# Operación Triunfo series 8

Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2011, aired on Telecinco from 16 January 2011 and had a considerably shorter run than the earlier series. Early reasons reported for this were poor ratings, but tensions and disagreements between production company Gestmusic Endemol and Telecinco have been presented as the main reason for its early discontinuation, airing its final on 20 February 2011. The season was presented by Pilar Rubio and won by Nahuel Sachak.

## Headmaster, judges and presenter

* Headmaster: Nina
* Judges: Noemí Galera and Eva Perales
* Presenter: Pilar Rubio

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| Nahuel | 19 | Castelló | Gala Final | Winner |
| Álex | 26 | Valencia | Gala Final | Runner-up |
| Jefferson | 19 | Fuengirola | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Alexandra | 19 | Barcelona | Gala Final | 4th |
| Niccó | 20 | Tenerife | Gala Final | 5th |
| Josh | 27 | Melilla | Gala Final | 6th |
| Roxio | 21 | Madrid | Gala Final | 7th |
| Naxxo | 26 | Barcelona | Gala Final | 8th |
| Coraluna | 21 | Jaén | Gala Final | 9th |
| Nirah | 28 | Barcelona | Gala Final | 10th |
| Juan | 24 | Barcelona | Gala Final | 11th |
| Moneiba | 28 | Gran Canaria | Gala Final | 12th |
| Geno | 29 | Gran Canaria | Gala Final | 13th |
| Ramil | 28 | Ares | Gala 3 | 14th |
| Charlie | 17 | Tenerife | Gala 2 | 15th |
| Silvia | 20 | Jaén | Gala 1 | 16th |
| Sira | 19 | Tenerife | Gala 1 | 17th |
| Alexxa | 20 | Gijón | Gala 0 | Not selected |
| Miguel | 26 | Almería | Gala 0 | Not selected |

## Galas
### Results summary
#### Colour key

| – | Contestant received the most public votes and was exempt for nominations. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the Academy's staff. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the contestants. |
| – | Contestants were up for the elimination and were the nominees of the week. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately saved by the public votes. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was immediately eliminated by the public votes. |
| | Gala 0 | Gala 0 | Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Final | Final |
| Nahuel | Sira | Saved | Coraluna | Jefferson | Saved | Coraluna | Finalist | Winner (Final) |
| Álex | Alexxa | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Saved | Niccó | Finalist | Runner-up (Final) |
| Jefferson | Alexxa | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Finalist | 3rd Place (Final) |
| Alexandra | Sira | Saved | Charlie | Niccó | Saved | Niccó | Finalist | 4th place (Final) |
| Niccó | Sira | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Finalist | 5th place (Final) |
| Josh | Miguel | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Saved | Niccó | Finalist | 6th place (Final) |
| Roxio | Sira | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Saved | Niccó | Finalist | 7th place (Final) |
| Naxxo | Miguel | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Favourite | Coraluna | Finalist | 8th place (Final) |
| Coraluna | Saved | Nominated | Saved | Jefferson | Saved | Nominated | Finalist | 9th place (Final) |
| Nirah | Alexxa | Saved | Saved | Jefferson | Saved | Geno | Finalist | 10th place (Final) |
| Juan | Miguel | Saved | Saved | Charlie | Saved | Geno | Finalist | 11th place (Final) |
| Moneiba | Sira | Saved | Saved | Jefferson | Geno | Coraluna | Finalist | 12th place (Final) |
| Geno | Not in Academy | Not in Academy | Saved | Jefferson | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Final) | Evicted (Final) |
| Ramil | Miguel | Saved | Saved | Niccó | Eliminated | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) |
| Charlie | Sira | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) |
| Silvia | Sira | Saved | Eliminated | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) |
| Sira | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) |
| Alexxa | Eliminated | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) |
| Miguel | Eliminated | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) | Not selected (Gala 0) |
| Up for elimination | Alexxa Charlie Coraluna Miguel Sira | Coraluna Sira | Charlie Coraluna Nirah Silvia | Charlie Jefferson Josh Niccó | Coraluna Geno Nahuel Ramil | Alexandra Coraluna Geno Niccó | Winner | Nahuel Most votes to win (out of 3) |
| Saved by Academy's staff | Charlie | None | Nirah | Josh | Ramil | Alexandra | Finalist | Álex Fewest votes to win (out of 3) |
| Saved by contestants | Sira 7 of 14 votes to save | None | Coraluna 6 of 13 votes to save | Niccó 6 of 12 votes to save | Coraluna 6 of 11 votes to save | Niccó 5 of 10 votes to save | Finalist | Jefferson Fewest votes to win (out of 3) |
| Saved by public vote | Coraluna Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Charlie Most votes to save | Jefferson Most votes to save | Geno Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Finalist | Alexandra Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Saved by public vote | Coraluna Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Charlie Most votes to save | Jefferson Most votes to save | Geno Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Finalist | Niccó Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Saved by public vote | Coraluna Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Charlie Most votes to save | Jefferson Most votes to save | Geno Most votes to save | Coraluna Most votes to save | Finalist | Josh Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Alexxa Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Roxio Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Alexxa Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Naxxo Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Alexxa Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Coraluna Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Miguel Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Nirah Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Miguel Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Juan Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |
| Eliminated | Miguel Fewest votes to save | Sira Fewest votes to save | Silvia Fewest votes to save | Charlie Fewest votes to save | Ramil Fewest votes to save | Geno Fewest votes to save | Finalist | Moneiba Fewest votes to win (out of 12) |