''Tantsud tähtedega'' (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

: ''Dancing with the Stars'') is an Estonian television

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that aired on

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and season six on

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. It debuted on 8 October 2006, and it became a popular television show in Estonia. It is based on the British reality TV competition ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (commonly referred to as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly Ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is ...

'' and is part of the ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' franchise. The series was produced by BEC productions and ended in 2011. The show introduces eight Estonian celebrities paired with professional

ballroom dance Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and te ...

rs who each week compete to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote for those couples who should stay. 50% of the public votes and the average score given by the panel of judges go towards deciding who should leave. Proceeds from the voting go to charity. Six seasons have been produced, in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2022.

Judges

* Merle Klandorf (2006–2011) - former professional ballroom dancer, ballroom dance teacher * Ants Tael (2006–2010) - ballroom dance teacher * Jüri Nael (2006–07; 2010–11) - choreographer and dance pedagogue * Kaie Kõrb (2006–2008) - former ballerina and dance pedagogue * Riina Suhhotskaja (2008) - aerobics coach * Märt Agu (2008) - choreographer and dance pedagogue

Seasons

Season one

Season one premiered in October 2006. The hosts were Mart Sander and Kristiina Heinmets-Aigro. The show was won by singer Mikk Saar and his partner Olga Kosmina. The runners-up were singer

Gerli Padar Gerli Padar (born 6 November 1979) is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She is the sister of Tanel Padar, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 for Estonia. Career Padar has perfo ...

and her partner Martin Parmas.

Season two

Season two premiered in October 2007. The hosts were Mart Sander and Merle Liivak. The show was won by singer

Koit Toome Koit Toome (born 3 January 1979) is an Estonian singer and musical actor. He has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1998, he finished 12th with the song " Mere lapsed". In 2017, he sang a duet with Laura Põldvere, e ...

and his partner Kerttu Tänav. The runners-up were singer

Luisa Värk Luisa Rõivas (née Värk; born 6 February 1987) is an Estonian singer and politician. Värk was a runner-up of on the first season of ''Estonian Pop Idol'' (''Eesti otsib superstaari''). She was also a runner-up on '' Tantsud tähtedega'', Est ...

and her partner Martin Parmas.

Season three

Season three premiered in October 2008. The hosts were Mart Sander and a runner-up of the first season

. The show was won by professional bodybuilder Argo Ader and his partner Helena Liiv. The runners-up were singer

Maarja-Liis Ilus Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja (born 24 December 1980) is an Estonian pop musician and presenter. She has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. She was only 15 when she participated in ...

and her partner .

Season four

Season four premiered in October 2010. The hosts are Mart Sander and Kaisa Oja. The winners were Liina Vahter and Mairold Millert. The runners-up were singer Ithaka Maria Rahula and Marko Kiigajaan.

Season five

Season five premiered in October 2011. The hosts are Mart Sander and Liina Randpere. The winners were actor Jan Uuspõld and his partner Aleksandra Žeregelja. The runners-up were World Figure Skating silver medallist Anna Levandi and her partner Mairold Millert.

Season six

Season six premiered in the fall of 2022. Unlike the other seasons, it was broadcast on TV3 channel. The presenters were

Eda-Ines Etti Eda-Ines Etti (, born 26 May 1981), also known as simply Ines, is an Estonian singer and songwriter. Etti represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song " Once in a Lifetime", placing fourth. Until their win the following ...

and

Jüri Pootsmann Jüri Pootsmann (born 1 July 1994), is an Estonian singer. He won the sixth season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Play". He is signed to Universal Music Baltics. Car ...

. The judges included Tanja Mihhailova-Saar, Martin Parmas and Jüri Nael. The winner was actress Ülle Lichtfeldt and his partner . The runners-up were politician Jüri Ratas and his partner Kristina Tarmet. Other contestants were

Birgit Sarrap Birgit Sarrap (; born 24 September 1988), also known mononymously as Birgit, is an Estonian singer. She rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the first season of '' Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of '' Idol''. Her debut s ...

, Kadri Tali, Ruslan Trochynskyi and Juss Haasma.

References

External links

Official website
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