Dancing with the Stars (Greek TV series)

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Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars Title Logo.svg
Created byFenia Vardanis
Richard Hopkins
Based on Strictly Come Dancing
Developed by BBC
Presented by
Judges
  • Alexis Kostalas
  • Giannis Latsios
  • Galena Velikova
  • Katia Dandoulaki
  • Lakis Gavalas
  • Errica Prezerakou
  • Fokas Evagelinos
  • Eleonora Meleti
  • Giorgos Liagas
  • Jason Roditis
  • Elena Lizardou
  • Marina Lampropoulou
  • Stefanos Dimoulas
Opening theme"It's personal" by The Radio Dept
Country of origin Greece
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes91 (as of December 5, 2021)
Production
Production locations Athens, Greece
Running timeapprox. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production company
Original release
Network ANT1
Release28 March 2010 (2010-03-28) 
1 February 2015 (2015-02-01)
Release26 January (2018-01-26) 
4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)
Network Star Channel
Release17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) 
28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)

Dancing with the Stars is a Greek dance competition television series that premiered on March 28, 2010, on ANT1 and filmed live in Athens. The show aired until February 1, 2015, on ANT1. On January 26, 2018 ANT1 premiered the sixth season and aired until May 4, 2018. The show returned from Star Channel. The show is based on the British BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's Dancing with the Stars franchise. The theme song is "It's personal" performed by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept.

Contents

The format of the show consists of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

Cast

Hosts

Logo used for seasons 1-6. DWTS GR logo.png
Logo used for seasons 1–6.

Since its premiere in 2010, the show was hosted by Zeta Makripoulia. In the fourth season Makripoulia was replaced by Doukissa Nomikou. The sixth season was hosted by Evangelia Aravani. There was also a different co-host in each season for the backstage room, also known as Green Room. The co-hosts included Eleni Karpontini (first season) and Mary Sinatsaki (second season). Argiris Aggelou, the winner of the second season, co-hosted the third season, Doretta Papadimitriou, the winner of the third season, co-hosted the fourth season and Kostas Martakis, the runner-up of the second season, co-hosted the fifth season. Savvas Poumpouras co-hosted the sixth season.

On April 15, 2021 it was announced that model Vicky Kaya, will be hosting the seventh season of the show, which began airing on Star Channel in the television season 2021–2022. [1] Lambros Fisfis was the co-host for the backstage room. [2]

PresenterSeason
1234567
Zeta Makripoulia Main
Doukissa Nomikou Main
Evangelia Aravani Contestant Main
Vicky Kaya Main
Co-hostSeason
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Eleni Karpontini Main
Mary Sinatsaki Main Contestant
Argiris AggelouContestant Main
Doretta Papadimitriou Contestant Main
Kostas Martakis Contestant Main
Savvas PoumpourasContestant Main
Lambros Fisfis Main

Judges

Giannis Latsios, Fokas Evaggelinos, Galena Velikova-Chaina and Alexis Kostalas were the judges of the first season. In the second season, Errica Prezerakou, the winner of the first season, replaced Velikova-Chaina. In the third season, Prezerakou was replaced by Katia Dandoulaki and Velikova-Chaina returned.

In the fourth season, all the judges from season 3 returned except for Evaggelinos, while Giorgos Liagkas, [3] Eugenia Manolidou [4] and Themos Anastasiadis [5] were guest judges for the 4th, 8th and 9th week respectively. In the fifth season all the judges from season 4 returned. Lakis Gavalas is the fifth judge in fifth season.

In the sixth season Kostalas and Velikova returned as judges, while Giorgos Liagas and, former contestant, Eleonora Meleti joined the judging panel. Throughout the season, various guest judges appeared as the fifth judge in the judging panel for one episode.

The four new judges in the seventh season, that aired on Star Channel, were Stefanos Dimoulas, Marina Lampropoulou, Elena Lizardou and Jason Roditis.

