''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'' and is shown on
ORF eins
ORF 1 (''ORF eins'') is an Austrian public television channel owned by ORF. It was the first television channel in Austria, started in 1955.
ORF 1 is one of four public TV channels in Austria. It is funded by a mixture of advertising revenue an ...
in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebrity partner withdrew from the competition
Judges
The judges in season one were Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Dagmar Koller. In season two Harald Serafin replaced Dagmar Koller. In season three hallo
Guggi Löwinger replaced Harald Serafin. In season four Alfons Haider replaced Guggi Löwinger and in season five Alfons Haider was replaced by Klaus Eberhartinger. In season six, Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Nicole Burns-Hansen stayed as judges and were joined by a celebrity judge each week. In season seven, Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Nicole Burns-Hansen were joined by Balázs Ekker. In season eleven, the judges were Karina Sarkissova, Dirk Heidemann, Nicole Hansen and Balázs Ekker.
;Key
: Judge
: Professional dancer
: Host
: Contestant
Hosts
In seasons 1, 2 and 3 the show was hosted by Alfons Haider (Main Host) and
Mirjam Weichselbraun
Mirjam Weichselbraun (born 27 September 1981) is an Austrian television host and actress, best known in Austria for presenting ''Dancing Stars'', Life Ball and the Vienna Opera Ball. She is best known outside Austria for presenting the Eurovisi ...
(Backstage and Interviews). In season 4 Mirjam Weichselbraun replaced Alfons Haider and winner of Season 3 Klaus Eberhartinger took her place. In season 5, Mirjam Weichselbraun was the main host while Alfons Haider took Klaus Eberhartinger's place. Since season 6, Mirjam Weichselbraun is the main host of the show and Klaus Eberthartinger interviews the couples backstage.
Seasons
Season 1
In the first season, no couple had to leave the first show and only two pairs were left in the final show. In all other seasons, one couple had to leave the first show and three pairs were left in the final show. In the fourth season, the final show was split on two evenings. In the fifth season, men and women were split for the first two shows (qualification rounds).
* Mat Schuh (singer and entertainer) with Kelly Kainz (8th place)
*
Arabella Kiesbauer
Cosima Arabella-Asereba Kiesbauer (born 8 April 1969), known professionally as Arabella Kiesbauer, is an Austrian born German-Austrian TV presenter, writer and actress. She grew up in Vienna with her grandmother after her mother Hannelore (a Germ ...
(host) with Balázs Ekker (7th place)
*
Peter Rapp
Peter Rapp (born 29 May 1983) is a German long jumper.
He finished eighth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and twelfth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.
His pe ...
(ORF host) with Julia Polai (6th place)
* Patricia Kaiser (Miss Austria 2000 and track and field athlete) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
* Stefano Bernardin (actor) with Christina Auer (4th place)
* Barbara Rett (ORF host) with Manfred Zehender (3rd place)
*
Toni Polster
Anton "Toni" Polster (born 10 March 1964) is an Austrian professional football coach and former player. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team with 44 goals.
Polster's top flight coaching debut at Admira Wacker la ...
(ex-soccer player) with Michaela Heintzinger (2nd place)
* Marika Lichter (musical actress) with Andy Kainz (winner)
Season 2
* Gerda Rogers (astrologer) with Andy Kainz (10th place)
* Ulrike Beimpold (actress and comedian) with Manfred Zehender (9th place)
* Edi Finger jun. (radio-sportscaster) with Nicole Kuntner (8th place)
* Barbara Karlich (talkshow host) with Alexander Zaglmaier (7th place)
* Gregor Bloéb (actor) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
*
Simone Stelzer
Simone Stelzer (born 1 October 1969) is an Austrian pop singer.Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song "Keine Mauern mehr" was initially placed second, however, several days after the final it was discovered that winning ...
(singer) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
* Hans Georg Heinke (journalist and newscaster) with Elke Gehrsitz (4th place)
* Nicole Beutler (actress) with Balázs Ekker (3rd place)
*
Andreas Goldberger
Andreas "Andi" Goldberger (born 29 November 1972) is an Austrian former ski jumper. He became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres in 1994, although he didn't manage to stand.
Career
He won the World Cup overall titles three times ( ...
(ex-ski jumper) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
*
Manuel Ortega (singer) with Kelly Kainz (winner)
Season 3
*
Timna Brauer (singer and artist) with Manfred Zehender (10th place)
* Hera Lind (bestselling author) with Alexander Kreissl (9th place)
*
Stephanie Graf
Stephanie Graf (born 26 April 1973, in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian former middle distance runner who won silver medals in the 800 metres at both the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships. In June 2010 Graf was suspen ...
