The X Factor | |
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Series 6 | |
Hosted by |
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Judges |
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Winner | Giannis Grosis |
Runner-up | Dimitris Papatsakonas |
Release | |
Original network | Open TV Omega TV |
Original release | September 11 – December 18, 2019 |
Series chronology |
The X Factor is a Greek and Cypriot television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series began airing on Open TV on September 11, 2019. [1] [2]
The judges were Giorgos Theofanous, who returned for his fifth series after a one-series hiatus as judge, former The Voice of Greece coach Melina Aslanidou, former Rising Star judge Christos Mastoras and Athens DeeJay Michael Tsaousopoulos. For the first time the presenter was replaced by Despina Vandi, she was presenting the live shows and the four-chair challenges. Aris Makris was presenting the Backstage at the live shows and also he was on auditions, bootcamps and four-chair challenges. [3]
Giannis Grosis won the competition on December 18, 2019, and he became the fifth boy to win the competition, he received €50,000 and a record deal with Panik Records and Christos Mastoras became the winning mentor for the first time. [4]
Giorgos Liagkas, who also hosted the Greek version of The Voice , was rumored to be the host of the show. [5] On June 25, 2018, it was confirmed from Epsilon TV (Open TV now) that Despina Vandi will be the host of Live Shows, replacing Sakis Rouvas. [6] [7] It was rumored that Evelyn Kazatzoglou will be at the Backstage of Live Shows. [8] Evangelia Aravani was rumored that she will be for a third time a backstage host. [9] On the running was also Aris Makris and on February 22 was confirmed that he will be at the Backstage of Auditions, Bootcamp, Four-Chair Challenge and Live Shows. [10]
Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once Open TV announced the show. Fotis Sergoulopoulos was the first to be rumored. [11] Tamta that was in fourth and fifth series was rumored to be again in the show, after some weeks was announced that she will represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and so she can't be this year a judge. [12] It was rumored also that Paola will be in the judging panel. [13] Eleni Foureira, was rumored also but a program on Open TV they told that there was never a proposal in Foureira. [14] On the running were also Antonis Remos, Melina Aslanidou, Konstantinos Argyros, Christos Mastoras and Giorgos Theofanous. [15] [16] On February 18, 2019, Giorgos Theofanous was confirmed to be returning for his fifth series followed by new judges, Melina Aslanidou and Christos Mastoras. [17] On February 20, was confirmed that the fourth judge will be Michael Tsaousopoulos. [18]
The minimum age to audition was 16. After one series the auditions was again held in front of an audience. Contestants needed three or more 'yeses' from the four judges to progress to Bootcamp. The auditions began on 22 May 2019, in Athens and ended on 12 June 2019, in Thessaloniki. [19]
City | Date(s) | Venue |
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Athens | 21–23, 27–30 May 2019 | «Theater», Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center |
Thessaloniki | 11–12 June 2019 | Monastery of Lazariston Theater |
The Auditions were aired over nine episodes from September 11, 2019, until September 27, 2019.
Bootcamp took place at «Theater», Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center from 10 to 11 July 2019. The challenge of bootcamp was to perform in groups of five acts, with a mix of at least three categories in each group, and perform a song from a list. The judges would decide immediately after each performance which of the 110 acts would pass the challenge and which would be eliminated.
At the end of the Bootcamp challenge, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Tsaousopoulos was given the Girls, Mastoras was given the Boys, Aslanidou was given Overs, and Theofanous was given the Groups.
Bootcamp was aired on September 27, 2019. [20]
The four-chair challenge took place over the course of three days, from 3 to 5 September 2019, at Kapa Studios 2 Athens. 40 acts faced the four-chair challenge, 10 from each category. The challenge will broadcast on 2, 3, 9 and 10 October.
