Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)
Dancing Stars is the Austrian version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show broadcasts on ORF eins in Austria. The series debuted on 10 October 2005.
Cast
During the first three seasons, Alfons Haider served as the primary host of Dancing Stars, while Mirjam Weichselbraun served as the backstage host. For the fourth season, Weichselbraun replaced Haider as primary host, a position she has held since, while Klaus Eberhartinger – who had won Dancing Stars' third season – took her place backstage. Alfons Haider joined the judging panel during the fourth season. For the fifth season, Haider and Eberhartinger switched roles, with Haider taking Eberhartinger's place as backstage host and Eberhartinger joining the judging panel. Beginning with the sixth season, Eberthartinger returned to his position as backstage host and remained through the thirteenth season. Norbert Oberhauser took over as backstage host in the fourteenth season, and Andi Knoll in the fifteenth.During the first season, the judging panel consisted of Nicole Hansen, Dagmar Koller, Hannes Nedbal, and Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer. Harald Serafin replaced Koller in the second season, while Serafin was himself replaced in the third season by Guggi Löwinger. Löwinger was replaced by former co-host Alfons Haider in the fourth season, and Haider switched roles with former co-host Klaus Eberhartinger in the fifth season. Nicole Hansen, Hannes Nedbal, and Thomas Schäfer-ElmayerIn were joined on the judging panel in season six by a series of guest judges, including Karina Sarkissova, who became a permanent judge beginning with the eleventh season. Beginning with the seventh season, Balázs Ekker, who had been a professional dancer on the cast since the first season, joined the judging panel as the permanent fourth judge. Nedbal and Schäfer-Elmayer left the judging panel at the end of the tenth season and were replaced by Dirk Heidemann and Karina Sarkissova. Heidemann and Nicole Hansen left after the thirteenth season, while Maria Angelini-Santner joined the judging panel for the fourteenth season. Sarkissova left after the fourteenth season, but returned as a celebrity contestant for the fifteenth season, although she was forced to withdraw from the competition after the first performance for health reasons.
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Season 1
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Mat Schuh | Singer | Kelly Kainz | Eliminated 1st |
| Arabella Kiesbauer | Television host | Balázs Ekker | Eliminated 2nd |
| Peter Rapp | ORF host | Julia Polai | Eliminated 3rd |
| Patricia Kaiser | Miss Austria 2000 & javelin thrower | Alexander Kreissl | Eliminated 4th |
| Stefano Bernardin | Stage & screen actor | Christina Auer | Eliminated 5th |
| Barbara Rett | ORF host | Manfred Zehender | Eliminated 6th |
| Toni Polster | Soccer player & coach | Michaela Heintzinger | Runners-up |
| Marika Lichter | Musical actress | Andy Kainz | Winners |
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Season 2
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Gerda Rogers | Astrologer | Andy Kainz | Eliminated 1st |
| Ulrike Beimpold | Actress & director | Manfred Zehender | Eliminated 2nd |
| Edi Finger Jr. | Radio sportscaster | Nicole Kuntner | Eliminated 3rd |
| Barbara Karlich | Television host | Alexander Zaglmaier | Eliminated 4th |
| Gregor Bloéb | Stage & screen actor | Michaela Heintzinger | Eliminated 5th |
| Simone Stelzer | Singer | Alexander Kreissl | Eliminated 6th |
| Hans Georg Heinke | Journalist & newscaster | Elke Gehrsitz | Eliminated 7th |
| Nicole Beutler | Stage & screen actress | Balázs Ekker | Third place |
| Andreas Goldberger | Ski jumping | Julia Polai | Runners-up |
| Manuel Ortega | Singer | Kelly Kainz | Winners |
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Season 3
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Timna Brauer | Singer-songwriter | Manfred Zehender | Eliminated 1st |
| Hera Lind | Author | Alexander Kreissl | Eliminated 2nd |
| Stephanie Graf | Olympic sprinter | Andy Kainz | Eliminated 3rd |
| Michael Konsel | Soccer player | Nicole Kuntner | Eliminated 4th |
| Harry Prünster | Television host | Michaela Heintzinger | Eliminated 5th |
