# Operación Triunfo series 1

The first series of Operación Triunfo, also known as Operación Triunfo 2001, was aired on La Primera of Televisión Española from 22 October 2001 to 11 February 2002, and was presented by Carlos Lozano.
Rosa López was the winner of the series.

## Headmaster, judges, and presenter

* Headmaster: Nina
* Judges: Pilar Tabares, Alejandro Abad, and Narcís Rebollo
* Presenter: Carlos Lozano

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| Rosa | 20 | Granada, Andalusia | Gala Final | Winner |
| Bisbal | 22 | Almería, Andalusia | Gala Final | Runner-up |
| Bustamante | 19 | San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Chenoa | 26 | Palma, Mallorca | Gala Final | 4th |
| Manu | 26 | Seville, Andalusia | Gala Final | 5th |
| Verónica | 23 | Elche, Alicante | Gala Final | 6th |
| Nuria | 22 | Nerja, Andalusia | Gala 13 | 7th |
| Gisela | 22 | Barcelona, Catalonia | Gala 12 | 8th |
| Naím | 21 | Premià de Mar, Catalonia | Gala 11 | 9th |
| Àlex | 20 | Vilassar de Mar, Catalonia | Gala 5 / Gala 10 | 10th |
| Alejandro | 23 | Valencia, Valencia | Gala 8 | 11th |
| Juan | 28 | Madrid, Madrid | Gala 7 | 12th |
| Natalia | 18 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalusia | Gala 6 | 13th |
| Javián | 27 | Dos Hermanas, Andalusia | Gala 4 | 14th |
| Mireia | 19 | Vila-seca, Catalonia | Gala 3 | 15th |
| Geno | 19 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | Gala 2 | 16th |

