La Banda (American season 2)
Participant Age Origin
Alex La Torre 19 Mexico
Stephanie Portillo 18 Venezuela
April Vega 18 Mexico
Carolina Schott 15 Dominican Republic
Gabriel Carrero 19 Puerto Rico
Jeidimar Rijos 16 Puerto Rico
Jorge Cruz 15 Puerto Rico
Kevin Sánchez 22 Puerto Rico
Participants
The young men listed below were voted through to the competition by at least two of the three star judges of the show . [ 5 ] Their ages at the time of their televised audition and their Latin American countries of ethnic or national origin are also displayed . The top 57 participants showed who passed the audition but failed to continue towards the second phase of the competition . Top 57 Participant Age Origin Abby Jim 16 Ecuador Alleanne Marie Ponce 16 Puerto Rico Amber Norman 14 Dominican Republic Andi Feliu 16 Cuba Angie Vargas 16 Mexico Angie Vasquez 15 Peru Anthony Cruz 18 Puerto Rico Christian González 14 Puerto Rico Darian Moran 17 Mexico Gilmarie Villanueva 17 Puerto Rico Iosvany Medina 18 Mexico 18 - Jose Diaz 17 Mexico Karina Tirado 15 Puerto Rico Katherine Lopez 16 Cuba Kenny Almanza 20 Mexico Maria Cristina Bravo 17 Mexico Micke Moreno 18 Colombia Nikki Alva 14 Colombia Sheniel Maisonet 20 Mexico Xavier Perez 19 Puerto Rico Yadiel Martínez 22 Puerto Rico Top 36 Participant Age Origin Alec Hernández 17 Puerto Rico Alex Ponce 18 Mexico Alondra Santos 14 Mexico Andrés Melgarejo 22 Bolivia Elaine Sanchez 16 Dominican Republic Jesus Ulloa 14 Mexico Jose Cadena 20 Mexico Lianishka Rivas 18 Puerto Rico Kimberly Garcia 21 Dominican Republic Murckpys Nicieza 19 Cuba Ronald Ohallorans Milanés 22 Cuba Wendy Williams 18 Cuba Yashira Rodríguez 20 Puerto Rico Top 24
La Banda () is a Spanish-language singing competition series created by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell, and produced by Ricky Martin. The goal of the series is to look for talented young teens to make the next musical phenomenon. The show was renewed for season 2, in the search for the next Latin boy and girl band. The judges in Season 2 were Wisin, Laura Pausini and Mario Domm. Season 2 premiered on September 11, 2016, and concluded on December 11, 2016. The second season ended with a band mixed of three boys and two girls; composed of Brian Cruz (16), (Cuba), Taishmara Rivera (16), (Puerto Rico), Christian Castro (22), (Puerto Rico), Danelly Hoyer (21), (Mexico), and Garmandy Candelario (21), (Dominican Republic). The band is called MIX5.