Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2008, aired on Telecinco from 8 April 2008 to 22 July 2008, presented by Jesús Vázquez.
Virginia Maestro was the winner of the series.
Headmaster, judges and presenter Headmaster: Àngel Llàcer Judges: Noemí Galera, Risto Mejide, Javier Llano and Coco Comín Presenter: Jesús Vázquez
Contestants Contestant Age Residence Episode of elimination Place finishedVirginia25 JaénGala FinalWinnerPablo24MálagaRunner-upChipper34New York City3rdManu17CórdobaGala 144thSandra24CórdobaGala 135thMimi26Melilla Gala 126thIván24Madrid Gala 117thNoelia23Valencia Gala 108thAnabel22Córdoba Gala 99thTania S.18Seville Gala 810thReke22Murcia Gala 711thEsther20Málaga Gala 612thTania G.25Barcelona Gala 513thRubén21Barcelona Gala 414thPaula23Seville Gala 315thRos16Barcelona Gala 216thPatty24SantanderGala 1 17th (Quit)Jorge23ValenciaGala 0Not selectedJuanjo28Murcia
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 Gala 13 Gala 14 FinalVirginiaTania S.RosTania S. Tania G. Tania G.NominatedNominatedNominatedAnabel ManuNominatedMark: 6.6 FinalistSavedSavedSaved Winner(Final)PabloRubénRosEstherRubénTania S.Tania S.NoeliaAnabelIván MimiIvánMark: 6.7FinalistSavedSavedSaved Runner-up(Final)ChipperJuanjoRekePaulaTania G.Tania S.Tania S. NoeliaAnabel NoeliaNoeliaMimiMark: 8.5FinalistSavedSavedSaved 3rd Place(Final)ManuTania S.Ros Tania S. Tania G.Tania S. VirginiaVirginia VirginiaNoeliaNominatedVirginiaMark: 7.5FinalistSavedSavedEliminated 4th place(Gala 14)SandraTania S.EstherEstherEstherTania G.Tania S.NoeliaAnabel AnabelMimiMimiMark: 6.5FinalistSavedEliminated 5th place(Gala 13)Mimi Tania S.EstherEstherEstherEsther Tania S.NoeliaAnabelIván SavedSavedMark: 5.5FinalistEliminated 6th place(Gala 12)IvánRubénEsther EstherTania G.EstherTania S. NoeliaAnabelNominatedMimiNominatedMark: 5.6 Evicted(Gala 11)NoeliaRubénEstherTania S.Tania G.EstherTania S. Saved Anabel SavedNominated Evicted(Gala 10)AnabelRubénEstherTania S.Tania G. EstherTania S.Noelia SavedNominated Evicted(Gala 9)Tania S. SavedReke SavedTania G.Nominated SavedVirginiaNominated Evicted(Gala 8)RekeJuanjoNominatedTania S.RubénEstherVirginiaNominated Evicted(Gala 7)EstherRubén SavedNominatedNominated SavedNominated Evicted(Gala 6)Tania G.Tania S. RekeTania S. SavedNominated Evicted(Gala 5)RubénSaved EstherEstherNominated Evicted(Gala 4)PaulaNot inAcademyNominated Evicted(Gala 3)Ros JuanjoNominated Evicted(Gala 2) PattyTania S. Left Competition(Gala 1) JorgeEliminated Not selected(Gala 0) JuanjoEliminated Not selected(Gala 0) Up foreliminationJorgeJuanjoMimiRubénTania S.EstherRekeRosTania G.EstherIvánPaulaTania S.EsherRubénTania G.VirginiaAnabelEstherTania G.Tania S.EstherMimiTania S.VirginiaIvánNoeliaRekeVirginiaAnabelNoeliaTania S.VirginiaAnabelIvánNoeliaSandraManuMimiNoeliaPabloIvánMimiSandraVirginia Againstpublic voteMimiSandraManuSandraManuPabloChipperPabloVirginia Saved byAcademy's staffMimiTania G.IvánVirginiaAnabelMimiIvánNoeliaSandraPabloSandra WinnerSandra56%to save Manu68%to save Pablo56%to save Virginia55%to win(out of 2) Saved bycontestantsTania S.6 of 14 votesto save Esther6 of 12 votesto save Tania S.6 of 12 votesto save Tania G.7 of 11 votesto save Esther5 of 10 votesto save Tania S.7 of 9 votesto save Noelia6 of 8 votesto save Anabel6 of 7 votesto save Noelia2* of 6 votesto save Mimi3 of 5 votesto save Mimi2 of 4 votesto save EliminatedFinalistMimi44%to save Sandra32%to save Manu44%to save Pablo45%to win(out of 2) Saved bypublic voteRubén66%to saveReke54%to saveEsther53%to saveEsther53%to saveTania S.53%to saveVirginia75%to saveVirginia57%to saveVirginia61%to saveIván58%to saveManu68%to saveVirginia56%to save EliminatedJorgeFewest votesto saveRos46%to savePaula47%to saveRubén47%to saveTania G.47%to saveEsther25%to saveReke43%to saveTania S.39%to saveAnabel42%to save Noelia32%to save Iván44%to saveChipper28%to win(out of 3)JuanjoFewest votesto save
