Your Face Sounds Familiar (Greek TV series) series 1

Your Face Sounds Familiar is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1.

Format The first season ran from April 14, 2013 to June 30, 2013 and consisted of twelve live shows where ten celebrity contestants impersonated various Greek and foreign singers. The contestants are evaluated by the show's judges, the audience and the other contestants. The contestant who gathers the highest score in each live (winner of the night), is able to donate the money that is collected from the audience's voting to a charity of their choice. In Cyprus, the money were given to "Mana" (Mother) organization every week.

During the live shows, no one is eliminated at the end of the night. At the end of the semi-final, the four couples with the highest cumulative scores from all eleven lives are the ones who can compete at the final for the first place. The four finalists are scored only by the audience in the final and the contestant who receives the most votes is the winner of the show. Audience is able to vote during the whole week for the winner.

Cast

Host and judges The host of the show was Maria Bekatorou and the four judges were Alexandros Rigas, Gerasimos Gennatas, Katerina Gagaki and Bessy Malfa. Dafni Bokota was a guest judge at the fifth live.

Instructors The contestants worked with three instructors during the season to help them achieve the best result possible. Vocal coach Victoria Chalkitis, musical performer Sia Koskina and choreographer Maria Lyraraki.

Contestants Ten contestants in total competed in the first season; five women and five men:

Celebrity Occupation Average score StatusThanasis AlevrasActor22.5WinnerKrateros KatsoulisActor18.5Runner-upCrystalliaSinger18.3Third placeMandoSinger18.44th placeKostas MartakisSinger16.2Nikos GanosSinger16.0Thomai ApergiSinger15.8Anta LivitsanouActor14.6Sylvia DelikouraActor14.2Konstantinos KazakosActor12.1

Performances

Week 1 The premiere aired on April 14, 2013 and winner of the first live was Thanasis Alevras with 23 points. Mando also got 23 points but she ended up in the second place because her 12 points came from the judges but Alevras' from the audience. Alevras chose to give the money from the audience voting to "To Spiti Tou Ithopiou" (The Actor's House).

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Crystallia "On the Floor" (by Jennifer Lopez) 32 (7, 8, 9, 9) 5 37 9 4 13 6 2 Krateros "Tis Ginekas I Kardia" (by Stratos Dionysiou) 43 (10, 11, 12, 10) — 43 10 10 20 3 3 Mando "Woman in Love" (by Barbra Streisand) 37 (11, 9, 6, 11) 20 57 12 11 23 2 4 Kostas "Poia Nixta S'eklepse" (by Giannis Poulopoulos) 16 (3, 5, 3, 5) 5 21 4 8 12 7 5 Sylvia "A Far L'amore Comincia Tu" (by Raffaella Carrà) 25 (5, 7, 7, 6) 5 30 6 5 11 9 6 Thanasis "Na'xan Oloi Oi Anthropoi Mia Agapi Opos Kai Ego" (by Kostas Hatzis) 47 (12, 12, 11, 12) 5 52 11 12 23 1 7 Anta "Holding Out for a Hero" (by Bonnie Tyler) 19 (6, 4, 5, 4) 5 24 5 5 11 8 8 Thomai "The Sweetest Taboo" (by Sade) 29 (8, 6, 8, 7) 5 34 8 7 15 5 9 Konstantinos "Tsikaboum" (by Yiannis Giokarinis) 31 (9, 10, 4, 8) — 31 7 9 16 4 10 Nikos "Faith" (by George Michael of Wham!) 20 (4, 3, 10, 3) — 20 3 3 6 10

Week 2 The second live of the show aired on April 21, 2013 and the winner of the night was Thanasis Alevras for the second time. Alevras chose to give the money from the audience voting once again to "To Spiti Tou Ithopiou" (The Actor's House).

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Kostas "Livin' la Vida Loca" (by Ricky Martin) 38 (10, 12, 6, 10) 5 43 10 6 16 5 2 Crystallia "Ena Chimoniatiko Proi" (by Eleni Vitali) 35 (7, 7, 12, 9) 5 40 9 10 19 4 3 Krateros "Dancing in the Dark" (by Bruce Springsteen) 23 (6, 4, 8, 5) — 23 4 9 13 6 4 Sylvia "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (by Marilyn Monroe) 20 (4, 6, 3, 7) 15 35 7 3 10 9 5 Konstantinos "Blue Suede Shoes" (by Elvis Presley) 15 (5, 3, 4, 3) 5 20 3 4 7 10 6 Nikos "SexyBack" (by Justin Timberlake) 44 (12, 11, 10, 11) 5 49 12 8 20 2 7 Thanasis "An Mia Mera Se Xaso" (by Paschalis) 41 (11, 9, 9, 12) 5 46 11 12 23 1 8 Thomai "O Antras Pou Tha Pantrefto" (by Martha Karagianni) 19 (3, 5, 7, 4) 5 24 5 7 12 7 9 Anta "One" (by U2) 34 (9, 8, 11, 6) 5 39 8 11 19 3 10 Mando "Ain't Nobody" (by Chaka Khan) 31 (8, 10, 5, 8) — 31 6 5 11 8

