Meet the OT 2018 contestants and how to vote for them from your mobile

If you are a fan of music contests, tonight you have an important appointment. Because a new edition of Operación Triunfo begins. The OT 2018 machinery gets underway tonight from 10:30 p.m. hours, on TVE's La 1.

One of the great novelties of this edition has to do with the jury. Ana Torroja, Mecano's ex, makes her debut as a member of the team of judges replacing Mónica Naranjo This year Joe Pérez-Orive and Manuel Martos, Jr. will also be present of the singer Raphael.

But this will not be all. During this night, Gala 0 will be held, a live show in which the official contestants of the contest will be chosen. In fact, right now there is a selection of 18, which after tonight's screening will number 16. At the moment there is very little information about them, so We encourage you to get down to work to get everything ready for tonight: first, download the official OT 2018 application.

Download the official application of OT 2018

Like last year, viewers will have the opportunity to follow everything related to the OT 2018 program via mobile. In fact, the app is already ready to download for both iOS and Android.

Users who connect from now on and especially after tonight, will be able to meet the contestants, be up to date with the latest news related to the contest and start to vote for themFrom here they will be able to choose their favorites to save them from nominations. It is a completely free process.

Well, the latter will only be possible starting next week, at the next gala, when the contestants will begin to compete among themselves to win.

1. The first thing you have to do before anything else is download the application. Go to the Google Play Store for Android or the App Store for iOS.

2. As soon as you have it installed on your mobile, the next thing you will have to do is log in with a Facebook or Google account Choose the option that is most practical for you . From there, you will have to give the corresponding permissions to the application, so that it can access your information.

3. To complete your registration, you will need to enter a mobile phone numberYours, of course. And hit the next button. You will receive a code via SMS, which corresponds to an access key. Enter it to continue and immediately, you accept the terms and conditions and privacy policy, the processing of data for commercial purposes, the analysis of the use of the app and the access to information from social networks. Move the switches and click OK.

At this point you can also choose which notifications you want to receive. You can select the Opening/closing of the voting period, the Promotions and benefits offered by sponsors or the General Information about the program.

Insider information about the academy

As soon as you access the application, you will find lots of news related to life in the academy and the avatars of the contest . For example, right now you can access the list of songs that will play tonight.

Then you will also have a space dedicated to the contestants, where you can see their names, what faces they have and information about who they are. You'll also see what their musical tastes are and you'll be able to directly access their profiles on Instagram, Spotify and iTunes. All this information will be completed over time and with progress competition.

When there is a chance to start saving contestants with audience votes, they will appear in the Save section. From there you can vote for them and prevent your favorites from leaving the contest too early.