The X Factor es laversión griega de The X Factor , un programa originario del Reino Unido . Es un programa de talentos musicales televisivo disputado por aspirantes a cantantes pop extraídos de audiciones públicas.
Las audiciones se realizan en Grecia en las ciudades de Atenas y Salónica , así como en Chipre en la ciudad de Nicosia . También se llevaron a cabo audiciones para el tercer Factor X en la ciudad de Nueva York. También se aceptan solicitantes de la diáspora griega .
El programa se transmitió en vivo en Grecia y Chipre , así como en el extranjero a través de las estaciones internacionales de ANT1 , durante las tres primeras temporadas. La cuarta y quinta temporada se transmitió en vivo en Grecia a través de Skai TV y en Chipre a través de Sigma TV . La sexta temporada se retransmitió en directo en Grecia a través de Open TV y en Chipre a través de Omega . [1] La séptima temporada comenzó a transmitirse el 18 de marzo de 2022 en Mega Channel y en Alpha TV Chipre . [2]
Los ganadores del programa son: en la 1ª temporada fue Loukas Yorkas , en la 2ª fue Stavros Michalakakos , en la 3ª fue Harry Antoniou, en la 4ª fue Andreas Leontas, en la 5ª fue Panagiotis Koufogiannis, en la 6ª fue Giannis Grosis y en el séptimo estaba Katerina Lazaridou.
La competición consta de cuatro etapas:
Hasta la fecha se han emitido cinco series, que se resumen a continuación.
Concursante de "Nikos Mouratidis"
Concursante de "Katarina Gagaki"
Concursante de "George Levendis"
Concursante de "Giorgos Theofanous"
Concursante de "Tamta"
Concursante de "Peggy Zina"
Concursante de "Thodoris Marantinis"
Concursante de "Babis Stokas"
Concursante de "Giorgos Papadopoulos"
Concursante de "Giorgos Mazonakis"
Concursante de "Christos Mastoras"
Concursante de "Melina Aslanidou"
Concursante de "Michael Tsaousopoulos"
Concursante de "Mariza Rizou"
Concursante de "Michalis Kouinelis"
Concursante de "Stelios Rokkos"
Llave:
The first series of the Greek X Factor started airing in October 2008 on ANT1 and was hosted by singer Sakis Rouvas. The judges were Giorgos Levendis, songwriter Giorgos Theofanous, marketing executive of ANT1 TV, Katerina Gagaki and music critic Nikos Mouratidis.
The winner of the 1st X-Factor was Loukas Yorkas from Cyprus who released his debut EP album in September 2009.
A second series of X Factor was broadcasteby ANT1 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 from Cyprus.
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 from Cyprus. The program was broadcast by ANT1 TV and the host and the judges remained the same as the previous year.
A fourth season of X Factor was broadcast from 4 April to 8 July 2016 on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Giorgos Theofanous remained from the judges of the past seasons with Peggy Zina, Tamta and Thodoris Marantinis from Onirama being the new judges. The winner of this series was Andreas Leontas from Cyprus.
A fifth season of X Factor was broadcast from April 27 to July 20, 2017 on Skai TV. The host Sakis Rouvas remained with Evaggelia Aravani in backstage. Tamta remained from the judges of the past seasons with Giorgos Mazonakis, Giorgos Papadopoulos and Babis Stokas being the new judges. The winner of this series was Panagiotis Koufogiannis from Cyprus.
A sixth season of X Factor began broadcast from 11 September 2019 on Open TV. The judges are Giorgos Theofanous, who returned for his fifth series as judge, former The Voice of Greece coach Melina Aslanidou, former Rising Star judge Christos Mastoras and Athens DeeJay Michael Tsaousopoulos. Despina Vandi will be the host, replacing Sakis Rouvas. Aris Makris is presenting the Backstage of Live Shows, replacing Evaggelia Aravani.[3][4] 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.
A seventh season of The X Factor began broadcast from 18 March 2022 on Mega Channel. Christos Mastoras, returned for his second season as judge, and with the three new judges, Mariza Rizou, Stelios Rokkos and Michalis Kouinelis. Andreas Georgiou hosted the live shows. Ilias Bogdanos and Katerina Lioliou were presenting the backstage of Live Shows.[5]