| Nina Proll | Stage & screen actress | Balázs Ekker | Eliminated 6th |
| Michael Tschuggnall | Singer & Starmania winner | Alice Guschelbauer | Eliminated 7th |
| Zabine Kapfinger | Singer | Alexander Zaglmaier | Third place |
| Peter L. Eppinger | Ö3 host | Julia Polai | Runners-up |
| Klaus Eberhartinger | Singer & television host | Kelly Kainz | Winners |
Season 4
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Claudia Stöckl | Ö3 host | Alexander Kreissl | Eliminated 1st |
| Peter Tichatschek | Journalist & television host | Michaela Heintzinger | Eliminated 2nd |
| Oliver Stamm | Olympic beach volleyballer | Julia Polai | Eliminated 3rd |
| Christine Reiler | Model & Miss Austria 2007 | Manfred Zehender | Eliminated 4th |
| Marc Pircher | Singer | Kelly Kainz | Eliminated 5th |
| Jeannine Schiller | Model | Balázs Ekker | Eliminated 6th |
| Hans Kreuzmayr (Waterloo) | Waterloo and Robinson singer | Alice Guschlbauer | Eliminated 7th |
| Elke Winkens | Stage & screen actress | Andy Kainz | Eliminated 8th |
| Elisabeth Engstler | Singer & television host | Alexander Zaglmaier | Runners-up |
| Dorian Steidl | Television host | Nicole Kuntner | Winners |
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Season 5
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Christoph Fälbl | Stage & screen actor | Julia Polai | Eliminated 1st |
| Marie-Christine Friedrich | Film & television actress | Alexander Zaglmaier | Eliminated 2nd |
| Andy Lee Lang | Musician | Nicole Kuntner | Eliminated 3rd |
| Gerhard Zadrobilek | Tour de France cyclist | Alice Guschelbauer | Eliminated 4th |
| Maggie Entenfellner | Journalist & television host | Gerhard Egger | Eliminated 5th |
| Vincent Bueno | Singer & Musical! Die Show winner | Christina Auer | Eliminated 6th |
| Gitta Saxx | Model & photographer | Balázs Ekker | Eliminated 7th |
| Sandra Pires | Singer | Alexander Kreissl | Eliminated 8th |
| Tini Kainrath | Actress & singer | Manfred Zehender | Eliminated 9th |
| Udo Wenders | Singer | Babsi Koitz | Third place |
| Ramesh Nair | Choreographer, singer & dancer | Michaela Heintzinger | Runners-up |
| Claudia Reiterer | Journalist & television host | Andy Kainz | Winners |
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Season 6
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| James Cottriall | Singer | Roswitha Wieland | Eliminated 1st |
| Christine Kaufmann | Actress | Werner Figar | Eliminated 2nd |
| Markus Wolfahrt | Die Klostertaler lead singer | Alice Guschlbauer | Eliminated 3rd |
| Reinhard Nowak | Cabaret artist & actor | Kelly Kainz | Eliminated 4th |
| Uwe Kröger | Singer & stage actor | Babsi Koitz | Eliminated 5th |
| Dieter Chmelar | Journalist & television presenter | Kathrin Menzinger | Eliminated 6th |
| Cathy Zimmermann | Model & television presenter | Christoph Santner | Eliminated 7th |
| Mirna Jukić | Olympic swimmer | Gerhard Egger | Eliminated 8th |
| Alfons Haider | Dancing Stars presenter | Vadim Garbuzov | Eliminated 9th |
| Mike Galeli | Film & television actor | Julia Polai | Third place |
| Alexandra Meissnitzer | Olympic alpine skier | Florian Gschaider | Runners-up |
| Astrid Wirtenberger | Die Seer singer | Balázs Ekker | Winners |
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Season 7
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Katerina Jacob | Television actress | Christoph Santner | Eliminated 1st |
| Albert Fortell | Actor & screenwriter | Lenka Marosiová | Eliminated 2nd |
| Michael Schönborn | Actor | Maria Jahn | Eliminated 3rd |
| David Heissig | Actor | Kathrin Menzinger | Eliminated 4th |
| Sueli Menezes | Author | Florian Gschaider | Eliminated 5th |
| Wolfram Pirchner | Television presenter | Anna Chalak-Bock | Eliminated 6th |
| Dolly Buster | Actress & artist | Gerhard Egger | Eliminated 7th |
| Eva Maria Marold | Actress & singer | Thomas Kraml | Eliminated 8th |
| Brigitte Kren | Actress | Willi Gabalier | Eliminated 9th |
| Marco Ventre | Presenter & musician | Babsi Koitz | Third place |
| Frenkie Schinkels | Football manager | Roswitha Wieland | Runners-up |
| Petra Frey | Schlager singer | Vadim Garbuzov | Winners |
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Season 8
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Katharina Gutensohn | Olympic alpine skier | Christoph Santner | Eliminated 1st |
