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House Of Fame (Greek TV Programme)
''House of Fame'', also known as ''House of Fame – La Academia'', is a Greek talent and reality show based on the Mexican concept '' La Academia''. It began airing on February 15, 2021 on Skai TV. Singer Eleni Foureira hosted the live concerts on Fridays. The four judges were the founder of the record company ''Panik Records'' Giorgos Arsenakos, singer Katy Garbi, songwriter Phoebus and singer Yannis Ploutarchos. Production In 2020, Skai TV announced a new talent show and reality show, a same format like the show ''Fame Story'', that used to air from 2002 until 2006 on ANT1. The show was confirmed for its first season to begin in 2020–2021 television season, with a trailer along with the renewals of ''The Voice of Greece'', ''Big Brother'' and ''Survivor''. Scheduling After speculation in November 2020, the show was expected to start in early 2021. The show's air date was officially confirmed on February 3, 2021 with a trailer. Every Friday opposite of the live concerts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talent Show
A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, participants may be motivated to perform for a reward, trophy, or prize of some kind. For example, a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of the student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest. Media Since the late 1940s, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television, such as ''Doorway to Fame'' (1947), ''The Original Amateur Hour'' (1948), ''Hollywood Screen Test'' (1948), '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1949), '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1952), ''NHK Nodo Jiman'' (1953), ''New Faces'' (1963), ''Notun Kuri'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Greece
''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. There are four different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle phase and live shows. Producers' auditions take place in Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece and in Nicosia in Cyprus. The following stages take place in the Kapa Studios, in Spata, Attica. Since the third season, there were five different stages on the show: Producers' Auditions, Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, and Live Shows. Season Five introduced a new stage: Playoffs. Producers' auditions take place in Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece, and in Nicosia in Cyprus. The following stages take place in the Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Tsagrinou
Elena Tsagrinou ( el, Έλενα Τσαγκρινού; born November 16, 1994) is a Greek singer. Tsagrinou began her career as the lead singer of the Greek band OtherView, until beginning a solo career in 2018. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "El Diablo", finishing in 16th place. Life and career Tsagrinou was born on November 16, 1994 in Athens. From a young age, Tsagrinou was involved in music and attended a Music High School. In 2009, she participated in the Greek adaption of the Got Talent franchise from ANT1, ''Ellada Eheis Talento''. Tsagrinou has a younger sister, Villy, born in 1998. 2013–2018: OtherView, ''Just the 2 of Us'' and ''The Voice of Greece'' In the summer of 2013, she was auditioned by the band OtherView (after Crystallia's withdrawal from the band) for the position of the lead singer and thus signed a contract with the record company ''Feelgood Records''. On 8 January 2014, they released their first trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena Manoukian
Athena Manoukian ( gr, Αθηνά Μανουκιάν; ; born 22 May 1994) is a Greek-Armenian singer and songwriter. She was to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " Chains on You". Career Manoukian's first experience in the music industry was in 2007, when she participated in and won first prize at a talent contest called "This Is What's Missing", a television program of the Greek channel Alpha TV. A year later, in 2008, she participated in the Greek national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song ''To Fili Tis Aphroditis'' . In 2011, Manoukian released her first single named ''Party Like A Freak'', which became one of the biggest hit singles in Greece and has over a million views on YouTube. Following the success of ''Party Like A Freak'', which was nominated twice for winning an award at the MAD Video Music Awards, in 2012 she released a follow-up single ''I Surrender'' which instantly became the summer hit of y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine (singer)
Jessica Josephine Wendel ( el, Τζέσικα Ζόζεφιν Βέντελ; born August 22, 1990), also known as simply Josephine, is a Greek pop singer. She is known for her participation in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Dancing Night". Wendel has also competed in the Greek edition of the ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''. On 26 December 2020, she won the fourth Greek season of ''Just the 2 of Us'', along with actor and entrepreneur Nasos Papargyropoulos. Early life Josephine was born on August 22, 1990, in Athens to Margarita Venti and Alex Wendel. Her mother is Greek with Lebanese roots and her father is of German descent. She has two younger half-siblings from her parents' next marriages. She went to American Community Schools of Athens. At the age of 18, she began Marketing–Management studies at Deree College and at the same time she was uploading cover songs on Facebook. Career 2013–2014: The beginning and ''Eurovision' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demy (singer)
