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The X Factor (Greece series 1) ...

The fourth series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 12th June 2012 The show received an update from the past series with 4 new judges. Completing the panel are Greek musician, arranger and record producer Akis Katsoupakis; singer Despina Vandi; Greek singer, songwriter and television personality Elena Paparizou and singer-songwriter Thanassis Papakonstantinou. The show also received a new presenter who was Anta Livitsanou. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations.

Auditions
Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in May 2012 and concluded in June 2012. The auditions were held in Athens, Rhodes, Heraklion and Larnaca

Bootcamp
Following initial auditions, the "Boot camp" stage took place in June 2012 (Two days after auditions finished). Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They 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. They 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. The Boys (16–24) are to be mentored by Thanassis Papakonstantinou, Elena Paparizou had the Girls (16–24), Akis Katsoupakis mentored the Over 25s, and Despina Vandi took charge of the Groups. At the last stage of boot camp only 32 remained.

Visits to judges' houses
During "Judges' Houses", the judges welcomed the eight acts from their selected category to their "homes". Each act had only one chance to impress their mentor who had the task of selecting which three acts were to go though to the live shows and which three would be eliminated.