Latin American Idol season 2

The second season of Latin American Idol premiered on June 13, 2007, and continued until September 27, 2007, when it was won by Guatemalan born Carlos PeÃÂ±a. Auditions were held in Caracas, BogotÃÂ¡, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2007. The concerts began on July in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country. For this season the judge Elizabeth Meza quit, and the Mexican singer Mimi was hired as the new Latin American Idol judge. At age 19, PeÃÂ±a is the first male and youngest person to win the competition, and second winner to never have been in the bottom two or three.

Top 12 Finalists

Performers on results shows

Week 1 (August 2) Ã¢ÂÂ Belinda performed "Luz Sin Gravedad".
Week 2 (August 9) Ã¢ÂÂ Emmanuel performed "Sentirme Vivo".
Week 3 (August 16) Ã¢ÂÂ Diego Torres performed "Abriendo Caminos" and "Hasta Cuando".
Week 4 (August 23) Ã¢ÂÂ Ricardo Montaner performed "Echame a mi la culpa"
Week 5 (August 30) Ã¢ÂÂ Mijares performed "Para Amarnos MÃÂ¡s"
Week 6 (September 6) Ã¢ÂÂ No Performer
Week 7 (September 13) Ã¢ÂÂ HernÃÂ¡n LÃÂ³pez Sosa performed "Deuda" and "Flaca".
Week 8 (September 20) Ã¢ÂÂ Gloria Trevi performed "Todos Me Miran".
Week 9 (September 27) Ã¢ÂÂ Paulina Rubio performed "Ni Una Sola Palabra" and "Nada Puede Cambiarme", EfraÃÂn Medina performed "TratarÃÂ© de Olvidarte", Miranda! performed "Perfecta" and "Prisionero", and Juanes performed "Es Por Ti" and "Me Enamora".

Elimination chart

Semi-finals (Top 30)

First Workshop

Held on July 4, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Second Workshop

Held on July 11, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Third Workshop

Held on July 18, 2007. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Wild Card Workshop

For this workshop, there were originally six people out of the three semi-final groups that would have a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist. On the Third Workshop results, it was announced that three more semifinalists would join the Wild Card Workshop. It was held on July 25, 2007. On the same night, it was announced that there were going to be three finalists chosen from this group, instead of just one like the previous season, creating now a Top 12. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: