Latin American Idol (season 2)
The second season of Latin American Idol premiered on June 13, 2007 and continued until September 27, 2007, when it was won by Guatemalan born Carlos Peña. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2007. The concerts began on July in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country. For this season the judge Elizabeth Meza quit, and the Mexican singer Mimi was hired as the new Latin American Idol judge. At age 19, Peña is the first male and youngest person to win the competition, and second winner to never have been in the bottom two or three.
Semi-finalists are in alphabetical order by last name, and finalists by reverse chronological order of elimination.
Held on July 4, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:
Held on July 11, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:
Held on July 18, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:
For this workshop, there were originally six people out of the three semi-final groups that would have a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist. On the Third Workshop results, it was announced that three more semifinalists would join the Wild Card Workshop. It was held on July 25, 2007. On the same night, it was announced that there were going to be three finalists chosen from this group, instead of just one like the previous season, creating now a Top 12. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:
• Esteban Peleteiro
• Silvana Condoruci
• Solmi Rodríguez
• Micaela Salinas
• María de los Angeles Monasterio
• Leonel Copiz
• Celeste Ruiz
• María Delfina Peña
• Esteban Maestre
• Virginia Modica
• Mercedes Pieretti
• Manuel Salas
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