Fame Story

Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows of recent years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged and where one contestant was voted off after a week-long televote. On the other 6 days of the week, the best footage of the day was compiled in a late night episode from inside the academy's studios and from the adjacent house where the contestants lived for their entire stay on the show inclusively. The show's seasons ran for 3½ months, except for season three which ran for 6½ months. It is credited for having helped foster the careers of some of the show's contestants, which have gone on to produce chart topping hits in the Greek market.

The show is one of few Star Academy franchises, along with the UK's Fame Academy, to feature the iconic song "Fame" originally performed by Irene Cara in the 1980 film of the same name. However ANT1 later commissioned popular songwriter Phoebus to write the original song titled "You can be a star", and the famous Cara song was used in TV spots and montages instead.

ANT1 premiered The X Factor in its Fall 2008 lineup, thus switching to competitor FremantleMedia's The X Factor franchise.

Ιn March 17, 2017 premiered the fifth season with the title Star Academy of Greece on E Channel[1] The Judges were Anna Vissi, Nikos Mouratides, Petros Kostopoulos and Natalia Germanou with the host Menios Fourthiotis.[2] This was the least commercially successful season, it was a critical failure received negative reviews of the presentation and the jury and had a small number of audience reached 1%.[3][4] [5]

Series overview
Series Premiere/Finale Top 3 [6]
Winner Runner-up Third place
1 30 September 2002 [7] – 31 December 2002 [8] Notis Christodoulou Gregoris Petrakos Thanos Petrelis
2 14 March 2004 [9] – 28 June 2004 [10] Kalomoira Rallia Christidou Kostas Karafotis
3 10 October 2004 [11] - 3 April 2005 [12] Pericles Stergianoudes Giorgos Lianos Andreas Kostantinidis
4 19 February 2006 [13] - 28 June 2006 [14] Leonidas Balafas Vasiliki Kapakou MiKaella Hatziefrem
5 17 March 2017 [15] - 15 July 2017 [16] Xristina Xirokosta Elena Koroneou Stylianos Xanthos
  1. The first, second and third place contestants of Season 3 all received record deals and cash prizes because the show lasted for a staggering 6½ months (all other seasons lasted 3½ months)

Cast

Hosts

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Host Season [7][17][18][19][20]
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Natalia Germanou
Andreas Mikroutsikos
Tatiana Stefanidou
Sophia Aliberti
Menios Fourthiotis

Judges

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George Levendis
Evi Droutsa
Katerina Kouka
Antonis Vardis
Nikos Mouratides
Christos Dantis
Dafni Bokota
Stelios Rokkos
Elias Benetos
Natalia Germanou
Takis Kouvatseas
Iasonas Triantafillides
Sophie Papa
Kaiti Garbi
Giorgos Moukides
Panos Metaxopoulos
Petros Kostopoulos
Anna Vissi
Nikos Karvelas
Apostolos Rigas

References
  1. http://www.yupiii.gr/gossip/c95651/Star_Academy_Kick-Off_Live-Oi_prwtes_eik.html
  2. https://www.getgreekmusic.gr/star-academy-enarksi-kai-kritiki-epitropi/
  3. https://www.mononews.gr/life-style/news-lifestyle-media-star-academy-mploko-tis-endemol-ta-kolpa-tou-meniou-ke-super-tileoptiko-fiasko-tis-chronias-video
  4. https://www.oneman.gr/pop-code/t/tileorasi/reviews/giati-h-apotyxia-toy-star-academy-htan-prodiagegrammenh.4590187.html
  5. https://menshouse.gr/extras/36166/asyllipto-arnitiko-rekor-tiletheasis-gia-star-academy-pic
  6. https://www.getgreekmusic.gr/telikoi-fame-story-ggm-afieroma/
  7. https://www.retrodb.gr/wiki/index.php/Fame_story_1
  8. https://www.tanea.gr/2002/12/31/lifearts/culture/rebegion-me-fast-foynt-kai-rialiti/
  9. https://www.tanea.gr/2004/03/10/lifearts/culture/45-xlm-kalwdio-gia-mia-xoyfta-fimi/
  10. https://www.tanea.gr/2004/06/28/lifearts/culture/telikos-gia-to-fame-story/
  11. nkv.antenna.gr/news/Society/article/93024/xana-mazi-mas-to-fame-story
  12. https://www.tanea.gr/2005/06/08/lifearts/culture/stin-koryfi-oi-ethnikes-anataseis/
  13. https://www.tanea.gr/2006/02/15/lifearts/culture/48-kameres-80-mikrofwna-kai-16-kommwtes-gia-na-ginoyn-tragoydistes/
  14. https://www.ant1news.gr/life/article/136794/elampse-to-asteri-toy-leonida
  15. http://www.yupiii.gr/gossip/c95691/Star_Academy-H_megalh_premiera_sto_Epsil.html
  16. https://www.lifo.gr/viral/tabloid/152837
  17. https://www.retrodb.gr/wiki/index.php/Fame_story_2
  18. https://www.retrodb.gr/wiki/index.php/Fame_story_3
  19. https://www.retrodb.gr/wiki/index.php/Fame_story_4
  20. https://www.retrodb.gr/wiki/index.php/Star_Academy
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