La Academia (The Academy) is a Mexican reality musical talent television series shown on TV Azteca, that premiered in June 2002 and is currently in its thirteenth installment.
Over the first seasons, the show was a reliable dominator of its time-slot, which was shown by its triumph over Televisa's Operación Triunfo Mexico, in several countries including Chile, Peru and Venezuela.
The last seasons of La Academia had declining ratings, being aired against the Mexican version of The Voice, produced by Televisa, and it eventually ceased production in 2012.
However, in 2018, Azteca rebooted the franchise and it aired a new generation of La Academia which received positive reviews from critics and saw an impressive increase in total viewership.
Each week, one of the contestants is eliminated based on the number of votes each one receives, until 4 to 10 students become the finalists and compete for the top prize.
Once again, the National Auditorium in Mexico City served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MX$2.5 million and a recording contract.
The Teotihuacan Hall in Acapulco served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received a brand new car and a larger top prize of MX$3 million and a recording contract.
The Víctor Manuel Reyna Stadium in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the top prize of MX$3 million, a recording contract and the new La Academia Trophy.
Later Maria Fernanda, Valeria, Perla, Jackie, Fatima and Alex formed a girl group called G6; Fabiola Rodas won the third season of Desafio de Estrelas a year later.
The New Generation was renewed due to the popular demand [citation needed] and led by the most outspoken critic, Lolita Cortés, beginning on 4 October 2009.
The Víctor Manuel Reyna Stadium in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas once again served as the setting for the final concert, where the winner received the lowest top prize of MX$1 million and a recording contract.
Luis, Eri, Gerardo, Esmeralda, Carolina, Johnny, Daniel, Edgar, Paolo and Edu reached the finale held on 19 December 2010.
Equatorial Guinea * Winner of the International Prize with Eri & María La Academia 2011 premiered on 21 August 2011,[17] and it was the first reality show to be aired in 3D.
During the middle of the competition, on 26 October, Eduardo Capetillo announced to the contestants that Magda Rodriguez was no longer the producer (she was fired due to low ratings).
After involving La Academia on a personal matter, Eduardo Capetillo and Bibi Gaytán were fired on 7 December 2011, 2 weeks before the finale.
It was announced Julio Preciado would take his place as principal for the remaining weeks of the competition and Ingrid Coronado will return to host the semifinal and finale.
Argentina * The specific rank wasn't revealed, but the contestants are listed in order of elimination The Decade Generation premiered on 26 August 2012, celebrating the tenth anniversary of La Academia.
On 16 August, it was confirmed that the four judges will be Marta Sánchez, Julio Preciado, Cruz Martínez and First Generation's fourth place, Yahir.
On 14 May, it was announced that Adal Ramones would return to the small screen as the host of La Academia, after joining TV Azteca almost three years after leaving their competitor, Televisa.
Later that day, it was announced that the new panel of judges will be formed by Arturo López Gavito, Horacio Villalobos, Edwin Luna and Edith Márquez.
On 23 October 2019, Television Azteca held a special ceremony to reveal details about the upcoming season of its most successful show.
Horacio Villalobos and Arturo López Gavito will seat again at the judges' table and they will be joined by Remmy Valenzuela (who was let go after the first concert), Alexander Acha and Danna Paola.
The season will also have Horacio Villalobos and popular singer, Ana Bárbara critiquing the students' performance every Saturday and Sunday.
As part of the 20 year celebration, First Generation's Yahir will serve as the main host with Vanessa Claudio as co-host, who will be replacing Adal Ramones and Cynthia Rodriguez.
After three months of competition La Academia USA came to an end, crowning Mariana Vargas as winner of the Latin Reality Show.
On 31 August, the show aired a casting special, while the first live concert took place on 7 September, and the finale was held on 21 December, where the winner received MX$500,000.
Karla Herrarte was declared the second winner of La Academia Kids, making her the first foreigner to ever win a season of the show.
There are some examples of former La Academia contestants, that have been constantly on the public eye: The following table lists the top 10 most followed accounts on Instagram.
Desafío de Estrellas is a Mexican musical show produced and distributed by Azteca, the second most important network in the country.