Ellada Eheis Talento

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Ellada Eheis Talento (Greek: Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο English: Greece's Got Talent) is a Greek reality television series and is part of the Got Talent multinational franchise. It premiered in Greece for the first time on 23 March 2007 and ended after 4 seasons on 25 June 2012 on the ANT1. On 1 October 2017 the show came back with the fifth season and for the first time from Skai TV, ended after 2 seasons on 16 December 2018. On 8 January 2022 the show returned again on ANT1.[1]

Ellada Eheis Talento
GreekΕλλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο
GenreReality Talent Show
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented by
  • Sophia Aliberti
  • Christos Ferentinos
  • Giorgos Lianos
  • Nikos Raptis
  • Stavros Svigos
Judges
Country of originGreece
Cyprus
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes50
Production
ProducerAcun Medya (5–6)
Original release
NetworkANT1 (1–4, 7–)
Skai TV (5–6)
Release23 March 2007 (2007-03-23) –
present

Format

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It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the 2007-2012 period. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised prize of €100,000. From season 5 the advertised prize of €50,000. It did not only feature Greek people, but also ones from the Greek diaspora. Like the British format, the auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition the judges may show disapproval to the act by pressing a buzzer which lights a red X near them. If all of the judges press their buzzers, the act ends immediately. To advance to the second round, participants need to get at least two positive votes or they would be sent home. From series 5, a new feature was added to the auditions, which had been previously used on Germany's Got Talent, called the "Golden Buzzer". Situated in the centre of the judge's desk, the Golden Buzzer allows a judge to effectively send a contestant(s) into the live semi-finals, regardless of the opinions of the other judges, if they felt that a contestant's performance was outstanding; when pressed, the judge's X turns gold and the stage is showered in gold glitter strips. However, as a general rule, they may only press it once and cannot press it again in later auditions. The semi-final and final shows are broadcast live from Athens.

Season summary

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Season Premiere Finale Winner Network Host(s) Judging panel
Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3 Judge 4
1 23 March 2007 15 June 2007 Christos Zacharopoulos ANT1 Sophia Aliberti Vaggelis Perris Matthildi Maggira Ilias Psinakis No fourth Judge
2 24 April 2009 3 July 2009 Kiss Madiam Christos Ferentinos
3 19 March 2010 4 June 2010 Nikos Georgas Eugenia Manolidou
4 25 March 2012 25 June 2012 Stelios Legakis Charis Christopoulos
5 1 October 2017 21 December 2017 House of Drama Skai TV Giorgos Lianos Giorgos Kapoutzidis Maria Bakodimou Sakis Tanimanidis
6 30 September 2018 16 December 2018 En Xoro
7 8 January 2022 7 May 2022 Konstantinos Tsamados ANT1 Nikos Raptis,
Stavros Svigos
Takis Zaharatos Elena Christopoulou Crystallia Riga Grigoris Arnaoutoglou

Seasons

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Season 1 (2007)

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The first season of Ellada Eheis Talento premiered on 23 March 2007 and ended on 15 June 2007. The winner of the first series was 12-year-old singer Christos Zacharopoulos.

Season 2 (2009)

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The second season of the show started on 24 April 2009 and ended on 3 July 2009. The series was won by the band Kiss Madiam.

Season 3 (2010)

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The third season of the show started on 19 March 2010 and ended on 4 June 2010. It was won by 55-year-old singer Nikos Georgas .

Season 4 (2012)

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ANT1 has announced that the show has been renewed for a fourth season. The show started on 25 March 2012. It was won by 14-year-old student Stelios Legakis (singer/guitar player).

Season 5 (2017)

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The fifth season premiered on 1 October 2017 on Skai TV. The host is Giorgos Lianos and the judges are Sakis Tanimanidis, Maria Bakodimou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis. It was won by acting group House of Drama.

Auditions

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Golden Buzzer acts
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  Winner
  Finalist
  Eliminated
Judge Name Role Act
Sakis Tanimanidis Judge HPGC   Singing group
Maria Bakodimou Judge Poppin Chris   Dancer
Maria Bakodimou Judge Thomais Vlassi   Singer
Giorgos Kapoutzidis Judge Art of Soul   Entertainment group
Giorgos Lianos Presenter Alexandros Logothetidis   Rapper
Fotis Sergoulopoulos Guest judge Nikos Stratis – Tagma   Freestyler
Giorgos Aggelopoulos Guest judge Fotis Chalkidis   Singer
Doretta Papadimitriou Guest judge House of Drama   Acting group
Panos Mouzourakis Guest judge Georgina Muakler   Dancer
Anna Korakaki Guest judge Tyler Booth   Dancer
Evaggelia Aravani Guest judge Kotinos   Gymnastic group

Judge Cuts

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Each episode will feature a guest-star judge, who will have the ability to hit the golden buzzer and send the act to the semis. For the first episode, the guest-star was Greek presenter and host Fotis Sergoulopoulos, and aired on Monday, 20 November.

Guests
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Episode Judge Occupation Date aired
1 Fotis Sergoulopoulos Television host 20 Nov. 2017
2 Giorgos Aggelopoulos Reality show winner 26 Nov. 2017
3 Doretta Papadimitriou Television presenter 27 Nov. 2017
4 Panos Mouzourakis Singer 4 Dec. 2017
5 Anna Korakaki Athlete 10 Dec. 2017
6 Evangelia Aravani Television presenter 11 Dec. 2017

Semi-finals

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The first semi-final aired on Tuesday 12 December. The second semi-final is set to air on Sunday, 17 December.

Finalists

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  Audience vote
  Judges' vote
Name Act
Ntinos Kkanti and Kyriakos Efthimiou Entertainment act
George Pamboukidis Magician
Antonia Roumelioti & George Michailidis Dancers
Art of Soul   Entertainment group

Season 6 (2018)

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The sixth season premiered on 30 September 2018 on Skai TV. The host is Giorgos Lianos and the judges are Sakis Tanimanidis, Maria Bakodimou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis. It was won by acting group En Xoro.

Season 7 (2022)

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The seventh season premiered on 8 January 2022 on ANT1. The hosts were Nikos Raptis and Stavros Svigos. The judges were Crystallia Riga, Elena Christopoulou, Grigoris Arnaoutoglou and Takis Zaharatos. It was won by 14 year old singer Konstantinos Tsamados.

References

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  1. ^ "Το "Ελλάδα έχεις ταλέντο" επιστρέφει!".