The Voice of Greece (season 1)
| Broadcast from | January 10 – May 9, 2014 |
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| Broadcaster | ANT1 |
| Maria Elena Kiriakou | |
Maria at Eurovision 2015 in Vienna, Austria
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| Origin | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| Song | "Dio Egoismoi" |
| Areti Kosmidou and Lefteris Kintatos | |
The first season of the Greek Cypriot reality talent show The Voice of Greece premiered on January 10, 2014 on ANT1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series.
The show is hosted by Giorgos Liagkas with Themis Georgantas serving as the backstage and social networking corresponding. The lead vocalist of the band Stavento, Michalis Kouinelis, Despina Vandi, Antonis Remos and Melina Aslanidou are the coaches of the season. The winner receives a record deal with Minos EMI.
The first trailer for the season came out on September 13, 2013 which officially opened the submissions for the auditions. The auditions started on September 30, 2013 and were held in Greece and Cyprus.
Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once ANT1 announced the show. Anna Vissi and Vandi were the first to be rumored as they are two of the biggest singers in both Cyprus and Greece. After being a judge on Dancing on Ice, Elena Paparizou was in the running for the judging panel. On the running were also Marinella, Remos and Nikos Karvelas. Remos and Vandi were the first to be confirmed as coaches followed by Kouinelis from Stavento and Aslanidou. Teasers from each coach talking about the show were shown on January 5, 2014, just five days before the premiere.
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