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'' returned for its thirteenth series on

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with a launch show on 5 September 2015, with the live shows starting on 25 September 2015.

Tess Daly Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English model and television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014. ...

and

Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on weeknights on BBC Two. Since ...

returned to present the launch show and the live shows while

Zoe Ball Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both ''Radio 1 Breakfast'' and ''The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ''Live & K ...

returned to present '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on

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Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptation ...

and

Craig Revel Horwood Craig Revel Horwood (born 4 January 1965) is an Australian-British author, dancer, choreographer, conductor, theatre director, and former drag queen in the United Kingdom. He is also a patron of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. Horwood is best k ...

returned as judges for their thirteenth series, along with

Darcey Bussell Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Trained at the Arts Educational Sc ...

who returned for her fourth series as a judge. The series was won by

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band member

Jay McGuiness James "Jay" McGuiness (born 24 July 1990) is a British singer, songwriter and actor best known as a vocalist with boy band The Wanted. In 2015, partnered with Aliona Vilani, he won the 13th series of BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. In recent ...

and

Aliona Vilani Aliona Valeriya Kavanagh (''née'' Vilani on 1 May 1984; russian: Алёна Валерия Вилани), also known by her stage name Aliona Vilani, is a Russian-Kazakh TV personality and was a professional dancer in the BBC series of ''Stric ...

on 19 December. McGuiness became the first celebrity since Louis Smith in series 10 to win the show without falling into the bottom two dance-off during the series, as well being the first since

Kara Tointon Kara Louise Tointon (born 5 August 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 2010, she won the BBC competition series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and in 2015, she appeared as ...

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to win without achieving a perfect 40 score during the competition. Vilani also became the first professional in the show's history to win the show for a second time, after previously winning with

Harry Judd Harry Mark Christopher Judd (born 23 December 1985) is an English musician, dancer and author. He is the drummer for the band McFly. Judd won the 2011 series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Judd published his first book, ''Get Fit Get Happy'', in ...

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, that would happen again in 2020 with

Oti Mabuse Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990) is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series ' ...

but winning back to back that time. This series also saw long standing professional

Anton du Beke Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton Du Beke (), is a British ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dancer, and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and later a judge on the BBC One cele ...

reach the final for the first time, with

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, and

Kevin Clifton Kevin James Clifton (born 13 October 1982) is an English professional dancer and actor who was a professional dancer on the BBC TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', having previously worked as an assistant choreographer. He has also featured on ...

becoming the first professional dancer to reach three consecutive finals.

Couples

On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals who were returning for the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included

Trent Whiddon Trent Whiddon is an Australian people, Australian dancer and choreographer, best known for his professional appearances on the BBC One dance series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Whiddon started dancing at the age of seven. His mother en ...

and Iveta Lukosiute.

Robin Windsor Robin Windsor (born 15 September 1979) is a British professional Latin and Ballroom dancer, best known for his appearances in the BBC television series '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Personal life Windsor was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew u ...

, who had not taken part in the previous series due to an injury, did not return for this series, though he would be involved in the spin-off show ''It Takes Two''. Alongside Windsor,

Joanne Clifton Joanne Kirsty Clifton (born 24 October 1983) is an English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer. She won the World Ballroom Showdance Championship in 2014, and won the European Professional Ballroom Championship and World Dancespor ...

would also be involved in ''It Takes Two'', and would appear in the 2015 Children in Need and

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. She would also take part in the group dances during the series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko (from the American, Australian, and Russian versions of ''

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'') and Italian dancer

Giovanni Pernice Giovanni Pernice (born 5 September 1990) is an Italian professional dancer based in the United Kingdom, best known for his appearances on the British television show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. He is also an Italian Open Latin Dance Champion (201 ...

replaced Whiddon and Windsor, and South African dancer

(from Germany's '' Let's Dance'') replaced Lukosiute . On 10 August 2015, broadcaster

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was the first celebrity announced for the series, with more celebrities revealed throughout the month. The lineup was completed on 27 August 2015 on ''

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''.

Scoring chart

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. The additional points gained in the Week 10 "Quickstep-a-thon" are not included.

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows (scores given by guest judges are deducted from the total). *

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and

Daniel O'Donnell Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had cons ...

are the only celebrities not to land on this list.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Weekly scores and songs

''Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

''.

Launch show

*Musical guests:

Jess Glynne Jessica Hannah Glynne (born 20 October 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she rose to prominence in 2014 as a featured artist on the singles "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and " My Love" by Route 94, bot ...

