MasterChef Greece facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MasterChef Greece |
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| Genre | Cooking |
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| Theme music composer | Scissor Sisters |
| Opening theme | Fire with Fire |
| Country of origin | Greece Cyprus |
| Original language(s) | Greek |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 382 |
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| Producer(s) | Nikos Christoforou |
| Production location(s) | Studio Karamanos AE |
| Running time | 60–240 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Shine Group in association with Ziji productions Studio ATA |
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| Original network | Mega Channel (1–2) Star Channel (3–) |
| Picture format | 576i (PAL), 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
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MasterChef Greece is a popular Greek TV show about cooking. It's a competition where talented home cooks battle it out in the kitchen. The show is based on the original MasterChef from the UK.
The first two seasons of MasterChef Greece aired on Mega Channel from 2010 to 2013. Later, in 2017, Star Channel brought the show back. Since then, many more exciting seasons have aired on Star Channel.
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What is MasterChef Greece?
MasterChef Greece is a game show where people who love to cook compete to become the best. They face different cooking challenges. Judges taste their food and decide who stays and who goes home. The last person standing wins the title of MasterChef!
Who are the Judges?
The judges are very important on MasterChef Greece. They are famous chefs who know a lot about food. They taste the dishes and give advice to the contestants.
- Early Seasons (Mega Channel):
* The first season in 2010 had Eugenia Manolidou as the host. The judges were Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou, and Dimitris Skarmoutsos. * For the second season (2012-2013), Mary Synatsaki became the host, with the same three judges.
- Later Seasons (Star Channel):
* When the show returned in 2017 on Star Channel, it no longer had a separate host. The judges took on that role too. * The judges for the third season were Dimitris Skarmoutsos, Panos Ioannidis, and Sotiris Kontizas. * From the fourth season onwards, Leonidas Koutsopoulos joined Panos Ioannidis and Sotiris Kontizas as the main judges. They have been a popular team ever since!
MasterChef Greece Winners
Many talented cooks have won the title of MasterChef Greece. Here are the winners from each season:
- Season 1 (2010): Akis Petretzikis was the first winner.
- Season 2 (2012–2013): This season had two winners, Kostis Kampas and Mpampis Koudouris, due to some issues with the show's production.
- Season 3 (2017): Lambros Vakiaros won this season.
- Season 4 (2018): Timoleon Diamantis took home the title.
- Season 5 (2019): Manolis Sarris was the winner.
- Season 6 (2020): Stavros Varthalitis became MasterChef.
- Season 7 (2021): Margarita Nikolaidi made history as the first female winner of MasterChef Greece!
- Season 8 (2022): Panagiotis Koumoundouros was the winner.
Junior MasterChef Greece
There is also a special version of the show for younger cooks called Junior MasterChef Greece. This show lets children aged 8 to 13 show off their cooking skills.
- The first season of Junior MasterChef Greece aired in 2011-2012. It was hosted by Maria Mpekatorou. The same judges from the adult show (Yiannis Loukakos, Lefteris Lazarou, and Dimitris Skarmoutsos) were there. The winner was twelve-year-old Lilian Emvaloti.
- A second season of Junior MasterChef Greece aired in 2018 on Star Channel. This time, there was no separate host. The judges were Eleni Psyhouli, Manolis Papoutsakis, and Magky Tabakaki. Twelve-year-old Konstantinos Christopoulos won this season.
