The X Factor (Greek TV series)

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. For the fourth and fifth season was broadcast live in Greece via Skai TV and in Cyprus via Sigma TV. The sixth season was broadcast live in Greece via Open TV and in Cyprus via Omega. The seventh season began airing on 18 March 2022 on Mega Channel and on Alpha TV Cyprus.

The winners of the show are: in the 1st season was Loukas Yorkas, in the 2nd was Stavros Michalakakos, in the 3rd was Harry Antoniou, in the 4th was Andreas Leontas, in the 5th was Panagiotis Koufogiannis, in the 6th was Giannis Grosis and in the 7th was Katerina Lazaridou.

Stages There are four stages to the competition: Stage 1: Judges' auditions – either in an audition room (series 1–3, 5, 7) or an arena (series 4, 6) Stage 2: Bootcamp Stage 3: Judges Houses (Series 1–3) Stage 3: Four-Chair Challenge (Series 4–7) Stage 4: Live Shows (Finals)

Judges and presenters Main PresentersSakis Rouvas: 2008–2011, 2016–2017 Despina Vandi: 2019 Andreas Georgiou: 2022Backstage PresentersGiorgos Lianos: 2008–2011 Despina Kampouri: 2008–2010 Maria Sinatsaki: 2010–2011 Evangelia Aravani: 2016–2017 Aris Makris: 2019 Ilias Bogdanos: 2022 Katerina Lioliou: 2022JudgesGiorgos Theofanous: 2008–2011, 2016, 2019 George Levendis: 2008–2011 Katerina Gagaki: 2008–2011 Nikos Mouratidis: 2008–2011 Tamta: 2016–2017 Peggy Zina: 2016 Thodoris Marantinis: 2016 Babis Stokas: 2017 Giorgos Papadopoulos: 2017 Giorgos Mazonakis†: 2017 Melina Aslanidou: 2019 Christos Mastoras: 2019, 2022 Michael Tsaousopoulos: 2019 Mariza Rizou: 2022 Michalis Kouinelis: 2022 Stelios Rokkos: 2022Guest JudgesIlias Psinakis: 2022 Nikos Mouratidis: 2022

Series overview To date, seven series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

Contestant in "Nikos Mouratidis" Contestant in "Katarina Gagaki" Contestant in "George Levendis" Contestant in "Giorgos Theofanous" Contestant in "Tamta" Contestant in "Peggy Zina" Contestant in "Thodoris Marantinis" Contestant in "Babis Stokas" Contestant in "Giorgos Papadopoulos" Contestant in "Giorgos Mazonakis†" Contestant in "Christos Mastoras" Contestant in "Melina Aslanidou" Contestant in "Michael Tsaousopoulos" Contestant in "Mariza Rizou" Contestant in "Michalis Kouinelis" Contestant in "Stelios Rokkos"

Series Winner Runner-up Third place Winning mentor Presenter Co-Host Main judges (Seat order) 1 2 3 4 1 4 October 2008 30 January 2009 Loukas YorkasBoys 16-24s Nikolas MetaxasBoys 16-24s TriimitonioGroups Kokkina XaliaGroupsKaterina Gagaki Sakis Rouvas Giorgos LianosDespina Kampouri Nikos Katerina George Giorgos T. 2 2 October 2009 12 February 2010 Stavros MichalakakosBoys 16-24s Nini ShermadiniGirls 16-24s 48 OresGroups Eleni AlexandriOver 25s Nikos Mouratidis 3 10 October 2010 11 February 2011 Haris AntoniouBoys 16-24s Alexandros NotasOver 25s Nikki PonteGirls 16-24s T.U.GroupsGeorge Levendis Giorgos LianosMaria Sinatsaki 4 4 April 2016 8 July 2016Andreas LeontasBoys 16-24s Ian StratisBoys 16-24s Stereo SoulGroups Tania BreazouGirls 16-24sGiorgos Theofanous Evangelia Aravani Thodoris Tamta Peggy 5 27 April 2017 20 July 2017 Panagiotis KoufogiannisOver 25s Soula EvagelouGirls 16-24s Dee VibesGroups Vasilis PorfyrakisOver 25s Giorgos Mazonakis† Babis Giorgos P. Tamta Giorgos M.† 6 11 September 2019 19 December 2019 Giannis GrosisBoys 16-24s Dimitris PapatsakonasBoys 16-24s AC²Groups Konstantinos StinisOver 25s Christos Mastoras Despina Vandi Aris Makris Michael Christos Melina Giorgos T. 7 18 March 2022 10 July 2022 Katerina Lazaridou Aggelos Archaniotakis Elena Panagiotidou Christos Adamopoulos Andreas Georgiou Ilias BogdanosKaterina Lioliou Stelios Michalis Christos Mariza

