Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 3

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Dancing with the Stars
Series 3
Presented by Jennifer Zamparelli
Nicky Byrne
Judges Julian Benson
Loraine Barry
Brian Redmond
Celebrity winner Mairéad Ronan
Professional winner John Nolan
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network RTÉ One
Original release6 January (2019-01-06) 
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 2
Next 
Series 4

Dancing with the Stars returned for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run. [1] [2]

Nicky Byrne returned as host for a third year, joined by Jennifer Zamparelli who replaces Amanda Byram as co-host. [3] [4]

Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson all returned as judges. [5]

Couples

On 2 December 2018, Mairéad Ronan, was officially announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. [6] Celebrity reveals then continued every day until 7 December when the final three contestants were revealed during an appearance on The Late Late Show . [7] [8]

On 26 December 2018, professional dancer Curtis Pritchard was involved in an incident where he and his brother, AJ Pritchard, were attacked in a nightclub by eight people. [9] Curtis sustained injuries to his face, eye and knee. Because of the attack, Curtis was forced to undergo surgery on his knee, he was therefore ruled out of taking part in the series until further notice. It was confirmed he would be replaced by a new professional dancer. [10] On 4 January 2019, Curtis' replacement was confirmed as being former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Trent Whiddon. [11] The rest of the pairings were revealed later that day on the pre-show, Can't Stop Dancing. [12]

CelebrityKnown forProfessionalStatus
Eilish O'Carroll Mrs Brown’s Boys actress Ryan McShane Eliminated 1st
on 20 January 2019
Holly Carpenter Former Miss Ireland Trent Whiddon Eliminated 2nd
on 27 January 2019
Darren Kennedy TV presenter & style entrepreneur Karen Byrne Eliminated 3rd
on 3 February 2019
Demi Isaac Oviawe The Young Offenders actress Kai Widdrington
Robert Rowiński (Week 6)
Eliminated 4th
on 17 February 2019
Peter Stringer Former rugby player Ksenia Zsikhotska
Valeria Milova (Week 6)
Eliminated 5th
on 24 February 2019
Denis Bastick Former Dublin GAA footballer Valeria Milova
Giulia Dotta (Week 6)
Eliminated 6th
on 3 March 2019
Clelia Murphy Fair City actress Vitali Kozmin
John Nolan (Week 6)
Eliminated 7th
on 10 March 2019
Fred Cooke Comedian Giulia Dotta
Emily Barker (Week 6)
Eliminated 8th
on 17 March 2019
Cliona Hagan Country music singer Robert Rowiński
Vitali Kozmin (Week 6)
Runners-up
on 24 March 2019
Johnny Ward Actor Emily Barker
Ksenia Zsikhotska (Week 6)
Mairéad Ronan Television & radio presenter John Nolan
Kai Widdrington (Week 6)
Winners
on 24 March 2019

Scoring chart

CouplePlace1231/2+345676+789101112
Mairéad & John118244224252624502122+26=4827+3=3024+30=5429+30+30=89
Johnny & Emily222194124201928472928+26=5430+5=3527+28=5528+30+30=88
Cliona & Robert21204121222825533025+29=5425+4=2922+28=5030+27+30=87
Fred & Giulia412233513171424382420+26=4617+2=1921+24=45
Clelia & Vitali519214026212423472526+29=5519+1=20
Denis & Valeria615173214232120412324+29=53
Peter & Ksenia7161430201916254120
Demi & Kai81014242016132134
Darren & Karen91614301818
Holly & Trent1016153116
Eilish & Ryan11151227
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
  the couple eliminated that week
  the returning couple that was called forward and eventually last to be called safe, but was not necessarily in the bottom
  the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and competed in the Dance-Off
  the winning couple
  the runner-up couple

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by
average
PlaceCoupleTotal
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
12Johnny & Emily3881525.9
2Cliona & Robert38325.5
31Mairéad & John38025.3
45Clelia & Vitali2331023.3
56Denis & Valeria186920.7
64Fred & Giulia2351219.6
77Peter & Ksenia130718.6
89Darren & Karen66416.5
910Holly & Trent47315.7
8Demi & Kai946
1111Eilish & Ryan27213.5

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.

