U.S. multinational series
Season 1 , Season 1 winners debut concert, January 30, 2016,
The Fillmore Miami Beach. L-R:
Joel Pimentel (Mexico), Erick Brian Colón (Cuba), Richard Camacho (Dominican Republic), Christopher Vélez (Ecuador), Zabdiel De Jesús (Puerto Rico). 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. 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). 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 == Franchise Spin-off series ==