# Operación Triunfo series 3

The third series of Operación Triunfo, also known as Operación Triunfo 2003, was aired on La Primera of Televisión Española from 29 September 2003 to 21 December 2003, and was presented by Carlos Lozano.
Vicente Seguí was the winner of the series.

## Headmaster, judges, and presenter

* Headmaster: Nina
* Judges: Pilar Tabares, Pilar Zamora, Inma Serrano, and Narcís Rebollo
* Presenter: Carlos Lozano

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| Vicente | 24 | Vilamarxant | Gala Final | Winner |
| Ramón | 19 | Gran Canaria | Gala Final | Runner-up |
| Miguel | 22 | Huelva | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Davinia | 18 | Cádiz | Gala Final | 4th |
| Mario | 19 | Zaragoza | Gala Final | 5th |
| Leticia | 26 | Seville | Gala Final | 6th |
| Noelia | 18 | Lugo | Gala 11 | 7th |
| Bea | 18 | Pontevedra | Gala 10 | 8th (Quit) |
| Nur | 20 | Barcelona | Gala 10 | 9th |
| Borja | 19 | Madrid | Gala 9 | 10th |
| Israel | 23 | Murcia | Gala 8 | 11th |
| Jorge | 25 | Zaragoza | Gala 7 | 12th |
| Sonia | 29 | Barcelona | Gala 6 | 13th |
| Miriam | 22 | Pontevedra | Gala 5 | 14th |
| José | 25 | Castellón de la Plana | Gala 4 | 15th |
| Fede | 23 | Madrid | Gala 3 | 16th |
| Isabel | 20 | Cádiz | Gala 2 | 17th |

## Galas

In this edition, the jury only valued. Who really nominated was the public with their phone calls. The five least voted were in danger zone. One was saved by the jury, another by the Academy's staff, the third by the contestants and the other two were nominated all week, in the hands of the public.

### Results summary
#### Colour key

| – | Contestant received the most public votes. |
| – | Contestant was up for the elimination but was saved by the jury. |
| – | 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. |
| | Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | Gala 9 | Gala 10 | Gala 11 | Final |
| Vicente | Isabel | Fede | José | Nur | Israel | Leticia | Israel | Borja | Miguel | Saved Mark: 8.65 | Finalist | Winner (Final) |
| Ramón | Miriam | Miriam | Sonia | Nur | Sonia | Leticia | Nur | Borja | Nur | Vicente Mark: 9 | Finalist | Runner-up (Final) |
| Miguel | Miriam | Miriam | José | Nur | Nur | Leticia | Israel | Leticia | Saved | Vicente Mark: 9.05 | Finalist | 3rd Place (Final) |
| Davinia | Isabel | Miriam | Jorge | Sonia | Sonia | Leticia | Nur | Nur | Miguel | Mario Mark: 9.35 | Finalist | 4th place (Final) |
| Mario | Isabel | Jorge | José | Sonia | Israel | Jorge | Noelia | Leticia | Miguel | Nominated Mark: 7.85 | Finalist | 5th place (Final) |
| Leticia | Isabel | Miriam | Sonia | Nur | Nur | Saved | Nur | Nominated | Miguel | Vicente Mark: 8.7 | Finalist | 6th place (Final) |
| Noelia | Miriam | Miriam | Sonia | Nur | Israel | Nur | Nominated | Nur | Nominated | Nominated Mark: 7.55 | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) |
| Bea | Miriam | Miriam | Sonia | Nur | Nur | Leticia | Noelia | Nur | Miguel | Left Competition (Gala 10) | Left Competition (Gala 10) | Left Competition (Gala 10) |
| Nur | Sonia | Fede | Sonia | Saved | Saved | Nominated | Saved | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) |
| Borja | Sonia | Fede | Sonia | Nur | Nur | Nur | Nur | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) | Evicted (Gala 9) |
| Israel | Sonia | Jorge | José | Nur | Nominated | Leticia | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) | Evicted (Gala 8) |
| Jorge | Miriam | Nominated | Nominated | Nur | Nur | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) | Evicted (Gala 7) |
| Sonia | Nominated | Fede | Saved | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) |
| Miriam | Saved | Saved | Sonia | 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) |
| José | Miriam | Fede | 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) |
| Fede | Sonia | 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) |
| Isabel | 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) |
| Up for elimination | Isabel Leticia Miriam Nur Sonia | Israel Jorge Miriam Sonia Sonny | Davinia Jorge José Nur Sonia | Israel Jorge Miriam Nur Sonia | Borja Israel Leticia Nur Sonia | Israel Jorge Leticia Mario Nur | Borja Israel Miguel Noelia Nur | Borja Leticia Noelia Nur Ramón | Davinia Leticia Miguel Noelia Nur | Leticia Mario Noelia Vicente | Winner | Vicente 25.07% to win |
| Saved by jury | Leticia | Sonia | Nur | Israel | Leticia | Israel | Borja | Noelia | Leticia | None | Finalist | Ramón 24.33% to win |
| Saved by Academy's staff | Nur | Israel | Davinia | Jorge | Borja | Mario | Miguel | Ramón | Davinia | Leticia | Finalist | Miguel 16.39% to win |
| Saved by contestants | Miriam 6 of 14 votes to save | Miriam 6 of 13 votes to save | Sonia 7 of 12 votes to save | Nur 9 of 11 votes to save | Nur 5 of 10 votes to save | Leticia 6 of 9 votes to save | Nur 4 of 8 votes to save | Nur 3 of 7 votes to save | Miguel 5 of 6 votes to save | Vicente 3 of 4 votes to save | Finalist | Davinia 12.71% to win |
| Saved by public vote | Sonia 63.4% to save | Jorge 57.25% to save | Jorge 50.4% to save | Sonia 53.7% to save | Israel 70.3% to save | Nur 58.85% to save | Noelia 52.2% to save | Leticia 57.15% to save | Noelia 53.8% to save | Mario 57.8% to save | Finalist | Mario 11.84% to win |
| Eliminated | Isabel 36.6% to save | Fede 42.75% to save | José 49.6% to save | Miriam 46.3% to save | Sonia 29.7% to save | Jorge 41.15% to save | Israel 47.8% to save | Borja 42.85% to save | Nur 46.2% to save | Noelia 42.2% to save | Finalist | Leticia 9.66% to win |