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The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
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in the cities of
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and
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, as well as in
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in the city of
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. Auditions for the third X Factor were also held in New York City. Applicants from the
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are also accepted. The show was broadcast live in
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, as well as abroad via
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's international stations, for the first three seasons. For the fourth and fifth season was broadcast live in
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. The sixth season was broadcast live in
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. The seventh season began airing on 18 March 2022 on
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and on
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. The winners of the show are: in the 1st season was
Loukas Yorkas Loukas Yorkas () born in Aradippou, Cyprus, on 18 October 1986, is a Cypriot singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series ''The X Factor''. In September 2009 he released his first EP album, ''Ma ...
, in the 2nd was
Stavros Michalakakos Stavros Michalakakos (in Greek Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος) (born 9 April 1987) is a Greek Cypriot singer. On 12 February 2010 he won the second season of the Greek version of the television singing competition ''The X Factor''. He w ...
, 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 (series 1–3, 5, 7) or an arena (series 4, 6) *Stage 2: Bootcamp *Stage 3: Judges Houses (Series 1–3) *Stage 3: Four-Chair Challenge (Series 4–7) *Stage 4: Live Shows (Finals)


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: : – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, other contestants in small font.


Series overview


Series 1 (2008–2009)

The first series of the Greek X Factor started airing in October 2008 on
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and was hosted by singer
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Cor ...
. The judges were Giorgos Levendis, songwriter
Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
, marketing executive of ANT1 TV, Katerina Gagaki and music critic Nikos Mouratidis. The winner of the 1st X-Factor was
Loukas Yorkas Loukas Yorkas () born in Aradippou, Cyprus, on 18 October 1986, is a Cypriot singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series ''The X Factor''. In September 2009 he released his first EP album, ''Ma ...
from Cyprus who released his debut EP album in September 2009.


Series 2 (2009–2010)

A second series of X Factor was broadcasteby
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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 Stavros Michalakakos (in Greek Σταύρος Μιχαλακάκος) (born 9 April 1987) is a Greek Cypriot singer. On 12 February 2010 he won the second season of the Greek version of the television singing competition ''The X Factor''. He w ...
from Cyprus.


Series 3 (2010–2011)

A third season of X Factor was broadcast from October 2010 to February 2011. The third series of X Factor was won by
Haris Antoniou Harry Antoniou (Greek: Χάρης Αντωνίου; born 9 March 1989) is a Greek Cypriot singer and musician. On 11 February 2011 he won the third season of the Greek version of the television singing competition The X Factor after singing ...
from Cyprus. The program was broadcast by
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TV and the host and the judges remained the same as the previous year.


Series 4 (2016)

A fourth season of X Factor was broadcast from 4 April to 8 July 2016 on
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. The host
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Cor ...
remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage.
Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
remained from the judges of the past seasons with
Peggy Zina Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou ( el, Παναγιώτα-Καλλιόπη Χρυσικοπούλου; born 8 March 1975), known professionally as Peggy Zina ( el, Πέγκυ Ζήνα), is a Greek singer. She made her recording debut in 1995 wi ...
,
Tamta Tamta Goduadze ( ka, თამთა გოდუაძე; el, Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Támta Gkontouátze; born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Tamta, is a Georgian-Greek singer. She first achieved popularity in Greece in ...
and Thodoris Marantinis from
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being the new judges. The winner of this series was Andreas Leontas from Cyprus.


Series 5 (2017)

A fifth season of X Factor was broadcast from April 27 to July 20, 2017 on
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. The host
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Cor ...
remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage.
Tamta Tamta Goduadze ( ka, თამთა გოდუაძე; el, Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Támta Gkontouátze; born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Tamta, is a Georgian-Greek singer. She first achieved popularity in Greece in ...
remained from the judges of the past seasons with
Giorgos Mazonakis , birth_date = , birth_place = Athens, Greece , death_date = , genre = Greek Folk-Pop, dance , years_active = 1992–present , label = Universal Music Greece (1993–2001)Heaven Music (2001–2016) Minos EMI (2017;present) , web ...
, Giorgos Papadopoulos and
Babis Stokas Babis Stokas (Greek: Μπάμπης Στόκας) is a Greek singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of the Entekhno/Rock group Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ), in which he was lead singer, lyricist, and composer from 1989 until the dissolution ...
being the new judges. The winner of this series was Panagiotis Koufogiannis from Cyprus.


Series 6 (2019)

A sixth season of X Factor began broadcast from 11 September 2019 on
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. The judges are
Giorgos Theofanous Giorgos (George) Theofanous (, ) (born in Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 January 1968) is a Greek Cypriot composer and producer. He has sold more than two million records and written more than 500 songs in the 1990s and 2000s. Recording artists for whom h ...
, who returned for his fifth series as judge, former
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coach Melina Aslanidou, former Rising Star judge Christos Mastoras and Athens DeeJay Michael Tsaousopoulos.
Despina Vandi Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...
will be the host, replacing
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Cor ...
. Aris Makris is presenting the Backstage of ''Live Shows'', replacing Evaggelia Aravani. This was the first edition in which a contenstant from Greece managed to win as in all previous editions the winner was a singer coming from Cyprus.


Series 7 (2022)

A seventh season of ''The X Factor'' began broadcast from 18 March 2022 on
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) ...
. Christos Mastoras, returned for his second season as judge, and with the three new judges, Mariza Rizou, Stelios Rokkos‎ and
Michalis Kouinelis Michalis Kouinelis ( el, Μιχάλης Κουϊνέλης; born 22 March 1979), also known as Stavento or Mike, is a Greek rapper and the lead singer of the hip hop group Stavento. Career His first discography work was with the group Babylo ...
. Andreas Georgiou hosted the live shows. Ilias Bogdanos and Katerina Lioliou were presenting the backstage of ''Live Shows''.


See also

*
Greek Idol ''Greek Idol'' is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it is based on the British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debuted on March 5, 2010 on Al ...
*
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 seaso ...


External links


Official Website (Open TV)Official Website (Mega Channel)


References

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