Greek Idol | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Roula Koromila Ada Livitsanou (audition shows) |
Judges | Petros Kostopoulos Dimitris Kontopoulos Maro Theodoraki Kostas Kapetanidis |
Winner | Valanto Trifonos |
Runner-up | Nicole Paparistodimou |
Release | |
Original network | Alpha TV |
Original release | 5 March – 28 June 2010 |
Season chronology |
The first season of Greek Idol premiered on 5 March 2010 on Alpha TV.
A number of Greek entertainers had been rumored as potential hosts of the show, haven't gone through screen tests. [1] On January 19, 2010, Alpha TV announced that actress Ada Livitsanou will host the show. [1] Livitsanou had previously appeared as a guest on the season finale of rival singing competition The X Factor (Greece) where she sang "Think". [2]
However, it was revealed on April 20, 2010, that Roula Koromila would be the new host of the show as of the April 26 when the "live shows" began. [3] Livitsanou was still present on the show, presenting backstage segments. [3]
Shortly after announcing the show, Alpha TV started airing a new ad on December 22, 2009, announcing Nikos Karvelas as the head judge. [4] On January 20, 2010, it was rumored that Karvelas will not be part of Greek Idol, and had left for unknown reasons. [5] On January 21, 2010, one day before auditions begin, Alpha TV confirmed that Karvelas has left the show, and thanked him for his work up until that point. [6] [7] Although Alpha TV and Karvelas did not state the reason for his departure, various news outlets reported that it was due to comments made by host Ada Livitsanou after being picked, downplaying the judges roles, and stating that the judges have little say in the competition, as well as other potential jury picks Karvelas did not agree with. [8] [9] On the same day, it was announced that singer Yiannis Kotsiras will be a judge on the show, but on January 23, 2010, Kotsiras revealed that he would not take part in the show and thanked Alpha for their enthusiasm with him. [6] [10]
On January 24, 2010, Alpha announced that the judges for the show would be songwriter Dimitris Kontopoulos, music teacher and author Maro Theodoraki, who is also the niece of composer Mikis Theodorakis, and video director Kostas Kapetanidis. [11] [12]
Petros Kostopoulos, media publisher and president of Imako Media S.A., served as a guest fourth guest judge to the show on April 27, 2010, with the premier of the first live shows. [13] At the start of the second live show on May 3, 2010, it was announced that Kostopoulos would become the fourth permanent judge for the rest of the season.
Participants who wished to audition had to be between 16 and 32 years old. Auditions began in Thessaloniki and were held on 22, 23, and 24 January 2010 at the "Porto Palace" hotel. Auditions continued in Cyprus between 8 and 9 February 2010. The Athens auditions, were held on 12, 13, and 14 February 2010 at the "Royal Olympic Hotel" The final audition was held in Piraeus on 27 and 28 February at "Hotel Theoxenia".
The recall rounds consisted of three phases. [14] In the first phase, the 150 contestants chosen from auditions were split up and had to sing their favorite song in front of judges, where 90 were eliminated. In the second phase, the remaining 60 contestants were split up into groups and assigned a song to sing as a group, with half were eventually eliminated. In the third and last phase, the remaining 30 contestants sang a song individually with the help of a piano, eventually being narrowed down to 15 contestants to take part in the live show. [14]
Each contestant had to sing their favorite song. The guest performer for this episode was Yannis Ploutarchos.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Vasilis Logothetis | "Eksaireseis" | Judges |
2 | Christina Lakoumenta | "To Miden" | Eliminated |
3 | Aristeidis Komninakis | "Mehri To Telos Tou Kosmou" | Eliminated |
4 | Athina Lianou | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Eliminated |
5 | Tania Karra | "Alitissa Psihi" | Judges |
6 | Gloria Oghomwen | "Take a Bow" | Safe |
7 | Valanto Trifonos | "Trava Skandali" | Safe |
8 | Ioanna Zervolea | "Hot n Cold" | Eliminated |
9 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Sober" | Safe |
10 | Christos Tsakiris | "Etsi Ksafnika" | Safe |
11 | Giorgos Douros | "I Hate Myself for Loving You" | Judges |
12 | Diogenis Frantzanas | "To Kalitero Paidi" | Safe |
13 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Asimenia Sfika" | Safe |
14 | Antigoni Psihrami | "I'm Outta Love" | Safe |
15 | Dimitris Evripiotis | "Ola Giro sou Girizoun" | Eliminated |
Each contestant had to sing a Dance song. The guest performer for this episode was Despina Vandi.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Tania Karra | "I Will Survive" | Eliminated |
2 | Diogenis Frantzanas | "Hamogelase" | Bottom 4 |
3 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Walking on Sunshine" | Safe |
4 | Vasilis Logothetis | "Smooth" | Bottom 2 |
5 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Mia Mera Tha ΄Rtheis" | Bottom 4 |
6 | Valanto Trifonos | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Safe |
7 | Gloria Oghomwen | "Agapise Me" | Safe |
8 | Giorgos Douros | "Play That Funky Music" | Safe |
9 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "It's Raining Men" | Safe |
10 | Christos Tsakiris | "Horis Anapnoi" | Safe |
Each contestant had to sing a movie hit song. The guest performer for this episode was Elli Kokkinou.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Valanto Trifonos | "To Fili Tis Zois" | Safe |
2 | Diogenis Frantzanas | "O,ti Ki An Po" | Safe |
3 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "It Must Have Been Love" | Safe |
4 | Christos Tsakiris | "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" | Safe |
5 | Giorgos Douros | "S΄agapo" | Bottom 2 |
6 | Gloria Oghomwen | "Against All Odds" | Safe |
7 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Ela Psihoula Mou" | Safe |
8 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Afti i Nihta Menei" | Safe |
9 | Vasilis Logothetis | "Epikindina Se Thelo" | Eliminated |
