Idol Puerto Rico (season 2)
| Broadcast from | July 29 – November 12, 2012 |
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| Judges |
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| Host(s) | Jaime Augusto Mayol |
| Broadcaster | WAPA-TV |
| Finals venue | Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas |
| Gremal Maldonado | |
| Juan Carlos Avilés | |
The second season of Idol Puerto Rico premiered on July 29, 2012 and will end on November 12, 2012. Like the previous season, it is hosted by Jaime Augusto Mayol. The victory went to Gremal Maldonado., Its origin is Dominican-Puerto Rican.
The show selected contestants from two auditions held on April 28, 2012 in the Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium at Ponce and May 5, 2012 in the Hiram Bithorn Stadium at San Juan; those auditions were presented on July 29–31, 2012. As part of the premiere, WAPA TV presented a primetime special.
During the "Theater Level" auditions, the selected contestants sang individually in front of the judges. They were then evaluated in groups to gradually reduce the number. The jury listened each pair and eliminated several contestants. In the end, the judges chose the twenty-four semifinalists.
The semi-finals featured a total of 24 contestants. After the semi-finals, 12 of the contestants were eliminated, leaving the remaining 12 for the Finals.
The finals began on September 3, 2012 with 12 contestants and are scheduled to end on November 12, 2012. One finalist was eliminated per week based on the public's votes.
During the first gala, contestants performed a variety of pop songs from various Latin artists.
During the second gala, contestants performed songs from several Latin pop singers.
The third gala had the contestants performing songs from various tropical genres like Salsa, merengue, and others.
The fourth gala featured songs within the Latin rock (or Rock en Español) genre. Also, it was announced that contestant Roberto Escobar had been disqualified from the competition for inappropriate conduct.
The fifth gala was titled "Top of the Charts Night" and it featured interpretations of songs that topped the US charts at some time.
The sixth gala featured a guest performance from Daddy Yankee, who performed his new hit "Pasarela".
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