Ellada Eheis Talento


Ellada Eheis Talento was a Greek reality television series and is part of the Got Talent multinational franchise. It premiered in Greece for the first time on March 23, 2007 and ended after 4 seasons on June 25, 2012 on the ANT1. On October 1, 2017 the show came back with the fifth season and for the first time from Skai TV, ended after 2 seasons on December 16, 2018.
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 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

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

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)

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)

The show started on 19 March 2010 and concluded on 4 June 2010. It was won by 55-year-old singer Nikos Georgas.

Season 4 (2012)

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.

Season 5 (2017)

The fifth season premiered on October 1, 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

Golden Buzzer acts
JudgeNameRoleAct
Sakis TanimanidisJudgeHPGC Singing group
Maria BakodimouJudgePoppin Chris Dancer
Maria BakodimouJudgeThomais Vlassi Singer
Giorgos KapoutzidisJudgeArt of Soul Entertainment group
Giorgos LianosPresenterAlexandros Logothetidis Rapper
Fotis SergoulopoulosGuest judgeNikos Stratis - Tagma Freestyler
Giorgos AggelopoulosGuest judgeFotis Chalkidis Singer
Doretta PapadimitriouGuest judgeHouse of Drama Acting group
Panos MouzourakisGuest judgeGeorgina Muakler Dancer
Anna KorakakiGuest judgeTyler Booth Dancer
Evaggelia AravaniGuest judgeKotinos Gymnastic group

Judge Cuts

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, November 20.
Guests
EpisodeJudgeOccupationDate aired
1Fotis SergoulopoulosTelevision host20 Nov. 2017
2Giorgos AggelopoulosReality show winner26 Nov. 2017
3Doretta PapadimitriouTelevision presenter27 Nov. 2017
4Panos MouzourakisSinger4 Dec. 2017
5Anna KorakakiAthlete10 Dec. 2017
6Evaggelia AravaniTelevision presenter11 Dec. 2017

Semi-Finals

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

Finalists

NameAct
Ntinos Kkanti and Kyriakos EfthimiouEntertainment act
George PamboukidisMagician
Antonia Roumelioti & George MichailidisDancers
Art of Soul Entertainment group

Season 6 (2018)

The sixth season premiered on September 30, 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.