Just the 2 of Us is a singing Greek talent show based on the original Britain concept Just the Two of Us. The show aired on Mega Channel on 2010 and 2014,[1] on 2020 was aired on Open TV[2] and since 2021 is airing on Alpha TV.[3]
Just the 2 of Us | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | BBC Worldwide |
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Presented by |
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Country of origin | Greece Cyprus |
Original language | Greek |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 109 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dora Pnevmatikatu (3–4) Vangelis Nydriotis (5–) |
Producers | Tony Kontaxakis (3) Nikos Kerkiras (4) Angeliki Rizou (5–) |
Production location | Kapa Studios (3–) |
Running time | 180–200 minutes |
Production companies | Koklonis Media (3) Barking Well Media (4–) |
Original release | |
Network | Mega Channel |
Release | 17 October 2010 18 June 2014 | –
Network | Open TV |
Release | 14 March 26 December 2020 | –
Network | Alpha TV |
Release | 25 September 2021 5 July 2024 | –
The Greek version of the show consists of five seasons. The first aired from October 17, 2010 until January 16, 2011, and the second from April 2, 2014 until June 18, 2014.[4][5][6] The third season of the show premiered on March 14, 2020. In June 2020, the show was renewed for a fourth season, with the premiere scheduled for October 10, 2020 from the TV station Open TV, with the same presenter and the same judges.[7] The fifth season premiered on September 25, 2021 on Alpha TV, the presenter and the judges, from the previous season, returned.[8]
Format
editIn every circle branded by the artistic, athletic or even television scene, they duet with a renowned professional singer and prepare a live song every week. The duets are rated by the jury from 1 to 10 for their performance, while still receiving positive votes from the television audience throughout the episode. Each week, the lowest-rated couple leaves the game.
Cast
editThe first season of the show was presented by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, while the second season was presented by Zeta Makripoulia.[9] Since the third season, Nikos Koklonis hosts the show.
In the backstage, Doukissa Nomikou was in the first season, Dimitris Ouggarezos in the second season, the third season Vicky Kavoura and in the fourth season Laura Karaiskou.[10][11] Since the fifth season Katerina Stikoudi is the backstage host. In the fifth season, Katerina Kainourgiou replaced Stikoudi in the fourth and fifth episodes, because of her pregnancy.
Stefanos Korkolis, Kostas Tournas, Athinais Nega and Lydia Papaioannou were the judges of the first season.
In the second season, the jury consisted of Giorgos Theofanous, Roula Koromila,[12] Dimitris Arvanitis and Krateros Katsoulis. Director Dimitris Arvanitis stepped down from the show's jury after the 6th live due to the filming of the then-upcoming daily series, Dikaiosi.[13] Actor Krateros Katsoulis took his place from the 7th to the last live show of the show.[14]
Since the third season the panel jury consists of singer Despina Vandi, director and stage producer Stamatis Fasoulis and actress Vicky Stavropoulou. From season three until season five presenter Maria Bakodimou was in the jury. In the sixth season singer Katy Garbi, replaced Bakodimou.
Cast | Season | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Main host | |||||||||
Giorgos Kapoutzidis | Main | ||||||||
Zeta Makripoulia | Main | ||||||||
Nikos Koklonis | Main | ||||||||
Backstage host | |||||||||
Doukissa Nomikou | Main | ||||||||
Dimitris Ouggarezos | Main | ||||||||
Vicky Kavoura | Main | ||||||||
Laura Karaiskou | Main | ||||||||
Katerina Stikoudi | Main | ||||||||
Katerina Kainourgiou | Guest | ||||||||
Judges | |||||||||
Stefanos Korkolis | Main | ||||||||
Kostas Tournas | Main | ||||||||
Athinais Nega | Main | ||||||||
Lydia Papaioannou | Main | ||||||||
Giorgos Theofanous | Main | ||||||||
Roula Koromila | Main | ||||||||
Dimitris Arvanitis | Main | ||||||||
Krateros Katsoulis | Main | ||||||||
Despina Vandi | Main | ||||||||
Maria Bakodimou | Main | ||||||||
Stamatis Fasoulis | Main | ||||||||
Vicky Stavropoulou | Main | ||||||||
Nikos Aliagas | Guest | ||||||||
Katy Garbi | Main | ||||||||
