Objetivo Fama season 3
Televised Puerto Rican talent show competition
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The third season of Objetivo Fama, the Puerto Rican singing talent contest, began on February 11, 2006. This season the judges are Roberto Sueiro, Hilda Ramos, and Fernando Allende. The show was hosted by Mexican singer Yuri.
Hosted byYuri
Judges
- Roberto Sueiro
- Hilda Ramos
- Fernando Allende
WinnerMarlon Fernández
Runner-upPatty Contreras
| Objetivo Fama | |
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| Hosted by | Yuri |
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| Winner | Marlon Fernández |
| Runner-up | Patty Contreras |
| Finals venue | Centro de Bellas Artes, Caguas |
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| Original network | Univision Puerto Rico |
| Original release | February 11 – May 14, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Final cutdown
Out of each audition, a group of semi-finalists were selected. Producers and judges then evaluated each and ended up selecting 20 contestants.
The 20 selected contestants were:
| # | Contestant | Home Town | Nationality | Age * |
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| 1 | Arquímides González | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rican | 19 |
| 2 | Brigitte Dávila | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | 19 |
| 3 | Ediberto Carmenatty | Boston, Massachusetts | Puerto Rican | 18 |
| 4 | Edwin Gómez | New York City |  Dominican | 26 |
| 5 | Elionaid Iñiguez | San Antonio, Texas |  Mexican | 22 |
| 6 | Francisco Salicrup | Boston, Massachusetts | Dominican/Puerto Rican | 24 |
| 7 | Guadalupe Castro | Tucson, Arizona | Mexican | 22 |
| 8 | Gustavo Gutiérrez | Chicago, Illinois | Mexican | 24 |
| 9 | Helen Ochoa | Fresno, California | Mexican | 20 |
| 10 | Jenilca Giusti | Orlando, Florida | Puerto Rican | 24 |
| 11 | José Barraza | Fresno, California | Mexican | 21 |
| 12 | Josué Muñoz | Los Angeles, California | Mexican | 22 |
| 13 | Marlon Fernández | Miami, Florida |  Cuban | 28 |
| 14 | Mary Ann Acevedo | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | 18 |
| 15 | Melanie Maher | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | 18 |
| 16 | Patricia Mercado | Sacramento, California | Mexican | 28 |
| 17 | Patty Contreras | New York City | Dominican | 22 |
| 18 | Ronald Martínez | Miami, Florida |  Venezuelan | 27 |
| 19 | Soledad Sosa | Houston, Texas | Mexican | 26 |
| 20 | Sunel Molina | Dallas, Texas | Cuban | 19 |
* Age was taken at the beginning of the contest (2006)
Weekly shows
The weekly shows began on February 11, 2006, and are held at the Centro de Bellas Artes of Caguas. Each presentation opens with a huge dance/sing number where all the contestants participate.
Before each presentation, contestants are interviewed by host Yuri, while they present some of the things that happened the preceding week. After the contestants presentation, the three judges evaluate his performance. Guest judges might be brought from time to time.
Quarter-finals
First show: February 11
The songs performed during the first show were:
| # | Contestant | Song title | Original performer |
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| 1 | Marlon Fernández | "Llorarás" | Oscar D'León |
| Edwin Gómez | |||
| 2 | Mary Ann Acevedo | "El Frío de Tu Adiós" | Olga Tañon |
| Jenilca Giusti | |||
| 3 | Patricia Mercado | "La Pareja Ideal" | Marisela and Marco Antonio Solís |
| Elionaid Iñiguez | |||
| 4 | Ediberto Carmenatty | "Todo el Año" | Obie Bermúdez |
| 5 | Josué Muñoz | "Que Seas Feliz" | Luis Miguel |
| 6 | Soledad Sosa | "Víveme" | Laura Pausini |
| Melanie Figueroa | |||
| 7 | Gustavo Gutiérrez | "A Medio Vivir" | Ricky Martin |
| 8 | Patty Contreras | "El Me Mintió" | Amanda Miguel |
| 9 | José Barraza | "Bulería" | David Bisbal |
| 10 | Helen Ochoa | "Algo Más" | La Quinta Estación |
| Brigitte Dávila | |||
| 11 | Ronald Martínez | "Te Conozco Bien" | Marc Anthony |
| Francisco Salicrup | |||
| 12 | Arquímedes González | "Sin Miedo a Nada" | Alex Ubago |
| Guadalupe Castro | |||
| 13 | Sunel Molina | "Solo Otra Vez" | Celine Dion |
The two threatened competitors of the night were: Guadalupe Castro and Sunel Molina.