(ex-runner) with Andy Kainz (8th place)
*
Michael Konsel
Michael Konsel (born 6 March 1962) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Vienna, Konsel started his professional career with First Vienna and moved to local rivals Rapid Wien in 1985. He t ...
(ex-soccer player) with Nicole Kuntner (7th place)
* Harry Prünster (host) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
*
Nina Proll
Nina Proll (born 12 January 1974) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1995. She starred in the film ''September'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film ...
(actress) with Balázs Ekker (5th place)
* Michael Tschuggnall (''
Starmania'' winner 2002) with Alice Guschelbauer (4th place)
* Zabine Kapfinger (singer) with Alexander Zaglmaier (3rd place)
* Peter L. Eppinger (Ö3 host) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
*
Klaus Eberhartinger
Klaus Eberhartinger (born 12 June 1950 in Gmunden, Upper Austria) is an Austrian singer and television presenter.
Eberhartinger grew up and graduated in Braunau am Inn in 1968. He then lived in the United States of America for a year before ...
(singer,
EAV frontman) with Kelly Kainz (winner)
Season 4
Couples
Scoring chart
:
''Red numbers'' indicate the lowest score for each week.
:
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
: indicates the couple eliminated that week.
: indicates the winning couple.
: indicates the runner-up couple.
: indicates the third-place couple.
Average dance chart
Dance order
= Week 1
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 2
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 3
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 4
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 5
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 6
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 7
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 8
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
= Week 9
=
''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Alfons Haider
''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.
Professional partners
Color key:
: Winner
: Runner-up
: 3rd place
: Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
: Celebr ...
,
Nicole Burns-Hansen,
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and
Hannes Nedbal.''
;Running order
Season 5
* Christoph Fälbl (actor and comedian) with Julia Polai (12th place)
* Marie-Christine Friedrich (actress) with Alexander Zaglmaier (11th place)
* Andy Lee Lang (singer and pianist) with Nicole Kuntner (10th place)
*
Gerhard Zadrobilek
Gerhard Zadrobilek (born 23 June 1961) is an Austrian former professional road bicycling racer.
Major results
;1981
:1st, Overall, Tour of Austria
;1984
:1st, Chur-Arosa
;1987
:1st, Giro del Veneto
:14th, Tour de France
;1989
:1st, Clásica de ...
(ex-cyclist) with Alice Guschelbauer (9th place)
* Maggie Entenfellner (columnist) with Gerhard Egger (8th place)
*
Vincent Bueno
Vincent Mendoza Bueno (born 10 December 1985) is an Austrian singer of Filipino descent.
On 12 January 2008, he became the winner of the ORF programme, '' Musical! Die Show'' (''Musical! The Show''), an Austrian television musical contest.
He ...
(winner of ORF casting show ''Musical!'') with Christina Auer (7th place)
* Gitta Saxx (Playmate of the century) with Balázs Ekker (6th place)
*
Sandra Pires
Sandra Pires Tavares (born June 16, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro) is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Jackie Silva.
She ...
(singer) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
* Tini Kainrath (singer) with Manfred Zehender (4th place)
* Udo Wenders (singer) with Babsi Koitz (3rd place)
* Ramesh Nair (testimonial and choreographer) with Michaela Heintzinger (2nd place)
* Claudia Reiterer (journalist and TV host) with Andy Kainz (winner)
Season 6
*
James Cottriall
James Cottriall (born 1 January 1986, in Stratford upon Avon, England) is an English musician, active predominantly, and living in Vienna, Austria. He became famous throughout Austria with the success of his first single, "Unbreakable (James Cot ...
(singer) with Roswitha Wieland (12th place)
*
Christine Kaufmann
Christine Maria Kaufmann (; 11 January 1945 – 28 March 2017) was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman. The daughter of a German father and a French mother, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress f ...
(
Golden Globe
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...
winning actress) with Werner Figar (11th place)
* Markus Wolfahrt (singer) with Alice Guschlbauer (10th place)
* Reinhard Nowak (actor) with Kelly Kainz (9th place)
*
Uwe Kröger
Uwe Kröger (; born 4 December 1964 in Hamm, West Germany) is a musical star in the German-speaking countries of the world. Besides starring on stage, Kröger has taken part in galas and concerts, as well as making television and film appearances ...
(singer) with Babsi Koitz (8th place)
* Dieter Chmelar (journalist) with
Kathrin Menzinger
Kathrin Menzinger (born 24 September 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian dancer. Menzinger and her partner won the World Championships in Latin Showdance in 2016 for the secnd time.
Biography
She started to dance at the age of 3, first with ballet, bu ...
(7th place)
* Cathy Zimmermann (model and presenter) with Christoph Santner (6th place)
*
Mirna Jukić
Mirna Jukić (born 9 April 1986) is a retired Austrian swimmer who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player. She has ha ...
(swimmer) with Gerhard Egger (5th place)
* Alfons Haider (entertainer) with
Vadim Garbuzov
Vadim Garbuzov is a Canadian and Austrian ballroom dancer, showman and choreographer of Ukrainian descent. He was the World Youth Championship finalist in 2005, the winner of the Austrian TV program ''Dancing Stars'' in 2012, 2014 and 2020, and th ...
(4th place)
* Mike Galeli (actor) with Julia Polai (3rd place)
*
Alexandra Meissnitzer
Alexandra Meissnitzer (born 18 June 1973) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Her specialities were the downhill, super-G, and giant slalom disciplines.
From Abtenau, Salzburg, her father, Hans Meissnitzer, a mechanic by trade, ...
(Alpine skier) with Florian Gschaider (2nd place)
* Astrid Wirtenberger (singer) with Balazs Ekker (winner)
Season 7
*
Katerina Jacob
Katerina Jacob (born 1 March 1958 in Munich) is a German actress. In addition to German citizenship she also holds Canadian citizenship.
Life and career
Jacob comes from an artistic family: her mother was the actress Ellen Schwiers, her father ...
(actress) with Christoph Santner (12th place)
* Albert Fortell (actor) with Lenka Marosiová (11th place)
* Michael Schönborn (actor) with Maria Jahn (10th place)
* David Heissig (actor) with
Kathrin Menzinger
Kathrin Menzinger (born 24 September 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian dancer. Menzinger and her partner won the World Championships in Latin Showdance in 2016 for the secnd time.
Biography
She started to dance at the age of 3, first with ballet, bu ...
(9th place)
* Sueli Menezes (author) with Florian Gschaider (8th place)
* Wolfram Pirchner (TV presenter) with Anna Chalak-Bock (7th place)
*
Dolly Buster
Nora Baumberger ( née Dvořáková; born 23 October 1969), known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author.
Career
Buster has starred in over one hundred X-rated European movies. She i ...
(actress) with Gerhard Egger (6th place)
* Eva Maria Marold (actress) with Thomas Kraml (5th place)
* Brigitte Kren (actress) with Willi Gabalier (4th place)
* Marco Ventre (musician) with Babsi Koitz (3rd place)
*
Frank Schinkels
Frank "Frenkie" Schinkels (born 9 January 1963 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a former professional football midfielder and Austrian international team player and current coach.
Club career
Schinkels started his career in the Feyenoord youth squ ...
(footballer) with Roswitha Wieland (2nd place)
*
Petra Frey
Petra Frey (born 27 June 1978, in Wattens), is an Austrian singer. She has released twelve studio albums and five compilation albums and participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Biography
Frey released her debut album, ''Bloß Träume im Kop ...
(singer) with
Vadim Garbuzov
Vadim Garbuzov is a Canadian and Austrian ballroom dancer, showman and choreographer of Ukrainian descent. He was the World Youth Championship finalist in 2005, the winner of the Austrian TV program ''Dancing Stars'' in 2012, 2014 and 2020, and th ...
(winner)
Season 8
*
Katharina Gutensohn
Katharina Gutensohn (born 22 March 1966). Is an Austrian/German skier. She represented Germany from 1989 to the end of her alpine skiing career.
Biography
In 2005, at the age of 39, she made a comeback in the new Olympic discipline of ski cros ...
(skier) with Christoph Santner (12th place)
* Doris Schretzmayer (actress) with Gerhard Egger (11th place)
* Rudi Roubinek (actor) with Babsi Koitz (10th place)
* Gerald Pichowetz (actor) with Roswitha Wieland (9th place)
*
Monika Salzer (columnist) with Florian Gschaider (8th place)
* Gregor Glanz (singer) with Lenka Pohoralek (7th place)
*
Biko Botowamungu
Ikomoniya "Biko" Botowamungu (born 22 January 1957) is a former boxer from Austria. Born in Stanleyville, Belgian Congo, he competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the super-heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division where he was def ...
(boxer) with Maria Jahn (6th place)
* Susanna Hirschler (actress) with
Vadim Garbuzov
Vadim Garbuzov is a Canadian and Austrian ballroom dancer, showman and choreographer of Ukrainian descent. He was the World Youth Championship finalist in 2005, the winner of the Austrian TV program ''Dancing Stars'' in 2012, 2014 and 2020, and th ...