Dionisis Schinas | Guest | Guest | |||||||
Stamatis Gonidis | Guest | ||||||||
Ilias Psinakis | Guest | ||||||||
Elli Kokkinou | Guest | ||||||||
Lefteris Pantazis | Guest |
Series overview
editSeason | No. of stars |
No. of weeks |
Duration dates | Top three ranking | |||||
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Premiere | Finale | Network | Winner | Second place | Third place | ||||
1 | 12 | 12 | October 17, 2010 | January 16, 2011 | Mega Channel | Panayiotis Petrakis & Eleni Foureira | Maria Bekatorou & Christos Cholidis | Dimitris Ouggarezos & Amaryllis | |
2 | 12 | 12 | April 2, 2014 | June 18, 2014 | Muriella Kourenti & Giorgos Papadopoulos | Markos Seferlis & Stella Kalli | Dimitris Makalias & Antigoni Psychrami | ||
3 | 14 | 12 | March 14, 2020 | July 11, 2020 | Open TV | Tasos Xiarcho & Konnie Metaxa | Vicky Hadjivassiliou & Kostas Karafotis | Trifonas Samaras & Hara Verra | |
4 | 14 | 11 | October 17, 2020 | December 26, 2020 | Nassos Papargyropoulos & Josephine | Katerina Zarifi & Anastasios Rammos | Zoi Dimitrakou & Lefteris Pantazis | ||
5 | 16 | 15 | September 25, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Alpha TV | Alexandra Panagiotarou & Katerina Lioliou | Marinos Konsolos & Eleni Dimou | Anna-Maria Psycharaki & Harry Varthakouris | |
6 | 15 | 13 | October 8, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | Leyteris Mitsopoulos & Lola | Matina Nikolaou & Vassilis Porfyrakis | Panagiotis Triantafyllou & Fotini Darra | ||
7 | 19 | 17 | February 18, 2023 | July 8, 2023 | Iasonas Papamatthaiou & Iro Lechouriti | Louiza Pyriohou & Biased Beast/Kalomira | Natalia Argyraki & Giorgos Vogiatzakis | ||
8 | 19 | 17 | February 17, 2024 | July 5, 2024 | Giannis Sevdikalis & Sofia Kourtidou | Sotiris Giazitzioglou & Feidias | Pinelopi Anastasopoulou & Ian Stratis |
Season 1 (2010-2011)
editThe first season premiered on October 17, 2010 on Mega Channel. There were 12 couples, 6 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.
The last show was aired on January 16, 2011 and the couple winners were Panagiotis Petrakis and Eleni Foureira.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Panayiotis Petrakis | Actor | Eleni Foureira | Winner |
Maria Bekatorou | Television Presenter | Christos Cholidis | Runner-up |
Dimitris Ouggarezos | Television Presenter | Amaryllis | Third place |
Theocharis Ioannidis | Actor | Elpida | Eliminated 9th |
Marianna Polychronidi | Actress | Isaias Matiaba | Eliminated 8th |
Antonis Vlontakis | Water Polo player | Rallia Christidou | Eliminated 7th |
Michalis Mouroutsos | Olympic Taekwondo Champion | Georgia Kefala | Eliminated 6th |
Michalis Iatropoulos | Actor | Flora Theodorou | Eliminated 5th |
Katerina Stikoudi | Television Presenter, Model | Nikos Mihas | Eliminated 4th |
Eleni Filini | Actress | Kostas Karafotis | Eliminated 3rd |
Evi Adam | Model | Lefteris Pantazis | Eliminated 2nd |
Maria Korinthiou | Actress | Bo | Eliminated 1st |
Season 2 (2014)
editThe second season premiered on April 2, 2014 on Mega Channel. There were 12 couples, 6 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.
The last show was aired on June 18, 2014 and the couple winners were Muriella Courenti and Giorgos Papadopoulos.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Myriella Kourenti | Actress | Giorgos Papadopoulos | Winner |
Markos Seferlis | Actor, Director, Television Presenter | Stella Kalli | Runner-up |
Dimitris Makalias | Actor | Antigoni Psychrami | Third place |
Ivan Svitailo | Actor, Dancer | Elena Tsagrinou | Eliminated 9th |
Minos Theocharis | Actor | Courtney Parker | Eliminated 8th |
George Paraschos | Model, Actor | Katerina Stanisi | Eliminated 7th |
Christina Politi | Journalist | Stelios Dionyssiou | Eliminated 6th |
Rania Kostaki | Radio producer | Giorgos Giannias | Eliminated 5th |
Teta Kaboureli | Television Presenter, Aesthetic | Charis Varthakouris | Eliminated 4th |
Rania Thraskia | Television Presenter, Journalist | Nikolaos Karagiaouris | Eliminated 3rd |
Giannis Apostolakis | Chef | Elisavet Spanou | Eliminated 2nd |
Theofania Papathoma | Actress | Giorgos Papadimitrakis | Eliminated 1st |
Season 3 (2020)
editThe third season premiered on March 14, 2020 on Open TV. There were 14 couples, 8 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.
