Just the 2 of Us
GenreReality competition
Created byBBC Worldwide
Directed by
  • Giannis Mikros (1)
  • Costas Grigorakis (2)
  • Costas Kapetanidis (3–)
Presented by
Judges
Country of originGreece
Cyprus
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes75
Production
Executive producersDora Pnevmatikatu (3–4)
Vangelis Nydriotis (5–)
ProducersTony Kontaxakis (3)
Nikos Kerkiras (4)
Angeliki Rizou (5–)
Production locationKapa Studios (3–)
Running time180–200 minutes
Production companiesKoklonis Media (3)
Barking Well Media (4–)
Original release
NetworkMega Channel
Release17 October 2010 (2010-10-17) –
18 June 2014 (2014-06-18)
NetworkOpen TV
Release14 March (2020-03-14) –
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26)
NetworkAlpha TV
Release25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) –
present

Just the 2 of Us is a singing Greek talent show based on the original Britain concept Just the Two of Us. The show aired on Mega Channel on 2010 and 2014,[1] on 2020 was aired on Open TV[2] and since 2021 is airing on Alpha TV.[3]

The Greek version of the show consists of five seasons. The first aired from October 17, 2010 until January 16, 2011, and the second from April 2, 2014 until June 18, 2014.[4][5][6] The third season of the show premiered on March 14, 2020. In June 2020, the show was renewed for a fourth season, with the premiere scheduled for October 10, 2020 from the TV station Open TV, with the same presenter and the same judges.[7] The fifth season premiered on September 25, 2021 on Alpha TV, the presenter and the judges, from the previous season, returned.[8]

Format

In every circle branded by the artistic, athletic or even television scene, they duet with a renowned professional singer and prepare a live song every week. The duets are rated by the jury from 1 to 10 for their performance, while still receiving positive votes from the television audience throughout the episode. Each week, the lowest-rated couple leaves the game.

Cast

The first season of the show was presented by Giorgos Kapoutzidis, while the second season was presented by Zeta Makripoulia.[9] Since the third season, Nikos Koklonis hosts the show.

In the backstage, Doukissa Nomikou was in the first season, Dimitris Ouggarezos in the second season, the third season Vicky Kavoura and in the fourth season Laura Karaiskou.[10][11] Since the fifth season Katerina Stikoudi is the backstage host. In the fifth season, Katerina Kainourgiou replaced Stikoudi in the fourth and fifth episodes, because of her pregnancy.

Stefanos Korkolis, Kostas Tournas, Athinais Nega and Lydia Papaioannou were the judges of the first season.

In the second season, the jury consisted of Giorgos Theofanous, Roula Koromila,[12] Dimitris Arvanitis and Krateros Katsoulis. Director Dimitris Arvanitis stepped down from the show's jury after the 6th live due to the filming of the then-upcoming daily series, Dikaiosi.[13] Actor Krateros Katsoulis took his place from the 7th to the last live show of the show.[14]

Since the third season the panel jury consists of singer Despina Vandi, director and stage producer Stamatis Fasoulis and actress Vicky Stavropoulou. From season three until season five presenter Maria Bakodimou was in the jury. In the sixth season singer Katy Garbi, replaced Bakodimou.

Cast Season
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Main host
Giorgos Kapoutzidis Main
Zeta Makripoulia Main
Nikos Koklonis Main
Backstage host
Doukissa Nomikou Main
Dimitris Ouggarezos Main
Vicky Kavoura Main
Laura Karaiskou Main
Katerina Stikoudi Main
Katerina Kainourgiou Guest
Judges
Stefanos Korkolis Main
Kostas Tournas Main
Athinais Nega Main
Lydia Papaioannou Main
Giorgos Theofanous Main
Roula Koromila Main
Dimitris Arvanitis Main
Krateros Katsoulis Main
Despina Vandi Main
Maria Bakodimou Main
Stamatis Fasoulis Main
Vicky Stavropoulou Main
Nikos Aliagas Guest
Katy Garbi Main
Dionysis Schoinas Guest
Stamatis Gonidis Guest
Ilias Psinakis Guest