Key:
Episode | Category (mentor) | Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Swapped with |
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Episode 10 (2 October) | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | DAF | "Believer" | Put in chair 1 | – |
2 | What Ells? | "Beautiful Liar" | Eliminated | – | ||
3 | Liak and the Cover | "Ki Emeina Edo" | Put in chair 2 | – | ||
4 | Duo Liba [lower-alpha 1] | "Save Tonight" | Put in chair 3 | – | ||
5 | Enorasis | "Stin Diskotek" | Put in chair 4 | – | ||
6 | Three Ways | "What Makes You Beautiful" | Eliminated | – | ||
7 | Ano Kato | "Venzinadiko" | Put in chair 4 | Enorasis | ||
8 | Appartia [lower-alpha 1] | "Fever"/"The Passenger" | Put in chair 3 | – | ||
9 | Dreamwalkers Triangle | "Okytokinh"/"Wire to Wire" | Eliminated | – | ||
10 | AC² | "Rewrite the Stars" | Put in chair 4 | Ano Kato | ||
Episode 11 (3 October) | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 1 | Kyriaki Nikolaou | "To Dikio Mou" | Put in chair 1 | – |
2 | Elisavet Athanasiadou | "Piece of My Heart" | Put in chair 2 | – | ||
3 | Nektarios Rigas | "Xamopoulia" | Put in chair 3 | – | ||
4 | Basilikh Xoursoutoglou | "Diamonds" | Eliminated | – | ||
5 | Maria Kiou | "Duo meres mono" | Put in chair 4 | – | ||
6 | Xristoforos Katrnara Ompioma | "LoveStoned" | Put in chair 4 | Maria Kiou | ||
7 | Romaios Papadopoulos | "Duomisi" | Eliminated | – | ||
8 | Giannis Antzouris | "Auth h nuxta nenei" | Put in chair 2 | Elisavet Athanasiadou | ||
9 | Lila Trianti | "Sto theo me paei" | Put in chair 1 | Kyriaki Nikolaou | ||
10 | Konstantinos Stinis | "Sex on Fire" | Put in chair 4 | Xristoforos Katrnara Ompioma (Obi) | ||
Episode 12 (9 October) | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | Mary Vassiliadou | "Stay" | Put in chair 1 | – |
2 | Dimitra Dimitriou | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Put in chair 2 | – | ||
3 | Maria Papadopoulou | "Mia pista apo fosforo" | Put in chair 3 | – | ||
4 | Maria Kosmatou | "Stop!" | Put in chair 4 | – | ||
5 | Eirini Perikleous | "Anthrope" | Eliminated | – | ||
6 | Konstantina Aresti | "Rise Up" | Put in chair 2 | Dimitra Dimitriou | ||
7 | Zoi Misel Bakiri | "Fallin'" | Put in chair 3 | Maria Papadopoulou | ||
8 | Viky Mariolou | "Ego s’ agapisa edo" | Put in chair 4 | Maria Kosmatou | ||
9 | Jody Lulati | "Jolene" | Eliminated | – | ||
10 | Chrystalla Karapitta | "Do It like a Dude" | Eliminated | – | ||
Episode 13 (10 October) | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 1 | Alex Diamantis | "When We Were Young" | Put in chair 1 | – |
2 | Dimitris Peronis | "Apotypomata" | Put in chair 2 | – | ||
3 | Frankisko Giannisopoulos | "O vythos sou" | Put in chair 3 | – | ||
4 | Giannis Tergiakis | "Read All About It, Pt. III" | Put in chair 4 | – | ||
5 | Giorgos Konstantinidis | "O Amlet tis selinis" | Put in chair 2 | Dimitris Peronis | ||
6 | Giorgos Papanastasiou | "Airplanes" | Put in chair 2 | Giorgo Konstantinidis | ||
7 | Anastasis Oikonomou | "I zoi allios" | Eliminated | – | ||
8 | Grigoris Tsavdaridis | "S&M" | Eliminated | – | ||
9 | Giannis Grosis | "Nychta zoriki" | Put in chair 1 | Alex Diamantis | ||
10 | Dimitris Papatsakonas | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Put in chair 3 | Frankisko Giannisopoulos | ||
The top 16 acts were confirmed as follows:
Key:
Contestant | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
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Giannis Grosis | 20 | Thessaloniki | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | Winner |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | 19 | Karditsa | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 2nd place Runner-up |
AC² | 17/24 | Athens | Groups (Theofanous) | 3rd place |
Konstantinos Stinis | 26 | Athens | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 4th place |
Ano Kato | Thessaloniki | Groups (Theofanous) | 5th place | |
Liak and the Cover | 16/31/31 | Crete / Thessaloniki | Groups (Theofanous) | 6th place |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | 19 | Rhodes | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 7th place |
Giannis Tergiakis | 17 | Athens | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 8th place |
Lila Trianti | 26 | Athens | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 9th place |
Konstantina Aresti | 16 | Nicosia | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 10th place |
Giannis Antzouris | 31 | Volos | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 11th place |
Mary Vassiliadou | 18 | Thessaloniki | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 12th place |
Viky Mariolou | 23 | Tripoli | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 13th-16th place |
Giorgos Papanastasiou | 22 | Thessaloniki | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | |
Nektarios Rigas | 31 | Volos | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | |
DAF | Athens | Groups (Theofanous) |
The contestants were announced after each category performed at Four-chair challenge. There were 16 contestants (4 from each category) this year. The Live Shows were broadcast for 10 weeks from 17 October.
