| La Banda | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Alejandra Espinoza |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English, Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ricky Martin |
| Production location | Miami, Florida |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Univision Las Estrellas |
| Release | September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13) – December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) |
La Banda ("the band") is a Spanish-language American singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin. It is presented by Alejandra Espinoza. The series is a co-production between Syco Entertainment, Saban Brands and Univision.
Univision broadcast two seasons, with season 1 premiering on September 13, 2015, until December 13, 2015, with judges Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz. with the goal of the series to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The new band entitled CNCO was composed of winners Christopher Vélez (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (Mexico), Erick Brian Colón (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (Puerto Rico).
The show was renewed for season 2, but this time in search for the next Latin boy and girl band. It was broadcast from September 11, 2016, to December 11, 2016, with judges Wisin, Laura Pausini and Mario Domm. The new band entitled MIX5 was composed of winners Brian Cruz (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (Dominican Republic).
A third season was announced for 2018 season after a hiatus of one year. There were spinoffs of the La Banda series both in Mexico and Greece.
U.S. multinational series
Season 1
Created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin and presented by Alejandra Espinoza, season 1 premiered on September 13, 2015, and ended on December 13, 2015. The judges in season 1 were Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, and Alejandro Sanz. The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon.
The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show. Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
On Season 1, there were 41 participants, with 12 from Puerto Rico, 10 from Mexico, 4 from the Dominican Republic, 3 from Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia each, the other 6 coming from various other countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras and the United States. The top 41 participants showed who passed the audition but failed to continue towards the second phase of the competition. The judges decided to form four five-member boy bands to perform during this phase. The fifth five-member boy band was to be made up of five of the participants left behind. After performing, the judges sent all but five boys home. The top 20 shows the participants who moved on to the third round but failed to continue on after that.
The winners were, with ages at the time of winning Christopher Vélez (20), (Ecuador), Richard Camacho (18), (Dominican Republic), Joel Pimentel (16), (Mexico), Erick Brian Colon (14), (Cuba), and Zabdiel de Jesús (18), (Puerto Rico). All five were incorporated in the new band entitled CNCO.
Season 2
Main article: La Banda (American season 2)Created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin and presented by Alejandra Espinoza, season 2 premiered on September 11, 2016, and ended on December 11, 2016. Only judge Laura Pausini remained from season 1. The two other judges Ricky Martin and Alejandro Sanz were replaced by Wisin and Mario Domm. The goal of the series also changed. For season 2, the winners would be male and female finalists to form a boy/girl mixed band, whereas season 1 was looking for an all-male group of teens.
The young men and women listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show. Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed.
On Season 2, there were 57 participants, with 20 from Puerto Rico, 16 from Mexico, 7 from Cuba, 4 from the Dominican Republic, 3 from Venezuela. The other 7 came from various countries including Bolivia, Ecuador, Perù and Colombia.
The winners were, with ages at the time of winning a band mixed of three boys and two girls; composed of Brian Cruz (16), (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (16), (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (22), (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (21), (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (21), (Dominican Republic). All were put together in the band entitled MIX5, though they only lasted about a year before their disbandment in early 2018.
Ratings
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
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| Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | ||
| 1 | Sunday 8pm/7c | September 13, 2015 (2015-09-13) | 2.60 | December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) | 2.67 |
| 2 | September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11) | 1.37 | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) | ||
Franchise Spin-off series
Mexican series
In Mexico, a separate series was launched through channels of the Televisa group. The first season of Mexican La Banda aired on Canal 5 from October 2, 2015, until January 2016, broadcasting on Fridays at 8:00 p.m.,
Season 2 was broadcast by Las Estrellas station from October 9 to December 31, 2016, weekly on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.
Greek series
In Greece, was to start on Open TV, but the show cancelled because there were no participants. It was confirmed from the channel that the judges were Thodoris Marantinis, Eleni Foureira and Michalis Kouinelis and the host was Anna Maria Velli.
International versions
Franchise that is currently airing
Franchise with an upcoming season
Franchise that has ended
| Country/Region | Local title | Network | Winner | Judges | Hosts |
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 Arab League
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Al-Fareq الفريق | MBC 1 |
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 Greece Cyprus
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La Banda | Open TV |
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 Philippines
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Pinoy Boyband Superstar | ABS-CBN (1) |
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 Portugal
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La Banda – Um Grupo, Um Sonho | RTP1 |
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References
- ^ Tinico, Armando (February 19, 2015). "Ricky Martin Joins 'La Banda' As Judge; Will Executive Produce Univision Talent Show With Simon Cowell [VIDEO]". latintimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Laura Pausini Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanz Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Barrera, Juliana (December 13, 2015). "'La Banda' Univision Finale: Christopher Vélez, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colón, Zabdiel De Jesus Are CNCO!". latintimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Roiz, Jessica (June 30, 2016). "'La Banda 2' Judges: Univision Reveals Which Two Artists Join Laura Pausini In Reality Show". latintimes.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ Flores, Griselda. "Meet MIX5: 'La Banda' Wraps Second Season With New Band". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Univision.com: La Banda is back! Espera su tercera temporada en el 2018 (in Spanish)
- "Univision Network's "La Banda" to Make Highly Anticipated Television Debut Sunday, September 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT)". corporate.univsion.com. August 12, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- "Pitbull and Wisin to Perform on the LIVE Season Finale of Univision Network's "LA BANDA" – This Sunday Night (Dec. 13th)". corporate.univision.com. December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ La Banda – Participantes Univision. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- "Acclaimed Artists Laura Pausini, Mario Domm and Wisin Join Host Alejandra Espinoza in Season 2 of Univision Network's "La Banda"". corporate.univision.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- "Univision's 'La Banda' Debuts To 2.6M Viewers; Simon Cowell EP On Show". Deadline Hollywood. September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Pucci, Douglas (December 16, 2015). "Sunday Final Nationals: Univision's 'La Banda' Rises with Finale". programminginsider.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Pucci, Douglas. "Sunday Final Nationals: Patriots-Cardinals on NBC 'Sunday Night Football' Delivers Least-Watched Opener in Seven Years". programminginsider.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Rangel, Alma (September 29, 2015). "Estreno de La Banda 2 de octubre por Canal 5". tvyespectaculos.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Artemiadis, Aggelos. "Αλλαγή τηλεοπτικής στέγης..." tvnea.com (in Greek). Retrieved May 4, 2018.
External links
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- Univision original programming
- 2015 American television series debuts
- 2010s American reality television series
- 2010s American music television series
- 2010s singing talent shows
- 2016 American television series endings
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- Spanish-language television shows
- American English-language television shows