La Banda (TV series)
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Genre | Reality television |
Created by | Simon Cowell |
Presented by | Alejandra Espinoza |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original languages | English, Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 28 (as of December 11, 2016) |
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Producer | Miami, Florida |
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Network | Univision |
Release | September 13, 2015 December 11, 2016 | –
La Banda ("the band") is a Spanish-language American singing competition series created by
The show was renewed for
A third season was announced for 2018 season after a hiatus of one year.[7] There were spinoffs of the La Banda series both in Mexico and Greece.
U.S. multinational series
Season 1
Created by
The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show.[10] 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
Season 2
Created by
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.[10] 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).[6] 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 )
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | Sunday 8pm/7c | September 13, 2015 | 2.60[12] | December 13, 2015 | 2.67[13] |
2 | September 11, 2016 | 1.37[14] | December 11, 2016 |
Franchise Spin-off series
Mexican series
In Mexico, a separate series was launched through channels of the
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.[16]
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 | Al-Fareq الفريق | MBC 1
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Greece Cyprus |
La Banda | Open TV |
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Philippines | Pinoy Boyband Superstar | ABS-CBN (1) |
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Portugal | La Banda – Um Grupo, Um Sonho | RTP1
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References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Laura Pausini Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "Alejandro Sanz Joins Univision Network's "La Banda" as a Judge". corporate.univision.com. May 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.com. 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
- Official website
- La Banda at IMDb