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``Objetivo Fama'' - TeleFutura Network's Search for a Superstar Starts Sunday, January 9, 7 p.m.


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1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896.
 -- Making it big in the music business is the lifelong dream of the 20 gifted young singers selected among thousands to compete in "Objetivo Fama Objetivo Fama (sometimes abbreviated as OF, Spanish for Goal Fame) is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest. It was loosely inspired by the late Puerto Rican singing talent contest and variety show, Voces en Función, and the Spanish reality show, " (Objective: Fame). Hosted by well-known actor and television personality Victor Noriega, the hottest talent contest on Spanish-language television begins Sunday, January 9, on the TeleFutura Network.

Combining musical performances with the behind-the-scenes, non-scripted drama of a reality show, "Objetivo Fama" fever unfolds Sunday, January 9 and 16 at 7 p.m. with "Camino a Objetivo Fama, Audiciones No. 1 & 2" (Countdown to Objective Fame, Auditions 1 & 2). TeleFutura will take TV viewers through the audition process that was held in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Miami, Chicago, San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina
San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region.
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New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Phoenix, and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . On Sunday, January 23 at 7 p.m., Hispanic America Hispanic America (Spanish: Hispanoamérica) it is defined strictly and traditionally as the region comprising the American countries inhabited by Spanish-speaking populations, historically known as Spanish America or "Hispano america".  gets an intimate look into the 20 finalists vying for the musical opportunity of a lifetime on "Las Estrellas de Objetivo Fama" (Objective Fame's Superstars).

Contestants will actually live together as part of a training academy during which they will take intense voice and dance lessons and perform onstage for judges selected from the entertainment industry - all the while being followed by TeleFutura's cameras. Beginning January 30 and each subsequent Sunday, judges will identify contestants who may be eliminated from the competition. Before the final decision is made, the academy's director will save one contestant from being sent home. Hispanic America will save another candidate from elimination by casting its vote via a toll free number or sending a text message via a Cingular Wireless handset. Cingular Wireless users can also take part in the first interactive cross platform sponsorship that integrates polling, wallpapers, ring tones and trivia provided by Univision Movil, enabling exciting fan participation on a whole new level.

Viewers will share this thrilling journey with the young contestants as they work toward realizing their objective: fame! The winner will be awarded a contract with Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , the leading Latin record company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and receive a car sponsored by General Motors as well as a special winners prize package.

"Objetivo Fama" will also feature the performances of some of the hottest music superstars in the Latin recording industry.

Fama fans can also go to http://www.univision.com to find out more about the most exciting talent search on Spanish-language television. The Univision.com "Objetivo Fama" site will include photos, overviews, participant biographies, videos and a virtual tour of the training academy. Visit Univision.com, Uniclave (Keyword) Objetivo Fama for further details.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 80% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 24 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 31 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and it specializes in Spanish language radio formats. , the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. ; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Thalía.

In late 2001, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group.
, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit http://www.univision.net.
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