''Dancing Stars'' is the Austrian version of ''

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'' 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.