Series overview

Season No. of
stars 		No. of
weeks 		Duration dates Top three ranking
Premiere Finale Network Winner Second place Third place
1 12 12 October 17, 2010 January 16, 2011 Mega Channel Panayiotis Petrakis & Eleni Foureira Maria Bekatorou & Christos Cholidis Dimitris Ouggarezos & Amaryllis
2 12 12 April 2, 2014 June 18, 2014 Muriella Kourenti & Giorgos Papadopoulos Markos Seferlis & Stella Kalli Dimitris Makalias & Antigoni Psychrami
3 14 12 March 14, 2020 July 11, 2020 Open TV Tasos Xiarcho & Konnie Metaxa Vicky Hadjivassiliou & Kostas Karafotis Trifonas Samaras & Hara Verra
4 14 11 October 17, 2020 December 26, 2020 Nassos Papargyropoulos & Josephine Katerina Zarifi & Anastasios Rammos Zoi Dimitrakou & Lefteris Pantazis
5 16 15 September 25, 2021 January 1, 2022 Alpha TV Alexandra Panagiotarou & Katerina Lioliou Marinos Konsolos & Eleni Dimou Anna-Maria Psycharaki & Harry Varthakouris
6 15 13 October 8, 2022 December 31, 2022 Leyteris Mitsopulos & Lola Matina Nikolaou & Vassilis Porfyrakis Panagiotis Triantafyllou & Fotini Darra
7 19 17 February 18, 2023 July 8, 2023 Iasonas Papamatthaiou & Iro Lechouriti Louiza Pyriohou & Biased Beast/Kalomira Natalia Argyraki & Giorgos Vogiatzakis
8 TBA TBA 2024 2024 Upcoming season

Season 1 (2010-2011)

The first season premiered on October 17, 2010 on Mega Channel. There were 12 couples, 6 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.

The last show was aired on January 16, 2011 and the couple winners were Panagiotis Petrakis and Eleni Foureira.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Panayiotis Petrakis Actor Eleni Foureira Winner
Maria Bekatorou Television Presenter Christos Cholidis Runner-up
Dimitris Ouggarezos Television Presenter Amaryllis Third place
Theocharis Ioannidis Actor Elpida Eliminated 9th
Marianna Polychronidi Actress Isaias Matiaba Eliminated 8th
Antonis Vlontakis Water Polo player Rallia Christidou Eliminated 7th
Michalis Mouroutsos Olympic Taekwondo Champion Georgia Kefala Eliminated 6th
Michalis Iatropoulos Actor Flora Theodorou Eliminated 5th
Katerina Stikoudi Television Presenter, Model Nikos Mihas Eliminated 4th
Eleni Filini Actress Kostas Karafotis Eliminated 3rd
Evi Adam Model Lefteris Pantazis Eliminated 2nd
Maria Korinthiou Actress Bo Eliminated 1st

Season 2 (2014)

The second season premiered on April 2, 2014 on Mega Channel. There were 12 couples, 6 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.

The last show was aired on June 18, 2014 and the couple winners were Muriella Courenti and Giorgos Papadopoulos.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Myriella Kourenti Actress Giorgos Papadopoulos Winner
Markos Seferlis Actor, Director, Television Presenter Stella Kalli Runner-up
Dimitris Makalias Actor Antigoni Psychrami Third place
Ivan Svitailo Actor, Dancer Elena Tsagrinou Eliminated 9th
Minos Theocharis Actor Courtney Parker Eliminated 8th
George Paraschos Model, Actor Katerina Stanisi Eliminated 7th
Christina Politi Journalist Stelios Dionyssiou Eliminated 6th
Rania Kostaki Radio producer Giorgos Giannias Eliminated 5th
Teta Kaboureli Television Presenter, Aesthetic Charis Varthakouris Eliminated 4th
Rania Thraskia Television Presenter, Journalist Nikolaos Karagiaouris Eliminated 3rd
Giannis Apostolakis Chef Elisavet Spanou Eliminated 2nd
Theofania Papathoma Actress Giorgos Papadimitrakis Eliminated 1st

Season 3 (2020)

Main article: Just the 2 of Us (Greek season 3)

The third season premiered on March 14, 2020 on Open TV. There were 14 couples, 8 boys contestant and 6 girls contestant.