– | 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 |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||
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Round one | Round two | ||||||||||
Giannis Grosis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
AC² | Safe | Safe | 10th | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 3rd | 3rd Place | Eliminated (week 10) |
Konstantinos Stinis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (week 9) | |
Ano Kato | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | 5th | Eliminated (week 9) | |
Liak and the Cover | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 8) | ||
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 7th | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 7) | |||
Giannis Tergiakis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||
Lila Trianti | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||
Konstantina Aresti | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||
Giannis Antzouris | Safe | 11th | 11th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||
Mary Vassiliadou | Safe | 12th | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||
Viky Mariolou | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
Giorgos Papanastasiou | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
Nektarios Rigas | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
DAF | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
Final showdown | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | Mary Vassiliadou | AC² | Konstantina Aresti | Ano Kato | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Ano Kato | AC² | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | |
Giannis Antzouris | Giannis Antzouris | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Lila Trianti | Giannis Tergiakis | AC² | Liak and the Cover | Konstantinos Stinis | ||||
Judges voted to | Eliminate | Send Through | |||||||||
Theofanous' vote | Giannis Antzouris | Giannis Antzouris | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Lila Trianti | Giannis Tergiakis | Zoi Misel Bakiri | — 1 | AC² | |||
Aslanidou's vote | Mary Vassiliadou | AC² | Konstantina Aresti | Ano Kato | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Liak and the Cover | Konstantinos Stinis | |||
Mastoras' vote | Mary Vassiliadou | Giannis Antzouris | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Ano Kato | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Zoi Misel Bakiri | Liak and the Cover | Konstantinos Stinis | |||
Tsaousopoulos' vote | Giannis Antzouris | AC² | Konstantina Aresti (×2) | Lila Trianti | Giannis Tergiakis | AC² | Liak and the Cover | AC² | |||
Eliminated | Viky Mariolou Public Vote | Mary Vassiliadou 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Giannis Antzouris 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Konstantina Aresti 3 of 5 votes Majority | Lila Trianti 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Giannis Tergiakis 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Zoi Misel Bakiri 3 of 4 votes Majority | Liak and the Cover 3 of 3 votes Majority | Ano Kato Public Vote | AC² 3rd Place | Dimitris Papatsakonas Runner-up |
Giorgos Papanastasiou Public Vote | |||||||||||
Nektarios Rigas Public Vote | Konstantinos Stinis 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Giannis Grosis Winner | |||||||||
DAF Public Vote |
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "I Kardia Sou Petra" | Safe |
DAF | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Cake by the Ocean" | Eliminated |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 3 | "Love Yourself" | Safe |
Giannis Antzouris | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 4 | "Stin Kardia" | Safe |
Giorgos Papanastasiou | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 5 | "Talk Dirty" | Eliminated |
Viky Mariolou | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 6 | "I Epimoni Soy" | Eliminated |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 7 | "Ain't Your Mama" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 8 | "Pou na Exigo" | Safe |
Konstantina Aresti | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 9 | "Sweet but Psycho" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 10 | "Sign of the Times" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 11 | "Den Eimai Allos"/"Emeis oi Alloi" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 12 | "Human" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 13 | "Giati"/"Astin Na Leei" | Safe |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 14 | "Shallow" | Safe |
Nektarios Rigas | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 15 | "Ta Smyrneika Tragoudia" | Eliminated |
Mary Vassiliadou | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 16 | "Love on the Brain" | Safe |
No Final Showdown |