DanceCelebrityHighest scoreCelebrityLowest score
Tango Johnny Ward 29 Denis Bastick 14
Cha-cha-cha Cliona Hagan 28 Demi Isaac Oviawe 10
Salsa Clelia Murphy
Mairéad Ronan
26 Peter Stringer
Holly Carpenter
16
Foxtrot Johnny Ward 28 Demi Isaac Oviawe 14
Charleston Mairéad Ronan 29 Demi Isaac Oviawe 13
Waltz Cliona Hagan 30 Holly Carpenter 15
Quickstep Cliona Hagan 30 Peter Stringer 14
Jive Johnny Ward 30 Darren Kennedy 14
Rumba Johnny Ward
28 Demi Isaac Oviawe 16
Paso Doble Johnny Ward 28 Fred Cooke 14
American Smooth Johnny Ward 27 Fred Cooke 13
Contemporary Ballroom Johnny Ward
Mairéad Ronan
30
Samba Cliona Hagan
Johnny Ward
28 Eilish O'Carroll 12
Viennese Waltz Mairéad Ronan 30 Peter Stringer 19
Showdance Mairéad Ronan
Johnny Ward
Cliona Hagan
30
Team Dance Clelia Murphy
Cliona Hagan
Denis Bastick
29 Fred Cooke
Johnny Ward
Mairéad Ronan
26
Eurothon Johnny Ward 5 Clelia Murphy 1

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

CouplesHighest scoring danceLowest scoring dance
Mairéad & JohnViennese Waltz
Contemporary Ballroom
Showdance (30)
Waltz (18)
Cliona & RobertWaltz
Quickstep
Showdance (30)
Rumba (20)
Johnny & EmilyContemporary Ballroom
Jive
Showdance (30)
Foxtrot
Quickstep (19)
Fred & GiuliaQuickstep
Jive
Salsa (24)
Cha-cha-cha (12)
Clelia & VitaliSalsa
Charleston (26)
Jive
Waltz (19)
Denis & ValeriaPaso Doble (24)Tango (14)
Peter & KseniaCharleston (25)Quickstep (14)
Demi & KaiViennese Waltz (21)Cha-Cha-Cha (10)
Darren & KarenCharleston
Salsa (18)
Jive (14)
Holly & TrentSalsa
Foxtrot (16)
Waltz (15)
Eilish & RyanTango (15)Samba (12)

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Julian Benson.

Week 1

Guest act: Series 2 champions, Jake Carter and Karen Byrne performing a Contemporary Ballroom to 'Sign of the Times'

Half of the couples performed on the first week and the other couples performed on the second week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Darren & Karen16 (5, 5, 6)Tango"Sharp Dressed Man" — ZZ Top
Denis & Valeria15 (4, 5, 6)American Smooth"It's a Beautiful Day" — Michael Bublé
Fred & Giulia12 (3, 4, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Sexy and I Know It" — LMFAO
Johnny & Emily22 (7, 7, 8)Jive"Johnny B. Goode" — Leif Garrett
Peter & Ksenia16 (5, 5, 6)Salsa"Come with Me" — Ricky Martin

Week 2

Guest act: Ryan Mack performing ‘Sofa’.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Holly & Trent16 (5, 5, 6)Salsa"Neon Lights" — Demi Lovato
Eilish & Ryan15 (5, 5, 5)Tango"I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango" — Alma Cogan
Demi & Kai10 (3, 3, 4)Cha-cha-cha"Cut to the Feeling" — Carly Rae Jepsen
Cliona & Robert21 (7, 7, 7)Quickstep"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" — Luke Bryan
Mairéad & John18 (6, 6, 6)Waltz"You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston
Clelia & Vitali19 (5, 7, 7)Jive"Tell Her About It" — Billy Joel

