# The X Factor (Greek TV series) series 4

The fourth series of the Greek music talent show The X Factor 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.

## 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.

## Contestants and categories

The top 16 acts were confirmed as follows:
Key;
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
    – Third Place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts | 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 6 | Week 7 | Week 7 | Week 8 - Final | Week 8 - Final |
| | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | 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) | Eliminated (week 7) |
| Noena | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) |
| Alexandros Pitsanis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) |
| Pilatos Kounatidis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) |
| Christiana Mpounia | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) |
| Christina Zanti | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) |
| Antonis Fokas | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) |
| Aftoi & Afti | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| N.M.A | Safe | 12th | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Giorgos Papanastasiou | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Giorgos Stefanou | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Eleni Koskina | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Gazoza | 13-16th | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | 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 | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Theofanou's vote to eliminate | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | Aftoi & Afti | Christiana Mpounia | Christina Zanti | Christiana Mpounia | Pilatos Kounatidis | Alexandros Pitsanis | Noena | Stereo Soul | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Zina's vote to eliminate | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | Aftoi & Afti | Antonis Fokas | Christina Zanti | Christiana Mpounia | Ian Stratis | Tania Breazou | Andreas Leontas | Tania Breazou | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Tamta's vote to eliminate | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | Aftoi & Afti | Antonis Fokas | Christina Zanti | Noena | Pilatos Kounatidis | Alexandros Pitsanis | Noena | Stereo Soul | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Marantini's vote to eliminate | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | Christina Zanti | Antonis Fokas | — | Christiana Mpounia | Pilatos Kounatidis | Alexandros Pitsanis | Noena | Tania Breazou | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| 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 |
| Eliminated | Giorgos Papanastasiou 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 |
| Eliminated | Giorgos Stefanou Public Vote | Aftoi & Afti 3 of 4 votes Majority | 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 | Andreas Leontas Winner |
| Eliminated | Eleni Koskina Public Vote | Aftoi & Afti 3 of 4 votes Majority | 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 | Andreas Leontas Winner |