# El Artista del Año season 3

Season three of El Artista del Año, titled El artista del año: El dúo perfecto, premiered on September 29, 2018, on the América Televisión network.
This season brings together former contestants from the previous two seasons and new participants who compete in couples throughout the competition. On October 27, the live show was canceled due to technical problems, so the fifth week will be held next Saturday.

## Cast
### Contestants

The cast is made up of the former contestants of the first season, Luis Baca, Rossana Fernández-Maldonado, Pedro Loli, Micheille Soifer and Cielo Torres, along with the former contestants of the second season, Kevin Blow, Daniela Darcourt, Mirella Paz, Jonathan Rojas and Shantall Young Oneto. In addition, four new competitors entered, Amy Gutiérrez, Vernis Hernández, Stephanie Orúe and Manolo Rojas, giving a total of fourteen contestants. With a total of fourteen contestants, seven couples are the participants. During the first two weeks, the three couples with the highest score continued together while the other four were exchanged with each other. Finally, in the third week, the judges decided the formation of the duos based on the performances made up to that moment.
| Contestant | Notability (known for) | Status |
| Luis Baca | Actor & singer | Participating |
| Jonathan Rojas | Cumbia singer | Participating |
| Kevin Blow | Reggaeton singer | Participating |
| Micheille Soifer | Singer & actress | Participating |
| Daniela Darcourt | Salsa singer & dancer | Participating |
| Pedro Loli | Cumbia singer | Participating |
| Rossana Fernández-Maldonado | Actress, singer & TV host | Participating |
| Amy Gutiérrez | Singer | Participating |
| Vernis Hernández | Salsa singer & dancer | Participating |
| Manolo Rojas | Comedian & TV host | Participating |
| Stephanie Orúe | Actress & singer | Participating |
| Cielo Torres | Singer & actress | Participating |
| Mirella Paz | Model & singer | Participating |
| Shantall Young Oneto | R&B singer & actress | Participating |

### Hosts and judges

Gisela Valcárcel and Jaime "Choca" Mandros returned as hosts, while Morella Petrozzi, Lucho Cáceres, Fiorella Rodríguez and Cecilia Bracamonte returned as judges. Santi Lesmes, who served as guest judge in previous seasons, joined the show as the fifth judge.

## Scoring charts

| Contestant | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Luis | | 40 | 47 | 40 | 48 | 39 | 45 | 36 |
| Daniela | | 45 | 40 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 45 | 52 |
| Rossana | | 43 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 39 |
| Amy | | 47 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 39 |
| Pedro | | 47 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 51 | 45 | 52 |
| Stephanie | | 40 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 48 |
| Mirella | | 49 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 46 |
| Jonathan | | 43 | 47 | 40 | 48 | 39 | 45 | 36 |
| Micheille | | 37 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 36 | 48 |
| Cielo | | 45 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 48 |
| Shantall | | 49 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 46 |
| Kevin | 12 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 36 | 48 |
| Vernis | 13 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 41 | |
| Manolo | 13 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 41 | |
    Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
    Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
    the couple eliminated of the week
    the sentenced couple saved in the duel
    the sentenced couples who will face each other in the duel

### Average score chart

This table only counts performances scored on a 50-point scale.
| Rank by average | Contestant | Total points | Number of performances | Average |
| 1 | Pedro | 188 | 4 | 47.0 |
| 2 | Amy | 187 | 4 | 46.8 |
| 2 | Mirella | 187 | 4 | 46.8 |
| 2 | Shantall | 187 | 4 | 46.8 |
| 5 | Daniela | 182 | 4 | 45.5 |
| 6 | Manolo | 180 | 4 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Rossana | 178 | 4 | 44.5 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 177 | 4 | 44.3 |
| 9 | Vernis | 176 | 4 | 44.0 |
| 9 | Jonathan | 176 | 4 | 44.0 |
| 11 | Cielo | 174 | 4 | 43.5 |
| 12 | Luis | 173 | 4 | 43.3 |
| 13 | Micheille | 169 | 4 | 42.3 |
| 14 | Kevin | 158 | 4 | 39.5 |

### Higher and lower scores

This table has the highest and lowest scores of each contestants performance according to the 50-point scale.
| Contestant | Higher score(s) | Lower score(s) |
| Luis | Reggaeton (47) | Merengue & Rock and roll (40) |
| Jonathan | Reggaeton (47) | Rock and roll (40) |
| Kevin | Rock and roll (43) | Reggaeton (37) |
| Micheille | Tango (46) | Reggaeton (37) |
| Daniela | Ballad (49) | Salsa (40) |
| Pedro | Ballad (49) | Pop (45) |
| Rossana | Ballad (48) | Latin pop & Reggaeton (43) |
| Amy | Ballad (48) | Pop (45) |
| Vernis | Cumbia (47) | Latin pop (41) |
| Manolo | Pop (48) | Latin pop (41) |
| Stephanie | Tango & Ballad (46) | Merengue (40) |
| Cielo | Ballad (46) | Pop (38) |
| Mirella | R&B & Pop (49) | Salsa (44) |
| Shantall | R&B & Pop (49) | Salsa (44) |

## Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Lucho Cáceres, Fiorella Rodríguez, Santi Lesmes, Cecilia Bracamonte.

