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Poly Tin Kyriaki
Poly Tin Kyriaki (Much on Sunday), later known as Pio Poli Tin Kiriaki (Even More on Sunday) is a Greek entertainment show on Mega Channel, hosted by showman Grigoris Arnaoutoglou and Marietta Hroussala and later Kalomoira. In its first season, the show was called "Poli Tin Kiriaki" (Much on Sunday), a pun on the classic Greek film ' Pote tin Kyriaki' (Never on Sunday) and featured Marietta Hroussala. But after a successful first season, the show was renamed, with the added "Pio" prefix in the title, making it "Pio Poli Tin Kiriaki" with Kalomoira coming in as the co-hostess. Show Format The show features a lot of audience interaction, as well as prize giveaways. It also visits many parts of Greece, where different events are held. It often gives away cars, and other things of that nature. On each episode there also are 3 contestants. Those contestants have to answer various questions throughout the show in order to get the biggest number of points. In the first season, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigoris Arnaoutoglou
Grigoris Arnaoutoglou ( el, Γρηγόρης Αρναούτογλου; born December 17, 1973) is a well-known Greek television host. He is known for hosting morning daily entertaining show, Omorfos Kosmos To Proi as well as Sunday show Pio Poli Tin Kiriaki on Mega Channel. Today he is hosting The 2night Show, a talk show Ekatomyriouhos, on ANT1 . Career Arnaoutoglou started his television career in Thessaloniki, where he was for almost a decade the basic host in many local television projects and shows. He became famous through his weekly television programme in Mega Channel, in the end of the 1990s. Its name was ''Omorfos Kosmos''. On this show, Arnaoutoglou was filming his travelling in the Greek mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ... and islands and talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Hroussala
Marietta Chrousala ( el, Μαριέττα Χρουσαλά: born March 11, 1983) is a Greek model, entrepreneur and former television presenter. In 2003, she was crowned Star Hellas and represented her country at the worldwide beauty pageant Miss Universe. Early life Chrousala was born on March 11, 1983, in Rizari, a village near Edessa to Kostas and Aglaia Chrousalas, both teachers. She has an older brother, Thanasis (born 1980). In 1985 moved with her family to Athens. In 2001, Chrousala began her studies in the department of Mass Media and Communication at University of Athens from which she graduated. Later, she completed a postgraduate degree from Panteion University and department of Communication's Psychology. Career Modeling & Television In 2003, Chrousala won the title of Star Hellas and then, she was chosen to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, finishing in fifteenth place. She had already been working voluntarily since 2002 for the 2004 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalomoira
Maria Kalomira Sarantis ( gr, Μαρία Καλομοίρα Σαράντη; born January 31, 1985), known professionally as Kalomira (sometimes transliterated as Kalomoira), is a Greek-American singer, songwriter, model, television personality and host. Born and raised on Long Island, just outside of New York City in the United States, she first came to prominence in Greece in 2004, after winning the Greek talent show ''Fame Story''. She has subsequently released four studio albums, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and hosted various television shows. Early life Kalomira, was born Maria Kalomira Sarantis on January 31, 1985, in West Hempstead, New York on Long Island. ''DC Greeks''. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 IMDb. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 WBLI. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 Known to her immediate family as Carol (her childhood nickname), her parents are Greek restaurant owners Nikos and Eleni Sarantis. Since childhood, she had the ambition to become a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Channel
MEGA Channel, also known as MEGA TV or just MEGA, is a television network in Greece, that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It is the first and the oldest private television network in Greece. History Mega Channel (1989–2018) Mega is the first private television station to launch in Greece on 20 November 1989 and was the trade name of Teletypos S.A. (Τηλέτυπος A.E.) The channel regularly achieved the top ratings spot in Greece through its varied programming including comedies, dramas, news, current affairs and entertainment shows. Examples include the popular Greek comedies '' Sto Para Pente'', ''Savatogenimmenes'' and ''Maria, i Aschimi''. The channel was also granted the rights to Victoria Hislop's novel The Island. This became a 26 episode drama series called To Nisi. The show was the most expensive show in Greek television history with a budget of €4 million. Financial problems and subsequent closure Since 2012, the parent company had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pote Tin Kyriaki