Judges' categories and their contestants

Key:

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

Series Nikos Mouratidis Katerina Gagaki George Levendis Giorgos Theofanous 1 Over 25sKelly KaltsiKonstantinos TsimourisGiorgos KlakoumanosVasiliki Tsiomi Boys 16-24sLoukas YorkasNikolas MetaxasLouis GeorgiouChristos Kalliatsas Girls 16-24sIoanna ProtopappaEirini PapadopoulouPolyxeni BifsaAnthi Simiou GroupsTriimitonioKokkina HaliaJuke BoxCrowns 2 Boys 16-24sStavros MichalakakosHovig DemirjianNikiforosDimitris Maniatis Over 25sEleni AlexandriPolina ChristodoulouElena AndreouHarikleia Charitsavvidou Groups48 OresPale Faces360 MoiresX-odos Girls 16-24sNini ShermadiniIvi AdamouEleftheria EleftheriouGiouli Tassou 3 Over 25sAlexandros NotasGrigoris GeorgiouElena AnagiotouPatrick Guibert Girls 16-24sNikki PonteMaria KatikaridouKirki KatsarouElena Georgiou Boys 16-24Haris AntoniouDimitris TheodorakoglouKostantinos AnastasiadisAlexis Zafeirakis GroupsT.UThe Burning SticksRevoltTik Tok 4 Thodoris Marantinis Tamta Peggy Zina Giorgos Theofanous GroupsStereo SoulAftoi & AftiN.M.A.Gazoza Girls 16-24Tania BreazouChristiana MpouniaChristina ZantiEleni Koskina Over 25sNoenaAlexandros PitsanisPilatos KounatidisGiorgos Stefanou Boys 16-24Andreas LeontasIan StratisAntonis FokasGiorgos Papanastasiou 5 Babis Stokas Giorgos Papadopoulos Tamta Giorgos Mazonakis† GroupsDee VibesCoda ProjectRadiowavesHuman Factory Girls 16-24Soula EvagelouThalia TsiatiniMarianna PlachouraKassiani Dalia Boys 16-24Konstantinos NotasAlexandros SagourisSavas SavidisAngelos Provelegiadis Over 25sPanagiotis KoufogiannisVasilis PorfyrakisMarianna GeorgiadouAlexandra Matsi 6 Michael Tsaousopoulos Christos Mastoras Melina Aslanidou Giorgos Theofanous Girls 16-24Zoi Misel BakiriKonstantina ArestiMary VassiliadouViky Mariolou Boys 16-24Giannis GrosisDimitris PapatsakonasGiannis TergiakisGiorgos Papanastasiou Over 25sKonstantinos StinisLila TriantiGiannis AntzourisNektarios Rigas GroupsAC²Ano KatoLiak and the CoverDAF 7 Stelios Rokkos Michalis Kouinelis Christos Mastoras Mariza Rizou Elena PanagiotidouThanos LambrouJCJODecho GinameGiannis OnisiforouMiltos CharovasIoli Pedara Katerina LazaridouKonstantinos NtasiosBorekAristea Alexandraki Aggelos ArchaniotakisChristos AdamopoulosEvelina KatsiakouCase Zero

Series overview

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 Yorkas from Cyprus who released his debut EP album in September 2009.

Series 2 (2009–2010)

A second series of X Factor was broadcasteby 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 from Cyprus.

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 Haris Antoniou from Cyprus. 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 to 8 July 2016 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)

A fifth season of X Factor was broadcast from April 27 to July 20, 2017 on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Tamta remained from the judges of the past seasons with Giorgos Mazonakis, Giorgos Papadopoulos and Babis Stokas being the new judges. The winner of this series was Panagiotis Koufogiannis from Cyprus.

Series 6 (2019)

A sixth season of X Factor began broadcast from 11 September 2019 on Open TV. The judges are Giorgos Theofanous, who returned for his fifth series as judge, former The Voice of Greece coach Melina Aslanidou, former Rising Star judge Christos Mastoras and Athens DeeJay Michael Tsaousopoulos. Despina Vandi will be the host, replacing Sakis Rouvas. Aris Makris is presenting the Backstage of Live Shows, replacing Evaggelia Aravani. This was the first edition in which a contenstant from Greece managed to win as in all previous editions the winner was a singer coming from Cyprus.

Series 7 (2022)

A seventh season of The X Factor began broadcast from 18 March 2022 on Mega Channel. Christos Mastoras, returned for his second season as judge, and with the three new judges, Mariza Rizou, Stelios Rokkos and Michalis Kouinelis. Andreas Georgiou hosted the live shows. Ilias Bogdanos and Katerina Lioliou were presenting the backstage of Live Shows.

See also Greek Idol The Voice of Greece

External links Official Website (Open TV) Official Website (Mega Channel)

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