Renowned crooner David Bisbal walked into Operación Triunfo in 2001 as a 22-year-old singer from southern Spain with no record deal and little more than a dream. He didn't win the competition, but he walked away with something much bigger: the start of one of the most successful careers in Spanish-language pop music.
More than two decades later, history repeated itself. Aitana finished second in the show's 2017 revival and went on to become one of Spain's biggest international stars, proving that on Operación Triunfo, winning has never been the only measure of success.
