The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country.

Concerts

Finalists

Bottom three statistics

Semi-finals

First Workshop

Held on August 2, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Second Workshop

Held on August 9, 2006. It had a musical guest appearance by Julieta Venegas. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Third Workshop

Held on August 16, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were:

Wild Card Workshop

There were six people out of the three semi-final groups that had a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist, on a workshop that was held on August 23, 2006.