(5th place)
* Angelika Ahrens (TV presenter) with Thomas Kraml (4th place)
* Lukas Perman (singer) with Kathrin Menzinger (3rd place)
* Marjan Shaki (singer) with Willi Gabalier (2nd place)
*
Rainer Schönfelder
Rainer Schönfelder (born 13 June 1977) is an Austrian former skier who won the 2003–2004 men's World Cup slalom title.
Career
Born in Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria, Schönfelder made his debut in the 1995–1996 season, finishing 115th in the ...
(skier) with Manuela Stöckl (winner)
Season 9
* Andrea Buday (socialite) with Thomas Kraml (10th place)
* Andrea Puschl (TV presenter) with Christoph Santner (9th place)
* Daniel Serafin (son of
Harald Serafin) with Roswitha Wieland (8th place)
* Morteza Tavakoli (actor) with Julia Burghardt (7th place)
*
Erik Schinegger
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Biography
Schinegger was born in Agsdorf, Carint ...
(former skier) with Lenka Pohoralek (6th place)
* Lisbeth Bischoff (royal expert) with Gerhard Egger (5th place)
* Melanie Binder (sister of
Mirjam Weichselbraun
Mirjam Weichselbraun (born 27 September 1981) is an Austrian television host and actress, best known in Austria for presenting ''Dancing Stars'', Life Ball and the Vienna Opera Ball. She is best known outside Austria for presenting the Eurovisi ...
) with Danilo Campisi (4th place)
*
Hubert Neuper
Hubert Neuper (born 29 September 1960) is a former Austrian ski jumper. He was the winner of the first FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title in 1979/80.
Career
His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he ...
(former ski-jumper) with
Kathrin Menzinger
Kathrin Menzinger (born 24 September 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian dancer. Menzinger and her partner won the World Championships in Latin Showdance in 2016 for the secnd time.
Biography
She started to dance at the age of 3, first with ballet, bu ...
(3rd place)
* Marco Angelini (singer) with Maria Santner
* Roxanne Rapp (daughter of Peter Rapp) with
Vadim Garbuzov
Vadim Garbuzov is a Canadian and Austrian ballroom dancer, showman and choreographer of Ukrainian descent. He was the World Youth Championship finalist in 2005, the winner of the Austrian TV program ''Dancing Stars'' in 2012, 2014 and 2020, and th ...
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Highest Scoring Dancers
Special Episodes
Season 1
No Special Episodes were aired.
Season 2
After the finale of the second season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired.
Season 3
After the finale of the third season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired.
After the "Best of" of Season 3 there was a special episode called "Dancing Stars – Die Traumhochzeit" (Dancing Stars – The Dream Wedding) in which the professional ballroom dancers Balázs Ekker and Alice Guschelbauer got married.
Season 4
Before the start of season four, ORF aired the reality show ''Dance with Me'' in which the private lives of the professional dancers were shown.
After the fourth season, there was a special episode called "Dance for Europe" in which the couple to represent Austria at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was selected. The couples to participate in this episode were:
* Julia Polai with Peter L. Eppinger
* Alexander Kreissl with Simone Stelzer
* Alice Guschelbauer with Michael Tschuggnall
* Balázs Ekker with Nicole Beutler
* Michaela Heintzinger with Gregor Bloéb
* Manfred Zehender with Christine Reiler
* Alexander Zaglmaier with Zabine Kapfinger
* Nicole Kuntner with Dorian Steidl
Andy and Kelly Kainz who represented Austria in the
Eurovision Dance Contest 2007
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the inaugural edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest, a dance competition co-production between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition wa ...
(5th place) did not participate in this special episode due to conflicting schedules.
The winners were Nicole Kuntner and Dorian Steidl who later came second last at the Dance Contest in Glasgow.
Season 5
Another "Best of" was aired before the start of season 5.
During season five, a dance course was aired in which the professional dancers taught the viewers the basics of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive, samba, paso doble, English waltz, slow foxtrot, quick step, tango and Viennese waltz.
Season 6–10
No Special Episodes were aired.
Season 11
After each show of Season 11, an episode of "Dancing Stars Extra" was aired in which the viewers got exclusive glimpses behind the scenes of the show.
References
External links
Austrian website of ''Dancing Stars''
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2005 Austrian television series debuts
2000s Austrian television series
2010s Austrian television series
German-language television shows
Non-British television series based on British television series
ORF (broadcaster) original programming