Operación Triunfo series 12
Operación Triunfo is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series, also known as Operación Triunfo 2023, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 20 November 2023, presented by Chenoa. It is the first season broadcast by Amazon Prime Video, as well as the first season aired by an over-the-top streaming service instead of a free-to-air television channel.
In addition to the Galas or weekly live shows, an after show hosted by Masi Rodríguez airs after each weekly gala, and recap shows hosted by Xuso Jones are released daily. The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or La Academia are streamed live via YouTube.
Headmaster, judges and presenter
On 27 May 2023, it was announced that singer Chenoa, who rose to fame as a contestant on series 1, would be the new host for the series. Noemí Galera will continue as the headmaster of the academy. On 15 November 2023, it was announced that the judging panel would consist of singer Buika, music journalist Cris Regatero, and musician and producer Pablo Rouss, with a fourth guest judge rounding out the panel on each episode.Auditions
Open casting auditions began on 3 July 2023 in Barcelona and concluded on 19 September 2023 in Madrid.| Location | Date | Venue |
| Barcelona | 3 July 2023 | Fira de Barcelona |
| Zaragoza | 6 July 2023 | Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza |
| Santiago de Compostela | 10 July 2023 | Pavillón Multiusos Fontes do Sar |
| Bilbao | 12 July 2023 | Bilbao Arena |
| Valencia | 17 July 2023 | Feria Valencia |
| Las Palmas | 6 September 2023 | Auditorio Alfredo Kraus |
| Málaga | 11 September 2023 | La Caja Blanca |
| Seville | 14 September 2023 | FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre |
| Madrid | 19 September 2023 | Madrid Arena |
More than 13,000 candidates participated in the open auditions.
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
| Naiara | 26 | Zaragoza, Aragon | Gala Final | |
| Paul | 21 | Armilla, Andalusia | Gala Final | |
| Ruslana | 18 | Madrid, Madrid | Gala Final | 3rd |
| Juanjo | 20 | Magallón, Aragon | Gala Final | 4th |
| Lucas | 23 | Vallirana, Catalonia | Gala Final | 5th |
| Martin | 18 | Getxo, Basque Country | Gala Final | 6th |
| Bea | 19 | San Fernando de Henares, Madrid | Gala 11 | 7th |
| Chiara | 19 | Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands | Gala 10 | 8th |
| Álvaro | 21 | Sevilla, Andalusia | Gala 9 | 9th |
| Cris | 24 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands | Gala 8 | 10th |
| Violeta | 22 | Motril, Andalusia | Gala 7 | 11th |
| Álex | 24 | Córdoba, Andalusia | Gala 6 | 12th |
| Salma | 21 | Mijas, Andalusia | Gala 5 | 13th |
| Denna | 22 | Ogíjares, Andalusia | Gala 4 | 14th |
| Omar | 26 | Yunquera de Henares, Castilla–La Mancha | Gala 3 | 15th |
| Suzete | 22 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands | Gala 2 | 16th |
| Lina de Sol | 20 | Vigo, Galicia | Gala 0 | Not selected |
| Edu | 26 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands | Gala 0 | Not selected |
Galas
Results summary
;Colour keyGala 0 (20 November 2023)
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| Ruslana | 1 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Saved by the jury |
| Cris | 2 | "Pasos de cero" | Saved by the jury |
| Martin | 3 | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Immune by the Academy's staff |
| Denna | 4 | "A Ella" | Saved by the Academy's staff |
| Naiara | 5 | "Me Muero" | Saved by the jury |
| Álvaro | 6 | "...Baby One More Time" | Saved by the public vote |
| Omar | 7 | "Canela en Rama" | Saved by the jury |
| Alex | 8 | "Juramento eterno de sal" | Saved by the jury |
| Paul | 9 | "Way Down We Go" | Immune by the Academy's staff |
| Suzete | 10 | "Di mi nombre" | Saved by the jury |
| Juanjo | 11 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Saved by the jury |
| Lina | 12 | "Nunca Es Suficiente" | Eliminated |
| Edu | 13 | "Regrésame mi corazón" | Eliminated |
| Violeta | 14 | "Crazy" | Immune by the Academy's staff |
| Salma | 15 | "Historia de un Amor" | Saved by the jury |
| Chiara | 16 | "For Once in My Life" | Saved by the jury |
| Lucas | 17 | "De Música Ligera" | Saved by the jury |