—"

Don't Be So Hard on Yourself "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album ''I Cry When I Laugh'' on 14 August 2015. It was written by Glynne, Wayne Hector and TMS who also pr ...

" & " Hold My Hand" and

Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for ''Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for ''Take Me to the Alley''. Early li ...

—" Puttin' On the Ritz"

Week 1

; Running order (Night 1 – Friday) ;Running order (Night 2 – Saturday)

Week 2

*Musical guest:

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

—"Please" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan *Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan *Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan.''

Week 3: Movie Week

*Musical guest:

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...

—"

Don't Cry for Me Argentina "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album ''Evita'', later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were ...

" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Ainsley & Natalie *Bussell: Ainsley & Natalie *Tonioli: Ainsley & Natalie *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ainsley & Natalie.''

Week 4

*Musical guest:

Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 Pop Idol (series 1), inaugural series of the ITV (TV network), ITV talent contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the f ...

—"Joy" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Kirsty & Brendan *Bussell: Kirsty & Brendan *Tonioli: Kirsty & Brendan *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kirsty & Brendan.''

Week 5

*Musical guest:

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

—"Brand New Day" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan *Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan *Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan.''

Week 6: Halloween Week

*Musical guest: James Morrison—"

Demons A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, ...

" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan *Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan *Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan.''

Week 7

*Musical guest:

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—"Every Time I'm With You" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Kellie & Kevin *Bussell: Kellie & Kevin *Tonioli: Kellie & Kevin *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kellie & Kevin.''

Week 8

*Musical guests:

Years & Years Years & Years is the solo project of British singer Olly Alexander. Originally formed as a band in 2010, Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, '' Communion'', ...

—"

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

" and

Brandon Flowers Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, best known as the lead singer, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers. In addition to his w ...

—"

Still Want You "Still Want You" is the second single by American singer-songwriter Brandon Flowers from his second studio album, ''The Desired Effect''. Composition The song reflects on seemingly negative trends in the world (aging, rising crime, climate chan ...

" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan *Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan *Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan.''

Week 9: Blackpool Week

*Musical guests:

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred o ...

—"

I'm Outta Love "I'm Outta Love" is the debut single of American singer Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello and produced by the latter two, it was released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from her debut album, ''Not That ...

" and

Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singe ...

—" Hey Boy" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Peter & Janette *Bussell: Peter & Janette *Tonioli: Peter & Janette *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan''

Week 10

*Musical guest:

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

—" Another Lonely Night" and

Il Divo Il Divo (; ) are a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. The male quartet, which originated in the United Kingdom in December 2003, consists of tenors Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard. It also included baritone ...

—" ¿Quien Será? (Sway)" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Kellie & Kevin *Bussell: Kellie & Kevin *Tonioli: Kellie & Kevin *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kellie & Kevin''

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

*Musical guests:

Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...

—" Over the Rainbow" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Georgia & Giovanni *Bussell: Georgia & Giovanni *Tonioli: Georgia & Giovanni *Goodman: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Georgia & Giovanni''

Week 12: Semi-Final

*Musical guest:

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

—"

I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" is a 1962 single by Connie Francis, released in that December to peak at #18 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''Cash Box'' Top 100. The song reached #22 UK in December 2008 via a remake by Gabriella Cilmi ...

" ;Running order ''For the Dance Off, Anita & Gleb chose to dance their Salsa, while Katie & Anton chose to dance their Waltz.'' ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Anita & Gleb *Bussell: Katie & Anton *Tonioli: Katie & Anton *Goodman: Katie & Anton

Week 13: Final

*Musical guest:

Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who became her manager and Artists and ...

—" Love Me like You Do" ;Running order (Show 1) ;Running order (Show 2)

Dance chart

: Highest scoring dance : Lowest scoring dance *Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Jive, Tango or Waltz *Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Charleston, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Salsa) *Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance (introducing Paso Doble and Rumba) *Week 4: One unlearned dance (introducing Samba and Viennese Waltz) *Week 5: One unlearned dance *Week 6 (Halloween Week): One unlearned dance *Week 7: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine Tango) *Week 8: One unlearned dance *Week 9 (Blackpool Week): One unlearned dance *Week 10: One unlearned dance and Quickstep-a-thon *Week 11 (Musical Week): One unlearned dance *Week 12 (Semi-finals): Two unlearned dances *Week 13 (Show 1): Judges' choice and showdance *Week 13 (Show 2): Couple's favourite dance of the series

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on

. All numbers are in millions and provided by BARB.

References

External links

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