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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Mary Vassiliadou | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "Say My Name" | Bottom two |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 2 | "Frozen" | Safe |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 3 | "Emena Thes" | Safe |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 4 | "Stay with Me" | Safe |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 5 | "Where Have You Been" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 6 | "Thes" | Safe |
Konstantina Aresti | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 7 | "New Rules" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 8 | "To Metrima" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 9 | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 10 | "Pame Psihi Mou" | Safe |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 11 | "Because the Night" | Safe |
Giannis Antzouris | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 12 | "Thelo Na Me Nioseis" | Bottom two |
Sing-off details | ||||
Mary Vassiliadou | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "(Simply) The Best" | Eliminated |
Giannis Antzouris | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 2 | "Giati to Metanioneis" | Safe |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Mary Vassiliadou was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Dream On" | Bottom two |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 2 | "To Kyma" | Safe |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 3 | "Malo" | Safe |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 4 | "Sta 'Dosa Ola" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 5 | "Zombie" | Safe |
Giannis Antzouris | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 6 | "Tora Ti Na To Kano" | Bottom two |
Konstantina Aresti | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 7 | "Be My Baby" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 8 | "Tis Lithis To Pigadi" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 9 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 10 | "Pou Na 'Sai" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 11 | "Psithiroi Kardias" | Safe |
Sing-off details | ||||
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Say Something" | Safe |
Giannis Antzouris | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 2 | "Ola S' Agapane" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Giannis Antzouris was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 1 | "Way Down We Go" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Milo Gia Sena" | Safe |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 3 | "Whenever, Wherever" | Bottom two |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 4 | "Hello" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 5 | "Madame (Padam Padam)"/"Je ne veux pas travailler" | Safe |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 6 | "Call Out My Name" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 7 | "Ela Psihoula Mou" | Safe |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 8 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 9 | "Xenos Gia Senane Ki Ehthros" | Safe |
Konstantina Aresti | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 10 | "My Kind of Love" | Bottom two |
Sing-off details | ||||
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "Black Velvet" | Safe |
Konstantina Aresti | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 2 | "Someone like You" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to Tsaousopoulos and he had to choose who should leave his team. Konstantina Aresti was eliminated.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 1 | "Counting Stars" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Shima Logou" | Safe |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 3 | "Lost on You" | Bottom two |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 4 | "Oneiro Itane" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 5 | "Ki An Se Thelo" | Bottom two |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 6 | "The Power of Love" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 7 | "Fila Me" | Safe |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 8 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 9 | "Poia Nyhta S' Eklepse" | Safe |
Sing-off details | ||||
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Patrida M' Araeyo se" | Safe |
Lila Trianti | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 2 | "Misise Me" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Lila Trianti was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Melisses" | Safe |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 2 | "Against All Odds" | Bottom two |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 3 | "Giftisa Mera" | Safe |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 4 | "Akatallili Skini" | Bottom two |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 5 | "The Time of My Life" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 6 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 7 | "Mikri Patrida" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 8 | "Ela Poy Fovamai" | Safe |
Sing-off details | ||||
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "Hurt" | Safe |