| Bea | 18 | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | Saved by the jury |
Gala 1 (27 November 2023)
- Group performance: "Libertad"
- Musical guests:
- * NIA
- * Nil Moliner
- Guest judge: Natalia Jiménez
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| Cris | 1 | "Save Your Tears" | Saved by the jury |
| Ruslana | 1 | "Save Your Tears" | Saved by the jury |
| Martin | 2 | "Tiroteo" | Saved by the jury |
| Alex | 2 | "Tiroteo" | Nominated by the jury; saved by the Academy's staff |
| Álvaro | 3 | "Para no verte más" | Saved by the jury |
| Naiara | 3 | "Para no verte más" | Saved by the jury |
| Suzete | 4 | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Bea | 4 | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Saved by the jury |
| Juanjo | 5 | "A tu vera" | Saved by the jury |
| Salma | 5 | "A tu vera" | Saved by the jury |
| Lucas | 6 | "Acalorado" | Nominated by the jury; up for elimination |
| Omar | 6 | "Acalorado" | Saved by the jury |
| Denna | 7 | "Padam Padam" | Nominated by the jury; saved by contestants |
| Violeta | 7 | "Padam Padam" | Saved by the jury |
| Paul | 8 | "El encuentro" | Favourite of the audience |
| Chiara | 8 | "El encuentro" | Saved by the jury |
Gala 2 (4 December 2023)
- Group performance: "Alright"
- Musical guests: Vicco & Abraham Mateo
- Guest judge: Vanesa Martín
Gala 3 (11 December 2023)
Gala 4 (18 December 2023)
- Group performance: "Sweet Caroline"
- Musical guest: Carlos Rivera
- Guest judge: Carlos Rivera
Gala 5 (1 January 2024)
- Group performance: "Un año más"
- Musical guest: Sen Senra
- Guest judge: Miriam Rodríguez
Gala 6 (8 January 2024)
- Group performance: "Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52"
- Musical guest: Veintiuno
- Guest judge: Edurne
Gala 7 (15 January 2024)
- Group performance: "Just Can't Get Enough"
- Musical guest: Chanel
- Guest judge: Rozalén
Gala 8 (22 January 2024)
- Group performance: "Believe"
- Musical guest: Emilia
- Guest judge: Emilia
- This is the last Gala of the season where the favorite of the audience is granted immunity.
Gala 9 (29 January 2024)
- Group performance: "Solo quiero bailar"
- Musical guests: Abraham Mateo & Omar Montes
- Guest judge: Abraham Mateo
Gala 10 (5 February 2024)
- Group performance: "We Are Young"
- Musical guest: Dani Fernández
- For this Gala, instead of the usual nominations, each jury member gave marks out of 10 to each contestant and the two with the highest combined marks would qualify for the final; the Academy's staff then selected a third finalist, leaving the remaining contestants up for elimination.
Gala 11 (12 February 2024)
- Group performance: "Aire"
- Musical guests:
- * Álvaro de Luna
- * Pablo López
| Contestant | Order | Song | Result |
| Martin | 1 | "Murder on the Dancefloor" | Saved by the jury; Finalist |
| Lucas | 2 | "Mariposa tecknicolor" | Saved by the Academy's staff; Finalist |
| Bea | 3 | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Eliminated |
| Ruslana | 4 | "La Balada" | Saved by the public vote; Finalist |
| Paul | 5 | "Fiebre" | Already qualified |
| Juanjo | 6 | "El patio" | Already qualified |
| Naiara | 7 | "Let's Get Loud" | Already qualified; favourite of the audience |
Gala Final (19 February 2024)
- Group performances:
- * "Last Dance"
- * "Historias por contar"
- Musical guests:
- * Lola Índigo
- * Ana Mena
- After the first round of performances, the top three finalists will reprise their Gala 0 song.
Specials
Gala de Navidad (25 December 2023)
- Group performances:
- *"Navidad, Navidad"
- *"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
| Contestant | Order | Song |
| Violeta | 1 | "Santa's Coming for Us" |
| Denna | 1 | "Santa's Coming for Us" |
| Juanjo | 2 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" |
| Álvaro | 2 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" |
| Bea | 3 | "Te regalo" |
| Ruslana | 3 | "Te regalo" |
| Omar | 4 | "High" |
| Paul | 4 | "High" |
| Salma | 5 | "Farolito " |
| Naiara | 5 | "Farolito " |
| Cris | 6 | "Last Christmas" |
| Martin | 6 | "Last Christmas" |
| Alex | 7 | "Bendita tu luz" |
| Lucas | 7 | "Bendita tu luz" |
| Chiara | 8 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" |
| Suzete | 8 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" |