## 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. |
| – | Contestants returns for a second chance. |
| – | Contestants were exempt because a special gala. |
| | Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | Navidad | Gala 9 | Gala 10 | Gala 11 | Gala 12 | Gala 13 | Final |
| Rosa | Nuria | Juan | Juan | Natalia | Verónica | Verónica | Bustamante | Favourite | Exempt | Nuria | Nuria | Verónica | Verónica | Finalist | Winner (Final) |
| Bisbal | Javián | Alejandro | Javián | Àlex | Alejandro | Alejandro | Naím | Saved | Exempt | Naím | Nuria | Bustamante | Verónica | Finalist | Runner-up (Final) |
| Bustamante | Javián | Alejandro | Juan | Àlex | Alejandro | Alejandro | Saved | Saved | Exempt | Àlex | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Finalist | 3rd Place (Final) |
| Chenoa | Geno | Mireia | Alejandro | Natalia | Natalia | Alejandro | Naím | Saved | Exempt | Nuria | Bustamante | Gisela | Nuria | Finalist | 4th place (Final) |
| Manu | Javián | Alejandro | Alejandro | Natalia | Alejandro | Alejandro | Alejandro | Saved | Exempt | Nuria | Nuria | Bustamante | Bustamante | Finalist | 5th place (Final) |
| Verónica | Nuria | Juan | Juan | Juan | Saved | Nominated | Bustamante | Saved | Exempt | Nuria | Nuria | Nominated | Saved | Finalist | 6th place (Final) |
| Nuria | Nominated | Juan | Juan | Juan | Verónica | Verónica | Alejandro | Saved | Exempt | Saved | Saved | Verónica | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 13) | Evicted (Gala 13) |
| Gisela | Geno | Alejandro | Alejandro | Natalia | Natalia | Alejandro | Bustamante | Saved | Exempt | Nuria | Bustamante | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 12) | Evicted (Gala 12) | Evicted (Gala 12) |
| Naím | Nuria | Mireia | Alejandro | Natalia | Natalia | Alejandro | Nominated | Saved | Exempt | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) | Evicted (Gala 11) |
| Àlex | Javián | Alejandro | Alejandro | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Evicted (Gala 5) | Candidate | Final Candidate | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) | Evicted (Gala 10) |
| Alejandro | Javián | Saved | Saved | Juan | Nominated | Saved | Nominated | Candidate | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) |
| Juan | Nuria | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Verónica | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 7) | Candidate | Final Candidate | Eliminated (Gala 9) | Eliminated (Gala 9) | Eliminated (Gala 9) | Eliminated (Gala 9) | Eliminated (Gala 9) | Eliminated (Gala 9) |
| Natalia | Geno | Mireia | Javián | Saved | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 6) | Evicted (Gala 6) | Candidate | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) |
| Javián | Saved | Alejandro | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Evicted (Gala 4) | Candidate | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) |
| Mireia | Nuria | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Evicted (Gala 3) | Candidate | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) |
| Geno | Nominated | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Evicted (Gala 2) | Candidate | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) | Eliminated (Navidad) |
| Up for elimination | Àlex Geno Javián Nuria | Alejandro Gisela Juan Mireia | Alejandro Javián Juan Natalia | Àlex Juan Naím Natalia | Alejandro Manu Natalia Verónica | Alejandro Juan Nuria Verónica | Alejandro Bustamante Naím Verónica | Alejandro Àlex Geno Javián Juan Mireia Natalia | Àlex Juan | Àlex Bustamante Naím Nuria | Bustamante Gisela Naím Nuria | Bustamante Gisela Rosa Verónica | Bustamante Manu Nuria Verónica | Winner | Rosa 26.6% to win |
| Saved by Academy's staff | Àlex | Gisela | Natalia | Naím | Manu | Nuria | Verónica | None | None | Bustamante | Gisela | Rosa | Manu | Winner | Rosa 26.6% to win |
| Saved by contestants | Javián 5* of 13 votes to save | Alejandro 6 of 12 votes to save | Alejandro 5 of 11 votes to save | Natalia 5 of 10 votes to save | Verónica 3* of 9 votes to save | Alejandro 6 of 8 votes to save | Bustamante 3 of 7 votes to save | None | None | Nuria 5 of 7 votes to save | Nuria 4 of 6 votes to save | Bustamante 2* of 5 votes to save | Verónica 2 of 4 votes to save | Finalist | Bisbal 20.9% to win |
| Saved by public vote | Nuria 76% to save | Juan 60.1% to save | Juan 54.5% to save | Juan 50.3% to save | Alejandro 52.7% to save | Verónica 70.5% to save | Naím 70% to save | Àlex 41% to return | Àlex 64% to return | Naím 66.7% to save | Bustamante 65% to save | Verónica 53.8% to save | Bustamante 54.2% to save | Finalist | Bisbal 20.9% to win |
| Saved by public vote | Nuria 76% to save | Juan 60.1% to save | Juan 54.5% to save | Juan 50.3% to save | Alejandro 52.7% to save | Verónica 70.5% to save | Naím 70% to save | Juan 16% to return | Àlex 64% to return | Naím 66.7% to save | Bustamante 65% to save | Verónica 53.8% to save | Bustamante 54.2% to save | Finalist | Bisbal 20.9% to win |
| Eliminated | Geno 24% to save | Mireia 39.9% to save | Javián 45.5% to save | Àlex 49.7% to save | Natalia 47.3% to save | Juan 29.5% to save | Alejandro 30% to save | Alejandro 15% to return | Juan 36% to return | Àlex 33.3% to save | Naím 35% to save | Gisela 46.2% to save | Nuria 45.8% to save | Finalist | Bustamante 18.8% to win |
| Eliminated | Geno 24% to save | Mireia 39.9% to save | Javián 45.5% to save | Àlex 49.7% to save | Natalia 47.3% to save | Juan 29.5% to save | Alejandro 30% to save | Natalia 11% to return | Juan 36% to return | Àlex 33.3% to save | Naím 35% to save | Gisela 46.2% to save | Nuria 45.8% to save | Finalist | Bustamante 18.8% to win |
| Eliminated | Geno 24% to save | Mireia 39.9% to save | Javián 45.5% to save | Àlex 49.7% to save | Natalia 47.3% to save | Juan 29.5% to save | Alejandro 30% to save | Javián 8% to return | Juan 36% to return | Àlex 33.3% to save | Naím 35% to save | Gisela 46.2% to save | Nuria 45.8% to save | Finalist | Chenoa 17.6% to win |
| Eliminated | Geno 24% to save | Mireia 39.9% to save | Javián 45.5% to save | Àlex 49.7% to save | Natalia 47.3% to save | Juan 29.5% to save | Alejandro 30% to save | Mireia 5% to return | Juan 36% to return | Àlex 33.3% to save | Naím 35% to save | Gisela 46.2% to save | Nuria 45.8% to save | Finalist | Manu 14.7% to win |
| Eliminated | Geno 24% to save | Mireia 39.9% to save | Javián 45.5% to save | Àlex 49.7% to save | Natalia 47.3% to save | Juan 29.5% to save | Alejandro 30% to save | Geno 4% to return | Juan 36% to return | Àlex 33.3% to save | Naím 35% to save | Gisela 46.2% to save | Nuria 45.8% to save | Finalist | Verónica 1.4% to win |