Giannis Tergiakis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 2 | "Ki Emeina Edo" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Giannis Tergiakis was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
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AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Bottom two |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 2 | "Ayti einai i zoi" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 3 | "The Blower's Daughter" | Safe |
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 4 | "I Have Nothing" | Bottom two |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 5 | "Ta Savvata" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 6 | "Siga Min Klapso" | Safe |
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 7 | "Kaigomai kai Sigoliono" | Safe |
Sing-off details | ||||
Zoi Misel Bakiri | Girls 16-24 (Tsaousopoulos) | 1 | "Je suis malade" | Eliminated |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Hallelujah" | Safe |
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song (Judges choice) | Order | Song (own choice) | Result |
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Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Den Exo Polla" | 7 | "Madissa" | Bottom two |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | ""Perfect Duet" version" | 8 | "Imagine" | Safe |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 3 | "Ximeroni" | 9 | "Poios na Sygkrithei Mazi sou" | Safe |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 4 | "Unchain My Heart" | 10 | "Mpagasas" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 5 | "Agapi" | 11 | "Dance with Somebody" | Safe |
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 6 | "Tha Xatho" | 12 | "Den Mporo" | Bottom two |
Sing-off details | ||||||
Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Anestaki" | Safe | ||
Liak and the Cover | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Mia apo autes tis Meres" | Eliminated |
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Result |
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Ano Kato | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Lene" | 6 | "Xafnikos Erotas" | Eliminated |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "Chandelier" | 7 | "Creep" | Bottom three |
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 3 | "Hotel California" | 8 | "O Amlet Tis Selinis" | Bottom three |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 4 | "Pote Tha Se Do" | 9 | "Grande amore" | Safe |
Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 5 | "Rebel Yell" | 10 | "The Sound of Silence" | Safe |
Sing-off details | ||||||
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 1 | "Listen" | Safe | ||
Konstantinos Stinis | Over 25s (Aslanidou) | 2 | "Angie" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Konstantinos Stinis was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Act | Category (mentor) | Order | First song | Order | Song of the series | Result |
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Dimitris Papatsakonas | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 1 | "Take Me to Church" | 7 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Runner-up |
AC² | Groups (Theofanous) | 2 | "The Prayer" | N/A | N/A (already eliminated) | Third place |
Giannis Grosis | Boys 16-24 (Mastoras) | 3 | "Ena Gramma" | 8 | "I Nyhta Dyo Kommatia" | Winner |
Act | Order | song |
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AC² & Dimitris Papatsakonas | 4 | "We Will Rock You"/"Let Me Entertain You" |
Dimitris Papatsakonas & Giannis Grosis | 5 | "Tonight"/"Simera" |
Giannis Grosis & AC² | 6 | "An Thimithis to Oneiro mou"/"The Honeymoon song" |
Despina Malea, known as Despina Vandi, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old.
Olympiacos Men's Waterpolo, commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the professional men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Greece. The department was founded in 1925, one of the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, and their home ground is the Papastrateio Pool in Piraeus.
"Ipofero" is the second EP by Greek artist Despina Vandi.
Marinella & Antonis Remos – Live is the name of a live album by Greek singers Marinella and Antonis Remos. It is their first joint live album, was recorded at the Athens Arena and was released in December 2007 by Sony BMG Greece and Minos EMI. The album went Platinum selling over 30,000 units.
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.
Ivi Adamou is a Greek Cypriot singer. She was born and raised in Agia Napa, Cyprus and currently resides in Alexandroupoli, Greece. Adamou rose to recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor, where she was under the mentorship of Giorgos Theofanous. Right after her elimination from the X Factor, Adamou secured a recording contract with Sony Music Greece. She gained further recognition from her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, where she represented Cyprus with the song "La La Love".
The first season of Greek Idol premiered on 5 March 2010 on Alpha TV.