Week 3 The third live of the show aired on April 28, 2013 and winner of the night was Kostas Martakis. Martakis chose to give the money from the audience voting to "KETHEA" (Therapy Center for Addicted People). #ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Sylvia "Eho Stenahori Kardia" (by Rena Vlahopoulou) 22 (9, 4, 4, 5) — 22 5 4 9 9 2 Mando "Yarem Yarem" (by Nana Mouskouri) 16 (6, 3, 3, 4) — 16 3 8 11 8 3 Thomai "Mercy" (by Duffy) 26 (5, 6, 8, 7) 5 31 6 9 15 6 4 Nikos "Imagine" (by John Lennon) 27 (4, 7, 6, 10) 5 32 7 7 14 7 5 Konstantinos "O Imnos Ton Mavron Skilion" (by Loukianos Kelaidonis) 16 (3, 5, 5, 3) — 16 4 3 7 10 6 Crystallia "Hurt" (by Christina Aguilera) 48 (12, 12, 12, 12) 15 63 12 5 17 4 7 Krateros "Ne me quitte pas" (by Jacques Brel) 38 (7, 10, 10, 11) — 38 8 12 20 2 8 Thanasis "Ti Sou'kana Kai Pineis" (by Poli Panou) 36 (11, 9, 7, 9) 5 41 9 10 19 3 9 Anta "Born This Way" (by Lady Gaga) 36 (10, 11, 9, 6) 5 41 10 6 16 5 10 Kostas "Without You" (by Mariah Carey) 35 (8, 8, 11, 8) 15 50 11 11 22 1

Week 4: Laïko night The fourth live of the show aired on May 5, 2013 and it was dedicated to the Greek Laïko song where all the contestants impersonated great Greek singers who represent laïko. Winner of the night was Konstantinos Kazakos. Kazakos chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Tzeni Karezi Foundation".

Thomai Apergi didn't participate to the fourth live due to illness that doctor recommended not to talk for a while. Apergi received the same points as the contestant who was last during the week, Nikos Ganos.

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Nikos "Mia Matia Sou Mono Ftanei" (by Notis Sfakianakis) 19 (6, 5, 4, 4) — 19 4 4 8 9 2 Crystallia "Teli, Teli, Teli" (by Haris Alexiou) 30 (7, 8, 10, 5) — 30 7 12 19 2 3 Thanasis "To Feggari Panothe Mou" (by Tolis Voskopoulos) 38 (12, 11, 9, 6) — 38 8 10 18 4 4 Kostas "Aporo An Esthanesai Tipseis" (by Vasilis Karras) 38 (9, 7, 11, 11) — 38 9 11 20 3 5 Krateros "Ego Den Pao Megaro" (by Rita Sakellariou) 42 (10, 12, 8, 12) 5 47 11 7 18 6 6 Anta "Fotia Sta Savvatovrada" (by Angela Dimitriou) 21 (4, 4, 6, 7) 5 26 5 6 11 7 7 Sylvia "Tarahi" (by Lefteris Pantazis) 24 (5, 6, 5, 8) 5 29 6 5 11 8 8 Konstantinos "Ta Dialexta Paidia" (by Vassilis Tsitsanis) 41 (11, 9, 12, 9) 25 66 12 8 20 1 9 Mando "Den Ksero Poso S'agapo" (by Vicky Moscholiou) 35 (8, 10, 7, 10) 5 40 10 9 19 5

Week 5: Eurovision night The fifth live of the show aired on May 12, 2013 and it was dedicated to Eurovision where all the contestants impersonated past participants of the song contest. Winner of the night was Nikos Ganos. Ganos chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Floga" foundation.

Dafni Bokota was a guest judge for the night and Thomai Apergi didn't participate for second week in a row due to illness. Apergi received the same points as the contestant who was last during the week, Konstantinos Kazakos.

