Country of origin Greece Original network ANT1 | No. of episodes 13 Celebrity winner Giannis Savvidakis | |
Original release March 9 – June 15, 2014 | ||
Your Face Sounds Familiar is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1. The second season premiered on March 9, 2014 and at the end of every live, the winner of the night will donate the money from the audience's voting (via phone) to a charity of their choice. In Cyprus, the money were given to "Mana" (Mother) organization every week.
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Host and Judges
The host of the show was once again Maria Bekatorou. Bessy Malfa, Katerina Gagaki and Alexandros Rigas returned as judges for the season while Gerasimos Gennatas was replaced by Takis Zaharatos.
Contestants
Ten contestants in total competed in the second season; five women and five men. Apostolia Zoi had accepted to participate on the second series of the show, but she cancelled her participation due to personal reasons. Zoi revealed this in an interview with "Ego Weekly" Magazine, during her participation on the third series of the show.
Week 1
The premiere aired on March 9, 2014 and winner of the first live was Lefteris Eleftheriou with 24 points. Eleftheriou chose to give the money from the audience voting to the needy children of the municipality of Naxos and small Cyclades.
Week 2
The second episode aired on March 16, 2014 and the winner was Pantelis Kanarakis with 23 points. Kanarakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to the orphanage "Melissa" of Thessaloniki.
Week 3
The third episode aired on March 23, 2014 and the winner was Lefteris Eleftheriou with 24 points. Eleftheriou chose to give the money from the audience voting to the needy children of the municipality of Naxos and small Cyclades.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Betty and Sophia V. were tied. Gagaki, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 5 points to Sophia V. and the 4 points to Betty. After the combined final scores, three contestants had 10 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the three and the one with the lowest got the lowest place.
Week 4
The fourth episode aired on March 30, 2014 and the winner was Giannis Savvidakis with 22 points. Savvidakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to the foundation "Grammi Gia To Paidi".
After the judges and contestants' scores, Pantelis and Sophia K. were tied. Zaharatos, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 5 points to Pantelis and the 4 points to Sophia K. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 17 points and two had 14 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two in both situations.
Week 5
The fifth episode aired on April 6, 2014 and the winner was Betty Maggira with 22 points. Maggira chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Elpida" foundation, a foundation for kids who suffer from cancer.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Sophia V. and Sophia K. were tied. Malfa, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 5 points to Sophia V. and the 4 points to Sophia K. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 21 points and two had 14 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two in both situations.
Week 6
The sixth episode aired on April 13, 2014 and the winner was Costas Doxas with 23 points. Doxas chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Chatzikiriakio foundation" of Piraeus.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Sophia V. and Pantelis were tied. Rigas, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 6 points to Pantelis and the 5 points to Sophia V. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 18 points and two had 14 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two in both situations.
Week 7
The seventh episode aired on April 27, 2014 and the winner was Aris Plaskasovitis with 23 points. Plaskasovitis chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Eliza foundation" of Thessaloniki.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Sophia K. and Giannis were tied. Gagaki, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 10 points to Giannis and the 9 points to Sophia K. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 21 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two.
Week 8: Eurovision night
The eighth episode aired on May 4, 2014 and the winner was Eleftheria Eleftheriou with 23 points. Eleftheriou chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Red Cross" of Cyprus.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Lefteris and Aris were tied. Zaharatos, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 5 points to Lefteris and the 4 points to Aris. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 23 points and two contestants had 11 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two in both situations.
Due to the theme of the night, three of the contestants, who participated in the past in the Eurovision Song Contest, sang their entries; Sophia Vossou sang "I Anixi", Giannis Savvidakis sang "Apopse As Vrethoume" and Eleftheria Eleftheriou sang "Aphrodisiac".
Week 9
The ninth episode aired on May 11, 2014 and the winner was Giannis Savvidakis with 24 points. Savvidakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to the foundation "Grammi Gia To Paidi".
After the judges and contestants' scores, Pantelis and Aris were tied with 29 points and Costas and Eleftheria were tied with 27 points. Malfa, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 9 points to Pantelis, the 8 points to Aris, the 7 points to Costas and the 6 points to Eleftheria. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 9 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two.
Week 10
The tenth episode aired on May 16, 2014. Because of the elections, this week's episode aired on Friday and not on Sunday like every week. The winner was Costas Doxas with 24 points. Doxas chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Chatzikiriakio foundation" of Piraeus.
After the judges and contestants' scores, Giannis, Eleftheria and Pantelis were tied with 26 points. Rigas, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 7 points to Giannis, the 6 points to Pantelis and the 5 points to Eleftheria. After the combined final scores, three contestants had 11 points. The one who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the three.
Week 11
The eleventh episode aired on June 1, 2014. The winner was Pantelis Kanarakis with 24 points. Kanarakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to the orphanage "Melissa" of Thessaloniki.
After the combined final scores, two contestants had 8 points, two contestants had 12 points and three contestants had 18 points. The ones who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two or three.
Week 12: Semifinals
The twelfth episode aired on June 8, 2014. The winner was Giannis Savvidakis with 23 points. Savvidakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to the foundation "Grammi Gia To Paidi".
After the judges and contestants' scores, Costas and Eleftheria were tied with 32 points. Zaharatos, who was the president of the judges for the week, chose to give the final 8 points to Costas and the 7 points to Eleftheria. After the combined final scores, two contestants had 19 points and two contestants had 9 points. The ones who got the highest score from the audience got the highest final place out of the two.
In the semifinals, the four contestants with the highest cumulative scores from all 12 weeks were announced and were the ones to compete in the finals. The four finalists were; Giannis Savvidakis with 239 points, Pantelis Kanarakis with 216 points, Costas Doxas with 208 points and Lefteris Eleftheriou with 194 points. It was also the last time the judges were going to score the contestants since the winner is decided only by the audience.
Week 13: Final
The thirteenth and final live aired on June 15, 2014 and the winner of the show was Giannis Savvidakis. The income from the audience voting for the final, was divided in ten equal parts and was given to all ten foundations that the contestants were representing during the thirteen live shows.
At the beginning of the show, Bekatorou performed the songs "Genghis Khan" by Lakis Jordanelli and "Ksafnika m'agapas" by The Idols. In the second song, she was accompanied by Tonis Sfinos.