Week 3

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Mairéad & John24 (8, 8, 8)Charleston"Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp Safe
Demi & Kai14 (4, 5, 5)Foxtrot"After All" — The Frank and Walters Last to be called safe
Eilish & Ryan12 (3, 4, 5)Samba"Eso Beso" — Emma Bunton Eliminated
Cliona & Robert20 (7, 6, 7)Rumba"Let You Love Me" — Rita Ora Safe
Peter & Ksenia14 (5, 4, 5)Quickstep"Wake Me Up" — Avicii Last to be called safe
Denis & Valeria17 (5, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Promises (David Guetta Remix)" — Calvin Harris and Sam Smith Safe
Clelia & Vitali21 (7, 7, 7)Tango"Verano Porteño"—Astor Piazzolla Safe
Darren & Karen14 (4, 5, 5)Jive"Fun, Fun, Fun" — The Beach Boys and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Safe
Holly & Trent15 (5, 5, 5)Waltz"Lollipops and Roses" — Jack Jones Safe
Fred & Giulia23 (7, 8, 8)Charleston"Right Said Fred" — Bernard Cribbins Safe
Johnny & Emily19 (6, 6, 7)Foxtrot"This Town" — Niall Horan Safe

Week 4: Movie Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicMovieResult
Cliona & Robert21 (6, 7, 8)Jive"Perfect Day" — Hoku Legally Blonde Last to be called safe
Holly & Trent16 (5, 5, 6)Foxtrot"Beauty and the Beast" — Emma Thompson Beauty and the Beast Eliminated
Denis & Valeria14 (4, 5, 5)Tango"Danger Zone" — Kenny Loggins Top Gun Safe
Demi & Kai20 (6, 6, 8)Salsa"One Night Only" — Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal Dreamgirls Safe
Fred & Giulia13 (4, 4, 5)American Smooth"The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini The Pink Panther Last to be called safe
Johnny & Emily24 (8, 8, 8)Viennese Waltz"Kiss from a Rose" — Seal Batman Forever Safe
Darren & Karen18 (6, 6, 6)Charleston"I Wanna Be Like You" — The Overtones The Jungle Book Safe
Mairéad & John24 (8, 8, 8)Tango"Oh, Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pretty Woman Safe
Peter & Ksenia20 (6, 7, 7)Paso Doble"Un Poco Loco" — Anthony Gonzalez and Gael García Bernal Coco Safe
Clelia & Vitali26 (8, 9, 9)Salsa"Night Fever" — Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever Safe

Week 5: Most Memorable Year Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Fred & Giulia17 (5, 6, 6)Tango"Beat It"—Michael Jackson Safe
Peter & Ksenia19 (6, 6, 7)Viennese Waltz"A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri Safe
Darren & Karen18 (6, 6, 6)Salsa"María" — Ricky Martin Eliminated
Demi & Kai16 (5, 5, 6)Rumba"Dance with My Father" — Luther Vandross Safe
Denis & Valeria23 (7, 8, 8)Charleston"The Power" — Snap! Last to be called safe
Clelia & Vitali21 (7, 7, 7)Viennese Waltz"The Fair City Waltz" — Hugh Drumm & Adam LynchLast to be called safe
Johnny & Emily20 (7, 6, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Picture of You" — Boyzone Safe
Cliona & Robert22 (7, 7, 8)American Smooth"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain Safe
Mairéad & John25 (8, 8, 9)Contemporary Ballroom"Rule the World" — Take That Safe

Week 6: Switch-Up Week

Guest act: Wild Youth performing ‘Making Me Dance’.

There was no elimination this week; all scores carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Peter & Valeria16 (5, 5, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Body" — Loud Luxury feat. brando
Demi & Robert13 (4, 4, 5)Charleston"Wings" — Little Mix
Fred & Emily14 (4, 5, 5)Paso Doble"Y Viva España" — Black Lace
Johnny & Ksenia19 (6, 6, 7)Quickstep"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet
Denis & Giulia21 (7, 7, 7)Jive"Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis
Clelia & John24 (8, 8, 8)Quickstep"Stop Me from Falling" — Kylie Minogue
Mairéad & Kai26 (8, 9, 9)Salsa"Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
Cliona & Vitali28 (9, 9, 10)Samba"Taki Taki" — DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B

