The second season of Idol Puerto Rico premiered on July 29, 2012, and ended 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.
Selection process
Auditions
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.[1] As part of the premiere, WAPA TV presented a primetime special.[2]
Episode Air Date
Audition City
Audition Venue
Tickets to Theater Level
July 29, 2012
Ponce
Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium
40
July 31, 2012
San Juan
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
40
Total Tickets to the Theater Level
80
Theater level
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.[3]
Semi-finals
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.
Females
Alpha Berrios, 16, Toa Baja
Aivelyn Diaz, 26, Toa Baja
Celimar Lopes, 17, Salinas
Fabiola Ramos, 25, Ponce
Genesis Ramirez, 19, San Juan
Gremal Maldonado, 17, Salinas
Ivelisse Fermin, 26, Trujilo Alto
Karla Arroyo, 16, Juana Diaz
Kelly Romero, 18, Gurabo
Leslie Crespo, 26, San Juan
Tania Roman, 27, Carolina
Xenia Rivera, 21, Gurabo
Males
Abimelec Torres, 23, San Sebastian
Alex Rosado, 20, Vega Alta
Angel Rodriguez, 25, Cayey
Carlos Jimenez, 26, Carozal
Carlos Valls, 23, San Juan
Ismael Estepa, 21, Bayamon
Jonathan Echevarria, 21, Rio Grande
Juan Aviles, 26, Coamo
Micheal Rivera, 27, Humacao
Pablo Nieves, 21, Guayanabo
Roberto Escobar, 21, Ponce
Finalists
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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.
First Gala: September 3, 2012
During the first gala, contestants performed a variety of pop songs from various Latin artists.[4][5]
The fourth gala featured songs within the Latin rock (or Rock en Español) genre.[8] Also, it was announced that contestant Roberto Escobar had been disqualified from the competition for inappropriate conduct.[9]
The seventh gala was dubbed "Acoustic Night", and each contestant performed two songs. Also, Ricardo Montaner couldn't serve as judge, and singer Kany García served as guest judge for the night.
The eight gala was dedicated to judges Ricardo Montaner and Yolandita Monge. Each of the four remaining contestants performed two songs from them, with the males singing Montaner's songs and the females singing from Monge's repertoire.[12]
The ninth gala was the last one before the final. No participant was eliminated from the competition during the gala. Gremal and Juan Carlos sang two unreleased songs and one in honor of the guest judge, Tommy Torres.[15]
^Note 1 : Roberto Escobar had been disqualified from the competition for inappropriate conduct.[9] ^Note 2 : No participant was eliminated from the competition during the gala. Gremal and Juan Carlos sang two unreleased songs and one in honor of the guest judge, Tommy Torres.[15]
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