Q'Viva! The Chosen


¡Q'Viva! The Chosen is an American reality television series. It premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on Univision with a one-hour premiere and the first season concluded on April 28, 2012. It made its United States English language debut on FOX on March 3, 2012. ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live was the live stage show that was held in Las Vegas on May 26, 2012 as a culmination of the series.

Premise

The series follows superstars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony as they travel throughout Latin America, along with director and choreographer, Jamie King, to discover the most authentic, genuine and talented entertainers and recruit them for their Las Vegas production of "the greatest Latin show ever". The talent that the trio are auditioning includes dancers, acrobats, singers, musicians among others.

Judges

North American Broadcast

Q'Viva premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on Univision and composed of 12 one-hour episodes, concluded on April 28, 2012. The television show made its United States English-language debut on FOX on March 3, 2012 and was going to be aired in six with two-hour episodes, However, it had been cut from two-hour episodes to 90-minute episodes due to the show moving to late night. Then it was cancelled by Fox on May 14, 2012 after 6 episodes.

International broadcast

Reception

"!Q’Viva! The Chosen" the reality competition show for Univision, was watched by 2.2 million viewers on its debut according to Nielsen estimates.
That represents a 37% increase over what the network has averaged the previous three Saturday nights, according to network statisticians. Critics were enthusiastic that the show lacked the dramatic back stories and public humiliations that characterize other shows in the genre. Its English-language debut was not as well received. It got the same 2.2 million viewers, but lost to ABC, NBC and CBS in the time slot. Over 30 million people over the world watched Q'Viva.

Chosen talents / acts

List of artists that have appeared in Q’Viva The Chosen.
Artist NameCountryField of TalentInvited byPresent StatusFox
Sergio RiveraGuatemalaFire JugglerMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Música Maya AJGuatemalaMayan MusicMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Jesús BrionesMexicoMariachi SingerMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Impacto MalamboArgentinaMalamboJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Two members of the group invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning. The remaining members eliminated after auditioning.
Remolino MalamboArgentinaMalamboJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
All group members were invited to stay at the
Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Swing latinoColombiaSalsa DancersMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Pablo PeñaChileGuitaristJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Christian NievesPuerto RicoCuatro GuitaristMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Angely CarucciVenezuelaSalsa DancerJennifer LopezGiven a second chance and invited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Luís Miguel GuaidóVenezuelasingerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Son BataColombiaColombian Street BandMarc AnthonyAll band members were invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Lead singer was invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
The rest of the band was eliminated after auditioning.
Capoeira TopazioBrazilCapoeiraJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Odalia FernándezNicaraguaSingerNot invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Paolo RamírezChileSingerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los
Angeles after an improv audition.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Guillermo &
Alicia Castro		MexicoAcrobatic QuebraditaMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
German Cornejo
& Gisela Galeassi		ArgentinaTango DancersJennifer Lopez
Jamie King		Invited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Yarishna Nicole
& Karishna Ayala		Puerto RicoSalsa DancersMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
José FebresPuerto RicoConga PercussionistMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Roxana PuenteMexicoVocalistMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Leonardo SandovalBrazilTap dancerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Marco Reberts &
Louise Malucelli		ArgentinaTango DancersJennifer Lopez
Jamie King		Only Marco Reberts was invited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Jose Fernández
& Martina Waldman		ArgentinaTango DancersJennifer Lopez
Jamie King		Only Martina Waldman was invited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
MeleikaPanamaDancerMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Claudio ValdésChileSingerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
El Balcon De
Los Artistas		ColombiaSalsa DancersMarc AnthonyAll group members were invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Only 3 dancing couples were invited to stay at the
Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Uncredited
Performers		PeruScissor DanceJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Heverton CastroBrazilSingerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Ashanti CrisantoHondurasGarífuna FolclóricoMarc AnthonyAll group members were invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Only lead performer was invited to stay at the
Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Bárbara Muñoz
& Tamara Muñoz		ChileSingersJennifer LopezOnly Bárbara Muñoz was invited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Éktor RiveraPuerto RicoSingerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Nahuel ArrietaArgentinaMurgaJamie KingSix group members were invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Victor & GabyMexicoDancersMarc AnthonyNot invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Raul Peralta &
Gabriel Peralta
ChileLatin hip hop DancersJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Martin AlvearEcuadorFreestyle SoccerJennifer LopezNot invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Tina AldañaUnited StatesSingerMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Junior & EmilyUnited StatesDancersMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Lucciano PizzichiniArgentinaSinger GuitaristJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Diego MongeMexicoFire JugglerMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
TatitaUruguayCandombe
Percussionist		Jennifer LopezSome group members were invited to audition in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Little Flex CrewMexicoDancersMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Luciana SuarezBrazilSamba DancerJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Impacto CrewMexicoStreet PerformersMarc AnthonyInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Nicolás Arnicho
UruguayPercussionistJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Invited to stay at the Q’Viva compound after auditioning.
Diana TeranMexicoSingerUnknownInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.
Eliminated after auditioning.
Da BoomChilePercussionist GroupJennifer LopezInvited to attend auditions in Los Angeles.

''¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live''

¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live was a live stage show that was held May 26, 2012 on the Las Vegas Strip in The Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lawsuit

In 2013, John Jacobs filed a $25 million lawsuit against both Lopez and Anthony, claiming that the two had stolen his idea for a reality show after he had pitched it to both of their production companies in 2007.