Underplayed Gems

Greek Idol (2010)

Greek Idol poster
Genre
reality television
Country
Greece
Length
2 seasons, 36 episodes
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

Greek Idol is a reality competition where amateur singers audition for a chance to become a pop star. A panel of judges critiques their performances while viewers vote for their favorite contestants by phone or text. The winner is chosen by the audience over the course of each season.

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What happens

Greek Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it is based on the British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debuted on March 5, 2010 on Alpha TV. The second season premiered on 19 February 2011. The show is broadcast simultaneously by Sigma TV in Cyprus. The program, which also held auditions in Cyprus, aimed to discover the best singer with the winner determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers chose Valanto Trifonos as the winner of season one. The series employed a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original three judges were songwriter and record producer Dimitris Kontopoulos, music instructor Maro Theodoraki, and music video director Kostas Kapetanidis, with media proprietor Petros Kostopoulos was added as a fourth judge at the start of the first live show. As of the second season, the judging panel consisted of Kostopoulos, Kapetanidis, and singer Elli Kokkinou. The show was hosted by Roula Koromila. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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