The X Factor is a Greek television reality music competition, based on the original series in the UK, to find new singing talent. The winner of which receives a recording contract with Sony Music Greece is Haris Antoniou. The third series began airing on ANT1 on 1 October 2010 and ended on 11 February 2011. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas, with Giorgos Lianos and Maria Sinatsaki hosting the audition shows. The competition is split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout July and September 2010, with George Levendis, Giorgos Theofanous, Katerina Gagaki and Nikos Mouratidis returning as judges. Following bootcamp, successful acts were split into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over-25s and Groups. The live shows started on 29 October 2010. It is also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations.
Your Face Sounds Familiar is the Greek version of the international reality television franchise Your Face Sounds Familiar, developed by Endemol. The show premiered on 14 April 2013 on ANT1.
The Voice of Greece is a Greek television talent show created by John de Mol and based on the concept The Voice of Holland. It is part of an international series. It began airing on ANT1 on January 10, 2014, and the final of second season on June 21, 2015. The third season premiered on November 16, 2016, on Skai TV. It also premiered the same day in Cyprus on Sigma TV.
The first season of the Greek Cypriot reality talent show The Voice of Greece premiered on January 10, 2014, on ANT1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series.
The second season of the Greek and Cypriot reality talent show The Voice of Greece premiered on February 15, 2015 on ANT1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series.
Your Face Sounds Familiar is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1. The second season premiered on March 9, 2014 and at the end of every live, the winner of the night will donate the money from the audience's voting to a charity of their choice. In Cyprus, the money were given to "Mana" (Mother) organization every week.
Afti Einai I Diafora Mas is the eleventh studio album by Greek singer Despina Vandi. It was released on 6 October 2016 under the label Heaven Music and soon certified gold, selling over 6,000 units. The cover of the album was published by Heaven Music's webpage on 28 September. Videos and audio samples of the songs published on that webpage from 16 September to 6 October.
Your Face Sounds Familiar is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1. The fourth season started on April 23, 2017. 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, 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 "Pankypria Organosi Tyflon" organization every week.
The X Factor is a Greek and Cypriot television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series began airing on Skai TV and Sigma TV on April 27, 2017. Sakis Rouvas returned to present the main show on Skai TV for the fifth time and with Evagelia Aravani returned on Auditions Shows, Bootcamp, Chair Challenge and in Backstage at the Live Shows. Tamta was the only judge from the 4th series to return. Giorgos Mazonakis, Giorgos Papadopoulos and Babis Stokas are the new judges in the series, replacing George Theofanous, Peggy Zina and Thodoris Marantinis.
The fourth season of Greece's Next Top Model premiered on September 8, 2019 and was the second season to air on Star Channel.
The fifth season of Greece's Next Top Model premiered on September 7, 2020 and is the third season to air on Star Channel. For the first time in Greece's Next Top Model, boys can also participate.
The X Factor is a Greek and Cypriot television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series began airing on Mega Channel on March 18, 2022. Singer Christos Mastoras returned as judge for his second season, and three new judges joined, singer Mariza Rizou, singer and songwriter Stelios Rokkos and singer and songwriter Michalis Kouinelis, who replaced Giorgos Theofanous, Melina Aslanidou and Michael Tsaousopoulos. The director and actor Andreas Georgiou takes over the presentation of the live shows, who replaced Despina Vandi. Singer Ilias Bogdanos and singer Katerina Lioliou were the backstage-hosts, who replaced Aris Makris. Ilias Psinakis was the guest judge only in the live shows. Nikos Mouratidis was the guest judge only in the live shows since the fourth week.
The eleventh season of the popular reality show Survivor Greece, premiered on January 7, 2024 on Skai TV in Greece and Sigma TV in Cyprus. Giorgos Lianos returned as host for his sixth consecutive season. Broadly following the format established by earlier seasons, a team of civilians named the Machites ("Fighters") and a team of celebrities named the Diasimoi ("Famous") are invited to compete against one another for several months in a series of physical challenges on a deserted island at the exotic La Romana in the Dominican Republic. The competitors are only permitted to bring a very minimal amount of clothing and basic food supplies.