Yo Soy (Peruvian TV series)

Yo Soy
Created byEndemol
Presented by
Judges
Country of originPeru
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons33
Production
Production locationsLima, Perú
Running time90-120 minutes
Original release
NetworkLatina
ReleaseApril 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) –
July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02)
Related
Yo Soy Kids

Yo Soy is a singing and impersonation competition show. It is the Peruvian version of the European show I am..., which has its own versions in other countries. It was presented by Adolfo Aguilar and Karen Schwarz up to starts of 2015. In the middle of 2015, it is presented with Cristian Rivero and Jesus Alzamora.[1][2] It was produced by GV Producciones in 2012; in 2013, it is produced by Rayo en la botella.[3] It is broadcast on Latina (Channel 2) and licensed by Endemol.

The jury is composed of producer Ricardo Morán, singer Maricarmen Marín and impersonator Fernando Armas. Since 2014, Katia Palma began to be part of the jury, replacing Armas some time later.

Format

The program have three judges, who are responsible for selecting contestants based on their physical and vocal similarity to a given artist. The jury then chooses which participants remain and which leave.

The first prize is $25,000. In the last season of 2012 ("The Revenge"), the first prize was a Suzuki Grande Nomade.

Seasons

Season Number of
contestant 		Duration dates Finalists
First place Second place Third place
1 24 April 9 - June 8, 2012 Ramiro Saavedra
(Kurt Cobain) 		Ronald Hidalgo
(Juan Gabriel) 		Ani Rodríguez
(Amy Winehouse)
2 45 June 11 - August 10, 2012 Ytalo Faijo
(Joe Arroyo) 		Marco Bruno
(Camilo Sesto) 		César Osorio Lara
(Axl Rose)
3 24 August 13 - October 11, 2012 Roberto Pereda
(Julio Iglesias) 		Richi Rodríguez
(Robert Plant) 		Juan Barbieri
(Arturo "Zambo" Cavero)
4 24 October 15 - December 7, 2012 Nano Morris
(Fher Olvera) 		Sebastián Landa
(José Feliciano) 		Francisco Chávez
(Andrés Calamaro)
5 12 December 10–21, 2012 Ronald Hidalgo
(Juan Gabriel) 		Richi Rodríguez
(Robert Plant) 		Francisco Chávez
(Andrés Calamaro)
6 24 April 1 - May 31, 2013 Héctor Lingán, Roberto Lingán y
José Rosas (Los Panchos) 		Christian Bernal
(Vicente Fernández) 		Verónica Torres
(Alejandra Guzmán)
7 24 June 3 - August 2, 2013 Carlos Burga
(José José) 		Nicolás Reinaga, Fabrizio Rozas, José Luis
Rozas y Piero Rozas (The Beatles) 		Edson Marchán
(Tony Rosado)
8 32 August 5 - September 27, 2013 Francisco Chávez
(Andrés Calamaro) 		César Osorio Lara
(Axl Rose) 		Juan Barbieri
(Arturo "Zambo" Cavero)
9 24 February 4 - April 4, 2014 Juan Carlos Espinoza
(Chacalón) 		Noelia Calle
(Yuri) 		Ruby Palomino
(Pink)
10 24 April 7 - June 13, 2014 Jefferson Tadeo
(Jorge González) 		Jorge Chaparro
(Ricky Martin) 		Cristian Briceño
(José Alberto "El Canario")
11 24 August 4 - September 22, 2014 Carlos Burga
(José José) 		Francisco Chávez
(Andrés Calamaro) 		Christian Bernal
(Vicente Fernández)
12 24 March 3 - May 16, 2015 Hugo Apaza
(Ricardo Montaner) 		Tony Cam
(Sandro) 		Ferrán Sinatra
(Joe Cocker)
13 30 June 13 - September 26, 2015 Carlos Farfán
(Manuel Donayre) 		Javier Chang
(Makuko Gallardo) 		Harold Gamarra
(Chayanne)
14 5 October 31 - December 19, 2015 Fabiola Ramos
(Alejandra Guzmán) 		Paolo Pastor
(Beto Cuevas) 		Anthony Rivera
(Marc Anthony)
15 24 May 2 - July 16, 2016 Jonathan Angles
(Mario "Pájaro" Gómez) 		Alberto Ravines
(Raphael) 		Ricky Quiñones
(Ozuna)
16 36 August 22 - October 1, 2016 Tony Cam
(Sandro) 		Daniel Rioja
(Cristian Castro) 		Alberto Ravines
(Raphael)
