Operación Triunfo (series 9)
| Operación Triunfo (series 9) | |
|---|---|
| Series 9 | |
| Broadcast from | October 2017 |
| Judges |
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| Presenter(s) | Roberto Leal |
| Broadcaster | La 1 |
| Venue | Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya, Terrassa, Barcelona |
Operación Triunfo is a Spanish television music competition to find new singing talent. The upcoming ninth series will begin airing on La 1 in October 2017, presented by Roberto Leal. It will be the first season broadcast by RTVE, which aired the first three seasons, in thirteen years. Seasons 4-8 of Operación Triunfo aired on Telecinco, which discontinued the series in 2011 due to declining ratings. RTVE approved to revive the series with a budget of 10.2 million euros.
On 18 July 2017, Noemí Galera, who had appeared as a member of the jury panel on previous seasons, was announced as the new "headmaster" of the Academy. On 28 August 2017, it was revealed that the jury panel will consists of three regular judges and a fourth guest judge. The three regular judges will be singer, songwriter and producer Mónica Naranjo, marketing director Joe Pérez-Orive and music executive and producer Manuel Martos, who will be accompanied every week by a guest panelist from the music industry. On 30 August 2017, it was announced that Roberto Leal will debut as host of Operación Triunfo.
Open casting auditions began on 14 June 2017 in Barcelona and concluded on 18 July 2017 in Madrid. The minimum age to audition was 18.
After the open auditions, between 80 and 100 candidates were called for a closed-door audition on 20 and 21 September 2017. Between 18 and 20 candidates will advance to the first live show, where the 16 official contestants who will enter the Academy will be selected.
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