The X Factor (Greece series 2)
| Broadcast from | 2 October 2009 – 12 February 2010 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
George Levendis Giorgos Theofanous Katerina Gagaki Nikos Mouratidis |
| Host(s) |
Sakis Rouvas (live shows) Giorgos Lianos (audition shows) Despina Kampouri (audition shows) |
| Broadcaster | ANT1 |
| Stavros Michalakakos | |
| Origin | Limassol, Cyprus and Greece |
| Song | "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" "Sweet Disposition" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Nini Shermadini | |
The second series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 2 October 2009, and was won by Stavros Michalakakos of Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus on 12 February 2010. The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations. The series featured Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou who both participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 representing Greece and Cyprus. Also the runner up of the series, Nini Shermadini, was one of the Georgian backing vocalists.
Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in July 2009 and were held in three cities; Athens and Thessaloniki (Greece) and Larnaka (Cyprus). All four series 1 judges, George Levendis, Giorgos Theofanous, Katerina Gagaki and Nikos Mouratidis returned to judge the contestants. Following initial auditions, in September 2009, 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 Nikos Mouratidis, Giorgos Theofanous has the Girls (16–24), Katerina Gagaki mentors the Over 25s, and George Levendis takes charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp, the 80 acts were reduced to 32. During "Judges' Houses", 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.
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