Latin American Idol (Season 3)

The auditions for Season 3 started in March 2008, as in auditions for the previous seasons. There was a form to fill in the Latin American Idol official site to try for auditions for 2008.

Auditions dates and cities for Season 3 were:

*March 29,2008 - flagicon|ARG Buenos Aires, Argentina
*April 11,2008 - flagicon|COL Bogota, Colombia
*April 19,2008 - flagicon|VEN Caracas, Venezuela
*April 26,2008 - flagicon|MEX Mexico City, México
*May 3,2008 - flagicon|PAN Panama City, PanamaSeason 3 premiered on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 9PM in Sony Entertaiment Television, with the auditions from Mexico. As American Idol and Canadian Idol, it also start using the new intro sequence. Episodes from Venezuela's and Argentina's auditions were broadcasted on June 25 and June 26 respectively. Episodes from Colombia's and Panamá's auditions were broadcasted on July 2 and July 3 respectively. Theatre Stage episodes were aired on July 9 and July 10, with the Top 30 being announced at the end of July 10 episode. Semifinals Episodes started on July 16. Finals Episodes started on August 13.

Top 12 Finalists

Weekly Themes

*Week 1 (August 13) - Songs from the 80s
*Week 2 (August 20) - Songs by Enrique Iglesias
*Week 3 (August 27) - Tropical Songs
*Week 4 (September 3) - Rock with Pop influences
*Week 5 (September 10) - Disco Songs
*Week 6 (September 17) - Spanish Versions of American Songs
*Week 7 (September 24) - Spanish Songs
*Week 8 (October 1) - Spanish Versions (Spain)
*Week 9 (October 8) -

Performers on results shows

*Week 1 (August 14) - Alejandra Guzmán
*Week 2 (August 21) - Enrique Iglesias
*Week 3 (August 28) - Cabas
*Week 4 (September 4) - Aleks Syntek
*Week 5 (September 11) - Kudai
*Week 6 (September 18) - Fonseca
*Week 7 (September 25) - Axel
*Week 8 (October 2) - Luis Fonsi
*Week 9 (October 9) - David Bisbal, Belanova, Fanny Lú, Beto Cuevas, Carlos Peña and Mayre Martinez.

Elimination Chart

Semi-finalists are in alphabetical order by last name, and finalists by reverse chronological order of elimination.

*"'As of the first three concerts, the "Bottom" contestants were not directly mentioned. Instead, this chart shows the contestants who weren't called "Saved" at the moment of declaring the eliminated contestant(s) on each concert.The contestants that don't appear as "Bottom" on a specific date were announced as "Safe" before another contestant(s) was/were announced "Eliminated".*
*On the seventh concert results show, the producers decided to send the four remaining finalists to their respective countries without making the ordinary elimination. Host Monchi Balestra announced that the votes of the seventh and eighth concerts would be merged together, so the bottom two contestants would be eliminated on October 2 and the other two would pass to the final week.

Top 95 (Golden Tickets)

All the winners of Golden Tickets went to the Theatre Stage on Buenos Aires, Argentina. Episodes of this stage were broadcasted on July 9 and July 10. On July 10 with the final cuts made, the group of seminalists for this season was revealed.

flagicon|MEX Mexico

The contestants left out of the semi finals from México's auditions were:
*Grethel Jiménez Zavaleta, 19, Tuxtla Gutierrez, México
*Yareli Lizette Ortega Herrera, 22, México D.F., México
*Ildelfonso Acuña Ruiz, 26, Hermosillo, México
*Ari Benedicto Castro, 22, Puebla, México
*Miriam Jackeline Solis Sierra, 25, Guadalajara, México
*Paulina Cerda Manzo, 15, San Luis Potosí, México
*Patricia Castillo Muñoz, 25, Aguascalientes, México
*Víctor Manuel Gonzalez Velásquez, 26, Mexicali, México
*Claudia Lizbeth Fuentes Nevarez, 25, Chihuahua, México
*Rodolfo Alejandro Escalera, 20, Torreón, México
*Karina Guadalupe Esparza Rodriguez, 17, Culiacán, México
*Martín Vaca Vea, 23, Morelia, México - (Former La Academia Series 3 contestant)
*Jairo Wilmont, 25, (Dominican Republic)
*Amid Guadalupe Origen, 24, Guadalajara, México