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Anta "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" (by Verka Serduchka) 29 (7, 6, 9, 7) — 29 7 8 15 5 2 Kostas "Fairytale" (by Alexander Rybak) 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) — 19 4 9 13 7 3 Mando "Tornerò" (by Mihai Trăistariu) 31 (9, 7, 7, 9) — 31 8 7 15 6 4 Thanasis "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta) 45 (12, 12, 10, 11) 5 50 10 12 22 2 5 Crystallia "Die for You" (by Antique) 17 (4, 4, 5, 4) 5 22 5 6 11 8 6 Krateros "S.A.G.A.P.O." (by Michalis Rakintzis) 45 (11, 11, 11, 12) 10 55 11 5 16 4 7 Sylvia "Aspro mavro" (by Alexia) 30 (8, 8, 6, 8) 5 35 9 10 19 3 8 Nikos "Everyway That I Can" (by Sertab Erener) 42 (10, 10, 12, 10) 20 62 12 11 23 1 9 Konstantinos "OPA!" (by Giorgos Alkaios & Friends) 29 (6, 9, 8, 6) — 29 6 4 10 9

Week 6 The sixth live of the show aired on May 19, 2013 and winner of the night was Krateros Katsoulis. Katsoulis chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Paidiko Chorio SOS" (Children's Village SOS).

Thomai Apergi returned to the show after two weeks of absence due to illness.

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Kostas "Esorouxa" (by Nikos Karvelas) 22 (6, 4, 7, 5) 5 27 6 7 13 7 2 Sylvia "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (by Kylie Minogue) 42 (10, 11, 10, 11) 25 67 12 6 18 4 3 Thomai "Polles Fores" (by Mary Linda) 15 (3, 5, 3, 4) — 15 4 4 8 9 4 Thanasis "Poison" (by Alice Cooper) 37 (9, 10, 8, 10) — 37 9 11 20 2 5 Nikos "Baby" (by Justin Bieber) 33 (11, 8, 6, 8) — 33 8 10 18 5 6 Mando "Left Outside Alone" (by Anastacia) 33 (8, 9, 9, 7) — 33 7 8 15 6 7 Krateros "As Kratisoun Oi Xoroi" (by Dionysis Savvopoulos) 48 (12, 12, 12, 12) 25 63 11 12 23 1 8 Crystallia "Eklapsa Xtes" (by Mary Chronopoulou) 34 (7, 7, 11, 9) 5 39 10 9 19 3 9 Konstantinos "People Are Strange" (by Jim Morrison of The Doors) 15 (5, 3, 4, 3) — 15 3 3 6 10 10 Anta "Ela" (by Eleonora Zouganeli) 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) — 21 5 5 10 8

Week 7 The seventh live of the show aired on May 26, 2013 and winner of the night was Anta Livitsanou with 22 points. Thomai Apergp also got 22 points but he ended up in the second place because she got 10 points from the audience while Livitsanou got 11. Livitsanou chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Koinoniko Mitropolitiko Iatreio tou Ellinikou" (Social Metropolitan Clinic of Hellenic).

Konstantinos Kazakos didn't participate to the seventh live due to illness. Kazakos received the same points as the contestant who was last during the week, Sylvia Delikoura.

#ContestantSongJudges and ContestantsAudienceTotalPlaceJudges Extra Total Result 1 Crystallia "Paradise City" (by Guns N' Roses) 27 (5, 5, 10, 7) — 27 5 7 12 6 2 Nikos "To Gucci Forema" (by Giorgos Mazonakis) 33 (11, 9, 5, 8) — 33 8 8 16 5 3 Krateros "Sex Bomb" (by Tom Jones) 30 (8, 10, 8, 4) — 30 7 5 12 8 4 Anta "Nothing Compares 2 U" (by Sinéad O'Connor) 44 (9, 11, 12, 12) 15 59 11 11 22 1 5 Thanasis "Agapi (Poso Poli S'agapisa)" (by Christos Thiveos) 30 (7, 6, 7, 10) 5 35 9 12 21 3 6 Kostas "Let Me Entertain You" (by Robbie Williams) 28 (6, 7, 9, 6) — 28 6 6 12 7 7 Mando "Hilies Vradies" (by Tzeni Vanou) 35 (10, 8, 6, 11) — 35 10 9 19 4 8 Sylvia "Mou Aresoune T'agoria" (by Aliki Vougiouklaki) 17 (4, 4, 4, 5) — 17 4 4 8 9 9 Thomai "Could You Be Loved" (by Bob Marley of Bob Marley & the Wailers) 44 (12, 12, 11, 9) 25 69 12 10 22 2

Week 8 The eighth live aired on June 2, 2013 and the winner was Mando with 22 points. Thanasis Alevras also got 22 points but he ended up in the second place because he got 11 points from the audience while Mando got 12. Mando chose to give the money from the audience voting to "Instituto Systimatikis Analisis tis Simperiforas" (Institute of Systemic Analysis of Behavior).

Anta Livitsanou didn't participate to the eighth live due to surgical removal of malignant thyroid nodule. Livitsanou received the same points as the contestant who was last during the week, Crystallia.