Desafio de Estrellas

• Concert 1- The first concert saw the elimination of 10 artists, 7 of which were from the second generation (Elisa, Gisela, Karla, Mauricio, Fabricio, Víctor and Marvin), while only 3 were from the first (Wendolee, Alejandro and Jose Antonio).
• Concert 2- The second concert saw no eliminations, however, this concert was marked by the clear dominance of the first generation singers who received well better critics from the judges than the second generation singers. The best interpretation of the night was "El Me Mintio" by Myriam and Erika (winners of the first and second generations, accordingly) who would go on to become finalists and lead successful solo careers.
• Concert 3- The third concert was characterized by the elimination of most of what was left of the second generation, as six of the remaining eleven artists were eliminated (Andrea, Ana Lucía, Alejandra, Adrián, Azeneth and Enrique). 11 singers of the first generation still remained.
• Concert 4- María Inés (1st Generation) who had sung "7 de Septiembre", by Mecano, and received fairly good critics was eliminated.
• Concert 5- Víctor, winner of the 2nd place in the first generation, and one of the favorites in the competition decided to quit, as medical reasons disabled him to continue in the competition.
• Concert 6- The elimination of Fredi, finalist in the second generation, left only four second generation singers left in the competition.
• Concert 7- Manuel, third place in the second generation, was eliminated.
• Concert 8- The eight concert saw once again the elimination of a second generation finalist, this time it was Rosalía, who had already surpassed expectations after beating Manuel and Fredi, both of which had received a better place in the second generation finale.
• Concert 9- Once again, a finalist of La academia 2 was eliminated, this time Marco, runner-up in the Academia 2 finale.
• Concert 10- Concert 10 was full of expectation as most fans believed Erika, the only second generation singer left in the competition, would be eliminated, however it was Héctor, last place in the original Academia, who was eliminated.
• Concert 11- Shocking results took place in the eleventh concert as Miguel Ángel, third place in the first Academia, was ousted by the other eight singers.
• Concert 12- Laura, 9th place in the original Academia, and initially one of the public's favorites, lost support and was eliminated.
• Concert 13- Toñita, who missed out at the last moment in becoming one of the finalists in the first Academia, again, was eliminated at the last moment.
• Concert 14- Raúl, another first generation singer and one of the favorites to reach the finale was eliminated in a very close competition. This left four Academia 1 singers and 1 Academia 2 singers in the finale.

The finale, which was broadcast live from Monterrey, Nuevo León, was a clear display of the full potential of the network, which garnished better results than the program in the competing network, the Mexican version of Big Brother. The rating was far superior for the Desafío and caused major changes in Televisa. At the end, after singing songs from their albums, as well as new, classic Latin songs, Yahir took the night and beat out Myriam, the public's clear favorite, who was also ousted by Nadia, winner of the second place.

Throughout 25 concerts, the first one airing on January 8, 2006, 32 contestants (being Yuridia the favorite) competed to become one of the 6 finalists who would compete for a grand prize of three million pesos (300,000 dollars). In these concerts, three participants were chosen three times as the best singer of the night, Adrián, Aranza, and Erasmo Catarino. Also, six participants were chosen for a major concert in The Metropolitan, an important auditorium in Mexico City: Erasmo Catarino, Cynthia, Estrella, Miguel Ángel, Aranza and Raúl.