JudgeSeason
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Alexis Kostalas Main
Giannis Latsios Main
Fokas Evagelinos Main
Galena Velikova Main Main
Errika Prezerakou Contestant Main
Katia Dandoulaki Main
Lakis GavalasContestant Main
Giorgos Liagkas Guest Main
Eleonora MeletiContestant Main
Stefanos Dimoulas Main
Marina Lampropoulou Main
Elena Lizardou Main
Jason Roditis Main
Eugenia Manolidou Contestant Guest
Themos Anastasiadis Guest
Natalia Germanou Guest
Vicky Hadjivassiliou Guest
Maria Solomou Guest
Tatiana Stefanidou Guest
Katerina Gagaki Guest
Nadia BouleContestant Guest
Ntoretta PapadimitriouContestant Guest
Isaias MatiambaContestant Guest
Charis Christopoulos Guest
Nikos Koklonis Guest

Couples

A total of 100 celebrities have appeared during the 7 seasons of the series. Twelve celebrities participated in the first season, 14 in the second, third, fourth and fifth season and 16 in the sixth, seventh season. Also, a total of 49 professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season.

Professional partners

Bold font indicates that the dancer is a participant in the present season.

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  3rd place
Professional dancerSeasons
1234567
Alexander BacharievGeorgia Georgiou
Alexandros PapadopoulosPatritsia PeristeriChristina Lampiri
Maggie Charalampidou
Anastasia DrakaNikos AnadiotisLakis GavalasTheocharis Ioannidis
Anastasis KanaridisMaria Kalavria
Anna PolyzouMichalis ZambidisNasos GalakterosKostas KrommidasMichalis MouroutsosAlberto Eskenazi
Argyris ArgyropoulosChristina Vrachali
Athina PalaiologouTasos Palatzidis
Claudia-Anna StoyiaTryfonas SamarasElias VrettosAlex KavdasThanos PetrelisMichalis Seitis
Christina NovakivskaLefteris Mitsopoulos
Danai AvlonitiDimitris Kokonidis
Dimitris FokasVasia Trifylli
Dimitris KraniasFotini PipiliNiki Xanthou
Dionisis KlampanisNiki Kartsona
Dionisis ValmisMarianta PieridiKonstantina
Efi Chormova Ioannis Drymonakos
Efi GiannarakiStamatis Gardelis
Elias BoutsisVicky KoulianouAggeliki IliadiElena PapavasileiouKaterina StikoudiMaria Korinthiou
Elias LadasEugenia ManolidouEleonora MeletiElisavet SpanouPinelopi Anastasopoulou
Elina PiniAntonis Vlontakis
Elisavet MadaniEdward Stergiou
Emily MatthaiakakiSavvas PoumpourasArgiris AggelouGiorgos Tsalikis
Eutuxia MarketakiGiannis Aivazis
Evi SemprouThanasis Viskadourakis
Fotini PapastavrouGiorgos GerolimatosThanos KalliorasTriantafyllosDionisis Alertas
Gaetano ParisiChristina Aloupi
Gerasimos MoshopoulosReggina Makedou
Giannis TserkinisLaura Narjes
Giorgos KetseridisEleni ChatzidouVicky Kavoura
Olga Piliaki
Irene LinardouDominic Stars
Konstantinos PapazoglouEirini Papadopoulou
Maria AdimisariDimitris VlachosKostas MartakisSpyros SoulisIsaias MatiambaChristos Spanos
Maria KamenidiStavros Varthalitis
Maria TsitouKostas Tsouros
Marili KourtesiPanos Giannakopoulos
Maxim Stadnik Vasiliki Millousi
Nikoletta MauridiSakis ArseniouVangelis Kakouriotis
Panagiotis GrammatikosHrysopiyi Devetzi
Panos XylasMaria Tsouri
Paulos Manogiannakis Doretta Papadimitriou Klelia PantaziMaria IliakiEvridiki Valavani
Richard SzilagyiMatthildi MaggiraMorfoula NtonaAnnie Pantazi
Spyros PavlidisMarianna Georgadi
Tasos RoussosMyriella Kourenti
Tilemaxos Fatsis Victoria Hislop
Thanos PisanidisNadia Boule
Thodoris PanagakosErrika PrezerakouMarietta ChrousalaVana MparmpaGogo MastrokostaNikoletta Karra
Tzeni NikolentzouKostas SommerGiorgos ChraniotisFanis LampropoulosAnthimos Ananiadis
Vaggelis HolevasNatassa KalogridiKelly KellekidouChrispa
Vladimir MorotskoEvagelia AravaniThalia ProkopiouDorothea Merkouri Elena Tsagrinou
Yuri DimitrovNatalia DragoumiNikoleta RalliMary Synatsaki Bessy Argyraki