Second show: February 18
The songs performed during the second show were:
| # | Contestant | Song title | Original performer |
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| 1 | Marlon Fernández | "Yo Sí Me Enamoré" | Huey Dunbar |
| Francisco Salicrup | |||
| 2 | Arquímides González | "Pueden Decir" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| Edwin Gómez | |||
| 3 | Mary Ann Acevedo | "Amar Sin Ser Amada" | Thalía |
| Brigitte Dávila | |||
| 4 | Jenilca Giusti | "Simplemente Amigos" | Ana Gabriel |
| Melanie Figueroa | |||
| 5 | José Barraza | "Nada Es Para Siempre" | Luis Fonsi |
| Sunel Molina | |||
| 6 | Patty Contreras | "Sin El" | Pandora |
| Soledad Sosa | |||
| Patricia Mercado | |||
| 7 | Helen Ochoa | "La Cigarra" | Linda Ronstadt |
| 8 | Elionaid Iñiguez | "Perfume de Gardenias" | Alejandro Fernández |
| 9 | Ronald Martínez | "Noviembre Sin Tí" | Reik |
| Ediberto Carmenatty | |||
| Josué Muñoz | |||
| 10 | Gustavo Gutiérrez | "La Tortura" | Shakira and Alejandro Sanz |
| Guadalupe Castro |
Guadalupe Castro was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while Sunel Molina got another chance to stay in the show.
The judges harshly criticized Guadalupe and Gustavo's performance of "La Tortura". Hence, Gustavo was threatened to leave the show together with ???.
Third show: February 25
The songs performed during the third show were:
| # | Contestant | Song title | Original performer |
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| 1 | Marlon Fernández | "Valió La Pena" | Marc Anthony |
| Ediberto Carmenatty | |||
| 2 | Patty Contreras | "Como la Abeja al Panal" | Juan Luis Guerra |
| Edwin Gómez | |||
| 3 | Arquímides González | "Si Tú Supieras" | Alejandro Fernández |
| Elionaid Iñiguez | |||
| 4 | Mary Ann Acevedo | "Como Tu Mujer" | Rocío Dúrcal |
| Patricia Mercado | |||
| 5 | Jenilca Giusti | "Me Canse de ser la Otra" | La India |
| Soledad Sosa | |||
| 6 | José Barraza | "Amor del Bueno" | Reyli |
| Josué Muñoz | |||
| 7 | Helen Ochoa | "Loca" | Ana Bárbara |
| Melanie Figueroa | |||
| 8 | Brigitte Dávila | "Con Los Ojos Cerrados" | Gloria Trevi |
| 9 | Ronald Martínez | "Penélope" | Diego Torres |
| Sunel Molina | |||
| Gustavo Gutiérrez | |||
| 10 | Francisco Salicrup | "Angel" | Jon Secada |
Gustavo Gutiérrez was selected by the audience to leave the competition, while ??? got another chance to stay in the show.
Elionaid Iñiguez and ??? were threatened to leave the competition.
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Eliminations
Each week, based on the contestants performances, the judges threaten a maximum of three contestants to abandon the competition. In the first weeks, the professors "save" one of them based on their week's performance during rehearses. The remaining threatened contestants are then subject to the evaluation of the public during the next week, where the audience has the right to vote for who they want to stay or leave. The results are announced in the next show.
