David Bustamante Hoyos (born 25 March 1982 in San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, Spain) is a Spanish singer. Bustamante's breakthrough was in the TV hit Operación Triunfo. This program, similar to American Idol, broke ratings records as well as dominated the top position of the CD sales charts during its 5 month run. When the program ended in February 2002, David Bustamante was one of the three finalists. Since then, Bustamante has released five solo albums.