List of dance

DanceSeasons performed
Argentine tango 2–6
Bachata 4–6
Bollywood 5–
Cha–cha–cha 1–6
Christmas Rock n' Roll Marathon4
Christmas Swing Marathon5
Contemporary 5–6
Dance Boogie Marathon3
Dance Fusion4
Disco 3, 5-6
European tango 5–6
Foxtrot 1–6
Freestyle 1–6
Hip hop 6
Instant Cha–Cha–Cha3
Jive 1–6
Lambada 5
Mambo 1–6
Merengue 5
Paso Doble 1–6
Pole dance 6
Quickstep 1–6
Rock 'n Roll 1–2
Rock n' Roll Marathon2
Rumba 1–6
Salsa 4–6
Solo Dance4, 6
Samba 1–6
Tango 1–6
Team Dances2, 4, 6
Trio Challenge3-6
Viennese Waltz 1–6
Waltz 1–2, 4–6

Highest-scoring celebrities

Number of perfect scores

# of 40/50sSeasonPlaceCelebrityProfessional partner
85ChampionMorfoula NtonaRichard Szilagyi
7
6
51
3
2nd
Champion
Matthildi Maggira
Ntoretta Papadimitriou
Richard Szilagyi
Paulos Manogiannakis
44
4
6
Champion
2nd
3rd
Isaias Matiamba
Katerina Stikoudi
Olga Piliaki
Maria Antimisari
Elias Boutsis
Giorgos Ketseridis
31
2
5
6
Champion
Champion
4th
2nd
Errika Prezerakou
Argiris Aggelou
Eirini Papadopoulou
Myriella Kourenti
Thodoris Panagakos
Emily Matthaiakaki

Konstantinos Papazoglou
Tasos Roussos
21
3
4
5
6
6
3rd
2nd
3rd
3rd
Champion
2nd
Eugenia Manolidou
Elias Vrettos
Klelia Pantazi
Nikoleta Karra
Vangelis Kakouriotis
Evridiki Valavani
Elias Ladas
Claudia-Anna Stoyia
Paulos Manogiannakis
Thodoris Panagakos
Nikoletta Mavridi
Paulos Manogiannakis
12
2
2
6
6th
2nd
3rd
5th
Eleonora Meleti
Kostas Martakis
Aggeliki Iliadi
Kostas Tsouros
Elias Ladas
Maria Antimisari
Elias Boutsis
Maria Tsitou

Series overview

SeasonNo. of
stars
No. of
weeks
Originally airedCelebrity honor places
First airedLast airedNetworkWinnerSecond placeThird place
1 1213March 28, 2010June 20, 2010 ANT1 Errika Prezerakou & Thodoris PanagakosMatthildi Maggira & Richard Szilagyi Eugenia Manolidou & Elias Ladas
2 1413March 20, 2011June 10, 2011Argiris Aggelou & Emily Matthaiakaki Kostas Martakis & Maria AdimisariAggeliki Iliadi & Elias Boutsis
3 1414November 18, 2012February 17, 2013Ntoretta Papadimitriou & Pavlos ManogiannakisElias Vrettos & Claudia-Anna StoyiaLaura Narjes & Giannis Tserkinis
4 1415October 20, 2013February 2, 2014Isaias Matiamba & Maria Adimisari Katerina Stikoudi & Elias Boutsis Klelia Pantazi & Paulos Manogiannakis
5 1414October 26, 2014February 1, 2015Morfoula Ntona & Richard SzilagyiEirini Papadopoulou & Konstantinos PapazoglouNikoleta Karra & Thodoris Panagakos
6 1814January 26, 2018May 4, 2018Vangelis Kakouriotis & Nikoletta MavridiEvridiki Valavani & Pavlos Manogiannakis Olga Piliaki & Giorgos Ketseridis
71615October 17, 2021January 28, 2022 Star Channel Georgia Georgiou & Alexander BacharievStavros Varthalitis & Maria KamenidiDominic Stars & Irini Linardou

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