Idol Puerto Rico is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent.

Like its international counterparts, the show employs a panel of judges to select singers in audition, then adding other elements such as telephone voting by the viewing public and the drama of backstories and real-life soap opera unfolding in real time.

The show debuted in 2011 in Puerto Rico with Paola Portilla, Luciano Cardinali, and Jimmy Arteaga as producers.

The winner might also receive additional prizes like a new automobile, mobile phones, tablet PCs, cash, scholarships, and other endorsement deals.

Hosted by Mayol again, it featured singer Yolandita Monge as a new judge, replacing Erika Ender and Jerry Rivera.

Idol Kids Puerto Rico is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent between 6 and 12 years old.

[14] Idol Kids Puerto Rico has a similar format to Idol Puerto Rico, as the gala is broadcast live through the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas and the public takes charge of the election winner.

The main difference between products is that participants do not coexist in the same home because they are minors, so they are with their parents during the competition.

Season 1 aired from August to November 2012 and was won by Edgard Hernández, 12 years old back then.