Six years after the series was discontinued and thirteen years after the series last aired on TVE , RTVE approved to revive the talent show . The total cost of the new season was € 10,2 million . Casting auditions for the ninth season were held from 14 June 2017 to 18 July 2017 in Barcelona , Las Palmas , Palma , Valencia , Santiago de Compostela , Bilbao , Granada , Seville , and Madrid . The minimum age to compete was raised to 18 . On 18 July 2017 , Noemí Galera , a member of the jury panel on previous seasons , was announced as the new " headmaster " of the Academy . On 28 August 2017 , it was revealed that the jury panel would consists of singer , songwriter and producer Mónica Naranjo , marketing director Joe Pérez-Orive and music executive and producer Manuel Martos , who would be accompanied every week by a fourth guest juror . On 30 August 2017 , Roberto Leal was announced as the new host . The season premiered on 23 October 2017 . The final took place on 5 February 2018 , and Amaia Romero was announced the winner . In addition , Amaia and Alfred were selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with " Tu canción " , and finished in twenty-third place out of 26 countries
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Operación Triunfo (Spanish TV series)