# Operación Triunfo series 7

Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2009, aired on Telecinco from 29 April 2009 to 21 July 2009, presented by Jesús Vázquez.
Mario Álvarez was the winner of the series.

## Auditions

Open casting auditions were held in a number of locations:
* Oviedo: NH Principado – 10 March 2009
* Las Palmas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria): NH Imperial Playa – 11 March 2009
* Barcelona: Teatro Tívoli – 16 March 2009
* Palma, Majorca: Melia Palas Atenea – 18 March 2009
* Málaga: Hotel NH Málaga – 19 March 2009
* Santiago de Compostela: Hotel Hesperia Peregrino – 24 March 2009
* Bilbao: Teatro Ayala – 26 March 2009
* Valencia: Teatro Olympia – 30 March 2009
* Seville: Teatro Central – 3 April 2009
* Madrid: Teatro Lope de Vega – 6 April 2009
There were also casting based on online presentations by contestants who couldn't attend any of the above sessions

## Headmaster, judges and presenter

* Headmaster: Àngel Llàcer
* Judges: Noemí Galera, Risto Mejide, Ramoncín and Coco Comín
* Presenter: Jesús Vázquez

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| Mario | 23 | Oviedo | Gala Final | Winner |
| Brenda | 20 | Barcelona | Gala Final | Runner-up |
| Jon | 23 | Baracaldo | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Ángel | 22 | Albox | Gala 12 | 4th |
| Patricia | 21 | Leganés | Gala 12 | 5th |
| Silvia | 17 | Barcelona | Gala 11 | 6th |
| Cristina | 16 | Marbella | Gala 10 | 7th |
| Samuel | 19 | La Cañada de San Urbano | Gala 9 | 8th |
| Rafa | 21 | Vall de Uxó | Gala 9 | 9th |
| Alba Lucía | 18 | Murcia | Gala 8 | 10th |
| Elías | 22 | Almendralejo | Gala 7 | 11th |
| Diana | 20 | Burgos | Gala 6 | 12th |
| Maxi | 25 | Reus | Gala 5 | 13th |
| Nazaret | 19 | Camarma de Esteruelas | Gala 4 | 14th |
| Pedro | 20 | Jerez de la Frontera | Gala 3 | 15th |
| Guadiana | 22 | Badajoz | Gala 2 | 16th |
| Púa | 18 | Sant Vicents dels Horts | Gala 1 | 17th |
| Patty | 26 | Barrio de las Letras | Gala 1 | 18th |

## 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 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | Gala 9 | Gala 9 | Gala 10 | Gala 11 | Gala 12 | Gala 12 | Final |
| Mario | Maxi | Jon | Jon | Jon | Rafa | Diana | Saved | Ángel | Mark: 7 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner (Final) |
| Brenda | Maxi | Guadiana | Elías | Elías | Maxi | Diana | Jon | Ángel | Mark: 8.9 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Runner-up (Final) |
| Jon | Púa | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Diana | Diana | Nominated | Ángel | Mark: 5 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place (Final) |
| Ángel | Púa | Elías | Jon | Jon | Maxi | Alba | Mario | Saved | Mark: 5.4 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | 4th place (Gala 12) |
| Patricia | Patty | Jon | Jon | Nazaret | Diana | Alba | Mario | Alba | Mark: 6.3 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | 5th place (Gala 12) | 5th place (Gala 12) |
| Silvia | Maxi | Guadiana | Jon | Nazaret | Maxi | Alba | Mario | Ángel | Mark: 7.4 | Finalist | Saved | Saved | Eliminated | 6th place (Gala 11) | 6th place (Gala 11) | 6th place (Gala 11) |
| Cristina | Maxi | Elías | Elías | Elías | Rafa | Elías | Mario | Alba | Mark: 6.5 | Finalist | Saved | Eliminated | 7th place (Gala 10) | 7th place (Gala 10) | 7th place (Gala 10) | 7th place (Gala 10) |
| Samuel | Maxi | Elías | Pedro | Jon | Rafa | Alba | Mario | Ángel | Mark: 6.4 | Finalist | Eliminated | 8th place (Gala 9) | 8th place (Gala 9) | 8th place (Gala 9) | 8th place (Gala 9) | 8th place (Gala 9) |
| Rafa | Púa | Elías | Elías | Elías | Saved | Alba | Mario | Nominated | Mark: 5.4 | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) |
| Alba Lucía | Elías | Elías | Elías | Elías | Rafa | Saved | Mario | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) |
| Elías | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Saved | Rafa | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) |
| Diana | Elías | Guadiana | Jon | Nazaret | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) |
| Maxi | Saved | Guadiana | Pedro | Jon | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) |
| Nazaret | Patty | Guadiana | Jon | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) |
| Pedro | Maxi | Jon | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) |
| Guadiana | Elías | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) |
| Púa | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) |
| Patty | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) | Evicted (Gala 1) |
| Up for elimination | Elías Jon Maxi Patty Púa | Diana Elías Guadiana Jon | Elías Jon Pedro Samuel | Elías Jon Patricia Nazaret | Alba Lucía Diana Maxi Rafa | Alba Lucía Diana Elías Rafa | Brenda Elías Jon Mario | Alba Lucía Ángel Cristina Rafa | Ángel Jon Patricia Rafa | Against public vote | Patricia Samuel | Cristina Silvia | Patricia Silvia | Brenda Patricia | Ángel Jon | Brenda Jon Mario |
| Saved by Academy's staff | Jon | Diana | Samuel | Patricia | Alba Lucía | Rafa | Brenda | Cristina | Patricia | Winner | Patricia 58% to save | Silvia 53% to save | Patricia 56% to save | Brenda 69% to save | Jon 56% to save | Mario 50.5% to win (out of 2) |
| Saved by contestants | Maxi 6 of 14 votes to save | Elías 5* of 13 votes to save | Jon 6 of 12 votes to save | Elías 4* of 11 votes to save | Rafa 5 of 10 votes to save | Alba Lucía 5 of 9 votes to save | Mario 7 of 8 votes to save | Ángel 5 of 7 votes to save | Jon | Eliminated Finalist | Samuel 42% to save | Cristina 47% to save | Silvia 44% to save | Patricia 31% to save | Ángel 44% to save | Brenda 49.5% to win (out of 2) |
| Saved by public vote | Elías 68% to save (out of 2) | Jon 52% to save | Elías 62% to save | Jon 79% to save | Diana 64% to save | Elías 56% to save | Jon 60% to save | Rafa 57% to save | Ángel 56% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Samuel 42% to save | Cristina 47% to save | Silvia 44% to save | Patricia 31% to save | Ángel 44% to save | Brenda 49.5% to win (out of 2) |
| Eliminated | Púa 32% to save (out of 2) | Guadiana 48% to save | Pedro 38% to save | Nazaret 21% to save | Maxi 36% to save | Diana 44% to save | Elías 40% to save | Alba Lucía 43% to save | Rafa 44% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Samuel 42% to save | Cristina 47% to save | Silvia 44% to save | Patricia 31% to save | Ángel 44% to save | Jon 31% to win (out of 3) |
| Eliminated | Patty 7% to save (out of 3) | Guadiana 48% to save | Pedro 38% to save | Nazaret 21% to save | Maxi 36% to save | Diana 44% to save | Elías 40% to save | Alba Lucía 43% to save | Rafa 44% to save | Eliminated Finalist | Samuel 42% to save | Cristina 47% to save | Silvia 44% to save | Patricia 31% to save | Ángel 44% to save | Jon 31% to win (out of 3) |