The fourth series of the Greek music talent show The X Factor began airing on Skai TV on 4 April 2016, The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via SKAI's international stations.
Selection process Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in February 2016 and were held in two cities; Athens and Thessaloniki. All four series 4 judges, Thodoris Marantinis, George Theofanous, Tamta, Peggy Zina returned to judge the contestants. Following initial auditions, in February 2016, around 200 acts attended the boot camp. The contestants were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 150. The judges then cut the number of acts down to 80. These were split into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. In series 2, the Boys (16–24) are being mentored by George Theofanous, Tamta has the Girls (16–24), Peggy Zina mentors the Over 25s, and Thodoris Marantinis takes charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp, the 80 acts were reduced to 32. After an emotional "Four Chair Challenge", the 32 acts were reduced to 16, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a combination of public vote and judges' decision until a winner was found. There was an exception for the first live show, where four acts, one from each category, were eliminated.
Contestants and categories The top 16 acts were confirmed as follows:
Key; – Winner – Runner-up – Third Place
Category (mentor) ActsGirls 16-24 (Tamta)Christiana Mpounia Christina ZantiTania Breazou Eleni KoskinaBoys 16-24 (Giorgos Theofanous)Ian Stratis Giorgos Papanastasiou Andreas LeontasAntonis FokasOver 25s (Peggy Zina) NoenaAlexandros PitsanisPilatos KounatidisGiorgos StefanouGroups (Thodoris Marantinis)GazozaStereo SoulN.M.A. Aftoi & Afti
Results summary
Key: –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown –Contestant was in the bottom three/four but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Andreas Leontas Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeSafe Bottom two SafeSafeWinner Ian Stratis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe SafeRunner-up Stereo Soul Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd 3rd Eliminated from Round Two Tania Breazou Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 4th Eliminated (week 7) Noena Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 7) Alexandros Pitsanis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 6) Pilatos Kounatidis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 6) Christiana Mpounia Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 5) Christina Zanti Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 4) Antonis Fokas Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 3) Aftoi & Afti Safe Bottom three Eliminated (week 2) N.M.A Safe 12th Eliminated (week 2) Giorgos Papanastasiou 13-16th Eliminated (week 1) Giorgos Stefanou 13-16th Eliminated (week 1) Eleni Koskina 13-16th Eliminated (week 1) Gazoza 13-16th Eliminated (week 1) Final showdown No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone Aftoi & Afti,Christina Zanti Antonis Fokas,Christiana Mpounia Tania Breazou, Christina Zanti Christiana Mpounia, NoenaIan Stratis, Pilatos KounatidisTania Breazou, Alexandros PitsanisAndreas Leontas, NoenaTania Breazou, Stereo Soul No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone Theofanou's vote to eliminateAftoi & Afti Christiana Mpounia Christina Zanti Christiana Mpounia Pilatos Kounatidis Alexandros Pitsanis Noena Stereo Soul Zina's vote to eliminateAftoi & Afti Antonis Fokas Christina Zanti Christiana Mpounia Ian Stratis Tania Breazou Andreas Leontas Tania Breazou Tamta's vote to eliminateAftoi & Afti Antonis Fokas Christina Zanti Noena Pilatos Kounatidis Alexandros Pitsanis Noena Stereo Soul Marantini's vote to eliminateChristina Zanti Antonis Fokas Christiana Mpounia Pilatos Kounatidis Alexandros Pitsanis Noena Tania Breazou Eliminated Gazoza Public Vote N.M.A Public Vote Antonis Fokas 3 of 4 votes Majority Christina Zanti 3 of 3 votes Majority Christiana Mpounia 3 of 4 votes Majority Pilatos Kounatidis 3 of 4 votes Majority Alexandros Pitsanis 3 of 4 votes Majority Noena 3 of 4 votes MajorityTania Breazou 2 of 4 votes Deadlock Stereo Soul 3rd Place Ian Stratis Runner-Up Giorgos Papanastasiou Public Vote Giorgos Stefanou Public Vote Aftoi & Afti 3 of 4 votes MajorityAndreas Leontas Winner Eleni Koskina Public Vote