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Original language(s) Greek First episode date 4 October 2008 Program creator Simon Cowell | 5/10 IMDb No. of series 4 Number of episodes 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presented by Sakis Rouvas (2008–)Evangelia Aravani (2016–)Giorgos Lianos (2008–2011)Despina Kampouri (2008–2010)Maria Sinatsaki (2010–2011) Similar The X Factor (UK), The Voice of Greece, X Factor, X Factor (Germany), X Factor (Italy) Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The X Factor is the Greek version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions.
Contents
- Series overview
- Judges categories and their finalists
- Series 1 20082009
- Series 2 20092010
- Series 3 20102011
- Series 4 2016
- References
Auditions are held in Greece in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as in Cyprus in the city of Nicosia. Auditions for the third X Factor were also held in New York City. Applicants from the Greek diaspora are also accepted.
The show was broadcast live in Greece and Cyprus, as well as abroad via ANT1's international stations, for the first three seasons. The fourth season was broadcast live in Greece and Cyprus via Skai TV.
All four winners of the show Loukas Giorkas, Stavros Michalakakos, Harry Antoniou and Andreas Leontas.
Series overview
To date, four series have been broadcast, as summarised below.
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" category
Judges' categories and their finalists
Key:
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, other contestants in small font.Series 1 (2008–2009)
The first series of the Greek X Factor started airing in October 2008 on ANT1 and was hosted by singer Sakis Rouvas. The judges were Giorgos Levendis, songwriter Giorgos Theofanous, marketing executive of ANT1 TV, Katerina Gagaki and music critic Nikos Mouratidis.
The winner of the 1st X-Factor was Loukas Giorkas, who released his debut EP album on September 2009.
Series 2 (2009–2010)
A second series of X Factor was broadcated by ANT1 TV. The live shows debuted on October 30. The host and the judges remain the same as in the first series.The winner of the 2nd X-Factor was Stavros Michalakakos.
Series 3 (2010–2011)
A third season of X Factor was broadcast from October 2010 to February 2011. The third series of X Factor was won by Greek-Cypriot Haris Antoniou. The program was broadcast by ANT1 TV and the host and the judges remained the same as the previous year.
Series 4 (2016)
A fourth season of X Factor was broadcast from 4 April on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Giorgos Theofanous remained from the judges of the past seasons with Peggy Zina, Tamta and Thodoris Marantinis from Onirama being the new judges. The winner of this series was Andreas Leontas from Cyprus.