The X Factor (Greek TV series)

The X Factor
Genre	Interactive reality talent show
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Sakis Rouvas (1–) Evangelia Aravani (4–) Giorgos Lianos (1–3) Despina Kampouri (1–2) Maria Sinatsaki (3)
Judges	Tamta (4–) Babis Stokas (5–) Giorgos Papadopoulos (5–) Giorgos Mazonakis (5–) Giorgos Theofanous (1–4) George Levendis (1–3) Katerina Gagaki (1–3) Nikos Mouratidis (1–3) Peggy Zina (4) Thodoris Marantinis (4)
Country of origin	Greece & Cyprus
Original language	Greek
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	86
Production
Producer	Skai TV
Original release
Network	ANT1 (1-4) Skai TV (4-)
Release	Original series: 4 October 2008 - 11 February 2011 Revival series: 4 April 2016 – present

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.

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. From the fourth season was broadcast live in Greece via Skai TV and in Cyprus via Sigma TV.

The winners of the show are: in the 1st season is Loukas Giorkas, in 2nd is Stavros Michalakakos, in 3rd is Harry Antoniou and in 4th is Andreas Leontas. The four first winners are from Cyprus and they were in Boys 16-24 years old.

Stages

There are six stages to the competition:

• Stage 1: Producers' auditions
• Stage 2: Judges' auditions
• Stage 3: Bootcamp
• Stage 4: Judges' houses (series 1–3)
• Stage 5: Four-chair challenge (series 4–)
• Stage 6: Live shows (finals)

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

Series	Start	Finish	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Winning mentor	Presenters	Main judges
One	4 October 2008	30 January 2009	Loukas Giorkas	Nikolas Metaxas	Triimitonio	Katerina Gagaki	Sakis Rouvas Giorgos Lianos Despina Kampouri	Nikos Mouratidis Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos Levendis Katerina Gagaki
Two	2 October 2009	12 February 2010	Stavros Michalakakos	Nini Shermadini	48 Ores	Nikos Mouratidis
Three	10 October 2010	11 February 2011	Haris Antoniou	Alexandros Notas	Nikki Ponte	George Levendis	Sakis Rouvas Giorgos Lianos Maria Sinatsaki
Four	4 April 2016	8 July 2016	Andreas Leontas	Ian Stratis	Stereo Soul	Giorgos Theofanous	Sakis Rouvas Evangelia Aravani	Thodoris Marantinis Giorgos Theofanous Tamta Peggy Zina
Five	27 April 2017	2017	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA		Babis Stokas Giorgos Papadopoulos Tamta Giorgos Mazonakis

Judges' categories and their finalists

Key:

  – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, other contestants in small font.

Series	Nikos Mouratidis	Giorgos Theofanous	Katerina Gagaki	Giorgos Levendis
1	Over 25s Kelly Kaltsi Konstantinos Tsimouris Giorgos Klakoumanos Vasiliki Tsiomi	Groups Triimitonio Kokkina Xalia Juke Box Crowns	Boys 16-24s Loukas Giorkas Nikolas Metaxas Louis Georgiou Christos Kalliatsas	Girls 16-24s Ioanna Protopappa Eirini Papadopoulou Polyxeni Bifsa Anthi Simiou
2	Boys 16-24s Stavros Michalakakos Hovig Demirjian Nikiforos Dimitris Maniatis	Girls 16-24s Nini Shermadini Ivi Adamou Eleftheria Eleftheriou Giouli Tassou	Over 25s Eleni Alexandri Polina Christodoulou Elena Andreou Harikleia Charitsavvidou	Groups 48 Ores Pale Faces 360 Moires X-odos
3	Over 25s Alexandros Notas Grigoris Georgiou Elena Anagiotou Patrick Guibert	Groups T.U The Burning Sticks Revolt Tik Tok	Girls 16-24s Nikki Ponte Maria Katikaridou Kirki Katsarou Elena Georgiou	Boys 16-24 Haris Antoniou Dimitris Theodorakoglou Kostantinos Anastasiadis Alexis Zafeirakis
4	Peggy Zina	Giorgos Theofanous	Tamta	Thodoris Marantinis
	Over 25s Noena Alexandros Pitsanis Pilatos Kounatidis Giorgos Stefanou	Boys 16-24 Andreas Leontas Ian Stratis Antonis Fokas Giorgos Papanastasiou	Girls 16-24 Tania Breazou Christiana Mpounia Christina Zanti Eleni Koskina	Groups Stereo Soul Aftoi & Afti N.M.A. Gazoza
5	Babis Stokas	Giorgos Papadopoulos	Tamta	Giorgos Mazonakis
	Groups	Girls 16-24	Boys 16-24	Over 25s

Series overview

Series 1 (2008–2009)

Main article: The X Factor (Greece series 1)

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)

Main article: The X Factor (Greece series 2)

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)

Main article: The X Factor (Greece series 3)

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)

Main article: The X Factor (Greece series 4)

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.

Series 5 (2017)

Main article: The X Factor (Greece series 5)

See also

• Greek Idol
• The Voice of Greece

External links

• Official Website