Gala 0 (8 April 2008) Musical guest: Mónica Naranjo ("Europa") +Contestants' performances on Gala 0 Contestant Order Song Result Pablo 1 "The Show Must Go On" Saved by the jury Tania G. 2"En Qué Estrella Estará" Saved by the jury Reke 3"Embrujada" Saved by the jury Anabel 4"Café, café" Saved by the juryIván 5"Eugenio Salvador Dalí"Saved by the jurySandra 6"Qué Hiciste"Saved by the juryChipper 7"My Girl"Saved by the juryNoelia 8"Besaré el suelo"Saved by the juryJorge9"La bomba"EliminatedVirginia 10"Smile"Saved by the juryMimi11"Abre tu mente"Saved by the Academy's staffRos 12"Por la boca vive el pez"Saved by the juryTania S.13"No voy a cambiar" Saved by contestantsManu 14"Unfaithful"Saved by the juryPatty 15"Tú y yo volvemos al amor"Saved by the juryEsther 16"Runaway"Saved by the juryRubén17"Kilómetros" Saved by the public voteJuanjo18"Relax, Take It Easy"Eliminated
Gala 1 (15 April 2008) Musical guest: Duffy ("Mercy") +Contestants' performances on Gala 1 Contestant Order Song ResultPablo1"Cuando me vaya"Saved by the juryPattyLeft CompetitionChipper2"Crazy"Saved by the juryIvánSaved by the juryAnabel3"Amor Gitano"Saved by the juryManuSaved by the juryNoelia4"Ain't No Other Man"Saved by the jurySandraSaved by the juryReke5"Me Enamora"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationRosNominated by the jury; up for eliminationRubén6"Tu recuerdo"Favourite of the audienceTania S.Saved by the juryMimi7"I'll Stand By You"Saved by the juryVirginiaSaved by the juryEsther8"Las de la Intuición"Nominated by the jury; saved by contestantsTania G.Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff
Gala 2 (22 April 2008) Musical guest: Lorena Gómez ("Maniac") (with the contestants) +Contestants' performances on Gala 2 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Reke 1"Greatest Love of All"Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury Ros 2"Don't Look Back in Anger"Eliminated Regular performancesPaula 3"Yo canto"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationSandraSaved by the juryTania S.Nominated by the jury; saved by contestantsManu 4"Bad Day" Favourite of the audiencePabloSaved by the juryIván 5"Como un Lobo"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffMimiSaved by the juryEsther 6"Para ti sería"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationRubenSaved by the juryChipper 7"La mañana"Saved by the juryNoeliaSaved by the juryAnabel 8"I Love to Love"Saved by the juryTania G.Saved by the juryVirginiaSaved by the jury
Gala 3 (29 April 2008) Musical guests: Lenny Kravitz ("I'll Be Waiting) Craig David ("Officially Yours") +Contestants' performances on Gala 3 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Esther 1"Me muero"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination Paula 2"Fly Me to the Moon"Eliminated Regular performancesRubén 3"Isla de Palma"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationVirginiaNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffIván 4"Pienso tanto en ti"Saved by the jurySandraSaved by the juryMimi 5"Sway"Saved by the juryNoeliaSaved by the juryTania G.Nominated by the jury; saved by contestantsManu 6"Miradas cruzadas" Favourite of the audienceTania S.Saved by the juryAnabel 7"Tengo"Saved by the juryPabloSaved by the juryChipper 8"Dancing in the Street"Saved by the juryRekeSaved by the jury
