Editing David Bisbal (section)

=== 2001–2002: Early beginnings and ''Operación Triunfo'' ===
In October 2001 he auditioned for the [[Operación Triunfo series 1|first ever edition]] of ''[[Operación Triunfo (Spanish TV series)|Operación Triunfo]]'' (the Spanish original version of ''[[Star Academy]]'') where he was accepted and was one of the sixteen contestants. He reached the final, where he placed as the runner-up to [[Rosa López]]. The top three contestants qualified for a secondary phase of the contest, where the prize was the chance of {{esccnty|Spain|t=representing Spain}} in the {{escyr|2002||47th edition}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. He came second in the Eurovision phase with the song "Corazón Latino", losing again to Rosa López. She went on to sing "[[Europe's Living a Celebration]]" in that Eurovision held in [[Tallinn]]. Bisbal accompanied her there as one of the backing singer.

[[Image:David Bisbal 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|David Bisbal, at Los Premios Nokia Amigo, 2007]] 
Bisbal signed a contract with [[Vale Music]] Record label and released his first album, recorded in [[Miami]] under the title ''[[Corazón Latino]]'' with producer and songwriter Kike Santander. The album went platinum 7 times by summer 2002, after having topped the Spanish charts. The first single from the album, called ''Ave María'', had a phenomenal success. After winning a Latin Grammy, the album went platinum (over 1 million in sales).