The sixth season of Ídolos aired in 2015. João Manzarra was the presenter.
Semifinals Round All the 20 finalists performed live at MEO Arena, but only 12 were chosen by the judges to perform at the live shows.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Carolina Bernardo "One and Only" Advanced 2 Mário Pedrosa "Time Is Running Out" Advanced 3 Francisco Rodrigues "Dia Mau" Eliminated 4 Miguel M. dos Santos "Drops of Jupiter" Advanced 5 Mafalda Portela "Bang Bang" Advanced 6 João Couto "Dancing in the Dark" Advanced 7 Paulo Sousa "Just the Way You Are" Advanced 8 Paloma Nunes "Fuckin' Perfect" Eliminated 9 Andresa Tavares "Deeper" Advanced 10 Luís Travassos "Não Invoquem o Amor em Vão" Advanced 11 Maria Elisa Silva "Habits" Eliminated 12 Carolina Canhão "Right to Be Wrong" Eliminated 13 Laura Lopes " " Eliminated 14 Albert "Tinho" "That's How We Roll" Wild Card 15 Nelson Pereira "Run" Wild Card 16 Gonçalo Santos "Wicked Game" Advanced 17 Pedro Cau "Pray" Eliminated 18 Sara Martins "You and I" Advanced 19 Maria Medeiros "Busy" Wild Card 20 Rita Nascimento "Son of a Preacher Man" Wild Card
Finalists João Couto (born 1995) is from Vila Nova de Gaia. For him, the hardest part of Ídolos was group stage. He wasn't seen as an Idol for many people, due to his look, but he improved a lot during the competition. He was announced as the winner on August 23, 2015. He is the fifth male winner, after the six seasons. Couto had never been in the bottom 2 or 3 until the Finale.
Sara Martins (born 1996) is from Barcelos. She did not audition, but she entered in the competition in the Theatre Round. She was asked to sing twice, in order for the judges to be able to qualify her and she sang "Creep" in a second performance. The judges all made huge compliments on her performance. She was in the Bottom 3, alongside Gonçalo and Albert, in the Top 11 round, and she was in the bottom 2, alongside Rita, in the Top 5 round.
Paulo Sousa (born 1991) is from Coimbra. He had already participated on the second season of Factor X (Portugal), but he was eliminated before the Finals. On the Top 9 round, the judges said he was too comfortable with his fan base that his performances were not improving. That night, he was in the bottom 3, but the following week, he gave one amazing performance, making the judges happy with his evolution. He was in the bottom 2, in the Semifinals Round, alongside Luís.
Finals
Top 12 - This Is Me The six finalists with the highest number of votes (by the viewers) were automatically in the Top 10. Among the remaining 9, the judges have chosen 4 contestants to keep. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Eva Stuart "Black or White" Saved by Judges 2 Beatriz Almeida "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar" Saved by Judges 3 Eduardo Gonçalves "The House of the Rising Sun" Safe 4 Miguel Pavia "O Tempo Vai Esperar" Safe 5 Diana Silva "A Million Dreams" Eliminated 6 Juliana Anjo "Canção de Embalar" Safe 7 Mário Pedrosa "Take Me to Church" Saved by Judges 8 Carolina Cardoso "Bohemian Rhapsody" Safe 9 Caco "Sorte Grande" Eliminated 10 Fábio Augusto "Waiting on the World to Change" Safe 11 Ana Rangel "Easy on Me" Eliminated 12 João Gonçalves "És do Mundo" Eliminated 13 Diana Mendes "Words as Weapons" Saved by Judges 14 Gabriela Lemos "Good 4 U" Safe 15 Nuno Oliveira "Heaven" Eliminated
Top 11 (first week) - Cinema Mafalda Portela was the contestant with the lowest number of votes, however, during her "saving performance", the judges interrupted it to say that they would keep her for another week. Carolina Bernardo and Miguel Moura dos Santo were both in the bottom 3.
