After the last galas of Operation Triumphit was easy to think that in the tenth there would again be too many moments in which we would rather be preparing the tapers of the week or watching reruns of criminal mindsbut suddenly, wham, the miracle happened and we experienced the best gala of this edition. Maybe because the fewer lumps, the more clarity; The saying is wise, but the truth is that they have been the most enjoyable two hours of OT 2025.
Everything worked, an unpredictable and very tight expulsion; the songs, the staging, the costumes—this is almost the most surprising thing, even Tinho was elegant—the guests. Everything, or almost everything; the jury’s assessments remained deeply boring, empty, predictable and interchangeable. Does anyone remember who said what about whom?
Tonight there was Pablo Alborán twice. Having artists submit work is a bargain for programs with musical performances; He puts them on sale like Black Friday. In Saturnthe group, Guille Toledano, the biggest fan of the Malaga native, remained silent; We thought it was an audio glitch, but no, even that worked yesterday, it was the contestant’s nerves.
To try to stay in the Academy, Guillo Rist turned to, and it was a little Agoney, a little Chanel and a little Azerbaijan’s performance in the second semi-final of Eurovision; He collapsed, as always, but he didn’t have his best night. The other nominee, Téyou, sang , who some will remember as the last representative of France in Eurovision and others, or the same, for having been the protagonist of The Aries family. It was an emotional and delicate performance in which Téyou was Téyou because he only knows how to be Téyou and, like Téyou, he will offer beautiful intimate concerts in small concert halls and will perform at festivals throughout the country. The Cantabrian was aiming for a winner from the zero gala, but this is not a format that rewards personality and that is what she has plenty of. OT needed Téyou more than Téyou needed OT, but their paths had to separate now. I have written Téyou 8 times in a paragraph, yes, I am aware, but this is the last time I am going to talk about her, so indulge me.
By a very narrow margin, the one who stayed at the Academy was Guillo, although his joy was short-lived; The jury nominated him minutes later.
Crespo, that man with an urban theme attached, played Saiko and it was correct, but without enthusiasm, although, did Crespo ever excite us? Why is Crespo still within the Academy? That is what the jury must have asked themselves, as this time they did consider that he should be nominated. But before getting upset, he told us that he dedicated the song to his girlfriend María Luisa. Maria Luisa? That there are still young women called María Luisa, I don’t know about you, but it excites me. María Luisa and Crespillo, as they call her at the Academy, could be characters from The Hiveof The Jaramaof Last afternoons with Teresa. Of Dreams of Freedom. In favor of María Luisa and Crespillo. Guille Toledano sang about Stephen Sánchez, who sounds so much like Patsy Cline from Crazy I have had to verify that it is not a very free version.
Yes, it is a classic, which helped consolidate Olivia a little more as the winner that OT dreams of. It is, without a doubt, one of the most salable products in the program and after all this, it is produced by Amazon and Amazon sells things. And the latest thing, the Met Gala, buys them. Yes, and aspirational of the fashion world; They say that everything can be bought except good taste, but who says you can’t buy from a lot of people who do have it. Olivia, who was celebrating her birthday, was impressive, there is no denying it. He was favored by an appropriate wardrobe and an exquisite performance that he wanted to convert each frame in a reservoir likes. It was objectively beautiful, although it plunged me into melancholy remembering that it is the song that, performed by Beyoncé, the Obamas danced to at the inaugural ball of their first term. There was once elegance in the White House.
Claudia’s performance was also careful, as she played, somewhat cold, although she did not seduce the jury that nominated her, and in this case she was justified; They could only save two contestants. One of them was Cristina, who with , one of the songs that competed in the last Benidorm Fest – how many hours of Meoldydrama her victory would have saved us – was in her line, brilliant and overflowing with energy. She has gone to the contest to win and doesn’t want distractions.
What he couldn’t imagine, nor could anyone else, is that one of his most serious rivals was going to be Tinho. Yesterday the Galician from Sés took advantage of the song by the A Coruña singer-songwriter to remember the persecution that these languages suffered during the dictatorship. After this week in which we have read so many surveys in which a very high percentage (one percent would already be high) of teenagers believe that Franco, trivialized thanks to memes and TikTok, did many good things, it is refreshing to hear young people remember that, if Francoism was equivalent to anything, it was not fun, but repression. Listening to them claim a time they have not lived is as absurd as romanticizing the Neolithic. Ah, the good times before the wheel. Tinho, with his overflowing laugh and unlimited energy, is an ode to naturalness, such a scarce commodity at a time when the instagrammable has prevailed over the authentic. He never holds anything back, he doesn’t hide, neither in the performances nor in the Academy, and that has taken him from a sympathetic and exotic filler contestant to a very serious candidate to win the final victory; yesterday it was the favorite, the last of the edition. Your favorite and every day that of more people.
Although we already know that the final result is not only influenced by talent and that many things that have happened in this edition have been orchestrated on the networks, an unreliable barometer. A few days ago and for just a few hours, That makes it clear how dangerous and lying social networks are, and also that the most abundant material on earth is not oxygen or silicon, but human stupidity.
Finally it was Claudia, Guille Toledano. Guillo Rist and Crespo the nominees. The teachers saved Claudia, perhaps they were realizing that they are running out of women, and the classmates saved Guille Toledano, which leaves Guillo Rist and Crespo as the last nominees of the edition.
In a gala ten that was ten, allow me the easy play on words, also highlighted the guest, Elena Gadel, contestant of the second edition of OT and star of the musical, who performed together with the female contestants who are still in the Academy Lobo an issue against gender violence. As it happens, this week and also to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, . The film that Marian Álvarez stars in and co-writes. There were no wolves at the Academy, which delighted the contestants; “It’s the best visit we’ve ever had,” said an elated Crespo. And it is not to disparage all those who have visited the Academy this year, but let’s see who surpasses the cuteness of a firulais. Even that will be difficult for them to overcome next week.
