''Dancing Stars'' is the Bulgarian adaptation of the
BBC Worldwide format ''
Dancing With The Stars''. The first season of the show started on 22 September 2008 and was aired on
bTV.
The first season of the show was hosted by Radost Draganova and
Todor Kolev. It aired from Monday to Thursday with two live shows, on Monday (main show) and Thursday (results show) and two background episodes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dancing stars 1 was produced by Old School Productions and proved to be a huge success reaching an average audience share of over 40%, beating
Nova Television's
Big Brother 4.
It is also called ''Dancing Stars'' on Austrian television and draws a comparable audience.
Season 1
Judges
* Vladimir Bozhilov
* Galena Velikova
*
Neshka Robeva
Neshka Stefanova Robeva ( bg, Нешка Стефанова Робева; born 26 May 1946) is a Bulgarian former Rhythmic Gymnast and coach.
Biography
Born in Rousse, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian ...
Contestants
* Orlin Pavlov - Pop singer Winner
* Violeta Markovska - Actress Runner up
* Neti - Actress and singer 3rd place
* Ilyana Raeva - Ex-gymnast 4th place
* Anya Pencheva - Actress
*
Niki Kunchev - TV host
* Alisia - Pop-folk singer
* Galena - Pop-folk singer
* Bojidar Iskrenov - Former football player
* Kalki - Singer
* Andrey Batashov - Actor
* Georgi Mamalev - Actor
* Georgi Kostadinov - Winner of Survivor BG 2
* Elena Yoncheva - Journalist
Season 2
Judges
* Ilyana Raeva
* Pambous Agapiu
* Vera Marinova
*
Maria Gigova
Maria Gigova ( bg, Мария Гигова; born 24 April 1947) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time (1969, 1971, 1973) World All-around champion.
Biography
She was the first gymnast to become a triple world champion in rhyth ...
Contestants
* Bianka Panova - World Gymnastics Champion Winner
* Krasi Ryadkov - Actor Runner up
* Georgi Milchev-Godji - Musician 3rd place
* Etien Levi - Music teacher
* Madlen Algafari - Psychologist
* Aksiniya - Singer & Reality TV Star
* Stanislava Gancheva - TV Host
* Grafa - Singer
* Veneta Harizanova - Fashion model
* Todor Kirkov - Sport Journalist & TV Anchor
* Krum Savov - Sport Journalist & TV Host
* Kristina Dimitrova - Singer
* Miodrag Ivanov - Showman
Season 3
Judges
* Alfredo Tores
* Kalin Sarmenov
* Galena Velikova
* Ilyana Raeva
Contestants
* Angel Kovachev - Hip-hop Singer Winner
* Stela Angelova - Stunt man & Former competitor in rhythmic gymnastics Runner up
* Elena Koleva - Actress 3rd place
* Deo - Singer & TV Host
* Petko Dimitrov - Businessman
* Gloria - Pop-folk Singer
* Rumen Lukanov - TV Host
* Lyusi Ilarionov - Director & Singer
* Latinka Petrova - Actress
* Ico Hazarta - Rap Singer
* Andrea - Pop-folk Singer
* Detelin Dalakliev - Boxer
* Kapka Georgieva - Politician
* Natalya Kobilkina - Sexologist
* Zeyneb Madjurova - Co-host
Season 4
Judges
* Alfredo Tores
* Hristo Mutavchiev
* Galena Velikova
* Ilyana Raeva
Contestants
*
Albena Denkova - competitor in figure skating Winner
*
Mihaela Fileva
Mihaela Fileva ( bg, Михаела Филева) (born May 15, 1991) is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter and dancer. Her career started in 2005 when she won the Bulgarian National Television show – “Hit Minus One”. Her big breakthrough was i ...
- Pop singer Runner up
* Darin Angelov - Actor 3rd place
* Neli Atanasova - TV Host & former rhythmic gymnastics
* Anton Kasabov - Actor & martial arts
* Elena Georgieva - Decorator & participant in
Big Brother 2
* Nana Gladuish - TV Host
*
Aleksandra Zhekova
Alexandra Jekova ( bg, Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It ...
- Snowboarder
* Venzy - Rap singer
* Albena Mihova - Actress
* Uti Bachvarov - TV Host
* Mihaela (Mika) Stoichkova - Sport journalist & fashion designer. Daughter of
Hristo Stoichkov.
* Marian Kyurpanov - Model & actor
* Milko Kalaydjiev - Pop-folk singer
* Encho Danailov - Actor & TV Host
See also
*
Dancing with the Stars
References
External links
Official Site
{{Dancing with the Stars
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
Bulgarian reality television series
Bulgarian music television series
2008 Bulgarian television series debuts
2008 Bulgarian television series endings
2013 Bulgarian television series endings
2014 Bulgarian television series endings
Bulgarian television series based on British television series
Bulgarian-language television shows
BTV (Bulgaria) original programming