Fame Story

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Fame Story is a Greek reality TV show that is a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy. The teachers in the "academy" are all respected individuals with long careers in music as are the judges. The songs are performed weekly in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants are judged. One contestant is voted off based on the number of votes received via phone/text messages. The other 6 days of the week, the best clips of the day are put together in a nightly episode. Most seasons ran for 3½ months except for season three which ran for 6½ months. It appears on the ANT1 network and it has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the last years. It is credited for having helped boost the career of many artists that currently dominate the Greek music charts.

ANT1 network will be premiering X Factor in its Fall 2008 lineup, switching from Endemol's Star Academy franchise format in favor of competitor FremantleMedia's X Factor franchise.

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[edit] Season One (2002-2003)

  1. Notis Christodoulou
  2. Gregoris Petrakos
  3. Thanos Petrelis

Presenter: Natalia Germanou greek presenter and lyric writer and the daughter of the significant greek writer Freddie Germanos.

Judges: Antonis Vardis , Katerina Kouka , Evi Droutsa , Giorgos Leventis , Antonis Gounaris

[edit] Season Two (2004)

  1. Kalomoira
  2. Rallia Christidou
  3. Kostas Karafotis

Presenter: Andreas Mikroutsikos famous greek presenter and song writer

Judges: Nikos Mouratides , Evi Droutsa , Christos Dantis , Giorgos Leventis

Fame Story 2 is considered by many as the most successful one.

[edit] Season Three (2004-2005)

  1. Pericles Stergianoudes
  2. Giorgos Lianos
  3. Andreas Konstantinidis

Presenter: Tatiana Stefanidou famous greek talk show presenter

Judges: Dafne Bokota , Nikos Mouratides , Stelios Rokkos , Elias Benetos , Natalia Germanou , Evi Droutsa

The first, second and third place winners of Season 3 all received record deals and cash prizes because the show lasted 6 1/2 months; all other seasons only lasted 3 1/2

[edit] Season Four (2006-2007)

  1. Leonidas Balafas
  2. Vasiliki Kapakou
  3. Michaella

Presenter: Sophia Aliberti (Greek Actress)

Judges: Iasonas Triantafillides , Sophie Papa , Kaiti Garbi , Giorgos Moukides . Evi Droutsa , Panos Metaxopoulos

The first and second place winners started a relationship while in the house. The least successful season didn't manage to gain the interest of the viewers.

[edit] Notable Contestants from all seasons

It should be noted that some contestants have gone on to achieve more success in their careers in music than some of the winners.

[edit] External links

Fame Story Official Website


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