Order Contestant Song Featured Movie Result 1 Carolina Bernardo "My Heart Will Go On" Titanic Bottom 3 2 Mário Pedrosa "Gone, Gone, Gone" The Amazing Spider-Man Safe 3Paulo Sousa "Angel" City of Angels Safe 4 Mafalda Portela "Bring Me to Life" Daredevil Saved 5 João Couto "She" Notting Hill Safe 6 Luís Travassos "O Mundo ao Contrário" Sorte Nula Safe 7 Sara Martins "Yellow Flicker Beat" The Hunger Games Safe 8 Miguel M. Santos "See You Again" Fast & Furious 7 Bottom 3 9 Albert "Tinho" "Happy" Despicable Me 2 Safe 10 Rita Nascimento "There You'll Be" Pearl Harbor Safe 11 Gonçalo Santos "The Blower's Daughter" Closer Safe
Top 11 (second week) - Summer Festivals Albert Tinho and Gonçalo Santos were the two finalists leaving the competition. Albert's name was the first to be revealed, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he was in 11th place. Sara Martins was shockingly in the bottom 3 and really close to be eliminated.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Sara Martins "Dog Days Are Over" Bottom 3 2Paulo Sousa "Hold Back the River" Safe 3 Carolina Bernardo "Titanium" Safe 4 Miguel M. Santos "I Will Wait" Safe 5 Mafalda Portela "Dark Horse" Safe 6 João Couto "Do I Wanna Know?" Safe 7 Gonçalo Santos "Numb"Eliminated 8 Albert "Tinho" "Raggamuffin" Eliminated 9 Rita Nascimento "I Try" Safe 10 Luís Travassos "Amiga da Minha Mulher" Safe 11 Mário Pedrosa "Radioactive" Safe
Top 9 - Dedications Mário Pedrosa is the fourth contestant to the leave the competition. Many people consider this one of the most shocking eliminations of the season, because Mário had never been in the bottom 3 in the first three live shows and many considered him a potential finalist. Rita Nascimento was also in the bottom 3 and Paulo Sousa was in the bottom 3 for the first time.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Mário Pedrosa "Ho Hey" Eliminated 2 Sara Martins "A Pele Que Há em Mim" Safe 3 João Couto "Reader's Digest" Safe 4 Rita Nascimento "Caçador de Sóis" Bottom 3 5Paulo Sousa "Lay Me Down"Bottom 3 6 Mafalda Portela "With Ur Love"Safe 7 Miguel M. Santos "Para Os Braços da Minha Mãe"Safe 8 Luís Travassos "Maria"Safe 9Carolina Bernardo"Your Song"Safe
Top 8 - 80's Mafalda Portela was, once again, eliminated by the viewers, but, this time, there was no possible save. Curiously, she was, once again, in the bottom 3 with both Carolina Bernardo and Miguel Moura dos Santos.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Mafalda Portela "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Eliminated 2 João Couto "Fast Car" Safe 3 Sara Martins "Ain't Nobody" Safe 4 Carolina Bernardo "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Bottom 3 5 Miguel M. Santos "Summer of '69" Bottom 3 6 Rita Nascimento "Alone" Safe 7Paulo Sousa "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Safe 8 Luís Travassos "Chico Fininho" Safe
Top 7 - Guilty Pleasures Miguel Moura dos Santos was eliminated this week, after being in the bottom 3 two times. He was in the bottom 3 with Carolina Bernardo and with Luís Travassos, who had never been in the bottom players until this point.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 João Couto "Careless Whisper" Safe 2 Luís Travassos "Criatura da Noite" Bottom 3 3 Rita Nascimento "One Day in Your Life" Safe 4 Sara Martins "Wrecking Ball" Safe 5Paulo Sousa "...Baby One More Time" Safe 6 Miguel M. Santos "I Want It That Way" Eliminated 7 Carolina Bernardo "Bad Case of Loving You" Bottom 3
Top 6 - Viewers' Choice and Judges' Choice Carolina Bernardo was the seventh finalist to leave the competition. She was in the bottom 3 with Rita Nascimento and Luís Travassos. This was the first time that the contestants sang two songs. It was revealed the Top 3 of the night which included Sara Martins, João Couto and Paulo Sousa (who ended up being the real Top 3 of the game).