Dimitra Papadea ( el, Δήμητρα Παπαδέα, , born 21 August 1991), known professionally as Demy, is a Greek singer. She is signed with the Greek independent label Panik Records. She has released two studio albums, "#1" in 2012, which became platinum and "Rodino Oniro" in 2014, which became gold. In 2017, she released "Demy", a collection of all of her English songs and later she released the album "Kontra" including two new songs and older songs and collaborations that had not been included in an album up to that time. Demy has achieved 8 No.1 songs and 2 No.1 EPs (Extended Plays) at the Greek charts so far. She also combined music and acting by having taken part in 5 musicals from 2012 to 2017. Since the beginning of her career, Demy has been nominated 30 times for MAD Video Music Awards. Up to now, she has won 11 VMAs, including "Best New Artist" and "Best Female Artist" and she holds the record of the 4th most awarded artist in the history of the Greek VMAs. She has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Dimitriou
, native_name = Άντζελα Δημητρίου , birth_date = , birth_place = Peristeri, Athens, Greece , genre = Greek Music, Laïko, Pop , occupation = Singer, show woman , years_active = 1970–present , label = Panivar (1978–80) MBI (1980–82) CBS- Sony Music Greece (1982–96) EMI (1996–2003) Alpha Records (Greek company) (2004–07) Lobby Music (2008–2019) Heaven Music (2019–present) , website = Angela Dimitriou ( el, Άντζελα Δημητρίου, ; born Athens, Greece, August 18, 1954) is a Greek singer. She is also famous in the Arab countries across the Middle East, with her song "Margarites" hitting the top of the charts in Lebanon, among other places. She made a song with Egyptian singer Amr Diab called "Ana Bahebak Aktar." Both songs were produced by Minos-Emi Greece A&R manager Vangelis Yannopoulos through his connections with EMI Arabia. She also covered Marc Almond's song "Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan (singer)
Stan ( gr, Στράτος Αντιπαριώτης, born Stratos Antipariotis on August 1, 1987 in Athens, Greece), is a Greek singer, songwriter and fashion model. Early career Stratos, better known in Greece by his stage name "Stan", is a Greek young artist. Coming from the island of Paros, where he grew up, he took his first steps as a professional in the music industry in December 2009 writing the lyrics for the debut album of the Greek group Vegas for the song “Giati”. At the beginning of his career he also worked with Bo for the song “Tha’thela”, Nicko for the hit “Last Summer”, Claydee Lupa & Dimension-X for “Call Me”, Sakis Rouvas for the song “To Allo Sou Miso” and Katerina Stikoudi for her song “6 Ekatommyria”. Debut In April 2011, Stratos makes his official debut as a singer. The song “An Mou Ftanan Ta Lefta” was released by EMI Music and achieved huge success. His next digital solo single “Taxidepse Me” was released in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Greek Season 6)
''Big Brother Greece 6'' was the sixth season of the Greek reality television series '' Big Brother''. The show returned after a nine-year hiatus and began airing on 29 August 2020 on Skai TV and ended after 113 days on 18 December 2020, nineteen years after the first season aired. It was the first season of ''Big Brother'' to air on Skai TV. The show also simulcast live in Cyprus on Sigma TV like in the last season. This season was originally scheduled to start on 15 March 2020. But was postponed until further notice by Skai TV due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. Harry Varthakouris presented the show. Andreas Mikroutsikos was the opinionist. The winner received €100,000. Anna-Maria Psycharaki was announced as the winner of the season, with Sofia Danezi as the runner-up. Production In October 2019, it was announced by Endemol Shine Group that Skai TV bought the rights to air the show in 2020. After an open call for participants, a record 10,000 submissions wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigma TV
Sigma TV is a commercial network in Cyprus that commenced broadcasting on April 3, 1995. It is a private service and is currently the first-rated channel in Cyprus. Sigma TV is geared at a younger audience, with the focus on the 18-45 age group. It broadcasts a mix of original programs as well as popular foreign programming. Sigma is a general entertainment station with programming that includes Children's shows, sports, news, movies, series and popular telenovelas from Latin America. Sigma was affiliated with Alpha TV from Greece from January 2010 to January 2016 due to a licensing agreement. Sigma is additionally affiliated with Skai TV and MAD TV. Furthermore, it has secured programming deals with major studios from the U.S. and around the world. Programming Sigma broadcasts hit series from Latin America, the U.S., and various own productions. In addition, it has sports programming, children's shows, and current affairs programs. It holds the exclusive rights to broadcast fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Channel (Greek TV Channel)
Star Channel is a Greek free-to-air television channel that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek shows. It was launched in December 1993 and is owned by New Television S.A. (a company owned by Giannis Vardinogiannis). Star Channel is known in Greece mostly for its programming style, both in terms of live shows and news content, with an increased focus on lifestyle, showbiz, gossip, and fashion news, and on "comedic" presentation. In 2013, Star started combining information with entertainment, resulting in the channel's shift to a more serious tone. Star Channel generated €64 million in net profit in 2014 which represents a 32.2% increase from the previous year. History Star Channel was launched on 4 December 1993 to compete with Mega, ANT1, Alpha TV and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs as well as foreign series. In 1994 – Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs from Alpha, then known as Skai (Greek spelling of Sky) with Star's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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