| Doris Schretzmayer | Actress | Gerhard Egger | Eliminated 2nd |
| Rudi Roubinek | Actor | Babsi Koitz | Eliminated 3rd |
| Gerald Pichowetz | Actor | Roswitha Wieland | Eliminated 4th |
| Monika Salzer | Columnist | Florian Gschaider | Eliminated 5th |
| Gregor Glanz | Singer | Lenka Pohoralek | Eliminated 6th |
| Biko Botowamungu | Boxer | Maria Jahn | Eliminated 7th |
| Susanna Hirschler | Actress | Vadim Garbuzov | Eliminated 8th |
| Angelika Ahrens | Television presenter | Thomas Kraml | Eliminated 9th |
| Lukas Perman | Singer & actor | Kathrin Menzinger | Third place |
| Marjan Shaki | Singer & actress | Willi Gabalier | Runners-up |
| Rainer Schönfelder | Olympic alpine skier | Manuela Stöckl | Winners |
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Season 9
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Andrea Buday | Socialite | Thomas Kraml | Eliminated 1st |
| Andrea Puschl | Television presenter | Christoph Santner | Eliminated 2nd |
| Daniel Serafin | Son of Harald Serafin | Roswitha Wieland | Eliminated 3rd |
| Morteza Tavakoli | Actor | Julia Burghardt | Eliminated 4th |
| Erik Schinegger | FIS Alpine World Ski Champion | Lenka Pohoralek | Withdrew |
| Lisbeth Bischoff | Royal expert | Gerhard Egger | Eliminated 5th |
| Melanie Binder | Sister of Mirjam Weichselbraun | Danilo Campisi | Eliminated 6th |
| Hubert Neuper | Ski jumper | Kathrin Menzinger | Third place |
| Marco Angelini | Singer & reality television star | Maria Santner | Runners-up |
| Roxanne Rapp | Daughter of Peter Rapp | Vadim Garbuzov | Winners |
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Season 10
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Thomas May | Radio & television presenter | Lenka Pohoralek | Eliminated 1st |
| Heidi Neururer | World Championship snowboarder | Andy Pohl | Eliminated 2nd |
| Fadi Merza | Middleweight kickboxer | Cornelia Kreuter | Eliminated 3rd |
| Nina Hartmann | Actress & comedian | Paul Lorenz | Eliminated 4th |
| Gerald Keszler | Life Ball founder | Alexandra Scheriau | Eliminated 5th |
| Martha Butbul | Singer, musician & businesswoman | Willi Gabalier | Eliminated 6th |
| Sabine Petzl | Actress & presenter | Thomas Kraml | Eliminated 7th |
| Georgij Makazaria | Singer & actor | Maria Santner | Third place |
| Thomas Morgenstern | Olympic ski jumper | Roswitha Wieland | Runners-up |
| Verena Scheitz | Actress, comedian & presenter | Florian Gschaider | Winners |
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Season 11
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Eser Ari-Akbaba | Weather presenter | Danilo Campisi | Eliminated 1st |
| Nobert Schneider | Singer | Cornelia Kreuter | Eliminated 2nd |
| Volker Piesczek | Soccer player & television host | Alexandra Scheriau | Eliminated 3rd |
| Walter Schachner | Soccer player & manager | Lenka Pohoralek | Eliminated 4th |
| Monica Weinzettl | Actress | Florian Gschaider | Withdrew |
| Otto Retzer | Actor & director | Roswitha Wieland | Eliminated 6th |
| Nicole Hosp | Olympic alpine skier | Willi Gabalier | Eliminated 7th |
| Riem Higazi | Radio presenter | Dimitar Stefanin | Third place |
| Musical actress | Thomas Kraml | Runners-up | |
| Martin Ferdiny | Musician & television presenter | Maria Santner | Winners |
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Season 15
;Couples| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
| Karina Sarkissova | Ballet dancer | Dimitar Stefanin | Withdrew | |
| Martina Reuter | Television host | Nikolaus Waltl | Eliminated 1st | |
| Hannes Kartnig | President of SK Sturm Graz | Catharina Malek | Eliminated 2nd | |
| Michael Buchinger | Author & cabaret artist | Herbert Stanonik | Eliminated 3rd | |
| Omar Khir Alanam | Author & slam poet | Kati Kallus | Eliminated 4th | |
| Lucas Fendrich | Singer | Lenka Pohoralek | Eliminated 5th | |
| Eveline Eselböck | Chef | Peter Erlbeck | Eliminated 6th | |
| Lilian Klebow | Actress & singer | Florian Gschaider | Withdrew | |
| Alexander Pointner | Ski jumping coach | Manuela Stöckl | Third place | |
| Corinna Kamper | Auto racer | Danilo Campisi | Runners-up | |
| Missy May | Singer | Dimitar Stefanin | Winners |
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The couples performed the following each week: