[2][3] The activities of the contestants at "The Academy" or La Academia were streamed live via YouTube and the subscription platform Sky España.
[5] On 4 December 2017, during sixth week's live show or "Gala 6", it was announced that the series would serve as the platform to select the Spanish entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
[6] On 20 December 2017, TVE announced that the five contestants that would succeed in advancing to the series' final would also be the five candidates to represent Spain at Eurovision.
[10][11][12] Some of the contestants from this series such as Amaia Romero, Alfred García, Aitana, Miriam Rodríguez, Ana Guerra, Cepeda, Agoney, Mimi Doblas, Roi Méndez, Raoul Vázquez or Mireya Bravo went on to launch solo projects.
[13] On 18 July 2017, Noemí Galera, who had appeared as a member of the jury panel on previous seasons, was announced as the new "headmaster" of the Academy.
18 candidates advanced to the introduction live show or Gala 0, where the 16 official contestants who entered the Academy were selected.
The two remaining nominees prepare the performance of a song of their choice each for next week's live show, where one of the contestants will be saved by the audience via televote, sms and app voting.
From this week, voting for the favourite of the audience was put on hold for the final stretch of the series, and no contestant was exempt for nominations.
A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the series, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on "Gala 0".
[24] Following the finale, all 16 contestants reunited for a tour across arenas and stadiums in Spain, performing live to sell out audiences.