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IVI ADAMOU
Ivi Adamou (Ήβη Αδάμου; born 24 November 1993) is a Greek Cypriot singer who rose to recognition in Greece following her participation on series two of The X Factor, where she was under the mentorship of Giorgos Theofanous and was eliminated two weeks before the finals, finishing sixth and causing a controversy between Sony Music and the judge. Despite this, Adamou secured a recording contract with Sony and released her debut extended play Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010) which was certified gold. That same year she released her second extended play, Christmas with Ivi Adamou.

Early life
Adamou was born on 24 November 1993 in Ayia Napa, Famagusta, Cyprus. In 2009-2010, she took part in the second series of the Greek version of The X Factor ending in the 6th place. She lists Beyonce as her biggest influence, as well as Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston.

While she was not a finalist in The X Factor, Ivi Adamou did manage to obtain a record deal with Sony Music Greece, an affiliate of the show. Her debut extended play, Kalokairi Stin Kardia, was released in June 2010 and generated the singles "A*G*A*P*I*" (Love), "Sose Me" (Save me), and "To Mistiko Mou Na Vreis" (Find my secret). It was certified gold for shipments of six thousand units. She was featured on hip hop group Stavento's single "San Erthei I Mera", which became the most successful song that summer, remaining in the top five of the Greek Airplay Chart for 20 weeks, and selling 60 thousand legal downloads. She toured with Stavento around Greece over the summer. Also that year she collaborated with the Spiros Lambrou Choir and released the holiday EP Christougenna Me Tin Ivi Adamou, released as Christmas with Ivi Adamou abroad. According to Tralala, it sold 50 thousand units in Portugal.

The X Factor (Greece)
Ivi took part in season 2 of The Greek X Factor singing the following songs:


 * Week 1 (30 October 2009): "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga
 * Week 2 (6 November 2009): "Just Like a Pill" - Pink
 * Week 3 (13 November 2009): "Because of You" - Kelly Clarkson
 * Week 4 (20 November 2009): "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
 * Week 5 (27 November 2009): "When I Grow Up" - Pussycat Dolls
 * Week 6 (4 December 2009): "Hurt" - Christina Aguilera
 * Week 7 (11 December 2009): "Halo" - Beyonce
 * Week 8 (18 December 2009): "All I Want for Christmas Is You"/"Xristougenna" - Mariah Carey / Despina Vandi
 * Week 9 (31 December 2009): "Celebration" - Madonna
 * Week 10 (8 January 2010): "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - Arrows / Joan Jett / Britney Spears
 * Week 11 (15 January 2010): "Hush Hush" - Pussycat Dolls
 * Week 12 (22 January 2010): "The Voice Within" - Christina Aguilera

Extended plays

 * Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010)
 * Christmas with Ivi Adamou (2010)

Singles

 * "A*G*A*P*I*" (Crashing Down)
 * "Sose Me" (Lights On)
 * "San Erthi I Mera" (Stavento feat. Ivi Adamou)
 * "To Mistiko Mou Na Vreis" (I Can't Help It)

Tours

 * Summer 2010: Stavento + Ivi Adamou

NIKKI PONTE
Nikki Ponte (Greek: Νίκη Πόντε) (born August 1, 1991 in Toronto Canada) is a Canadian and half Cypriot singer. Ponte became famous through her participation in the Greek version of the television talent series The X Factor, where she placed third.

Nikki Ponte is of Cypriot and Portuguese descent.

Early life
Ponte, was born in Toronto to immigrant parents. Her father is Portuguese and her mother is originally from Cyprus. She has been taking opera lessons for 10 years and now she has been a student at a music university in Canada. She speaks fluent English and some Greek.

The X Factor
The path in the show:
 * Live 1 (29 October) - "Teenage Dream- Katy Perry"
 * Live 2 (5 November)- "Mamma Mia- ABBA"
 * Live 3 (12 November)- "You Lost Me- Christina Aguilera"
 * Live 4 (19 November)- "Take It Off- Kesha"
 * Live 5 (26 November)- "I Who Have Nothing- Tom Jones"
 * Live 6 (3 December)- "Ta Paidia Tou Peiraia- Melina Mercouri"
 * Live 7 (10 Deceber)- "Like A Prayer- Madonna"
 * Live - (17 December)- The Story So Far
 * Live 8 (24 December)- "Monday Morning- Melanie Fiona"
 * Live 9 (31 December)- "Respect- Aretha Franklin" / "You Are The One That I Want" (duet with Dimitris Theodorakoglou)
 * Live 10 (7 January)- "Only Girl- Rihanna" / "[Empire State Of Mind]]- Alicia Keys"
 * Live 11 (14 January)- "All That Jazz- Chigago Soundtrack" / "Telephone- Lady Gaga ft Beyonce"
 * Live 12 (21 January)- "When You Tell Me That You Love Me- Diana Ross" / "Baby One More Time- Britney Spears"
 * Live 13 (28 January)- "Woman In Love"- Barbara Streisand / "Kommati Apo Tin Kardia Sou- Despina Vandi"
 * Live 14 (4 February)- "Bad- Michael Jackson" / "Hurt- Christina Aguilera" / "Ypirches Panta" (duet with Charis Antoniou) / "S' Agapo" (duet with Alexandros Notas)
 * Live - (18 February)- X-Moments

Eurovision 2011
Nikki Ponte chose the song "I Don't Wanna Dance", with music and lyrics by Jonas Saeed and Pia Sjöberg. The song is performed in English, and is dance-pop in style. Ponte emerged during the third season of The X Factor in 2010, and was still participating in the talent competition at the time of ERT's announcement.

Singles

 * I Don't Wanna Dance (ESC 2011)
 * Hey You (Coming Soon)

Links

 * Nikki Ponte on Facebook
 * Nikki Ponte on Twitter
 * Nikki Ponte on YouTube