''Never on Sunday'' ( el, Ποτέ την Κυριακή, ) is a 1960 Greek romantic comedy film starring, written by and directed by Jules Dassin. The film tells the story of Ilya, a Greek prostitute (Melina Mercouri), and Homer (Dassin), an American classicist. Homer attempts to steer her toward morality while Ilya attempts to make Homer more relaxed. It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion plus "hooker with a heart of gold" story.Christopher Bonano, ''Gods, Heroes, And Philosophers''p. 53/ref> The film's bouzouki theme became a hit and the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Manos Hadjidakis for "Never on Sunday"). It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay as Written Directly for the Screen (both Dassin). Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ilya, a self-employed, free-spirited prosti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never On Sunday
''Never on Sunday'' ( el, Ποτέ την Κυριακή, ) is a 1960 Greek romantic comedy film starring, written by and directed by Jules Dassin. The film tells the story of Ilya, a Greek prostitute (Melina Mercouri), and Homer (Dassin), an American classicist. Homer attempts to steer her toward morality while Ilya attempts to make Homer more relaxed. It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion plus "hooker with a heart of gold" story.Christopher Bonano, ''Gods, Heroes, And Philosophers''p. 53/ref> The film's bouzouki theme became a hit and the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Manos Hadjidakis for "Never on Sunday"). It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay as Written Directly for the Screen (both Dassin). Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ilya, a self-employed, free-spirited prosti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara The Cow
Clara may refer to: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name) * Saint Clara or Clare of Assisi ; Surname * Florian Clara (born 1988), Italian luger * Roland Clara (born 1982), Italian cross country skier Places France * Clara, Pyrénées-Orientales, a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département'' in southwestern France Ireland * Clara, County Kilkenny, a parish * Clara, County Offaly, a town in Ireland ** Clara Bog, a wetland near the town of Clara, County Offaly * Clara, County Wicklow, sometimes referred to as the "smallest village in Ireland" United Kingdom *Clara Vale, a village in Tyne and Wear, England United States *Clara, Florida, area on the border of Taylor County and Dixie County * Clara City, Minnesota * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attica Zoological Park
Attica Park, officially Attica Zoological Park (AZP), is a private zoo located in the suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ... of Spata, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Athens, Greece. It is the only zoo in Greece. The zoo is home to more than 1,500 animals representing 220 species, in an area of 20-hectares (49 acres). It is open 365 days a year. The zoo is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and the European Association of Aquatic Mammals (EAAM). History The zoo, opened its doors to the public in May 2000, initially as a bird park, hosting the third-largest bird collection in the world featuring 1100 birds of 300 species, farm animals for the younger visitors and three very impressive walk-in aviaries – miniatures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalomira
Maria Kalomira Sarantis ( gr, Μαρία Καλομοίρα Σαράντη; born January 31, 1985), known professionally as Kalomira (sometimes Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Kalomoira), is a Greek Americans, Greek-American singer, songwriter, model, television personality and host. Born and raised on Long Island, just outside of New York City in the United States, she first came to prominence in Greece in 2004, after winning the Greek talent show ''Fame Story''. She has subsequently released four studio albums, represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and hosted various television shows. Early life Kalomira, was born Maria Kalomira Sarantis on January 31, 1985, in West Hempstead, New York (state), New York on Long Island. ''DC Greeks''. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 IMDb. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 WBLI. Retrieved on March 23, 2008 Known to her immediate family as Carol (her childhood nickname), her parents are Greeks, Greek restaurant owners Nikos and El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Channel Original Programming
Mega or MEGA may refer to: Science * mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106 * Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation * "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is used in taxonomy * Gravity assist, for ''Moon-Earth gravity assist'' and ''Mars-Earth gravity assist'' Business * Aixam-Mega, a French automobile manufacturer based in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie * Megaupload, a file sharing site seized by the FBI * Mega (service), a cloud storage and file hosting service * Mega Aircompany, a charter airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan * Mega Enterprise, a South Korean company that specialises in developing games * MEGA International Srl., a French software company * Mega Maldives, a Maldivian airline Music * ''Mega'' (Yacht album), 2005 * ''Mega'' (Blank Banshee album), 2016 * Mega Records, a US record label * Mega Records, former name of Danish record company Edel-Mega Records Radio * MEGA (radio station), a Belarusian Internet radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Greek Television Series Debuts
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Greek Television Series Endings
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