Con tus Estrellas en Vivo (2006)
| Con tus Estrellas en Vivo | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | June 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genres | Latin pop, pop | |||
| Length | 26:14 | |||
| Labels | Acisum Group, Univision | |||
| Producer | Acisum Group | |||
| Objetivo Fama chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Con tus Estrellas en Vivo | ||||
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Con tus Estrellas en Vivo is the third compilation album from the third season of Objetivo Fama. The first and only single of this album was "Kilometros", a song of the duo Sin Bandera, interpreted here by Arquimides Gonzales and Marlon Fernández (winner of this season).
Track listing
- "El Triste" - (Sunel & Arquímides González) - 2:47
- "El Hombre que yo Amo" - (Briggitte & Mary Ann Acevedo) - 3:01
- "Kilometros" - (Marlon & Arquímides González) - 2:48
- "Preciosa" - (Marlon Fernández) - 2:52
- "Como abeja al panal" - (Patty & Edwin) - 2:40
- "Ahora quien" - (Jose & Francisco) - 2:14
- "Para darte mi vida" - (Ronald & Jenilca Giusti) - 2:48
- "Todo el año" - (Ediberto) - 1:58
- "Dile" - (All) - 2:29
- "Nuestro Amor" - (All) - 3:26
Personnel
- Vocals – Objetivo Fama contestants
- Background vocals – Objetivo Fama contestants
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Controversies
Some controversies that surfaced during the season.
- On April 1, 2006, it was announced that competitor Ediberto Carmenatty had to leave the competition for medical reasons. The reasons were loosely disclosed, but apparently Carmenatty was suffering from some sort of injury on his back and leg. This was particularly shocking to everybody because Carmenatty was both one of the strongest competitors of the show and one of the most loved by both his fellow competitors and the audience.
- Without a doubt, the biggest controversy so far is the elimination of strong competitor Soledad Sosa from the competition. On March 19, 2006, she decided to quit the competition and abandoned the house with her husband returning to Houston, Texas. Her parents have complained because they've never gotten along with him and have accused him of manipulating Sosa's decision. The production of the show has also inferred that there might be some legal repercussions to her decision because of the contract each contestant signed. Sosa was one of the best singers of the group, receiving always high evaluations from the judges and not being threatened in any of the shows.
- The attitude of some of the contestants has also rose some controversy. More notable were the issues surrounding Sunel Molina during the first weeks, where he argued with many of his fellow competitors and teachers for several reasons. Other contestants that have had problems because of their attitude have been Ronald Martínez and Francisco Salicrup.
- During the third or fourth week of the show, some of the male competitors were reprimanded by Lunna (the administrator of the house/studio) for not waking up early for rehearsals and classes. Some of the competitors reprimanded for this were Marlon Fernández, Edwin Gómez, Arquimides González and José Barraza.
- During the fourth week, it was also brought to attention the poor conditions in which most of the contestants had their rooms. This was shown in the weekly show because Francisco Salicrup complained about the hygiene of his friends.
- Some contestants, namely Josué Muñoz and Helen Ochoa, argued the judge's decisions to threaten them repeatedly in the early shows of the competition even implying that there might be favoritism to other contestants. Josué was eliminated on March 18, 2006.
After the show
- Season winner Marlon Fernández released his first album titled Mi Sueño in 2006. The album features several songs written by Olga Tañon and a duet with La India. In 2008, he released his second album titled Homenaje a Juan Luis Guerra. He has been nominated to several Billboard Latin Music Awards as well as some Lo Nuestro Awards.
- Third finalist Arquímides González released his first album titled Mil Violines in early 2007.
- Fourth finalist Mary Ann Acevedo was the first contestant to release an album. Her self-titled album was released in mid-2006.
- Jenilca Giusti is about to release her first album and the first single is already on radio.
- Helen Ochoa released a project titled Dos Destinos in early 2007. This project was originally intended to be a dual project with fellow contestant Melanie Figueroa, but the latter dropped from it for health reasons.
- Gustavo Gutiérrez, boyfriend of fellow competitor Jenilca Giusti, is taking acting courses and has already received several offers in Miami and Venezuela.
- Ediberto Carmenatty, Arquímides González, and Mary Ann Acevedo in company of some of the other contestants of Objetivo Fama's 5th Season are now part of a group called "Los Favoritos" and after having a successful show in CBA are having a concert on the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.