The X Factor (Greece series 1)
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The first series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece
began airing on ANT1
on 04 October 2008 and was won by Loukas Giorkas
of Larnaca
, Cyprus
on 30 January 2009. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas
. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's
international stations.
and Thessaloniki
(Greece) and Larnaka (Cyprus).
had the Girls (16–24), Nikos Mouratidis mentored the Over 25s, and Giorgos Theofanous took charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp only 32 remained.
Key:
Judges' votes to eliminate:
The X Factor (Greece)
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....
began airing on ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
on 04 October 2008 and was won by Loukas Giorkas
Loukas Giorkas
Loukas Giorkas , 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, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology at the University of Patras...
of Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
on 30 January 2009. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas
Sakis Rouvas
Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus...
. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
international stations.
Auditions
Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in July 2008 and concluded in september 2008. The auditions were held in three cities: in AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
(Greece) and Larnaka (Cyprus).
Bootcamp
Following initial auditions, the "Boot camp" stage took place in September 2008. Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 150. The judges then cut the number of acts down to 80. They were split into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition.The Boys (16–24) were mentored by Katerina Gagaki, George LevendisGeorge Levendis
George Levendis , is a television and record executive and the current Head of International for Syco TV, a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment....
had the Girls (16–24), Nikos Mouratidis mentored the Over 25s, and Giorgos Theofanous took charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp only 32 remained.
Visits to judges' houses
During "Judges' Houses", the judges welcomed the eight acts from their selected category to their "homes". Each act had only one chance to impress their mentor who had the task of selecting which three acts were to go though to the live shows and which three would be eliminated.Finalists and categories
The final 16 acts were confirmed as follows:Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Eliminated
| Category (Mentor) | | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls 16-24 (George Levendis George Levendis George Levendis , is a television and record executive and the current Head of International for Syco TV, a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment.... ) |
Ioanna Protopappa | Eirini Papadopoulou | Anthi Simiou | Polyxeni Bifsa |
| Boys 16-24 (Katerina Gagaki) | Louis Georgiou | Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas Metaxas is a Cypriot singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of The X Factor.... |
Loukas Giorkas Loukas Giorkas Loukas Giorkas , 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, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology at the University of Patras... |
Christos Kalliatsas |
| Over 25s (Nikos Mouratidis) | Kelly Kaltsi | Giorgos Klakoumanos | Vasiliki Tsiomi | Konstantinos Tsimouris |
| Groups (Giorgos Theofanous) | Kokkina Xalia | Crowns | Juke Box | | Triimitonio | |
Live shows
The live shows started on 23 October 2009. The acts are performing every Friday night with the results announced on the same day.Elimination process
| Date | Bottom Two | |
| October 24 | Vasiliki Tsiomi | Eirini Papadopoulou |
| October 31 | Crowns | Polyxeni Bifsa |
| November 7 | Anthi Simiou | Polyxeni Bifsa (2) |
| November 14 | Polyxeni Bifsa (3) | Konstantinos Tsimouris |
| November 21 | Juke Box | Ioanna Protopappa |
| November 28 | Eirini Papadopoulou (2)* | Konstantinos Tsimouris (2) |
| December 5 | Giorgos Klakoumanos | Kokkina Xalia |
| December 12 | Christos Kalliatsas | Kelly Kaltsi |
| December 19 | Louis Georgiou | Kelly Kaltsi (2) |
| January 1 | Konstantinos Tsimouris (3) | Kelly Kaltsi (3) |
| January 16 | Kelly Kaltsi (4)* | Kokkina Xalia (2) |
Week 12 (23 January Semi-Final)
- Themes: Mentor's choice and Free choice
- Celebrity performers: Tamta "Koita me", "Agapise me" / Korgialas and EvridikiEvridikiEvridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
"Mia fora", "xwris esena", "geia sou", "Comme Ci, Comme ÇaComme Ci, Comme Ça"Comme Ci, Comme Ça" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in French by Evridiki. The song was composed by Dimitris Korgialas and written by Poseidonas Giannopoulos...
"Order Artist Mentor's choise (original artists) Order Contestant's Choise (original artists) Result 1 Triimitonio "Dust in the wind Dust in the Wind"Dust in the Wind" is a song by American progressive rock band Kansas, first released on their 1977 album Point of Know Return.The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 22, 1978, making it Kansas' only top ten Billboard Hot 100 charting single...
" (KansasKansas (band)Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on Album-Oriented Rock charts, and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"...
)6 "Karagiozis" (Dionisis Savopoulos) Bottom two 2 Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas MetaxasNikolas Metaxas is a Cypriot singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of The X Factor....
"O proskinitis" (Alkinos Ioannidis) 7 "Bring me to life Bring Me to Life"Bring Me to Life" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody and David Hodges and produced by Dave Fortman. It also features guest vocals from Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones. Wind-up released "Bring Me to Life" in 2003 as the lead single from Evanescence's...
" (EvanescenceEvanescenceEvanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
)Safe 3 Loukas Giorkas Loukas GiorkasLoukas Giorkas , 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, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology at the University of Patras...
"Agriolouloudo" (Stelios Kazantzidis Stelios KazantzidisStylianos Kazantzidis was a prominent Greek singer. A leading singer of Greek popular music, or Laïkó, he collaborated with many of Greece's foremost composers.-Biography :...
)8 "Didimotixo Blues" (Laurentis Maxeritsas) Safe 4 Kokkina Xalia "O basilias tis skonis" (Ksilina Spathia) 9 "I'll Be There for You" (The Rembrandts The RembrandtsThe Rembrandts are an American pop-rock duo formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981...
)Safe 5 Ioanna Protopappa "Giati Fobase" (Marillena) 10 "Hot n Cold Hot N Cold"Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written and composed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Perry for her major mainstream debut album, One of the Boys. The track was released as the album's third single...
" (Katy PerryKaty PerryKaty Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
)Bottom two Bottom two details 1 Triimitonio "Anoites Agapes" (Pix lax) Safe 2 Ioanna Protopappa "Un-Break My Heart Un-Break My Heart"Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single...
" (Toni BraxtonToni BraxtonToni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
)Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Giorgos Theofanous: Ioanna Protopappa *George LevendisGeorge LevendisGeorge Levendis , is a television and record executive and the current Head of International for Syco TV, a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment....
: Triimitonio - Katerina Gagaki: Ioanna Protopappa
- Nikos Mouratidis: Ioanna Protopappa
Week 13 (30 January Final)
- Themes: Mentor's choice, Free choice and Final choice
- Celebrity performers: Natasha Theodoridou "Fegari", "Dipla Se Sena", "Apantise mou", "Oneiro"
Order Artist Mentor Contestant's Choice (original artists) Mentor's Choice (original artists) Contestant's Favourite (original artists) Result
| 1 >Kokkina Xalia Giorgos Theofanous unknown
unknown
unknown Fourth Place | 2 > Loukas Giorkas Loukas GiorkasLoukas Giorkas , 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, Mazi, which attained gold status. He studies Biology at the University of Patras...
Katerina Gagaki "Ladadika" (Dimitris Mitropanos Dimitris MitropanosDimitris Mitropanos is a Greek singer. He is renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style.-Biography:Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in northwest Thessaly until the age of 16, beginning his musical career in 1964....
)
"Piretos" (Marillena)
"Party" (Mixalis Xatzigiannis) Winner 3 Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas MetaxasNikolas Metaxas is a Cypriot singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of The X Factor....
Katerina Gagaki unknown unknown unknown Runner Up | 4 > Triimitonio Giorgos Theofanous unknown
unknown unknown Third Place
* Eliminated by public vote, after the judges forced a tie.