The X Factor (Greek TV series)
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.
Auditions are held in Greece in the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as in Cyprus in the city of Nicosia. Auditions for the third X Factor were also held in New York City. Applicants from the Greek diaspora are also accepted.
The show was broadcast live in Greece and Cyprus, as well as abroad via ANT1's international stations, for the first three seasons. For the fourth and fifth season was broadcast live in Greece via Skai TV and in Cyprus via Sigma TV. The sixth season was broadcast live in Greece via Open TV and in Cyprus via Omega. The seventh season began airing on 18 March 2022 on Mega Channel and on Alpha TV Cyprus.
The winners of the show are: in the 1st season was Loukas Yorkas, in the 2nd was Stavros Michalakakos, in the 3rd was Harry Antoniou, in the 4th was Andreas Leontas, in the 5th was Panagiotis Koufogiannis, in the 6th was Giannis Grosis and in the 7th was Katerina Lazaridou.
Stages
There are four stages to the competition:- Stage 1: Judges' auditions – either in an audition room or an arena
- Stage 2: Bootcamp
- Stage 3: Judges Houses
- Stage 3: Four-Chair Challenge
- Stage 4: Live Shows
Judges and presenters
Series overview
To date, five series have been broadcast, as summarised below.Contestant in "Nikos Mouratidis"
Contestant in "Katarina Gagaki"
Contestant in "George Levendis"
Contestant in "Giorgos Theofanous"
Contestant in "Tamta"
Contestant in "Peggy Zina"
Contestant in "Thodoris Marantinis"
Contestant in "Babis Stokas"
Contestant in "Giorgos Papadopoulos"
Contestant in "Giorgos Mazonakis"
Contestant in "Christos Mastoras"
Contestant in "Melina Aslanidou"
Contestant in "Michael Tsaousopoulos"
Contestant in "Mariza Rizou"
Contestant in "Michalis Kouinelis"
Contestant in "Stelios Rokkos"
Judges' categories and their contestants
Key:| Series | Nikos Mouratidis | Katerina Gagaki | George Levendis | Giorgos Theofanous |
| 1 | Over 25s Kelly Kaltsi Konstantinos Tsimouris Giorgos Klakoumanos Vasiliki Tsiomi | Boys 16-24s Loukas Yorkas Nikolas Metaxas Louis Georgiou Christos Kalliatsas | Girls 16-24s Ioanna Protopappa Eirini Papadopoulou Polyxeni Bifsa Anthi Simiou | Groups Triimitonio Kokkina Halia Juke Box Crowns |
| 2 | Boys 16-24s Stavros Michalakakos Hovig Demirjian Nikiforos Dimitris Maniatis | Over 25s Eleni Alexandri Polina Christodoulou Elena Andreou Harikleia Charitsavvidou | Groups 48 Ores Pale Faces 360 Moires X-odos | Girls 16-24s Nini Shermadini Ivi Adamou Eleftheria Eleftheriou Giouli Tassou |
| 3 | Over 25s Alexandros Notas Grigoris Georgiou Elena Anagiotou Patrick Guibert | Girls 16-24s Nikki Ponte Maria Katikaridou Kirki Katsarou Elena Georgiou | Boys 16-24 Haris Antoniou Dimitris Theodorakoglou Kostantinos Anastasiadis Alexis Zafeirakis | Groups T.U The Burning Sticks Revolt Tik Tok |
| 4 | Thodoris Marantinis | Tamta | Peggy Zina | Giorgos Theofanous |
| 4 | Groups Stereo Soul Aftoi & Afti N.M.A. Gazoza | Girls 16-24 Tania Breazou Christiana Mpounia Christina Zanti Eleni Koskina | Over 25s Noena Alexandros Pitsanis Pilatos Kounatidis Giorgos Stefanou | Boys 16-24 Andreas Leontas Ian Stratis Antonis Fokas Giorgos Papanastasiou |
| 5 | Babis Stokas | Giorgos Papadopoulos | Tamta | Giorgos Mazonakis |
| 5 | Groups Dee Vibes Coda Project Radiowaves Human Factory | Girls 16-24 Soula Evagelou Thalia Tsiatini Marianna Plachoura Kassiani Dalia | Boys 16-24 Konstantinos Notas Alexandros Sagouris Savas Savidis Angelos Provelegiadis | Over 25s Panagiotis Koufogiannis Vasilis Porfyrakis Marianna Georgiadou Alexandra Matsi |
| 6 | Michael Tsaousopoulos | Christos Mastoras | Melina Aslanidou | Giorgos Theofanous |
| 6 | Girls 16-24 Zoi Misel Bakiri Konstantina Aresti Mary Vassiliadou Viky Mariolou | Boys 16-24 Giannis Grosis Dimitris Papatsakonas Giannis Tergiakis Giorgos Papanastasiou | Over 25s Konstantinos Stinis Lila Trianti Giannis Antzouris Nektarios Rigas | Groups AC² Ano Kato Liak and the Cover DAF |
| 7 | Stelios Rokkos | Michalis Kouinelis | Christos Mastoras | Mariza Rizou |
| 7 | Elena Panagiotidou Thanos Lambrou JCJO Decho | Giname Giannis Onisiforou Miltos Charovas Ioli Pedara | Katerina Lazaridou Konstantinos Ntasios Borek Aristea Alexandraki | Aggelos Archaniotakis Christos Adamopoulos Evelina Katsiakou Case Zero |
Series overview
Series 1 (2008–2009)
The first series of the Greek X Factor started airing in October 2008 on ANT1 and was hosted by singer Sakis Rouvas. The judges were Giorgos Levendis, songwriter Giorgos Theofanous, marketing executive of ANT1 TV, Katerina Gagaki and music critic Nikos Mouratidis.The winner of the 1st X-Factor was Loukas Yorkas from Cyprus who released his debut EP album in September 2009.
Series 2 (2009–2010)
A second series of X Factor was broadcasteby ANT1 TV. The live shows debuted on October 30.The host and the judges remain the same as in the first series. The winner of the 2nd X-Factor was Stavros Michalakakos from Cyprus.