Tu cara me suena
Presented byMarley Wiebe
JudgesCurrent
Cacho Castaña
Elizabeth Vernacci
Enrique Pinti
Former
Joaquin Galán
Ale Sergi
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
Production
Executive producersPablo Graziano
Mona Dugatkin
Production locationBuenos Aires
Running time120 mins. (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkTelefe
Release23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) –
23 December 2015 (2015-12-23)
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Tu Cara me Suena is an Argentine talent show based on the Spanish series of the same name. The show began airing on 23 September 2013 on Telefe and its first season ended on 18 December 2013. The show is presented by Marley Wiebe, whilst the judging panel is composed by Cacho Castaña, Elizabeth Vernacci and Enrique Pinti, with Joaquín Galán and Ale Sergi being former judges.

The show involves celebrities (actors, television personalities, comedians) portraying various iconic singers each week to win AR$20,000 for their chosen charity. The winner of the series receives the AR$100,000 grand prize for her/his charity.

On 18 December 2013, actress and singer Laura Esquivel was announced as the first winner.[1] She also won Week 2 and 3 of the competition (as Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson, respectively) collecting AR$20,000 for each of those weeks. In total, she won AR$140,000 for her chosen charity over the 13 weeks.

Format

The show challenges celebrities to perform as different iconic music artists every week, which are chosen by the show's "Randomiser". They are then judged by a panel of celebrity judges. During the series, the celebrities are trained by vocal coach Miguel Ángel Cherutti.

Each celebrity becomes transformed into a different singer each week, and performs an iconic song and dance routine well known by that particular singer. The 'randomiser' can choose any older or younger artist available in the machine, or even a singer of the opposite sex, or a deceased singer.

Voting

The contestants receive points from the judges based on their singing and dance routines, as well as voted from the other competitors.

Every judge scales the competitors from 4 to 11 (in the first season) or 4 to 12 (in the second season), with each competitor in a different position of the scale. The competitor every judge considers as the best of the week will be in the position with 11/12 points, while the worst will be in the position with 4 points. Then, the celebrities count with 5 points to give to their fellow competitor: in season one, they had to give 5 points to a single competitor. In season two, they had to split their 5 points, giving 3 to one, and 2 to another one, which means every celebrity can give points to two other celebrities. The total score of each contestant is then counted by summing the points from judges and the others competitors' votes.

Whoever is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the each show, after the combination of the judges' and the other competitors' votes, receives a AR$20,000 cash prize for a charity of their choice and a further AR$100,000 grand prize for the "series champion" in the final week.

Judges

The panel of judges for the first season consisted of singer from the famous duet Pimpinela, Joaquin Galán, journalist Elizabeth Vernacci and singer Cacho Castaña. In the middle of the season, due to health problems, Castaña left the panel,[2] and Miranda! frontman Ale Sergi, who served as a guest judge a previous week, entered in his place and lasted for the rest of the season.[3] Before Sergi, Castaña was replaced by the vocal coach of the show, Miguel Ángel Cherutti.[4]

In season two, Castaña returned to the panel of judges, as well as Vernacci. Galán did not return. The new judge was the big actor, Enrique Pinti.[5]

Presenters

The presenter of the show is Marley Wiebe, famous for presenting big shows like Operación Triunfo, Celebrity Splash! and the Argentine version of The Voice, La Voz... Argentina.

Series overview: results

Season Premiere date Finale date Number
of celebrities		 Number
of weeks		 Honour places
Winner
Second place
Third place
1
23 September 2013
18 December 2013
8
13
Martín "Campi" Campilongo
2
16 April 2014
21 December 2014
10
35

Season 1 (2013)

23 September to 18 December 2013, in order of elimination. Eight celebrities competed during thirteen weeks of competition.

Celebrity Occupation Result
Rocío Guirao Díaz Fashion model 8th – Week 12
Jey Mammon Comedian 7th – Week 12
Pablo Granados Comedian and singer 6th – Week 13
Benjamin Amadeo Actor 5th – Week 13
Carmen Barbieri Former vedette and director 4th – Week 13
Lucía Galán Professional singer Third place
Martín "Campi" Campilongo Comedian and actor Runner up
Laura Esquivel Actress and singer Series winner

Season 2 (2014)

Season 2 premiered on 16 April 2014. Ten celebrities competed for this season. Laura Esquivel (last season winner) and Jey Mammon (last season contestant) are competing this season as a duet.

Celebrity Occupation / known for Status
Angela Torres Singer and actress Winner
Augusto Schuster Chilean singer and actor Participating
Coki Ramírez Singer-songwriter 7th
Florencia Peña Actress & comedian 3rd
Georgina Barbarossa Actress 8th
Hernán Drago Fashion male model Participating
Jey Mammon Comedian 4th
Laura Esquivel Former Patito Feo actress & singer
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Actor 6th
Pichu Straneo Sin Codificar comedian 5th

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominee Category Result
2013 Tato Awards Tu Cara me Suena Big Show Won
Direction in Non Fiction Nominated
Lightning in Non Fiction Nominated
Scenery in Non Fiction Won
Edition in Non Fiction Nominated
Production in Non Fiction Nominated
Marley Wiebe Best Presenter Won
2014 Martín Fierro Awards Tu Cara me Suena Best TV production[6] Won

References

  1. ↑ "Laura Esquivel wins the first season of 'Tu cara me suena'". 19 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Cacho Castaña abandonó "Tu cara me suena"".
  3. ↑ "Ale Sergi reemplaza a Cacho Castaña en el jurado". 25 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bianchi no tiene que dirigir más".
  5. ↑ "Llega la nueva temporada de "Tu cara me suena" - Espectáculos - Pronto Argentina - la revista de los famosos Argentinos". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro]. La Nación (in Spanish). 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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