17 24 October 3 - December 18, 2016 Sebastián Molina
(Ricardo Arjona) 		José Eduardo Pinedo
(José José) 		Kely Vilcapoma
(Anita Santivañez)
18 25 March 5 - June 3, 2017 Carmen Castro
(La India) 		Miguel Ángel Ponce
(Raúl Romero) 		José Rubio
(Leo Dan)
19 24 June 5 - August 26, 2017 Nello Franco
(Pedro Fernández) 		Charly Cervantes
(Federico Moura) 		Nando de la Cruz, Giani Méndez, Letzer
Moreno and Christofer Samanamug (Skándalo)
20 24 August 28 - October 20, 2017 Joselyn Barrantes
(Natalia Jiménez) 		Gabriela Cirilo (Ariana Grande); Iván Gutiérrez, Yván Queirolo y Carlos Raygada (Bee Gees);
Jonathan Espinoza (Fher Olvera); José Farola, Freddy Quiala y Dominic Sánchez (Los 4);
Walter Polastri (José Luis Perales)
21 24 July 17 - October 5, 2018 Oriana Montero
(Mon Laferte) 		Harold Gamarra
(Emmanuel) 		Raúl Gutiérrez, Paquito Portuguez and Ramses
Retto (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico)
22 24 October 8 - December 14, 2018 Joaquina Carruitero
(Adele) 		Jairo Tafur
(Dyango) 		Ricky Santos
(Luis Miguel)
23 21 May 20 - July 19, 2019 Jhampier Pinedo y Rosalía Timaná
(Pimpinela) 		Franco Acobo
(Billie Joe Armstrong) 		Eva María Huertas
(Daniela Darcourt)
24 24 July 22 - October 11, 2019 Roxana Alva
(Carmencita Lara) 		Davis Benavides
(Gustavo Cerati) 		Malena Leonardi, Alan Ortiz, Giusseppe
Rivas and Valeria Villacorta (ABBA)
25 25 October 14 - November 29, 2019 Jairo Tafur
(Dyango) 		Fabrizio Rozas, José Luis Rozas, Fabián
Rozas y Piero Rozas (The Beatles) 		Ani Rodríguez
(Amy Winehouse)
26 111 June 13 - August 3, 2020 Carloman Fidel
(Enrique Bunbury) 		Raúl Gutierrez
(Gilberto Santa Rosa) 		Jairo Tafur
(Dyango)
27 37 August 4 - October 10, 2020 Luis Hans
(Pedro Infante) 		Julio Cornejo
(Juan Luis Guerra) 		Mariano Gardella
(Jon Bon Jovi)
28 28 October 12 - January 2, 2021 Luis Arellano, Ricardo Infante y Miguel Laporte
(Il Volo) 		Abigail Márquez
(Amanda Miguel) 		Joseph Sanz
(Celia Cruz)
29 145 January 4 - March 6, 2021 Mike Bravo
(Marilyn Manson) 		Carlos Burga
(José José) 		Julio Cornejo
(Juan Luis Guerra)
30 25 March 8 - May 14, 2021 Noemí Ávila
(Princesita Mily) 		Freddy Arévalo
(Luis Fonsi) 		Alfredo Valente y Julio Saavedra
(Dúo Dinámico)
31 144 November 18 - January 29, 2022 Sebastián Landa
(José Feliciano) 		Ronald Hidalgo
(Juan Gabriel) 		Cristian Danielle - Ecuador
(Ricardo Montaner)
32 23 March 19 - April 23, 2022 Alberto Mejía y Danniel Reyes
(Héctor Lavoe) 		Marian Díaz y Fiorella Caballero
(Laura Pausini) 		Oriana Montero y Sharik Arévalo
(Mon Laferte)
33 30 April 25 - July 2, 2022 Jorge "Toño" Muñoz
(Rauw Alejandro) 		Emily Iturrate (Anna Carina); Jefferson Torres (Bryan Arámbulo); Harold Gamarra (Carlos Vives);
Daniel Rioja (Christian Nodal); Jonathan Caro (Joe Arroyo)

Great Famouses

Season Number of
Couples 		Duration dates Finalists
First place Second place Third place
1 8 February 13–13, 2021 Jairo Tafur y Susan Ochoa
(Dyango) 		Ronald Hidalgo y Amy Gutiérrez
(Juan Gabriel) 		Ani Rodríguez y Shantall
(Amy Winehouse)
2 14 March 13 - May 22, 2021 Noelia Calle y Amy Gutiérrez
(Yuri) 		José Rosillo y Jean Paul Strauss
(Marcello Motta) 		Christian Bernal y Gaby Zambrano
(Vicente Fernández)

References

  1. ^ "Adolfo Aguilar sobre su 'reality': "Mi meta no es liderar el ráting"". El Comercio Perú. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Karen Schwarz debutará en la conducción junto a Adolfo Aguilar". El Comercio Perú. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Frecuencia Latina producirá 'Yo soy' en 2013". La República. November 1, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.