The last show was aired on July 11, 2020 and the couple winners were Tasos Xiarchos and Connie Metaxa.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Tasos Xiarcho | Choreographer | Konnie Metaxa | Winner |
Vicky Hadjivassiliou | Television Presenter, Journalist | Kostas Karafotis | Runner-up |
Trifonas Samaras | Hair Stylist | Hara Verra | Third place |
Errika Prezerakou | Pole vaulter | Aris Makris | Eliminated 10th |
Eteoklis Pavlou | Champion Canoe Kayak | Eleni Hatzidou | Eliminated 10th |
Marios Priamos Ioannidis | Television Presenter | Aspa Tsina (weeks 1-5) George Lebanis (weeks 6-10) |
Eliminated 9th |
Konstantina Spyropoulou | Television Presenter | Christos Zotos | Eliminated 8th |
Orpheus Papadopoulos | Actor | Artemis Matafia | Eliminated 7th |
Leonidas Kalfagiannis | Actor | Crystallia | Eliminated 6th |
Giorgos Giannopoulos | Actor | Despina Olympiou | Eliminated 5th |
Christina Vrachali | Journalist | Giorgos Lebanis | Eliminated 4th |
Giannis Drymonakos | Olympic Swimming | Chrispa | Eliminated 3rd |
Nicoletta Karra | Actress | Valandis | Eliminated 2nd |
Christina Pappa | Actress | Konstantinos Frantzis | Eliminated 1st |
Season 4 (2020)
editThe fourth season premiered on October 17, 2020 on Open TV.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Nassos Papargyropoulos | Businessman, Actor | Josephine | Winner |
Katerina Zarifi | Journalist, TV hostess | Anastasios Rammos | Runner-up |
Zoi Dimitrakou | Basketball player | Lefteris Pantazis | Third place |
Zenia Bonatsou | Actress | Vangelis Kakouriotis | Eliminated 10th |
Natasa Kalogridi | Actress | Nikolas Raptakis | Eliminated 10th |
Evridiki Valavani | Sports Journalist | Ilias Vrettos | Eliminated 8th |
Alexandra Katsaiti | Stylist | Giorgos Tsalikis | Eliminated 8th |
Antonis Loudaros | Actor | Penny Baltatzi | Eliminated 7th |
Thanasis Passas | Comedian | Gogo Tsamba | Eliminated 6th |
Trifonas Samaras | Hairstylist | Efi Sarri | Eliminated 5th |
Giannis Athitakis | Actor, Model | Zozo Sapountzaki | Eliminated 4th |
Parthena Horozidou | Actress | Christos Cholidis | Eliminated 3rd |
Alexis Pappas | Actor | Christina Salti | Eliminated 2nd |
Evridiki Papadopoulou | Model, Businesswoman | Triantafillos | Eliminated 1st |
Season 5 (2021-2022)
editThe fifth season premiered on September 25, 2021 on Alpha TV. There were 14 couples, 8 girls contestant and 6 boys contestant.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Alexandra Panagiotarou | Model, Businessman | Katerina Lioliou | Winner |
Marinos Konsolos | Actor | Eleni Dimou | Runner-up |
Anna-Maria Psycharaki | TV Personality, Lawyer | Harry Varthakouris | Third place |
Nikos Barkoulis | TikToker | Evelina Nikoliza | Eliminated 10th |
Laura Narjes | TV presenter | Nikiforos | Eliminated 10th |
James Kafetzis | TV Personality, Businessman | Irini Papadopoulou | Eliminated 10th |
Super Kiki | Stand-up comedian | George Velissaris | Eliminated 9th |
Marina Patouli | Educator, Philologist | Stelios Dionysiou | Eliminated 8th |
Mara Meimaridis | Author, Living Consultant | Stan | Eliminated 7th |
Piyi Devetzi | Olympic athlete | Thanos Petrelis | Eliminated 6th |
Ioanna Touni | Model, Influencer | Nikiforos | Withdrew |
Dimitris Alexandrou | Model, TV presenter | Kelly Kelekidou | Eliminated 5th |
Sasa Stamati | Journalist, TV Presenter | Themis Adamantidis | Eliminated 4th |
Eleni Voulgaraki | TV Presenter, Radio producer | Konstantinos Pantelidis | Eliminated 3rd |
Costas Fragolias | Model, TV Presenter | Mando | Eliminated 2nd |
Dimosthenis Tzoumanis | TV Personality, Model, Real Estate Agent | Giota Griva | Eliminated 1st |
Season 6 (2022)
editThe sixth season premiered on October 8, 2022 on Alpha TV.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Leyteris Mitsopoulos | Comedian | Lola | Winner |
Matina Nikolaou | Actress | Vassilis Porfyrakis | Runner-up |
Panagiotis Triantafyllou | Paralympic fencing champion | Fotini Darra | Third place |
Ilaira Zisi | Graduate of music studies | Mauritius Mauritius | Eliminated 11th |