flagicon|VEN Venezuela

The contestants left out of the semi finals from Venezuela's auditions were:
*Maria Elena Rodríguez López, 16, Miranda, Venezuela
*Oscar León Oropeza, 18, Caracas, Venezuela
*Juliana Douaihi Viso, 21, Valencia, Venezuela
*Dervis Pérez Rojas, 20, Carora, Venezuela
*Gabriela Puche Parra, 22, Valencia, Venezuela
*Daniela Rizquez Ron, 21, Caracas Venezuela
*Juan Alejandro Medici Díaz, 26, Falcón, Venezuela
*Ariana Velasco Salas, 19, Caracas, Venezuela
*Richard Alejandro Núñez Rojas, 26, Caracas, Venezuela
*Paola Andrea Murillo Barrios, 20, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
*Sherezade Valentiner Cuesta, 18, Miranda, Venezuela
*Marianella Rojas Mata, 18, Caracas, Venezuela
*Atef Habib Pollino, 16, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
*Rossana Cavallina León, 20, Guarico, Venezuela
*Josué Eduardo García González, 25, Caracas, Venezuela
*Eugenio Keller Puente, 18, Caracas, Venezuela
*María Elena Planchart Mendoza, 26, Caracas, Venezuela
*Romina Gabriela Luis Rodriguez, 21, Maracay, Venezuela

flagicon|ARG Argentina

The contestants left out of the semi finals from Argentina's auditions were:
*Rodrigo Tapia González, 21, La Calera, Chile - (Former Rojo Fama Contrafama contestant)
*Bárbara Sodor, 18, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Juan Pablo Schapira, 18, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Marcela Von der Walde, 21, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Marianella Giangreco, 20, Salta, Argentina
*Sofía Macchi, 16, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Daniela Sciancalepore, 17, Buenos Aires Argentina
*Mariana Geraldine Ojeda Tulián, 16, Buenos Aires Argentina
*Daniela Valeska Cevallos Bravo, 19, Santiago, Chile - (Former Rojo Fama Contrafama contestant)
*Arnaldo Peralta, 20, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Pablo Cúndalo, 22, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Rodrigo Massa Moreira Da Silva, 22, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Giovanna Salinas Córdova, 26, Lima, Perú

flagicon|COL Colombia

The contestants left out of the semi finals from Colombia's auditions were:

*Xihomara Cáceres Ortiz, 21, Bucaramanga, Colombia
*Carolina Granda Saona, 19, Quito, Ecuador
*Yoser Ruiz Aguilera, 21, Bogotá, Colombia
*Luis Fabián Peña Villarreal, 22, Barranquilla, Colombia
*Melissa Mejía Flomín, 26, Bogotá, Colombia
*Kavir Sánchez Amorocho, 25, Bogotá, Colombia
*Yesid Eduardo Uribe Ordóñez, 21, Bucaramanga, Colombia
*Paul Tamayo Caviedes, 26, Bogotá, Colombia
*Luis Gabriel Cano Valencia, 26, Medellín, Colombia
*Mónica Castillo Cabeza, 26, Colombia
*José Manrique Mazuera, 18, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
*Estefanía Varela Madrid, 16, Medellín, Colombia
*Sebastián Larrañaga Arboleda, 26, Bogotá, Colombia
*Jaime Rojas Buitrago, 22, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
*Sandra Saa Morales, 22, Bogotá, Colombia
*Juan Manuel Medina Valencia, 24, Bogotá, Colombia
*Carlos Mario Kandia García, 17, Bogotá, Colombia

flagicon|PAN Panamá

The contestants left out of the semi finals from Panamá's auditions were:

*José Andaluz Quezada, 22, El Salvador, San Salvador
*Shearley Beatriz Hernández Ranero, 23, Guatemala
*Robinson Pimentel Penso, 22, Caracas, Venezuela
*Brenda Lau Chong, 24, Betania, Panamá
*Ibeth Samaniego Vergara, 19, Panamá

External links

* [http://www.canalsony.com/lai/ Official website]