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Luís Travassos "Às Vezes" Bottom 3 2 Carolina Bernardo "Habits" Eliminated 3 Sara Martins "Love Me Like You Do" Safe 4 João Couto "Nothing Really Matters" Safe 5 Rita Nascimento "Blank Space" Bottom 3 6 Paulo Sousa "Earned It" Safe 7 Sara Martins "Something's Got a Hold on Me" Safe 8 João Couto "Blurred Lines" Safe 9Paulo Sousa "Somebody to Love" Safe 10 Carolina Bernardo "Primavera" Eliminated 11 Luís Travassos "La Tortura" Bottom 3 12 Rita Nascimento "Everybody Hurts" Bottom 3
Top 5 - Madonna vs Michael Jackson Rita Nascimento sadly abandons the competition really close to the end, in 5th place. She was in the bottom 2 with Sara Martins, who wasn't in the bottom contestants for five weeks.
Order Contestant Song Result 1Paulo Sousa "Man in the Mirror" Safe 2 Sara Martins "I Want You Back" Bottom 2 3 Rita Nascimento "The Way You Make Me Feel" Eliminated 4 João Couto "Billie Jean" Safe 5 Luís Travassos "Black or White" Safe 6 João Couto "La Isla Bonita" Safe 7 Paulo Sousa "Four Minutes" Safe 8 Rita Nascimento "Like a Prayer" Eliminated 9 Luís Travassos "Heartbreak City" Safe 10 Sara Martins "Sorry" Bottom 2
Top 4 - Duets / Year They Were Born Order Contestant Song Artist / Year Result 1 João Couto "Ela Queria" Virgem Suta Safe 2 Sara Martins "Próxima Estação" João Só Safe 3Paulo Sousa "Amanhecer" Susana Félix Bottom 2 4 Luís Travassos "O Amor Não é Somente o Amor" Cuca Roseta Eliminated 5 Sara Martins "Don't Speak" 1996 Safe 6 Luís Travassos "Nasce Selvagem" 1990 Eliminated 7 João Couto "Ironic" 1995 Safe 8 Paulo Sousa "Frágil" 1991 Bottom 2
Top 3 - Finale (Part 1) Order Contestant Song Result 1 Sara Martins "Valerie" Safe 2 João Couto "Pica do 7" Safe 3Paulo Sousa "Cry Me a River" Eliminated 4 João Couto "Englishman in New York" Safe 5Paulo Sousa "Just The Way You Are" Eliminated 6 Sara Martins "You and I" Safe
Top 2 - Finale (Part 2) Order Contestant Song Result 1 João Couto "Something" Winner 2 Sara Martins "Cosmic Love" Runner-Up
Elimination chart
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Stage:Top 12Week:14/0621/0628/0605/0712/0719/0726/0702/0809/0816/0823/08PlaceContestantResults1João Couto Top 12Winner2Sara Martins Top 12 3Paulo Sousa Top 12 Elim4Luís Travassos Top 12 Elim5Rita Nascimento Wild Card Elim6Carolina Bernardo Top 12 Elim7Miguel M. Santos Top 12 Elim8Mafalda Portela Top 12 Saved Elim9Mário Pedrosa Top 12 Elim10-11Gonçalo Santos Top 12 ElimAlbert "Tinho" Wild Card12Andresa Tavares Top 12 Elim 13-14Nelson Pereira ElimMaria Medeiros 15-20 ElimPaloma NunesMaria Elisa SilvaCarolina CanhãoLaura LopesPedro Cau
On June 14, the judges picked the Top 12, however, only 10 were chosen directly to perform on the live shows. Albert and Nelson sang once again and only Albert went through. The same situation happened with Rita and Maria, having Rita been chosen to the Top 12. This were the two Wild Card picks. During the live shows, João Manzarra only revealed the bottom three and the eliminated player. It has never been told which contestant had been in the bottom two with the eliminated one. On June 28, Mafalda Portela was the contestant with the fewest votes. However, the judges decided to use their only save on her. That decision meant that two singers would have to be eliminated the following week (Gonçalo and Albert). On August 23, the three finalists all performed two times. After those two performances, the contestant with the lowest number of votes was revealed to be Paulo Sousa, ending in third place. After that, the voting lines were reopened and João and Sara, the Top 2, sang another time. The final results were the combination of the votes received by them until Paulo's elimination and the votes received after that.
Controversy On May 3, 2015, during the show's broadcast with a new episode, a 16-year-old contestant by the name of Alexandre Rebelo who had prominent ears auditioned to be on the show previously on March 27, 2015. Alexandre's grandmother gave him authorization to be in the casting, but he did not get to sing in front of the juries. He instead simply sung on camera with the song: "Diamonds" by Rihanna.