# El Artista del Año

El Artista del Año is a Peruvian competition television series that premiered on April 28, 2018, on América Televisión and produced under license by GV Producciones. The show is hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Jaime "Choca" Mandros.
The format of the show consists of different celebrities who must demonstrate their skills in various artistic styles of singing, dancing and acting.

## Cast
### Hosts

Gisela Valcárcel is the main host since the premiere of the show, along with Jaime "Choca" Mandros who is the co-host since the first season.

### Judging panel

The regular judges are the professional dancer Morella Petrozzi, the actor Lucho Cáceres, the actress and television presenter Fiorella Rodríguez and the criolla singer Cecilia Bracamonte. Other judges, most of them associated to the artistic world, have appeared as a guest judge or in substitution of one of the main judges, among them are Juan Carlos Fernández, Carlos Álvarez, Coco Marusix and Santi Lesmes.

### Cast timeline

Color key:
| Host | Co-host | Judge | Musical director |
| Cast member | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Cast member | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Gisela Valcárcel | | | | |
| Jaime "Choca" Mandros | | | | |
| Aldo Díaz | | | | |
| Morella Petrozzi | | | | |
| Lucho Cáceres | | | | |
| Fiorella Rodríguez | | | | |
| Cecilia Bracamonte | | | | |
| Santi Lesmes | | | | |
| Adolfo Aguilar | | | | |
| Denisse Dibós | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Fernández | | | | |

## Seasons

| Seasons | Number of | Number of | Duration dates | Contestants in the finals | Contestants in the finals | Contestants in the finals |
| Seasons | Stars | Weeks | Duration dates | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 1 | 10 | 11 | April 28 – July 7, 2018 | Pedro Loli | Micheille Soifer | Rossana Fernández-Maldonado |
| 2 | 13 | 11 | July 14 – September 22, 2018 | Daniela Darcourt | Shantall Young Oneto | Jonathan Rojas |
| 3 | 15 | 10 | September 29 – December 8, 2018 | Daniela Darcourt Pedro Loli | Rossana Fernández-Maldonado Amy Gutiérrez | Stephanie Orúe Cielo Torres |
| 4 | 12 | 10 | April 27 – June 29, 2019 | Sandra Muente | Natalia Salas | Stephanie "Tefi" Valenzuela |
| 5 | 11 | 10 | August 17 – October 19, 2019 | Amy Gutiérrez | Ernesto "Nesty" Galguera | Miguel Álvarez |
| 6 | 18 | 9 | October 26 – December 21, 2019 | Ernesto "Nesty" Galguera Amy Gutiérrez | Braulio Chappell Dailyn Curbelo | Mario Hart Micheille Soifer |
| 7 | 10 | 9 | April 24 – June 19, 2021 | Josimar Fidel | Pamela Franco | Esaú Reátegui "Uchulú" |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | November 13 – December 18, 2021 | Ruby Palomino | Yahaira Plasencia | Estrella Torres |

## El desafío

Segment that presents a social case of urgent attention and a celebrity is invited to make a challenge, consisting of a presentation of dance, song or performance. In general, this participation will only have a few days of preparation and almost always, the chosen musical genres are those that the famous one does not know. What is sought is to sensitize the public so that donations of money or services are made to help people to whom the aid goes. A part of the results of the donations will be known at the end of the sequence and the rest, when opening the segment of the following week.
| Date | Guest | Description | Recipient of aid |
| May 5, 2018 | Melissa Paredes y Maricielo Effio | Dance ("Ojitos Hechiceros") | Rosa Ángela |
| August 18, 2018 | Sheyla Rojas | Sing and dance ("Eternamente Bella") | Ticona family |
| September 1, 2018 | Rebeca Escribens | Sing and dance ("Quererte a ti» y «La candela") | Mauricio |

## Special acts

| Date | Guest | Description |
| May 12, 2018 | Season 1 contestants (Micheille Soifer, Alfredo Benavides, Luis Baca, Patricio Parodi, Pedro Loli, Yahaira Plasencia, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado, Cielo Torres, Josimar Fidel and Milett Figueroa) | Sing («Amor Eterno»), special for Mother's Day. |
| June 16, 2018 | Season 1 contestants (Micheille Soifer, Alfredo Benavides, Luis Baca, Pedro Loli, Yahaira Plasencia, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado and Josimar Fidel) | Sing («Sudemos la Camiseta» / «La Copa de la Vida» / «Waka Waka (Esto es África)»), special for the World Cup Russia 2018. |
| July 7, 2018 | Season 1 finalists (Micheille Soifer, Pedro Loli, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado and Luis Baca) | Sing («Mi Gran Noche») |
| July 14, 2018 | Gisela Valcárcel | Sing and dance («Yo Viviré») |
| August 11, 2018 | Franco Noriega | Sing («Me aceleras») |