The last show was aired on July 11, 2020 and the couple winners were Tasos Xiarchos and Connie Metaxa.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Tasos Xiarcho Choreographer Konnie Metaxa Winner
Vicky Hadjivassiliou Television Presenter, Journalist Kostas Karafotis Runner-up
Trifonas Samaras Hair Stylist Hara Verra Third place
Errika Prezerakou Pole vaulter Aris Makris Eliminated 10th
Eteoklis Pavlou Champion Canoe Kayak Eleni Hatzidou Eliminated 10th
Marios Priamos Ioannidis Television Presenter Aspa Tsina (weeks 1-5)
George Lebanis (weeks 6-10) 		Eliminated 9th
Konstantina Spyropoulou Television Presenter Christos Zotos Eliminated 8th
Orpheus Papadopoulos Actor Artemis Matafia Eliminated 7th
Leonidas Kalfagiannis Actor Crystallia Eliminated 6th
Giorgos Giannopoulos Actor Despina Olympiou Eliminated 5th
Christina Vrachali Journalist Giorgos Lebanis Eliminated 4th
Giannis Drymonakos Olympic Swimming Chrispa Eliminated 3rd
Nicoletta Karra Actress Valandis Eliminated 2nd
Christina Pappa Actress Konstantinos Frantzis Eliminated 1st

Season 4 (2020)

Main article: Just the 2 of Us (Greek season 4)

The fourth season premiered on October 17, 2020 on Open TV.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Nassos Papargyropoulos Businessman, Actor Josephine Winner
Katerina Zarifi Actor Anastasios Rammos Runner-up
Zoi Dimitrakou Basketball player Lefteris Pantazis Third place
Zenia Bonatsou Actor Vangelis Kakouriotis Eliminated 10th
Natasa Kalogridi Actress Nikolas Raptakis Eliminated 10th
Evridiki Valavani Sports Journalist Ilias Vrettos Eliminated 8th
Alexandra Katsaiti Stylist Giorgos Tsalikis Eliminated 8th
Antonis Loudaros Actor Penny Baltatzi Eliminated 7th
Thanasis Passas Comedian Gogo Tsamba Eliminated 6th
Trifonas Samaras Hairstylist Efi Sarri Eliminated 5th
Giannis Athitakis Actor, Model Zozo Sapountzaki Eliminated 4th
Parthena Horozidou Actor Christos Cholidis Eliminated 3rd
Alexis Pappas Actor Christina Salti Eliminated 2nd
Evridiki Papadopoulou Model, Businesswoman Triantafillos Eliminated 1st

Season 5 (2021-2022)

Main article: Just the 2 of Us (Greek season 5)

