The Final Four (TV series) explained

Genre:Talent show
Creator:Elwin Vitztelly de Groot
Armoza Formats
Judges:
Country:Greece
Language:Greek
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Location:Spata, Attica
Channel:ANT1

The Final Four is a Greek television talent show based on an Israeli format The Four. It began airing on ANT1 on October 6, 2019.[1] [2]

Production

The Final Four was often mentioned in January–February 2019 by the media as the new reality show on the Greek television.[3] Even though no broadcaster had officially announced the show, ANT1 was the possible channel that would host the show. On June 13, 2019, it was announced with a trailer that ANT1 bought the rights for the show.[4]

"The Final Four" has been featured in USA, Brazil, Peru, Russia, Lithuania, Romania, Kazakhstan and Israel, recording record-breaking recordings on TV shows, and is expected to be shown in Spain.

Auditions

The producer auditions of the first season started on July 4, 2019, and ended on September 4, 2019.[5]

Summary of producer auditions
LocationDate(s)Venue
AthensJuly 4, 2019ANT1 MediaLab
July 18, 2019
July 29, 2019
September 4, 2019
ThessalonikiJuly 23, 2019Holiday Inn Thessaloniki
NicosiaAugust 30, 2019Cleopatra Hotel

Format

Beginning with the final, "The Final Four" counts backwards for the winner. Four determined and competitive contestants are preparing to fight to defend and keep their place in the biggest musical battle. Opposite them will find many talented contestants who will try singing to ... detract from them and take their place in the stage of "The Final Four".

Every episode is a step closer to victory, and every week there is an overturn. Who makes it one of "The Final Four", to the win, and eventually win a contract with a big record company and also €50,000?[6]

Judges and host

Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once ANT1 announced the show. Michalis Hatzigiannis was the first to be rumored as he is one of the biggest singers in both Cyprus and Greece.[7] On the running were also Eleonora Zouganeli and George Levendis.[8] After being a judge in third season on So You Think You Can Dance, Eleni Foureira was in the running for the judging panel.[9] On September 9, 2019, ANT1 announced that Michalis Hatzigiannis, Eleni Foureira, Michalis Kouinelis and Nikos Moraitis will be the four judges of the show.[10] After one Week, ANT1 announced that Moraitis will not be a judge and so will be only three judges.[11]

After hosting the first two seasons of The Voice of Greece, Giorgos Liagkas was rumored to be the host of the show.[12] A few days later, Zeta Makripoulia was unofficially confirmed to be the host of the show and on July 25, 2019, the broadcaster revealed that Makripoulia will be hosting the show.[13]

The Four

Key
EpisodeGroupMembers
Seat 1 Seat 2Seat 3Seat 4
1Original FourKsenia DaniaManos KokolakisMaria ZoukaSakis Karathanasis
2nd FourGiannis Lafis
23rd FourBarbara Argyrou
34th FourEmmanouela Zambetaki
45th Four
56th FourAldion Zekio Panagiotis MpraikidisMarianthi Papalamprou
67th FourGiorgos StefanouFaidon Farid
78th FourPanagiotis RentetakosDespoina Zikou
89th FourGiorgos Paschalias
9Final FourManos KokolakisSakis KarathanasisBarbara Argyrou
10

Artists

Key
  • – Artist started as "Original Four".
  • – Artist secured a spot and has remained in "The Four".
  • – Artist received "Yes" from the judges but lost in the duel.
  • – Artist received "No" from the judges.
    All artists
    Sakis KarathanasisKsenia Dania Manos KokolakisMaria ZoukaGiannis Lafis
    Barbara ArgyrouEmmanouela ZambetakiMarianthi PapalamprouAldion ZekioPanagiotis Mpraikidis
    Faidon Farid Giorgos StefanouPanagiotis RentetakosDespoina ZikouGiorgos Paschalias
    Evi KoulkouviniAggela SidiropoulouPavlos PapasavasAntonis VlachosPetros Gialamas
    Nikos GeorgakosPeggy OhileboMarianah GrindrTasos VermisPedro Santana
    Haris MosOrestis Ntokas KianaChristina KoliandriSpiros Xenidis
    Leo GermanosAlisia KalafataMikaela IakovouKarolina AnastasiouNikos Ntalakas
    Kostas LaggousisNikos TsetinisStefany LocaIfigeneia GontikakiStelia Gourloni
    Andry LagiouThekla GeorgiouChara Sourla Konstantinos Fileris Alex Mits
    Giannis FakinosAileenTonia KonstantinouNadja Iarajouli Andreas Archontakis

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Βγήκε το τρέιλερ - Έρχεται στον ΑΝΤ1 το THE FINAL FOUR. TV Nea. Greek. June 13, 2019.
    2. Web site: Εκεί που τελειώνουν τα μουσικά σόου, αρχίζει το THE FINAL 4 - Η ανακοίνωση του Ant1. TV Nea. Greek. June 20, 2019.
    3. Web site: Τι... μαγειρεύει για την ερχόμενη σεζόν ο ΑΝΤ1; Οι υπερπαραγωγές, τα νέα φορμάτ και οι αποφάσεις!. Gossip TV. Greek. February 27, 2019.
    4. Web site: Βγήκε το τρέιλερ - Έρχεται στον ΑΝΤ1 το THE FINAL FOUR. NewsNowGR. Greek. June 13, 2019.
    5. Web site: Now is your Time! The Final Four. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BzQHUOviKE- . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. June 28, 2019.
    6. Web site: The Final Four: Έρχεται στον ΑΝΤ1…. Zappit.gr. Greek. June 20, 2019.
    7. Web site: Ολα όσα θέλετε να μάθετε για το "The Final Four" του ΑΝΤ1. Tα γυρίσματα και το ζευγάρι που θα μονοπωλήσει το ενδιαφέρον. Tina's Mess. Greek. June 21, 2019.
    8. Web site: ΑΝΤ1 – The Final Four: Ζουγανέλη, Χατζηγιάννης και Λεβέντης στην επιτροπή;. agriniotimes.gr. Greek. July 10, 2019.
    9. Web site: Σε συζητήσεις με τον ANT1 η Ελένη Φουρέιρα!. tvnea.com. Greek. July 26, 2019.
    10. Web site: O ANT1 ανακοινώνει την κριτική επιτροπή του THE FINAL 4 - Δείτε τα ονόματα. tvnea.com. Greek. September 9, 2019.
    11. Web site: Ανατροπή! Εκτός Final Four ο Νίκος Μωραϊτης…. tvnea.com. Greek. September 16, 2019.
    12. Web site: Ο Λιάγκας φέρνει το απόλυτο θρίλερ στον ΑΝΤ1. eretikos.gr. Greek. May 28, 2019.
    13. Web site: Και επίσημα παρουσιάστρια του THE FINAL FOUR η Ζέτα - Το νέο τρέιλερ του ΑΝΤ1. tvnea.com. Greek. July 25, 2019.