▁competed ▁on ▁the ▁Mexican ▁television ▁program ▁Des af ío ▁de ▁Est rell as ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁in ▁which ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁young ▁Mexican ▁sing ers ▁v ied ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁and ▁three ▁million ▁pes os . ▁Er as mo ▁won ▁second ▁place ; ▁first ▁place ▁went ▁to ▁To ñ ita , ▁a ▁singer ▁from ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁from ▁La ▁Academia ▁ 1 . ▁His ▁first ▁album , ▁" Er as mo : ▁El ▁Con de ▁de ▁X al pat la hu ac " ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁s elling ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁His ▁second ▁album , ▁" A ▁Tod a ▁Band a ", ▁went ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 6 , ▁ach ieving ▁gold ▁status ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁release . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Er as mo ▁released ▁his ▁third ▁album ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁covers ▁and ▁six ▁new ▁songs . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁al umn i ▁from ▁La ▁Academia ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁muse ▁from ▁Prem ios ▁O ye ! ▁alongside ▁Nad ia , ▁Y ah ir , ▁Y ur idia ▁and ▁V í ctor . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Albums ▁. ▁ ▁Singles ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁His ▁favorite ▁composer ▁is ▁Joan ▁Sebastian . ▁His ▁first ▁album ▁has ▁been ▁cert ified ▁plat in um . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cat ar ino , ▁Er as mo