The fifth season premiered on September 25, 2021 on Alpha TV. There were 14 couples, 8 girls contestant and 6 boys contestant.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Alexandra Panagiotarou Model, Businessman Katerina Lioliou Winner
Marinos Konsolos Actor Eleni Dimou Runner-up
Anna-Maria Psycharaki TV Personality, Lawyer Harry Varthakouris Third place
Nikos Barkoulis TikToker Evelina Nikoliza Eliminated 10th
Laura Narjes TV presenter Nikiforos Eliminated 10th
James Kafetzis TV Personality, Businessman Irini Papadopoulou Eliminated 10th
Super Kiki Stand-up comedian George Velissaris Eliminated 9th
Marina Patouli Educator, Philologist Stelios Dionysiou Eliminated 8th
Mara Meimaridis Author, Living Consultant Stan Eliminated 7th
Piyi Devetzi Olympic athlete Thanos Petrelis Eliminated 6th
Ioanna Touni Model, Influencer Nikiforos Withdrew
Dimitris Alexandrou Model, TV presenter Kelly Kelekidou Eliminated 5th
Sasa Stamati Journalist, TV Presenter Themis Adamantidis Eliminated 4th
Eleni Voulgaraki TV Presenter, Radio producer Konstantinos Pantelidis Eliminated 3rd
Costas Fragolias Model, TV Presenter Mando Eliminated 2nd
Dimosthenis Tzoumanis TV Personality, Model, Real Estate Agent Giota Griva Eliminated 1st

Season 6 (2022)

The sixth season premiered on October 8, 2022 on Alpha TV.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Leyteris Mitsopulos Comic Lola Winner
Matina Nikolaou Actress Vassilis Porfyrakis Runner-up
Panagiotis Triantafyllou Paralympic fencing champion Fotini Darra Third place
Ilaira Zisi Graduate of music studies Mauritius Mauritius Eliminated 11th
Ioannis Melissanidis Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Melina Makri Eliminated 10th
Afroditi Gerokonstanti TV Personality Panagiotis Rafailidis Eliminated 10th
Pavlos Stamatopoulos Journalist Angela Dimitriou Eliminated 9th
Tolis Papadimitriou Screenwriter, Actor Bessy Argyraki Eliminated 9th
Natali Kakava Journalist, TV presenter Kostas Ageris Eliminated 8th
DJ Pitsi DJ Stefanos Pitsiniagas Eliminated 7th
Vicky Koulianou Model, Actress Aris Petrakis Eliminated 6th
Nancy Paradisanou Journalist Sotis Volanis Eliminated 5th
Angelos Bratis Fashion Designer Sabrina Eliminated 4th
Valentino DJ Jenny Katsigianni Eliminated 3rd
Spyros Nikolaidis Actor, Model Thelxi Eliminated 2nd
Yannis Katinakis Comedian, Radio Producer Sophia Arvaniti Eliminated 1st


Season 7 (2023)

The seventh season premiered on February 18, 2023 on Alpha TV.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Status
Iasonas Papamathaiou Actor Iro Lehouriti Winner
Louiza Pyriohou Actress Kalomoira Sarantis (Episodes 13-17)
Biased Beast Christoforos Ilia (Episodes 1-12) 		Runner-up
Natalia Argyraki Journalist Giorgos Vogiatzakis Third place
Felicia Tsalapati Journalist, TV presenter Triantafillos Chatzinikolaou 4th Place
Giorgos Kopsidas Actor Stefania Rizou Eliminated 14th
Aristidis "Aris" Soiledis Football Player Marianta Pieridi Eliminated 14th
Giannis Papamixail Musician Eirini Merkouri Eliminated 13th
Pantelis Toutountzis Make up Artist Katerina Stanisi Eliminated 12th
Foivos Papadakis Journalist Xristina Maragozi Eliminated 11th
Sofia Pavlidou Actress Zerom Kalouta Eliminated 10th
Evi Droutsa Lyricist Bo Eliminated 9th
Sofia Vogiatzaki Actress Sarbel Eliminated 8th
Stefanos Konstantinidis Journalist Litsa Giagousi Eliminated 7th
Vlassis Cholevas Fashion Designer Morfoula Iakovidou Eliminated 6th
Spyros Bibilas Actor Julie Massino Eliminated 5th
Stella Solomidou Cook Panos Kallidis Eliminated 4th
Periclis Kondylatos Jewellery Designer Elena Grekou Eliminated 3rd
Maria Antona Journalist Eirini Mihail Eliminated 2nd
Julia Nova Model Ria Ellinidou Eliminated 1st

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