Ioannis Melissanidis | Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics | Melina Makri | Eliminated 10th |
Afroditi Gerokonstanti | TV Personality | Panagiotis Rafailidis | Eliminated 10th |
Pavlos Stamatopoulos | Journalist | Angela Dimitriou | Eliminated 9th |
Tolis Papadimitriou | Screenwriter, Actor | Bessy Argyraki | Eliminated 9th |
Natali Kakava | Journalist, TV presenter | Kostas Ageris | Eliminated 8th |
DJ Pitsi | DJ | Stefanos Pitsiniagas | Eliminated 7th |
Vicky Koulianou | Model, Actress | Aris Petrakis | Eliminated 6th |
Nancy Paradisanou | Journalist | Sotis Volanis | Eliminated 5th |
Angelos Bratis | Fashion Designer | Sabrina | Eliminated 4th |
Valentino | DJ | Jenny Katsigianni | Eliminated 3rd |
Spyros Nikolaidis | Actor, Model | Thelxi | Eliminated 2nd |
Yannis Katinakis | Comedian, Radio Producer | Sophia Arvaniti | Eliminated 1st |
Season 7 (2023)
editThe seventh season premiered on February 18, 2023 on Alpha TV.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Status |
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Iasonas Papamathaiou | Actor | Iro Lehouriti | Winner |
Louiza Pyriohou | Actress | Kalomoira Sarantis (Episodes 13-17) Biased Beast Christoforos Ilia (Episodes 1-12) |
Runner-up |
Natalia Argyraki | Journalist | Giorgos Vogiatzakis | Third place |
Felicia Tsalapati | Journalist, TV presenter | Triantafillos Chatzinikolaou | 4th Place |
Giorgos Kopsidas | Actor | Stefania Rizou | Eliminated 14th |
Aristidis "Aris" Soiledis | Football Player | Marianta Pieridi | Eliminated 14th |
Giannis Papamixail | Musician | Eirini Merkouri | Eliminated 13th |
Pantelis Toutountzis | Make up Artist | Katerina Stanisi | Eliminated 12th |
Foivos Papadakis | Journalist | Xristina Maragozi | Eliminated 11th |
Sofia Pavlidou | Actress | Zerom Kalouta | Eliminated 10th |
Evi Droutsa | Lyricist | Bo | Eliminated 9th |
Sofia Vogiatzaki | Actress | Sarbel | Eliminated 8th |
Stefanos Konstantinidis | Journalist | Litsa Giagousi | Eliminated 7th |
Vlassis Cholevas | Fashion Designer | Morfoula Iakovidou | Eliminated 6th |
Spyros Bibilas | Actor | Julie Massino | Eliminated 5th |
Stella Solomidou | Cook | Panos Kallidis | Eliminated 4th |
Periclis Kondylatos | Jewellery Designer | Elena Grekou | Eliminated 3rd |
Maria Antona | Journalist | Eirini Mihail | Eliminated 2nd |
Julia Nova | Model | Ria Ellinidou | Eliminated 1st |
Season 8 (2024)
editThe eight season premiered on February 17, 2024 on Alpha TV.
Couples
editCelebrity | Occupation | Professional Singer | Status |
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Giannis Sevdikalis | Athlete | Sofia Kourtidou | Winner |
Sotiris Giazitzioglou | Singer | Feidias | Runner-up |
Pinelopi Anastasopoulou | Actress | Ian Stratis | Third place |
Giorgos Amoutzas | Actor | Tania Breazou | 4th place |
Galateia Vasiliadi | Businesswoman | Giorgos Papadopoulos | Eliminated 14th |
Manolis Klonaris | Actor | Zoe Papadopoulou | Eliminated 13th |
Stathis Schizas | Businessman | Malou | Eliminated 12th |
Dora Panteli | Journalist | Anastasios Rammos (Episodes 6-14) Giannis Xanthopoulos (Episodes 1-4) |
Eliminated 11th |
Thanasis Patras | Journalist | Faii Roubini | Eliminated 10th |
Konstantinos Gianakopoulos | Actor | Daphne Lawrence | Eliminated 9th |
Nausika Panagiotakopoulou | Businesswoman | Christina Miliou | Eliminated 8th |
Giannis Kapetanios | Actor | Maria Karlaki | Eliminated 7th |
Stelios Droumalias | Journalist | Angela Dimitriou (Episodes 1-5) Apostolia Zoi (Episode 7-9) |
Eliminated 6th |
Christos Koutras | Journalist | Stella Konitopoulou | Eliminated 5th |
Anna Bezan | Actress | Konstantinos Margaritis | Eliminated 4th |
Traiana Anania | Actress | Dimitris Kokotas | Withdrew |
Alina Kotsovoulou | Actress | Petros Imvrios | Eliminated 3rd |
Bagia Antonopoulou | Journalist | Christos Antoniadis | Eliminated 2nd |
Rafail Kariotakis | Actor | Joanne | Eliminated 1st |
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