Ellada Eheis Talento
Introduction '''''Ellada Eheis Talento''''' ( ) 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.
Format 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  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 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 === 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 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) ===                                                                                                                              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) ===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=========Golden Buzzer acts =====::: Judge  Name  Role  Act Sakis Tanimanidis  Judge  HPGC 15px Singing group Maria Bakodimou  Judge  Poppin Chris 15px Dancer Maria Bakodimou  Judge  Thomais Vlassi 15px Singer Giorgos Kapoutzidis  Judge  Art of Soul 15px Entertainment group Giorgos Lianos  Presenter  Alexandros Logothetidis 15px Rapper Fotis Sergoulopoulos  Guest judge  Nikos Stratis – Tagma 15px Freestyler Giorgos Aggelopoulos  Guest judge  Fotis Chalkidis 15px Singer Doretta Papadimitriou  Guest judge  House of Drama 15px Acting group Panos Mouzourakis  Guest judge  Georgina Muakler 15px Dancer Anna Korakaki Guest judge  Tyler Booth 15px Dancer Evaggelia Aravani  Guest judge Kotinos 15px 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, 20 November.=====Guests===== 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====The first semi-final aired on Tuesday 12 December. The second semi-final is set to air on Sunday, 17 December.====Finalists====:: Name  Act Ntinos Kkanti and Kyriakos Efthimiou  Entertainment act George Pamboukidis  Magician Antonia Roumelioti & George Michailidis  Dancers Art of Soul 15px Entertainment group=== Season 6 (2018) ===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) ===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.
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