Cantando por un Sueño (Singing for a Dream) is a television contest produced by the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas which also aired on Univision in the United States. As with its twin show Bailando por un sueño (Dancing for a Dream), celebrities are paired with common, everyday people. However, in Cantando por un Sueño, contestants have to sing, rather than dance to impress the panel of judges and win. The panel of judges is made up of famous Latin American singers. Prizes generally include costly interventions to help people in unfortunate situations including blindness, deafness, paralysis, mortal diseases, bankruptcy, etc. Mexican singer Thalía is the "godmother" of this contest, and she sings the title song of the show too. Cantando por un Sueño had three seasons of about seven episodes each and concluded in a final fourth season Called "Reyes de la Canción" (Song's Royalty) where the winners, runners-up and 3rd-place finishers of the first three seasons compete in a final showdown. (In the third season, 4th place went to "Reyes", because before being eliminated, they received the highest score).
On air
editHosts
editJudges
edit- Yuri
- Ricardo Montaner
- Adrian Posse (1st and 2nd season)
- Susana Zabaleta (1st and 2nd season)
- Manuel Mijares (3rd season)
- Kiko Campos (3rd season)
Substitutes:
- Amanda Miguel (3rd season) (substituting Yuri)
Contestants
editSeason 1
edit| Celebrity | Contestant | Teacher | Dream | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheyla |
Cipriano Hernández |
Dulce |
Tumor surgery for Cipriano's wife |
WINNer |
|
Kika Edgar |
Raúl Juárez |
Help his sister Rosario |
Runners-up | |
|
Ernesto D'Alesio |
María del Sol |
To help her best friend cure a fatal illness she currently had. |
3rd Place | |
|
Manuel Landeta |
Mónica Chávez |
Because Mónica had MS, she wanted to make sure her 4-year-old son would not be left alone in this world and got a chance to finish a career and to have a place to live when she died. |
4th Place | |
|
Omar Chaparro |
Greys Hernández |
Napoleón |
Eye surgery for Greys' blind brother |
5th Place |
|
Sherlyn |
Germán Martínez |
Francisco Céspedes |
Establish a dog training center for blind people |
6th Place |
|
Tiaré Scanda |
Leonardo Guizar |
Isabel Lascuraín |
Buy an ambulance for a home |
7th Place |
Season 2
edit| Celebrity | Contestant | Place |
|---|---|---|
|
Raquel Bigorra |
Francisco Castillo |
WINNERS |
|
Patricio Borghetti |
Samia Abrin |
Runners-up |
|
Alicia Machado |
Marco Antonio Gutiérrez |
3rd Place |
|
Jorge Muñiz |
Selene Mendoza |
4th Place |
|
Roberto Blandón |
Teresa López |
5th Place |
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Lorena de la Garza |
Daniel Nelson Ibarra |
6th Place |
|
Alex Sirvent |
Beth-Sua Bautista |
7th Place |
Season 3
edit- Rubén Cerda, actor/humorist (partnered with Leydi Diana) teacher: Margarita "la diosa de la cumbia" eliminated third
- Luis Roberto Guzmán, actor (partnered with Argelia González) teacher: María Conchita Alonso eliminated second
- Gustavo Munguía, humorist (partnered with Jacqueline Carrillo) teacher:Nelson Ned eliminated fourth
- Maya, model (partnered with Everardo Ramírez)
- Everardo Ramirez, One of the finalists teacher: Napoleón eliminated sixth
- Alejandra Ávalos, actress (partnered with Moisés Sierra) teacher: Diego Verdaguer eliminated first
- Arturo Peniche, actor/TV host (partnered with Norma Irene Carbajal) teacher: Karinna eliminated fifth
- Chantal Andere, actress (partnered with Gerardo Urquiza) teacher: Ednita Nazario third place
- Alan, actor (partnered with Lorena Schlebach) – Runner up teacher: Arianna second place
- Rocío Banquells, actress (partnered with Carlos García) – WINNER teacher: Francisco Céspedes WINNER
Reyes De La Canción
editEveryone against everyone; no teams were selected for this season. The final 3 groups from all previous seasons were featured in this season, "Kings/Queens of The Song".
- Rocío Banquells
- Carlos García
- Alan
- Lorena Schlebach
- Chantal Andere
- Gerardo Urquiza
- Raquel Bigorra
- Francisco Castillo – Male Winner
- Patricio Borghetti
- Samia Karima
- Maya
- Marco Antonio Gutierrez
- Sheyla – Female Winner
- Everardo Ramírez
- Cipriano Hernández
- Kika Edgar – Female Runner-Up
- Raúl Juárez
- Ernesto D'Alesio -Male Runner-Up
- Ruth Vázquez
Argentine version: Cantando por un Sueño
editFor the Argentine version, visite Cantando por Sueño (Argentina)