The first season of the Greek Cypriot reality talent show The Voice of Greece premiered on January 10, 2014, on ANT1.
[1][2][3] Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
The show is hosted by Giorgos Liagkas with Themis Georgantas serving as the backstage and social networking corresponding.
The lead vocalist of the band Stavento, Michalis Kouinelis, Despina Vandi, Antonis Remos and Melina Aslanidou are the coaches of the season.
Anna Vissi and Vandi were the first to be rumored as they are two of the biggest singers in both Cyprus and Greece.
[5] Teasers from each coach talking about the show were shown on January 5, 2014, just five days before the premiere.
[18][19] On December 5, 2013, the broadcaster revealed that Liagkas will be hosting the show[5] with Georgantas being the V reporter.
A few weeks before the premiere of the season, a trailer which featured the coaches going to the stage from backstage and a singer auditioning.
All the four coaches hit their buttons, with Vandi and Remos being the first two followed by Kouinellis and Aslanidou the same time.
[24] Each coach of the season had, after the blind auditions, sixteen acts in his team.
Even though the songs of the eliminated semi-finalists were not presented on the day of the results as it was done for the four finalists, they were included in the CD that was released in the newspaper Proto Thema.
The first live show aired on March 28, 2014 – with four acts from each team performing.
The live show aired on April 4, 2014 – with four acts from each team performing.
The live show aired on April 11, 2014 – with four acts from each team performing.