The X Factor (Greek TV series) series 1

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The X Factor
Series 1
Hosted by Sakis Rouvas (live shows)
Giorgos Lianos (audition shows)
Despina Kampouri (audition shows)
Judges George Levendis
Giorgos Theofanous
Katerina Gagaki
Nikos Mouratidis
Winner Loukas Giorkas
Runner-up Nikolas Metaxas
Release
Original network ANT1
Original release4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 
30 January 2009 (2009-01-30)
Series chronology
Next 
Series 2

The first series of the Greek music talent show The X Factor began airing on ANT1 on 4 October 2008 and was won by Loukas Giorkas on 30 January 2009. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations.

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Selection process

Auditions

Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in July 2008 and concluded in September 2008. The auditions were held in three cities: in Athens and Thessaloniki (Greece) and Larnaka (Cyprus).

Bootcamp

Following initial auditions, the "Boot camp" stage took place in September 2008. Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They 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. They 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. The Boys (16–24) were mentored by Katerina Gagaki, George Levendis had the Girls (16–24), Nikos Mouratidis mentored the Over 25s, and Giorgos Theofanous took charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp only 32 remained.

Judges Houses

During "Judges' Houses", the judges welcomed the eight acts from their selected category to their "homes". Each act had only one chance to impress their mentor who had the task of selecting which three acts were to go through to the live shows and which three would be eliminated.

The sixteen eliminated acts were:

Contestants and categories

The final 16 acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
Girls 16-24 (George Levendis)Ioanna ProtopappaEirini PapadopoulouAnthi SimiouPolyxeni Bifsa
Boys 16-24 (Katerina Gagaki)Louis Georgiou Nikolas Metaxas Flag of the United States.svg Loukas Giorkas Christos Kalliatsas
Over 25s (Nikos Mouratidis)Kelly KaltsiGiorgos KlakoumanosVasiliki TsiomiKonstantinos Tsimouris
Groups (Giorgos Theofanous)Kokkina XaliaCrownsJuke BoxTriimitonio

Live shows

The live shows started on 23 October 2009. The acts are performing every Friday night with the results announced on the same day.

Results summary

Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
Table showing weekly results, indicating which contestants were eliminated or safe, how each judge voted, and positions in each week's public vote where known.
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13
Loukas Giorkas SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
Nikolas Metaxas SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
TriimitonioSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 23rd
Kokkina XaliaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2SafeSafeSafe5thSafe4th
Ioanna ProtopappaSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 12)
Kelly KaltsiSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Bottom 2Bottom 26thEliminated (week 11)
Konstantinos TsimourisSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Safe10thSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 10)
Louis GiorgiouSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 9)
Christos KalliatsasSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 8)
Giorgos KlakoumanosSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 7)
Eirini PapadopoulouBottom 2SafeSafeSafeSafe11thEliminated (week 6)
Juke BoxSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 5)
Polyxeni BifsaSafeBottom 2Bottom 2Bottom 2Eliminated (week 4)
Anthi SimiouSafeSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 3)
CrownsSafeBottom 2Eliminated (week 2)
Vasiliki TsiomiBottom 2Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdownEirini Papadopoulou,
Vasiliki Tsiomi
Crowns,
Polyxeni Bifsa
Anthi Simiou,
Polyxeni Bifsa
Konstantinos Tsimouris,
Polyxeni Bifsa
Ioanna Protopappa,
Juke Box
Eirini Papadopoulou,
Konstantinos Tsimouris
Giorgos Klakoumanos,
Kokkina Xalia
Christos Kalliatsas,
Kelly Kaltsi
Kelly Kaltsi,
Louis Georgiou
Kelly Kaltsi,
Konstantinos Tsimouris
Kelly Kaltsi,
Kokkina Xalia
Ioanna Protopappa,
Triimitonio
No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone
Mouratidis's vote to eliminateEirini PapadopoulouCrownsPolyxeni BifsaJuke BoxKokkina XaliaChristos KalliatsasLouis GeorgiouKelly KaltsiKokkina XaliaIoanna Protopappa
Gagaki's vote to eliminateVasiliki TsiomiCrownsPolyxeni BifsaJuke BoxGiorgos KlakoumanosKelly KaltsiKelly KaltsiKonstantinos TsimourisKokkina XaliaIoanna Protopappa
Levendis's vote to eliminateVasiliki TsiomiCrownsKonstantinos TsimourisJuke BoxGiorgos KlakoumanosChristos KalliatsasLouis GeorgiouKonstantinos TsimourisKelly KaltsiTriimitonio
Theofamous's vote to eliminateVasiliki TsiomiPolyxeni BifsaPolyxeni BifsaJuke BoxGiorgos KlakoumanosChristos KalliatsasLouis GeorgiouKonstantinos TsimourisKelly KaltsiIoanna Protopappa
EliminatedVasiliki Tsiomi
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Crowns
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Anthi Simiou
? of 4 votes
Polyxeni Bifsa
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Juke Box
4 of 4 votes
Majority
Eirini Papadopoulou
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Giorgos Klakoumanos
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Christos Kalliatsas
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Louis Georgiou
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Konstantinos Tsimouris
? of 4 votes
Majority
Kelly Kaltsi
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Ioanna Protopappa
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Triimitonio
Third Place
Loukas Giorkas
Winner
Kokkina Xalia
Fourth Place
Nikolas Metaxas
Runner-Up

Week 12 (23 January Semi-Final)

Contestants' performances on the twelfth live show
ActOrderFirst song (Mentor's choice) OrderSecond song (Contestant's choice)Result
Triimitonio1"Dust in the wind"6"Karagiozis"Bottom two
Nikolas Metaxas 2"O proskinitis"7"Bring me to life"Safe
Loukas Giorkas 3"Agriolouloudo"8"Didimotixo Blues"Safe
Kokkina Xalia4"O basilias tis skonis"9"I'll Be There for You"Safe
Ioanna Protopappa5"Giati Fobase"10"Hot n Cold"Bottom two
Final showdown details
Triimitonio1"Anoites Agapes & Trenaki"Safe
Ioanna Protopappa2"Un-Break My Heart"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 13 (30 January Final)

OrderArtistMentorContestant's ChoiceMentor's ChoiceContestant's FavouriteResult
1Kokkina Xalia Giorgos Theofanous Hartaetos unknown unknownFourth Place
2 Loukas Giorkas Katerina Gagaki"Ladadika" "Piretos" "Party"Winner
3 Nikolas Metaxas Katerina Gagaki"Dream on""Anthropoi Monahoi""Let me entertain you" Runner Up
4Triimitonio Giorgos Theofanous unknown unknownunknownThird Place

* Eliminated by public vote, after the judges forced a tie.

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