Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda


Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda was a Mexican reality show set to look for the new, re-make of the '80s and '90s Mexican band Timbiriche, hosted by Galilea Montijo. The show premiered on June 24, 2007, in Mexico on Canal de las Estrellas and on July 1, 2007 in the United States on Univision a week later from its original live air in Mexico. The show concluded on October 14, 2007, in Mexico, having Brisia, Fernanda, Alberto, Gaby, Eduardo, Taide, and Yurem as the seven new members of the brand new re-made band Timbiriche. Their first CD was released on November 30, 2007. The band announced their decision to split at their final concert in Nuevo Laredo in May 2009.

Contestants

The red color on contestants signifies their expulsion from the show.
The blue signifies the 7 winners of the show.
PlaceGuysAge, OriginGirlsAge, Origin
1stAlberto Dogre 22, MéridaBrissia Mayagoitia 16, Saltillo
1stJ. Eduardo Brito18, PueblaFernanda Arozqueta 19, Distrito Federal
1stYurem Rojas 17, Distrito FederalGabriela Sanchez 21, Guadalajara
1st----M. Taide Rodríguez 19, Guadalajara
2nd----16, Hermosillo
2ndSergio Villa21, Distrito FederalVerónica20, Colima
3rdFabián20, Distrito Federal----
4thGustavo17, Villahermosa----
5thDiego21, MéridaTamara16, Monterrey
6thDavid21, TamaulipasMariana17, Puebla
7thAlfonso16, TepicMarcela18, Monterrey
8thNaín21, PueblaDaffne17, Chihuahua
9thWillie21, Villa Úrsula GalvánKarla17, Monterrey
10thJorge22, Distrito FederalIngrid18, Guadalajara
11thManuel18, Distrito FederalCristy19, Aguascalientes
12thAlejandro20, GuadalajaraZelma15, Distrito Federal
13thSantiago20, PueblaMaría16, Culiacán

Format

Participants

30 participants ranging from ages 15–22 were chosen to enter the reality show and will live in "Escuela Timbiriche ".

Judging

Each week each will be scored on their singing and dancing performance by 3 tables of judges. The scores range from 1-10.

Honor Roll

From episodes 1-9, the 6 contestants that receive the highest GPA will be placed in the "Cuadro de Honor ". And the 2 that come in first will receive a special privilege for the week. Starting from episode 10, there will be only one scoreboard, and the top two will compete to be selected as a new member of the new band.

Reported

On the other hand, from episodes 1-9 the bottom 3 males and the bottom 3 females that receive the lowest GPA will be "Reportado " and will be up for expulsion from the show.
Starting from episode 10 until the 14th, all contestants were reported. Since the 14th, no remaining contestant was eliminated, therefore no more reported students.

Expulsions

From episodes 1-9, on the day of the expulsions, two of the six Reported will be saved by the Timbiriche Council.
The four still Reported will depend on the public vote, the two that receive the higher number of votes will be saved and the other two will be expelled. Starting from episode 10 until the 14th, the student at the bottom of the overall scoreboard will be automatically expelled at the end of each episode.

Total number of members

The show was supposed to end with three guys and three girls as the new members of the newly re-made Timbiriche, but after much consideration of the show and the original members of the band, the newly formed band consists of seven members, with the final members being four girls and three guys.

Prize

The chosen members of the band will not only receive a record deal, but will go on tour throughout Mexico and starr in a telenovela.

Judges

Creators

These are the people that in their own ways helped create Timbiriche:
These are the original members of Timbiriche and each will have a vote.
This is made up of lifelong fans of the original band. They, as a group, cast one vote for each contestant.

Honor Roll

These are the results that were announced at the end of each episode of Timbiriche.
The reported are announced at the end of each show, while the expulsions are held the following week. The Timbiriche Council saves two contestants first, then the public vote results are revealed toward the end of the show and announce who stays and who is expelled.
• Ep 14 - * From this episode on, there will be no more expulsions.

Episode 16

Results

StatusContestant
MemberEduardo
MemberTaide
MemberYurem