The X Factor (Greek series 4)

The fourth series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on Skai TV on 4 April 2016, The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via SKAI's international stations.

The X Factor
Series 4
Hosted bySakis Rouvas (Live Shows)
Evagelia Aravani (Auditions Shows, Bootcamp, Chair Challenge, Backstage - Live Shows)
JudgesGeorge Theofanous
Peggy Zina
Tamta
Thodoris Marantinis
WinnerAndreas Leontas
Runner-upIan Stratis
Release
Original networkSkai TV
Original release4 April 
8 July 2016
Series chronology

Selection process

Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in February 2016 and were held in two cities; Athens and Thessaloniki. All four series 4 judges, Thodoris Marantinis, George Theofanous, Tamta, Peggy Zina returned to judge the contestants. Following initial auditions, in February 2016, around 200 acts attended the boot camp. The contestants 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. These 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. In series 2, the Boys (16–24) are being mentored by George Theofanous, Tamta has the Girls (16–24), Peggy Zina mentors the Over 25s, and Thodoris Marantinis takes charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp, the 80 acts were reduced to 32. After an emotional "Four Chair Challenge", the 32 acts were reduced to 16, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a combination of public vote and judges' decision until a winner was found. There was an exception for the first live show, where four acts, one from each category, were eliminated.


Finalists and categories

The final 16 acts were confirmed as follows:

Key;

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Category (Mentor)Acts
Girls 16-24 (Tamta) Christiana Mpounia Christina Zanti Tania Breazou Eleni Koskina
Boys 16-24 (Giorgos Theofanous) Ian Stratis Giorgos Papanastasiou Andreas Leontas Antonis Fokas
Over 25s (Peggy Zina) Noena Alexandros Pitsanis Pilatos Kounatidis Giorgos Stefanou
Groups (Thodoris Marantinis) Gazoza Stereo Soul N.M.A. Aftoi & Afti

Results summary

Key:

  Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  Contestant was in the bottom three/four but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 - Final
Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Round One Round Two
Andreas Leontas Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Winner
Ian Stratis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Stereo Soul Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd 3rd Eliminated from Round Two
Tania Breazou Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 4th Eliminated (week 7)
Noena Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 7)
Alexandros Pitsanis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 6)
Pilatos Kounatidis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 6)
Christiana Mpounia Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 5)
Christina Zanti Safe Bottom three Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 4)
Antonis Fokas Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 3)
Aftoi & Afti Safe Bottom three Eliminated (week 2)
N.M.A Safe 12th Eliminated (week 2)
Giorgos Papanastasiou 13-16th Eliminated (week 1)
Giorgos Stefanou 13-16th Eliminated (week 1)
Eleni Koskina 13-16th Eliminated (week 1)
Gazoza 13-16th Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone Aftoi & Afti,
Christina Zanti
Antonis Fokas,
Christiana Mpounia
Tania Breazou,
Christina Zanti
Christiana Mpounia,
Noena
Ian Stratis,
Pilatos Kounatidis
Tania Breazou,
Alexandros Pitsanis
Andreas Leontas,
Noena
Tania Breazou,
Stereo Soul
No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone
Theofanou's vote to eliminate Aftoi & AftiChristiana MpouniaChristina ZantiChristiana MpouniaPilatos KounatidisAlexandros PitsanisNoenaStereo Soul
Zina's vote to eliminate Aftoi & AftiAntonis FokasChristina ZantiChristiana MpouniaIan StratisTania BreazouAndreas LeontasTania Breazou
Tamta's vote to eliminate Aftoi & AftiAntonis FokasChristina ZantiNoenaPilatos KounatidisAlexandros PitsanisNoenaStereo Soul
Marantini's vote to eliminate Christina ZantiAntonis FokasN/AChristiana MpouniaPilatos KounatidisAlexandros PitsanisNoenaTania Breazou
Eliminated Gazoza
Public Vote
N.M.A
Public Vote
Antonis Fokas
3 of 4 votes Majority
Christina Zanti
3 of 3 votes Majority
Christiana Mpounia
3 of 4 votes Majority
Pilatos Kounatidis
3 of 4 votes Majority
Alexandros Pitsanis
3 of 4 votes Majority
Noena
3 of 4 votes Majority
Tania Breazou
2 of 4 votes Deadlock
Stereo Soul
3rd Place
Ian Stratis
Runner-Up
Giorgos Papanastasiou
Public Vote
Giorgos Stefanou
Public Vote
Aftoi & Afti
3 of 4 votes Majority
Andreas Leontas
Winner
Eleni Koskina
Public Vote
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