• Concert 1- January 8, 2006
  • Eliminated- None
• Concert 2- January 15, 2006
  • Eliminated- Rosalía (2003 Version Participant), Cesar, Cecilia
• Concert 3- January 22, 2006
  • Eliminated- Melissa, Sylvia, Paula
• Concert 4- January 29, 2006
  • Eliminated- Marco, Manuel (2003 Version Participant), José Antonio (2003 Version Participant)
• Concert 5- February 5, 2006
  • Eliminated- Aline, Leticia, Dulce, Claudia Pelayo, Tony Sánchez
• Concert 6- February 12, 2006
  • Eliminated- José Luis
• Concert 7- February 19, 2006
  • Eliminated- Edgar
• Concert 8- February 26, 2006
  • Eliminated- Yuridia
  • Chosen for Concert- Erasmo Catarino
• Concert 9- March 5, 2006
  • Eliminated- José Luis Graterol (from Musical group UFF)
  • Singer of the Night- Miguel Ángel (2003 Version Participant)
• Concert 10- March 12, 2006
  • Eliminated- Erika (2003 Version 4th place)
  • Singer of the Night- Erika
  • Chosen for Concert- Cynthia
• Concert 11- March 19, 2006
  • Eliminated- Benjamín
  • Singer of the Night- Carlos
  • Chosen for Concert- Estrella (2003 Version 5th Place)
• Concert 12- March 26, 2006
  • Eliminated- None
  • Singer of the Night- Estrella
  • Chosen for Concert- Miguel Ángel
• Concert 13- April 2, 2006
  • Eliminated- Estrella
  • Singer of the Night- Nadia(2003 Version 2nd Place)
  • Chosen for Concert- Raúl (2003 Version Participant)
• Concert 14- April 9, 2006
  • Eliminated- Nadia
  • Singer of the Night- Adrián
• Concert 15- April 16, 2006
  • Eliminated- None (Jose Joel Chosen Worst Singer of the night)
  • Singer of the Night- Aranza
• Concert 16- April 23, 2006
  • Eliminated- Jose Joel
  • Singer of the Night- Cynthia
• Concert 17- April 30, 2006 Special concert, with no eliminations, because of Children's Day, very special in Mexican culture and in which every artist sung with their "kid double", a child look-alike with high vocal capacity.
  • Eliminated- None
  • Singer of the Night- Aranza
• Concert 18- May 7, 2006
  • Eliminated- Alejandra Ley
  • Singer of the Night- Aranza
• Concert 19- May 14, 2006
  • Eliminated- None
  • Singer of the Night- Raúl
  • Singer of the Night (Ranchera Song)- Adrián
• Concert 20- May 21, 2006
  • Eliminated- Miguel Ángel
  • Singer of the Night- Erasmo Catarino
• Concert 21- May 28, 2006
  • Eliminated- None
• Concert 22- June 4, 2006
  • Eliminated- Adrián
  • Singer of the Night- Erasmo Catarino
• Concert 23- June 11, 2006
  • Eliminated- Cynthia
• Concert 24- June 18, 2006 Special concert in which 5 of the eliminated singers would compete to become the 6th finalist in the finale. Jose Joel, at the last moment, retired from the competition. Therefore, only four artists: Alejandra, Cynthia, Miguel Ángel and Adrián would compete in the 24th concert.
  • Eliminated- Ale Ley, Cynthia, and Miguel Ángel, eliminated in previous concerts, who were competing for a place in the finale
  • 6th Finalist- Adrián, became the 6th finalist in of the Desafío finale.
  • Best Singer of the Night- Erasmo Catarino

The Desafío de Estrellas finale took place on June 25, 2006 with the final five participants competing to win the grand prize: Antonia Salazar (Toñita), who did not make it to the finale on La Academia 1 or the Desafío 2003,Erasmo Catarino, winner of La Academia 4, Raúl, who did not make it to the finale on La Academia 1 or the Desafío 2003, Carlos, La Academia 3 winner, Adrián, third place in La Academia 4 and Aranza, the only non-Academia participant left in the competition. After singing two songs each (their best song throughout the competition and a new song), and after a close competition between the six finalists, the results were revealed:

• Raúl Sandoval received the third place prize.
• Erasmo Catarino was chosen by the public as the runner-up.
• Toñita was chosen by the public as the winner.

This Desafío finale was not as successful as that of the 2003 version because of the competition with the rival channel's show, Cantando por un Sueño...Reyes de La Cancion (Singing for A Dream...Kings of the Song).

The Third Desafío de Estrellas has been announced to premiere on April 19, 2009 Rafael Araneda From La Academia Ultima Generación will host the third edition the show will be called "El Gran Desafío."

The next table shows only contestants from la academia

• Two Years Later Erick Sandoval became Season 9 Winner

Colette, Atala, Travieso, Juan Rivera, Toñita, Erasmo, Cynthia, Jorge, G6, Luis Armando, Ivone Montero, Las Reinas, Raúl Sandoval, La Posta and others were the original cast, but during the concert seven, eight new contestestants were added – some like Myriam, Nadia, Fabiola, Banda Mix, Miguel Ángel, Aline Hernández.