Ballad (48) Latin pop & Reggaeton (43) Amy Ballad (48) Pop (45) Vernis Cumbia (47) Latin pop (41) Manolo Pop (48) Latin pop (41) Stephanie Tango & Ballad (46) Merengue (40) Cielo Ballad (46) Pop (38) Mirella R&B & Pop (49) Salsa (44) Shantall R&B & Pop (49) Salsa (44)
Weekly scores Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Lucho Cáceres, Fiorella Rodríguez, Santi Lesmes, Cecilia Bracamonte.
Week 1: Premiere Night The couples interpreted different musical genres. Running order CoupleScoresGenreMusicResult Daniela & Cielo 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) Latin pop "La Bikina"—Luis Miguel Separated Amy & Pedro 47 (9, 9, 10, 9, 10) Reggaeton "Despacito" / "Échame la Culpa"—Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee / Demi Lovato Remain Vernis & Manolo 47 (10, 10, 9, 9, 9) Cumbia "La Pollera Colorá"—Charlie Zaa / Yuri Remain Rossana & Jonathan 43 (8, 8, 9, 8, 10) Latin pop "Decídete" / "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"—Luis Miguel Separated Kevin & Micheille 37 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8) Reggaeton "Chantaje"—Shakira & Maluma Separated Mirella & Shantall 49 (10, 10, 10, 9, 10) R&B "Lady Marmalade"—Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, P!nk & Mýa Remain Luis & Stephanie 40 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8) Merengue "Visa para un Sueño" / "La Bilirrubina"—Juan Luis Guerra Separated
Week 2: Party Night Running order CoupleScoresGenreMusicResult Mirella & Shantall 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) Merengue «La Loba»—Miriam Cruz / «El Negro No Puede»—Las Chicas del Can Remain Vernis & Manolo 44 (10, 10, 9, 7, 8) Nueva ola «Parece Que Va a Llover» / «Lamento Borincano» / «Quiero Amanecer»—Rulli Rendo Separated Stephanie & Cielo 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) Salsa «Mi Tierra»—Gloria Estefan Separated Amy & Pedro 47 (10, 9, 10, 8, 10) Salsa «Escapémonos»—Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez Remain Rossana & Micheille 43 (9, 8, 9, 8, 9) Reggaeton «Sin Pijama»—Becky G & Natti Natasha Separated Kevin & Daniela 40 (8, 8, 8, 7, 9) Salsa «Muévete»—DLG Separated Luis & Jonathan 47 (10, 9, 9, 9, 10) Reggaeton «Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)»—CNCO Remain
Week 3: Movie Night Running order CoupleScoresGenreMusicResult Luis & Jonathan 40 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8) Rock and roll «La Bamba»—from La Bamba Separated Rossana & Vernis 44 (9, 8, 9, 9, 9) Disco «Chiquitita» / «Mamma Mia» / «Voulez-Vous»—from Mamma Mia! Separated Kevin & Cielo 38 (7, 7, 8, 8, 8) Pop «You're the One That I Want» / «We Go Together»—from Grease Separated Daniela & Manolo 48 (10, 10, 10, 8, 10) Pop «Mañana» / «Ya No Aguanto Más»—from Annie Separated Stephanie & Micheille 46 (10, 9, 9, 9, 9) Tango «Cell Block Tango»—from Chicago Separated Mirella & Shantall 52 (11, 11, 10, 9, 11) Pop «I Will Follow Him»—from Sister Act Remain Amy & Pedro 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) Pop «(I've Had) The Time of My Life»—from Dirty Dancing Separated
Week 4: Famous Duets Night Running order CoupleScoresGenreMusicResult Rossana & Amy 48 (10, 10, 9, 9, 10) Ballad «Perdón, Perdón»—Ha*Ash Safe Luis & Jonathan 47 (11, 9, 9, 9, 9) Reggaeton «Mi Niña Bonita» / «Andas en Mi Cabeza»—Chino & Nacho Safe Stephanie & Cielo 46 (10, 9, 9, 9, 9) Ballad «Cosas del Amor»—Ana Gabriel & Vikki Carr Safe Vernis & Manolo 41 (9, 8, 8, 7, 9) Latin pop «Déjame Vivir»—Rocío Dúrcal & Juan Gabriel Sentenced Daniela & Pedro 52 (11, 10, 11, 9, 11) Ballad «Vivo por Ella»—Andrea Bocelli & Marta Sánchez Safe Kevin & Micheille 43 (9, 8, 8, 8, 10) Rock and roll «Esa Chica y Yo»—Pimpinela Sentenced Mirella & Shantall 44 (9, 9, 9, 8, 9) Salsa «Burundanga»—Celia Cruz & Lola Flores / «Solo Se Vive Una Vez»— Azúcar Moreno Safe Luis & JonathanKevin & MicheilleDaniela & PedroRossana & AmyVernis & ManoloStephanie & CieloMirella & Shantall11 Punta«Fiesta»—Banda Blanca
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