Each contestant had to sing a current hit song. The guest performers for this episode were Nikos Oikonomopoulos and Vegas.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Gloria Oghomwen | "One Love" | Eliminated |
2 | Stergios Daousanakis | "I Kardia Mou" | Bottom 2 |
3 | Giorgos Douros | "Krifa" | Safe |
4 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Kopse Kai Moirase" | Safe |
5 | Valanto Trifonos | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" | Safe |
6 | Christos Tsakiris | "Polemao" | Safe |
7 | Diogenis Frantzanas | "Prin Mas Dei Kaneis" | Bottom 3 |
8 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Paradosou" | Safe |
Each singer had to sing a song by their music idol. The guest performer for this episode was Tamta.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Porta Gia Ton Ourano" | Safe |
2 | Christos Tsakiris | "Άponi Kardia" | Safe |
3 | Valanto Trifonos | "Den Thelo Na Ksereis" | Safe |
4 | Diogenis Frantzanas | "New York, New York" | Eliminated |
5 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Feel" | Bottom 2 |
6 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Apopse Thelo Na Pio" | Safe |
7 | Giorgos Douros | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bottom 3 |
Each contestant had to sing one rock song in English and the other in Greek.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Mi m΄aggizeis" | Safe |
2 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Like the Way I Do" | Safe |
3 | Christos Tsakiris | "Poso Se Thelo" | Safe |
4 | Valanto Trifonos | "Piece of My Heart" | Safe |
5 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Niotho Enohes" | Bottom 2 |
6 | Giorgos Douros | "Paranoid" | Eliminated |
7 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | Safe |
8 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Prin To Telos" | Safe |
9 | Christos Tsakiris | "Rock You Like a Hurricane" | Safe |
10 | Valanto Trifonos | "Poula Me" | Safe |
11 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Alone" | Bottom 2 |
12 | Giorgos Douros | "San Na Min Perase Mia Mera" | Eliminated |
Each contestant had to sing one current summer hit first, then a dedicated song to a loved one second.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "TiK ToK" | Bottom 2 |
2 | Christos Tsakiris | "Fevgo" | Bottom 3 |
3 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Not Myself Tonight" | Eliminated |
4 | Valanto Trifonos | "Alejandro" | Safe |
5 | Stergios Daousanakis | "O Imnos Ton Mavron Skilion" | Safe |
6 | Antigoni Psihrami | "Listen to Your Heart" | Eliminated |
7 | Valanto Trifonos | "Forever Young" | Safe |
8 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Na Me Proseheis" | Safe |
9 | Christos Tsakiris | "Mera Nihta" | Bottom 3 |
10 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Hero" | Bottom 2 |
Each contestant had to sing two songs selected by the jury for them, with the second song performed using a live band. The guest performers for this episode were Giorgos Alkaios & Friends and Sunrise Avenue.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Valanto Trifonos | "Sta Dosa Ola" | Bottom 3 |
2 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Ti Imoun Gia Sena" | Eliminated |
3 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Kosmotheoria" | Safe |
4 | Nikos Tasiopoulos | "+ Se Thelo" | Bottom 2 |
5 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Hurt" | Safe |
6 | Nikos Tasiopoulos | "Every Breath You Take" | Bottom 2 |
7 | Valanto Trifonos | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Bottom 3 |
8 | Stergios Daousanakis | "Enjoy the Silence" | Eliminated |
Each contestant had to sing one song from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The guest performer for this episode was Elena Paparizou.
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Nikos Tasiopoulos | "San Star Tou Sinema" | Eliminated |
2 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Dodeka" | Bottom 2 |
3 | Valanto Trifonos | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Safe |
4 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Strong Enough" | Bottom 2 |
5 | Valanto Trifonos | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Safe |
6 | Nikos Tasiopoulos | "I Want It That Way" | Eliminated |
7 | Valanto Trifonos | "Dio Meres Mono" | Safe |
8 | Nikos Tasiopoulos | "Oneiro Zo" | Eliminated |
9 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom 2 |
Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
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1 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Hurt" | Runner-Up |
2 | Valanto Trifonos | "Trava Skandali" | Winner |
3 | Valanto Trifonos | "All by Myself" | Winner |
4 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "I Have Nothing" | Runner-Up |
5 | Valanto Trifonos | "Sti Dipla Thesi" | Winner |
6 | Nicole Paparistodimou | "Sti Dipla Thesi" | Runner-Up |
Female | Male | Top 15 | Top 10 | Winner |
Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
Stage: | Top 15 | Finals | |||||||||||||
Week: | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/10 | 5/18 | 5/24 | 5/31 | 6/7 | 6/14 | 6/21 | 6/28 | |||||
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Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
1 | Valanto Trifonos | Viewers | Btm 3 | Winner | |||||||||||
2 | Nicole Paparistodimou | Viewers | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||
3 | Nikos Tasiopoulos3 | 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||
4 | Stergios Daousanakis | Viewers | Btm 4 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||
Quit | Christos Tsakiris | Viewers | Quit2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Antigoni Psihrami | Viewers | Elim | ||||||||||||
6 | Giorgos Douros | Judges | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
7 | Diogenis Frantzanas | Viewers | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
8 | Gloria Oghomwen | Viewers | Elim | ||||||||||||
9 | Vasilis Logothetis | Judges | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||
10 | Tania Karra | Judges | Elim | ||||||||||||
11-15 | Aristeidis Komninakis | Elim | |||||||||||||
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