Gala 4 (6 May 2008) Musical guest: Rosario Flores ("No dudaría") (with the contestants) & ("Algo contigo") +Contestants' performances on Gala 4 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Esther 1"Un error de los grandes"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants Rubén 2"Noelia"Eliminated Regular performancesManu 3"Por ti seré"Saved by the juryNoelia 4"No One"Saved by the juryPabloSaved by the juryChipper 5"Mejor decir adiós"Saved by the juryMimiSaved by the juryAnabel 6"Pokito a poko"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffTania S.Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationVirginia 7"Downtown"Favourite of the audienceSandra 8"Ni una sola palabra"Saved by the juryTania G.Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationIván 9"Let Me Entertain You"Saved by the juryRekeSaved by the jury
Gala 5 (13 May 2008) Musical guests: Mónica Naranjo ("Amor y lujo") (with the contestants) Alejandro Fernández ("Te Voy A Perder") +Contestants' performances on Gala 5 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Tania G. 1"Don't Speak"Eliminated Tania S. 2"Y qué pequeña soy yo"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; saved by contestants Regular performancesNoelia3"Footprints in the Sand"Saved by the juryChipper4"Dead Ringer for Love"Saved by the jurySandraSaved by the juryAnabel5"Ahora quién"Saved by the juryManu6"El perfume de la soledad"Favourite of the audienceMimiNominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffReke7"Cómo hablar"Saved by the juryVirginiaNominated by the jury; up for eliminationEsther8"Limón y Sal"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationIvánSaved by the juryPablo9"Instant Replay"Saved by the jury
Gala 6 (20 May 2008) Musical guest: Sergio Dalma ("A buena hora") +Contestants' performances on Gala 6 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Esther 1"Adiós"Eliminated Virginia 2"Love Me Like a Man"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination Regular performancesMimi3"No sé si es amor"Saved by the juryIván4"Estrella Polar"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffAnabel5"Pégate"Saved by the juryNoeliaNominated by the jury; saved by contestantsManu6"Smells Like Teen Spirit"Saved by the juryRekeNominated by the jury; up for eliminationPablo7"Mi Niña Lola"Saved by the juryTania S.Saved by the jurySandra8"Addicted to Love"Saved by the juryChipper9"A Song for You"Favourite of the audience
Gala 7 (27 May 2008) Musical guest: David Bustamante ("Cobarde") +Contestants' performances on Gala 7 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Reke 1"No me fio"Eliminated Virginia 2"Creep"Saved by the public vote; nominated by the jury; up for elimination Regular performancesAnabel3"Hasta llegar a enloquecer"Nominated by the jury; saved by contestantsNoelia4"Why'd You Lie to Me"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffMimi5"Aún no te has ido"Saved by the juryTania S.Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationManu6"Sólo otra vez"Favourite of the audienceIván7"With a Little Help from My Friends"Saved by the juryPabloSaved by the jurySandra8"Let the River Run"Saved by the juryChipper9It's Chico TimeSaved by the jury
Gala 8 (3 June 2008) Musical guest: Carlos Baute ("Ángelito") (with the contestants) +Contestants' performances on Gala 8 Contestant Order Song Result Up for elimination Tania S. 1"Encerrada en Libertad"Eliminated Virginia 2"My Baby Just Cares for Me"Saved by the public vote; saved by the jury Regular performancesManu3"Beat It"Saved by the juryChipper4"Siempre es de noche"Favourite of the audienceSandra5"Sedúceme"Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staffPablo6"All Out of Love"Saved by the juryMimi7"Say It Right"Saved by the juryAnabel8"Daría"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationIván9"La fuerza de mi corazón"Nominated by the jury; up for eliminationNoeliaNominated by the jury; saved by contestants
Gala 9 (10 June 2008) Group performance: "Agua" Musical guest: Leona Lewis ("Bleeding Love")