Updated 29 August 2004, 12.55

Fame Story is a bit like Fame Academy

"Children in Greece do like Greek music but tend to move onto rock music as they get a bit older."

It's not just rock they like, with funky R&B stars like Jamelia and the Black Eyed Peas also selling well.

TV talent shows have also taken off in a big way in Greece, with Fame Story and Super Idol getting lots of fans. No points for guessing which UK shows they are like.

Fame Story has been the most popular for a while, and the programme makers make the most of their success by releasing little five-track CDs from the show every couple of weeks.

Super Idol!

Now rival show Super Idol is getting more popular and it even has its own Simon Cowell-type judge called Ilias Psinakis. He manages one of the biggest solo stars in Greece, Sakis Rouvas, who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest earlier in 2004.

Last year's Super Idol show produced a girl band, Hi-5, who Zak described as a bit like the Spice Girls

A bit like Enrique

Greek star Michalis Hatziyannis

But the biggest Greek star is Michalis Hatziyannis, whose album is one of the biggest sellers here. To see how his style compares with the type of tunes UK listeners are used to, Newsround picked up a copy of his latest album.

Having since listened to it, it is a bit like Enrique Iglesias - if you like that sort of thing.

And from catching a few music channels on Greek television it seems many of the other Greek pop artists make similar-sounding records.

But there are enough English language songs from the UK and US too to show that kids in Greece do like other styles as well.