Nikos Aliagas ( el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Αλιάγας, ''Nikólaos "Níkos" Aliágas''; born 13 May 1969) is a Greek-French journalist and entertainer, known for being the host of the French reality program ''

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''.

Biography

Both of his parents, Andreas and Harula Aliagas are

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. His father comes from the area of

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while his mother comes from

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, located in the same regional unit in

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. He lived between France and Greece during his childhood. He was a guest star on a Greek program ''Koita ti Ekanes'' in late-2003 and featured clips from ''Star Academy''. He has published a book called "I was born Greek: The mythology or The school of life" ( el, «Γεννήθηκα Έλληνας: Η Μυθολογία Ή Το Σχολείο Της Ζωής»). He was the presenter of a show on

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called "Gros Plan" where he met international stars like

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and

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. ''Alpha TV''. Retrieved on May 5, 2008. He is the French presenter of '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. He is multilingual, being able to speak five languages.

Discography

References

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''Olivier Minne, Nikos Aliagas et Anne-Gaëlle Riccio se défoulent sur TF6''
(Olivier Minne, Nikos Aliagas and Anne-Gaëlle Riccio unwind on TF6)
Nikos Aliagas

1969 births Living people Journalists from Paris Mass media people from Paris Greek entertainers French television presenters Greek television presenters French radio presenters Greek radio presenters French people of Greek descent {{France-tv-bio-stub, Greece-tv-bop-stub