### Week 1: Premiere Night

The couples interpreted different musical genres.

#### Running order

| Couple | Scores | Genre | Music | Result |
| Daniela & Cielo | 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Latin pop | "La Bikina"—Luis Miguel | Separated |
| Amy & Pedro | 47 (9, 9, 10, 9, 10) | Reggaeton | "Despacito" / "Échame la Culpa"—Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee / Demi Lovato | Remain |
| Vernis & Manolo | 47 (10, 10, 9, 9, 9) | Cumbia | "La Pollera Colorá"—Charlie Zaa / Yuri | Remain |
| Rossana & Jonathan | 43 (8, 8, 9, 8, 10) | Latin pop | "Decídete" / "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"—Luis Miguel | Separated |
| Kevin & Micheille | 37 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8) | Reggaeton | "Chantaje"—Shakira & Maluma | Separated |
| Mirella & Shantall | 49 (10, 10, 10, 9, 10) | R&B | "Lady Marmalade"—Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, P!nk & Mýa | Remain |
| Luis & Stephanie | 40 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8) | Merengue | "Visa para un Sueño" / "La Bilirrubina"—Juan Luis Guerra | Separated |

### Week 2: Party Night
#### Running order

| Couple | Scores | Genre | Music | Result |
| Mirella & Shantall | 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Merengue | «La Loba»—Miriam Cruz / «El Negro No Puede»—Las Chicas del Can | Remain |
| Vernis & Manolo | 44 (10, 10, 9, 7, 8) | Nueva ola | «Parece Que Va a Llover» / «Lamento Borincano» / «Quiero Amanecer»—Rulli Rendo | Separated |
| Stephanie & Cielo | 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | «Mi Tierra»—Gloria Estefan | Separated |
| Amy & Pedro | 47 (10, 9, 10, 8, 10) | Salsa | «Escapémonos»—Marc Anthony & Jennifer Lopez | Remain |
| Rossana & Micheille | 43 (9, 8, 9, 8, 9) | Reggaeton | «Sin Pijama»—Becky G & Natti Natasha | Separated |
| Kevin & Daniela | 40 (8, 8, 8, 7, 9) | Salsa | «Muévete»—DLG | Separated |
| Luis & Jonathan | 47 (10, 9, 9, 9, 10) | Reggaeton | «Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)»—CNCO | Remain |

### Week 3: Movie Night
#### Running order

| Couple | Scores | Genre | Music | Result |
| Luis & Jonathan | 40 (8, 8, 8, 8, 8) | Rock and roll | «La Bamba»—from La Bamba | Separated |
| Rossana & Vernis | 44 (9, 8, 9, 9, 9) | Disco | «Chiquitita» / «Mamma Mia» / «Voulez-Vous»—from Mamma Mia! | Separated |
| Kevin & Cielo | 38 (7, 7, 8, 8, 8) | Pop | «You're the One That I Want» / «We Go Together»—from Grease | Separated |
| Daniela & Manolo | 48 (10, 10, 10, 8, 10) | Pop | «Mañana» / «Ya No Aguanto Más»—from Annie | Separated |
| Stephanie & Micheille | 46 (10, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | «Cell Block Tango»—from Chicago | Separated |
| Mirella & Shantall | 52 (11, 11, 10, 9, 11) | Pop | «I Will Follow Him»—from Sister Act | Remain |
| Amy & Pedro | 45 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Pop | «(I've Had) The Time of My Life»—from Dirty Dancing | Separated |

### Week 4: Famous Duets Night
#### Running order

| Couple | Scores | Genre | Music | Result |
| Rossana & Amy | 48 (10, 10, 9, 9, 10) | Ballad | «Perdón, Perdón»—Ha*Ash | Safe |
| Luis & Jonathan | 47 (11, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Reggaeton | «Mi Niña Bonita» / «Andas en Mi Cabeza»—Chino & Nacho | Safe |
| Stephanie & Cielo | 46 (10, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Ballad | «Cosas del Amor»—Ana Gabriel & Vikki Carr | Safe |
| Vernis & Manolo | 41 (9, 8, 8, 7, 9) | Latin pop | «Déjame Vivir»—Rocío Dúrcal & Juan Gabriel | Sentenced |
| Daniela & Pedro | 52 (11, 10, 11, 9, 11) | Ballad | «Vivo por Ella»—Andrea Bocelli & Marta Sánchez | Safe |
| Kevin & Micheille | 43 (9, 8, 8, 8, 10) | Rock and roll | «Esa Chica y Yo»—Pimpinela | Sentenced |
| Mirella & Shantall | 44 (9, 9, 9, 8, 9) | Salsa | «Burundanga»—Celia Cruz & Lola Flores / «Solo Se Vive Una Vez»— Azúcar Moreno | Safe |
| Luis & Jonathan Kevin & Micheille Daniela & Pedro Rossana & Amy Vernis & Manolo Stephanie & Cielo Mirella & Shantall | 1 1 | Punta | «Fiesta»—Banda Blanca | «Fiesta»—Banda Blanca |