Twenty or so contestants are "bunkered" in a studio/house where they will live together for several months while participating in a weekly show where one of them is eliminated, en route to find a "young star".
Contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, and viewers had the opportunity to vote on who they wanted to stay or leave the competition.
Also, during the week they were assisted by singing and dancing teachers, stylists, costume designers, personal trainers, etc.
The first season of Objetivo Fama was hosted by Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique, while the second one was co-hosted by Mexican actor/singer Víctor Noriega and Puerto Rican model/host Yizette Cifredo.
[1][2] For the third season, Mexican singer Yuri was chosen as host, and she quickly became a favorite of the audience.
These are evaluated by the show's producers which included music directors Gabriel Ferri and Angelo Torres.
Literally translated as Total Access, this section follows every weekly show with interviews with contestants and judges.
In the fifth season (2008), the show also included evaluations of each contestant past presentation from a former judge, Hilda Ramos, and was hosted by Yizette Cifredo.
Early on the show, one of the contestants, Encarnita "Kany" García, suffered a car accident, which forced her to abandon the competition.
García in 2007 released her first album Cualquier Día, which includes the number 1 hit "Hoy Ya Me Voy".
After the show, Luis Montes, Elliot Suro and Daniel Rodríguez joined Puerto Rican boy band MDO.
They released an album titled Otra Vez which peaked some music charts in Latin America.
This season was hosted by Mexican actor/singer, Víctor Noriega and Puerto Rican celebrity, Yizette Cifredo, and expanded the format to include international contestants.
The winner of the show was Dominican singer, Anaís Martínez, but - like the first season - several of the contestants have already launched their own musical careers.
[6] Carlos Rubén Salazar was disqualified from the competition when he abandoned the house to see a girlfriend (one of the show dancers).
Another of the finalists, Rodolfo Castera, has worked hosting several events on the island and is currently finishing acting classes.
Rosangela Abreu recorded a duet with famous Salsa singer, Gilberto Santa Rosa.
He has written several songs for some of his fellow competitors of the show from past and future seasons, in January 2011 Tairon released his first album cd called "Tatuaje" in which he is the producer along with DJ gus.
Emilio Acevedo is one of the singers of a merengue group called Zone D' Tambora, produced by Elvis Crespo.
The winner of the show was Cuban Marlon Fernández, but several of the contestants have started their own musical careers not only singing but also in theatre.
Helen Ochoa and Melanie Figueroa started working on a project called "Dos Destinos".
Unlike previous seasons, this one opened in Los Angeles, California, on February 3, with a pre-show where they presented the 30 semi-finalists chosen on the auditions through the United States and Puerto Rico.
On March 17, they had a chance to perform the song "Devuélveme la Vida" from Antonio Orozco together, which garnered them much praise and applause from both the judges and the audience.
This season's finale emerged as the highest rated program in the history of Univision Puerto Rico, and USA Telefutura television broadcast stations.
The first show featured special presentations from Los Super Reyes and last year winner, Juan Vélez.
[3] At the same time, the credibility of the show was questioned after a video mentioning the four finalists with two weeks of anticipation surfaced on YouTube.
The winner was Fabián Torres, who ended up victorious with a 42.43 percent of the votes on the final show held on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
[11] The show remained at the top of the ratings as the season went on, ranking at #2 during February 2008 and #1 in March and April of the same year.