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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 | |
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| Greek | Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο |
| Genre | Reality Talent Show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by |
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| Judges |
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| Country of origin | Greece Cyprus |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Acun Medya (5–6) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ANT1 (1–4, 7–) Skai TV (5–6) |
| Release | 23 March 2007 – present |
Format
editIt 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
edit| Season | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Network | Host(s) | Judging panel | |||
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| 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
editSeason 1 (2007)
editThe 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)
editThe 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)
editThe 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)
editANT1 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)
editThe 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
editGolden Buzzer acts
edit- 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
editEach 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
edit| 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
editThe first semi-final aired on Tuesday 12 December. The second semi-final is set to air on Sunday, 17 December.
Finalists
edit- 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)
editThe 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)
editThe 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.