LA ACADEMIA

'''La Academia''' (''The Academy'') is a Mexican reality television show shown on TV Azteca. Although the show itself is not affiliated with the Endemol franchise, which includes the "Star Academy" shows, it does share the competition format of many of the variants of the global franchise.
The show has turned into a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which has been shown by its triumph over Televisa's ''Operacion Triunfo Mexico''. The rival show, which shared the basic premise of "La Academia", was only produced for one season before being replaced by ''Big Brother VIP Mexico'' and ''Bailando por la boda de mis sueños''. Ironically, the Televisa reality show was in fact the official Endemol entry in Mexico.
The show has been franchised to other countries: Malaysia (''Akademi Fantasia''), Indonesia (''Akademi Fantasi Indosiar''), Thailand (''Academy fantasia'') and The United States (''La Academia USA'').
To date, the ex-Academia contestants have spent a total of 13 weeks at the top of the Mexican Top 100. Yahir has managed to obtain 4 number 1 hits, the same as Shakira. Nadia, Yuridia, and Myriam have also managed to peak at the top of the chart with their respective hits, ''Contigo Si'', ''Angel'' and ''Hasta El Limite''.

Contents
Format
Seasons
First Generation (2002)
Winner
Finalists
Eliminated
Second Generation (2003)
Winner
Finalists
Eliminated
Third Generation (2004)
Winner
Finalists
Eliminated
Fourth Generation (2005)
Winner
Finalists
Eliminated
Fifth Generation (2006)
Winner
Finalists
Eliminated
See Also
External links

Format


Each year, 14-21 people are selected to live together in a house isolated from the rest of the world, spending their days taking classes in singing, dancing, acting, and related fields, each preparing one or two songs for a 3-hour concert which they give each Sunday evening for TV viewers and a live studio audience. Each week, one of the students is eliminated until 4 to 6 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize-3 million Mexican pesos. Students are eliminated based on the number of votes each receives. Whom ever receives the fewest votes during at the end of the week (the votes are stopped at the end of the concert) is eliminated. Viewers can vote by telephone, but calls are not free. Each vote costs 25 Mexican pesos (around US$2.50).
''Camino a la Fama'' airs during weekday afternoons. This show tapes what the students' lives within the La Academia house. It also demonstrates the singing, dancing, and acting classes.
All the shows, the concerts and the summaries were originally hosted by Alan Tacher during the first four seasons and part of the Academia USA (later replaced by Maestro Beto for two concerts and then Fernando del Solar). La Academia 5 was hosted by Monica Garza.

Seasons


First Generation (2002)

Winner

Myriam Montemayor Cruz
Finalists


★ 2nd place: Víctor Alejandro García Pérez

★ 3rd place: Miguel Ãngel Rodríguez Chapital

★ 4th place: Yahir Othon Parra

★ 5th place: Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso
Eliminated


Antonia Salazar Zamora

Edwin Raúl Sandoval de la Torre

Estrella Benigbé Veloz

Laura Isabel Caro Beltran

María Inés Guerra

José Antonio de la O

Sandra Wendolee Ayala

Alejandro Hernández Danel

Héctor Zamorano Guitar
Second Generation (2003)

Winner


★ 'Erika Alcocer Luna
Finalists


★ 2nd place: Marco Antonio Moreno García

★ 3rd place: Manuel Mancillas Dena

★ 4th place: Fredi Ivann Bautista García

★ 5th place: Rosalía León Oviedo
Eliminated


Adrián Carvajal Fuentes

Enrique de Jesús Virrueta Gordillo

Carmen Azeneth González Morales

Fabricio Martínez Vargas

Andrea González Romo

Ana Lucía Salazar Garza

Alejandra Ondarza Serrano

Víctor Javier Ramos Rodríguez

Luis Mauricio Carrera Carranza

Marvin Jonathan Mayne Carpio

Karla Lizeth Leyva Tijerina

Elisa Valenzuela Galván

Clara Gisela López García
Third Generation (2004)

Winner


★ 'Carlos Augusto Rivera Guerra'
Finalists


★ 2nd place: Dulce López Rodríguez

★ 3rd place: Melissa Ibarra Murrieta

★ 4th place: Leticia López Ramos

★ 5th place: César Robles Hinojosa

★ 6th place: Israel Estrada Quintanar
Eliminated


Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Salas

Ricardo Hernández Quiñones

Suzette Diana Márquez Ruiz

Maricarmen Carreón Díaz

Martín Edmundo Vaca Vea

Rodrigo Nájera Hernández

Marcia Cristina Peña Bustamante

Carlos Arturo Quezada González

Esteban René Espinosa Espinosa

Marla Magaly Marrun Maldonado

Jessica Meza Espinosa

Diego Espinosa de la Piedra
Fourth Generation (2005)

Winner


★ 'Erasmo Catarino González Delgado'
Finalists


★ 2nd Place: Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores

★ 3rd Place: Adrián Eduardo Varela Avilés

★ 4th Place: Cynthia Deyanira Rodríguez Ruiz

★ 5th Place: Edgar Guerrero Gastelum

★ 6th Place: Silvia Amalia Mendivil
Eliminated


Jolette Hernández Navarrete

José Luis Díaz Solórzano

Johanna Delgado Núñez

Marco Antonio Silva Hernández

Paula Alicia González Villareal

Mario Alberto González Sepúlveda

Alan Fernando Velázquez Suárez

Ada Abyadé Rodriguez Andrade

Oscar Ayodele Otuyemi Rondero

Karina Denisse Cázares Ortega

René Alberto Liceaga Martínez

Azucena Anahí Garcia Castro
Fifth Generation (2006)

Winner


★ 'Samuel Castelán Marini'
Finalists


★ 2nd Place: Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada

★ 3rd Place: Beatriz Marbella Corella Sias

★ 4th Place: Karla Renata Rodriguez Barajas
Eliminated


Vince Miranda Espinoza

Julia Camila Hernández E.

Yazmín Valencia López

Juan Sebastián Garzón

Julio César Elenes

Noé Cantú González

Isabel Becerra Meza

Diego Isael Castro

Carlos Alberto Hernández F.

Iván Rodríguez Salazar

Diana Santos Ugalde

Tania Citlali Aguilera Friedli

César Ceja Ramos

Armando Gutiérrez N.

Alan Macín Hernández

Jaqueline García

Niyet Quiroz Cuevas

See Also



★ -La Academia 5

★ -La Academia USA

External links



- LaAcademiaVIP.com Fansite

- sapicTv - Fansite

5th Generation


4th Generation


3rd Generation


2nd Generation


1st Generation



La Akademia - Fans community for every generation

TVAzteca.com - TV Azteca, the TV station that produces La Academia

ubcaf.truelife.com - Academy Fantasia, UBC, the Thailand TV station that broadcast Academy Fantasia

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