Week 7

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Due to an illness, Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the night.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Clelia & Vitali23 (7, 8, 8)Cha-cha-cha"She's a Lady" — Tom Jones Safe
Denis & Valeria20 (6, 7, 7)Waltz"I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers Safe
Cliona & Robert25 (8, 8, 9)Tango"Sweet but Psycho" — Ava Max Safe
Demi & Kai21 (7, 7, 7)Viennese Waltz"Fallin'" — Alicia Keys Eliminated
Fred & Giulia24 (8, 8, 8)Quickstep"Dancin' Fool" — from Copacabana Bottom two
Johnny & Emily28 (9, 9, 10)Rumba"Say You Won't Let Go" — James Arthur Safe
Mairéad & John24 (8, 8, 8)Quickstep"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" — Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus Last to be called safe
Peter & Ksenia25 (8, 9, 8)Charleston"Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini Safe

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 8: Orchestra Week

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson.

All performances this week were accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Mairéad & John21 (7, 7, 7)Samba"Copacabana" — Barry Manilow Safe
Denis & Valeria23 (7, 8, 8)Foxtrot"Someone like You" — Adele Safe
Clelia & Vitali25 (8, 8, 9)Paso Doble"Funiculì, Funiculà" — Luigi Denza & Peppino Turco Bottom two
Peter & Ksenia20 (6, 7, 7)American Smooth"New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra Eliminated
Johnny & Emily29 (9, 10, 10)Tango"Viva la Vida" — Coldplay Safe
Cliona & Robert30 (10, 10, 10)Waltz"A Time for Us" — Henry Mancini Safe
Fred & Giulia24 (8, 8, 8)Jive"I'm Still Standing" — Elton John Last to be called safe

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 9: Team Dance Week

Julian Benson returned to the panel following a two-week absence.

After each couple performed their individual dance, all six couples were separated into two teams to perform a team dance to earn a higher individual scores.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Cliona & Robert25 (8, 8, 9)Salsa"Mujer Latina" — Thalía Safe
Mairéad & John22 (7, 7, 8)American Smooth"Beyond the Sea" — Robbie Williams Safe
Clelia & Vitali26 (8, 9, 9)Charleston"I Got Rhythm" — The Puppini Sisters Bottom two
Denis & Valeria24 (8, 8, 8)Paso Doble"Carnaval de Paris" — Dario G Eliminated
Fred & Giulia20 (6, 7, 7)Viennese Waltz"With a Little Help from My Friends" — Joe Cocker Safe
Johnny & Emily28 (9, 9, 10)Samba"Shape of You (Remix)" — Ed Sheeran feat. Zion & Lennox Safe
Clelia & Vitali
Cliona & Robert
Denis & Valeria
29 (9, 10, 10)Freestyle
("Team Past")
"All That Jazz (Castro Remix)" — from Chicago
Fred & Giulia
Johnny & Emily
Mairéad & John
26 (8, 9, 9)Freestyle
("Team Future")
"Born This Way" — Lady Gaga

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 10: Eurovision Week

Guest act: Johnny Logan performing "Hold Me Now" and Sarah McTernan performing '22'.

After each couple performed their individual dance, all five couples took to the floor for the "Eurothon" in a bid to increase their scores.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicEurovisionResult
Fred & Giulia17 (5, 6, 6)Samba"We've Got the World" — Mickey Joe Harte 11th place, Ireland - 2003 Bottom two
Johnny & Emily30 (10, 10, 10)Contemporary Ballroom"Rise like a Phoenix" — Conchita Wurst 1st place, Austria - 2014 Safe
Cliona & Robert25 (8, 8, 9)Charleston"Puppet on a String" — Sandie Shaw 1st place, United Kingdom - 1967 Safe
Clelia & Vitali19 (6, 6, 7)Waltz"All Kinds of Everything"—Dana 1st place, Ireland - 1970 Eliminated
Mairéad & John27 (9, 9, 9)Paso Doble"Euphoria"—Loreen 1st place, Sweden - 2012 Safe
Johnny & Emily
Cliona & Robert
Mairéad & John
Fred & Giulia
Clelia & