Objetivo Fama (season 5)

Objetivo Fama
Season 5
Broadcast from February 16 (2008-02-16) – May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
Judges
Host(s) Yuri
Broadcaster Univision Puerto Rico
Finals venue Centro de Bellas Artes, Guaynabo
Winner
Cristina Eustace
Origin Chihuahua, Mexico
Genre(s) Latin pop, Mariachi
Runner-up
Samuel Colón

The fifth season of Objetivo Fama officially began on February 9, 2008. It was hosted by Yuri. It featured returning judges Roberto Sueiro and Fernando Allende, while Mexican singer Jimena replaced Hilda Ramos.

Auditions

Final Cutdown

The 20 final contestants were officially announced on February 2, 2008, during a show at the Puerto Rico Convention Center and the show officially began on February 9, 2008. A few days before, contestant Lorenzo Mendez was disqualified from the show because he was already signed to a record label. Ronny Mercedes was selected to replace him.

The 20 selected contestants were:

# Contestant Home Town Nationality Age *
1 Alfredo Lomelli San Antonio, Texas Mexico Mexican 23
2 Blanca Rosa Alfonso Miami, Florida Cuba Cuban 24
3 Cristina Eustace Dallas, Texas Mexico Mexican 28
4 Dalila Santa María Conroe, Texas Mexico Mexican 18
5 Diana Mercado Aventura, Florida Dominican Republic Colombia Dominican/Colombian 26
6 Javier Baerga Caguas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 20
7 Jometh Andújar San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 27
8 Jonathan Ríos Lares, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 19
9 Josué Pérez San Francisco, California Mexico Puerto Rico Mexican/Puerto Rican 26
10 Karen Rodriguez New York Peru Dominican Republic Peruvian/Dominican 18
11 Leonardo Méndez Los Angeles, California Mexico Mexican 24
12 Ronny Mercedes New York Dominican Republic Dominican 22
13 Luis Javier Chávez Hampshire, Illinois Mexico Mexican 24
14 Luz Leguizamo San Pablo, California Mexico Mexican 22
15 Magdalena León San Jose, California Mexico Mexican 21
16 Sammy Genao New York Dominican Republic Dominican 21
17 Samuel Colón Moca, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rican 20
18 Yaindhi Alvarez New York Dominican Republic Dominican 25
19 Yaritza Rodríguez Miami, Florida Cuba Cuban 22
20 Yerly Burgos Fresno, California Dominican Republic Dominican 27

* Age was taken at the beginning of the contest (2008)

Weekly Shows

Quarter Finals

First Show: February 9

The songs performed during the first show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Ronny Mercedes "Da La Vuelta" Marc Anthony
2 Alfredo Lomelli "Amor De Los Dos" Vicente Fernández and Alejandro Fernández
Luis Javier Chavez
3 Diana Mercado "Volverte A Amar" Alejandra Guzmán
Blanca Rosa Alfonso
4 Cristina Eustace "Vive Ya" Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini
Jometh Andujar
5 Josue Perez "Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer" Víctor Manuelle and Yuridia
Luz Leguizamo
6 Dalila Santa Maria "No Me Queda Mas" Selena
Yaritza Rodriguez
7 Karen Rodriguez "No Pense Enamorarme" Gilberto Santa Rosa and Myriam Hernandez
Sammy Genao
8 Magdalena Leon "Despacito" Pedro Fernández
Leonardo Mendez
9 Samuel Colon "Solo Para Ti" Camila
Jonathan Rios
Javier Baerga
10 Yaindhi Alvarez "Cosas Del Amor" Olga Tañón and Milly Quezada
Yerly Burgos

Cristina Eustace y Jometh Andujar with a MAGISTERIAL interpretation of the difficult topic " Vive Ya" of the big singers Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini definitively these two guys are a few mounsters in scene. Jometh I captivate all during the WHOLE song but the moment mas impressive was his excellent acute one " PORQUE! " This boy is one of the more strong. Cristina safely incredible in the scene and very much scenic domain.

Samuel Colon, Jonathan Rios and Javier Baerga were the best second interpretation of the night with his excellent interpretation of the song " Solo Para Ti" of the acquaintance group "Camila"

Second Show: February 16

The songs performed during the second show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Luis Javier Chavez "Si Pudiera Mentir" Marco Antonio Solís
Javier Baerga
2 Alfredo Lomelli "Te Voy A Perder' Alejandro Fernández
Josue Perez
3 Yerly Burgos "Sueños Rotos" La Quinta Estación
Diana Mercado
4 Jometh Andujar "Mi Corazoncito" Aventura
Jonathan Rios
5 Leonardo Mendez "Por Mujeres Como Tu" Pepe Aguilar
6 Karen Rodriguez "Quizas" Milly Quezada
Blanca Rosa Alfonso
7 Magdalena Leon "No Puedo Dejar De Pensar En Ti" Pandora
Dalila Santa Maria
Yaritza Rodriguez
8 Luz Leguizamo "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti" Christina Aguilera
9 Sammy Genao "Si Tu Quisieras" Luis Fonsi
10 Samuel Colon "Si Una Vez" Manny Manuel
Ronny Mercedes
11 Yaindhi Alvarez "Dejame Volver Contigo" Dulce
Cristina Eustace

Third Show: February 23

The songs performed during the third show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Ronny Mercedes "Detenedla Ya" Emmanuel
Jometh Andujar
2 Cristina Eustace "Insoportablemente Bella" Hernaldo Zúñiga
Karen Rodriguez
Yerly Burgos
3 Leonardo Mendez "Toda La Vida" Franco Iglesias
Javier Baerga
4 Diana Mercado "Costumbres" Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel
Luis Javier Chavez
5 Magdalena Leon "Inalcanzable" RBD
Jonathan Rios
6 Samuel Colon "No Vale La Pena" Johnny Rivera and Ray Sepúlveda
Josue Perez
7 Yaindhi Alvarez "Quererte A Ti" Angela Carrasco
Blanca Rosa Alfonso
8 Sammy Genao "No Es Una Novela" Monchy y Alexandra
Yaritza Rodriguez
9 Alfredo Lomelli "La Pareja Ideal" Marisela and Marco Antonio Solís
Dalila Santa Maria

Fourth Show: March 1

The songs performed during the fourth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Samuel Colon "Imaginame Sin Ti" Luis Fonsi
Leonardo Mendez
2 Yerly Burgos "Insensible A Ti" Alicia Villarreal
Magdalena Leon
3 Ronny Mercedes "Mi Credo" Tiziano Ferro and Pepe Aguilar
Josue Perez
4 Diana Mercado "Me Cambio Por Ella" Olga Tañón
Yaindhi Alvarez
5 Jonathan Rios "La Quiero A Morir" DLG
Sammy Genao
6 Karen Rodriguez "Mujer Contra Mujer" Mecano
Yaritza Rodriguez
7 Dalila Santa Maria "Callados" Ninel Conde and Jose Manuel Figueroa
Luis Javier Chavez
8 Cristina Eustace "Psicofonia" Gloria Trevi
Blanca Rosa Alfonso
9 Jometh Andujar "Intocable" Aleks Syntek
Javier Baerga

Fifth Show: March 8

The songs performed during the fifth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Javier Baerga "Para Darte Mi Vida Elvis Crespo and Milly Quezada
Yaritza Rodriguez
2 Karen Rodriguez "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido" Christina Aguilera and Luis Fonsi
Ronny Mercedes
3 Samuel Colon "Perdidos" Monchy y Alexandra
Yerly Burgos
4 Josue Perez "Nunca Voy A Olvidarte" Cristian Castro
5 Magdalena Leon "Acompañame" Alicia Villarreal and Pedro Fernández
Sammy Genao
6 Blanca Rosa Alfonso "Escondidos" Olga Tañón and Cristian Castro
Leonardo Mendez
7 Yaindhi Alvarez "Vivir Lo Nuestro" Marc Anthony and La India
Jometh Andujar
8 Diana Mercado "Vivo Por Ella" Andrea Bocelli and Marta Sanchez
Jonathan Rios
9 Luis Javier Chavez "En El Jardin" Alejandro Fernández and Gloria Estefan
Cristina Eustace

Sixth Show: March 15

The songs performed during the sixth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Samuel Colon "Por Debajo De La Mesa" Luis Miguel
Luis Javier Chavez
2 Yaindhi Alvarez "Ahora Que Te Vas" La Quinta Estación
Yaritza Rodriguez
3 Ronny Mercedes "Mujeres Divinas" Vicente Fernández
Javier Baerga
4 Karen Rodriguez "Tuya" Jennifer Peña
Diana Mercado
5 Magdalena Leon "No Me Enseñaste" Thalía
6 Cristina Eustace "Me Nace Del Corazon" Rocío Dúrcal
Yerly Burgos
7 Sammy Genao "Coleccionista De Canciones" Camila
Jometh Andujar
Leonardo Mendez
8 Josue Perez "Solo Por Un Beso" Aventura
Jonathan Rios

Seventh Show: March 22

The songs performed during the seventh show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Karen Rodriguez "Sola Otra Vez" Celine Dion
2 Leonardo Mendez "Celos" Marc Anthony
3 Josue Perez "Por Una Mujer" Luis Fonsi
4 Samuel Colon "Pobre Corazon" Divino
5 Yaritza Rodriguez "Si Tu Eres Mi Hombre" La India
6 Yerly Burgos "Mi Mayor Venganza" La India
7 Jometh Andujar "Y Hubo Alguien" Marc Anthony
8 Sammy Genao "Sera" Ricardo Montaner
9 Jonathan Rios "Un Buen Perdedor" Franco De Vita
10 Javier Baerga "Volveras" Ricky Martin
11 Cristina Eustace "Quien Eres Tu" Yuri
12 Yaindhi Alvarez "Como Una Loba" Valeria Lynch

Eight Show: March 29

The songs performed during the eight show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Yaindhi Alvarez "Pena" Milly Quezada
2 Jonathan Rios "Suelta Mi Mano" Sin Bandera
3 Josue Perez "Amiga Mia" Alejandro Sanz
4 Yerly Burgos "Tu Amor" Olga Tañon
5 Jometh Andujar "Yo Queria" Cristian Castro
6 Sammy Genao "Si Tu Supieras" Alejandro Fernández
7 Javier Baerga "Usted Se Me Llevo La Vida" Alexandre Pires
8 Karen Rodriguez "El Hombre Que Yo Amo" Myriam Hernandez
9 Samuel Colon "Lloraras" Oscar D'León
10 Cristina Eustace "Aires Del Mayab" Lola Beltrán

Semi-Finals

Ninth Show: April 5

The songs performed during the ninth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Sammy Genao "Ajena" Frank Reyes
2 Cristina Eustace "Por Ti" Ednita Nazario
3 Karen Rodriguez "Que Creias" Selena
4 Jonathan Rios "Casi Un Hechizo" Jerry Rivera
5 Yerly Burgos "Hasta Mañana" Grupo Limite
6 Jometh Andujar "Buscando Tus Besos" Joseph Fonseca
7 Samuel Colon "Seria Facil" Luis Fonsi
8 Yaindhi Alvarez "Mi Talisman" Ana Gabriel
9 Javier Baerga "A Puro Dolor" Son By Four

Tenth Show: April 12

The songs performed during the tenth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Javier Baerga "Como Pudiste" Obie Bermúdez
2 Sammy Genao "Lo Dudo" José José
3 Yaindhi Alvarez "La Tirana" La Lupe
4 Jometh Andujar "Me Enamora" Juanes
5 Samuel Colon "No Tengo Suerte En El Amor" Yoskar Sarante
6 Cristina Eustace "Mujeres Liberadas" Melina León
7 Jonathan Rios "Fuego Contra Fuego" Ricky Martin
8 Karen Rodriguez "Detrás de Mi Ventana" Yuri

Eleventh Show: April 19

The songs performed during the eleventh show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Samuel Colón "Algo De Mi" Camilo Sesto
2 Yaindhi Alvarez "Viveme" Laura Pausini
3 Jometh Andujar "Al Que Me Siga" Luis Miguel
4 Karen Rodriguez "Quitame Ese Hombre" Pilar Montenegro
5 Jonathan Rios "Antes" Obie Bermúdez
6 Cristina Eustace "Mentira" Hernaldo Zúñiga
7 Javier Baerga "La Media Vuelta" Luis Miguel

Twelfth Show: April 26

The songs performed during the twelfth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Javier Baerga "Yo Naci Para Amarte" Alejandro Fernández
2 Samuel Colon "Labios Compartidos" Mana
3 Yaindhi Alvarez "Quiero Amanecer Con Alguien" Daniela Romo
4 Jometh Andujar "Devorame Otra Vez" Lalo Rodríguez
5 Cristina Eustace "Como Yo Te Ame" Luis Miguel
6 Jonathan Rios "Vuelveme A Querer" Cristian Castro

Thirteenth Show: May 3

The songs performed during the thirteenth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Jometh Andujar "Nada Se Compara Contigo" Alvaro Torres
2 Samuel Colon "Como Me Haces Falta" Marco Antonio Solís
3 Jonathan Rios "Por Amarte" Pepe Aguilar
4 Cristina Eustace "Siempre Seras Tu" Whitney Houston
5 Yaindhi Alvarez "Cucurrucucu Paloma" Lola Beltrán
6 Javier Baerga "La Puerta Se Cerro" Luis Miguel

Fourteenth Show: May 10

The songs performed during the fourteenth show were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Jonathan Rios "No Me Quiero Enamorar" Kalimba
"Buen Perdedor" Franco De Vita
2 Yaindhi Alvarez "Eclipse Total Del Amor" Lissette
"Como Una Loba" Valeria Lynch
3 Samuel Colon "Que Lastima" Alejandro Fernández
"Almohada" José José
4 Cristina Eustace "Me Muero" La Quinta Estación
"La Gata Bajo La Lluvia" Rocío Dúrcal
5 Jometh Andujar "Si Ella Supiera" Julian

Fue sorprendente que uno de los concursantes mas fuertes y con el paso mas firme de esta competencia se haya despedido esa noche, pues era de los que mas apoyo tenia en todas las galas y la mayor competencia de la concursante mas fuerte de esta edicion Cristina Eustace, fue impresionante para todo el mundo ver que al final de la gala 14 estaban los concursante mas duros, fuertes, versatiles y firmes de esta edicion y saber que una de ellos tendria que decir adios. Para muchos ESA escena debio haber sido la que se presentara en la final el 18 de mayo, Jometh Andujar y Cristina Eustace de la mano para saber cual de esos dos seria el TRIUNFADOR y no para que uno quedara excluido de la final. Exito a estas dos grandes estrellas!

Great Finale

Fifteenth Show: May 19

The great finale featured a red carpet where various celebrities marched on. All of the contestants, but one (19 in total) were present. Yaritza Rodriguez wasn't able to attend because of her mother's illness. The four finalists arrived on the back of convertible cars and signed autographs.

The show opened with the 4 finalists performing the song "Baila" from Kat DeLuna.

Each of the finalists performed two songs, one of them with one of their favorite celebrities. The songs performed during the finale were:

# Contestant Song Title Original Performer
1 Samuel Colon "Tantos Deseos De Ella" Danny Rivera
"Donde Estara Mi Primavera" with Iván López
2 Yaindhi Alvarez "Asi No Te Amara Jamas" Amanda Miguel
"Usted Abuso" with Marlon Fernández
3 Jonathan Rios "Contigo Aprendi" Alejandro Fernández
"Que Sera" with Erica Gonzaba
4 Cristina Eustace "El Amor Que Sone" Mariah Carey
"Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado" with Juan Vélez

The show also featured special presentations from reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel and Mexican singer, Lucero.

In the end, the finalists and winner were announced as follows:

# Contestant %
1 Cristina Eustace 33.37%
2 Samuel Colon 26.99%
3 Yaindhi Alvarez 20.94%
4 Jonathan Rios 18.70%

Controversies

Some controversies that surfaced during the season.

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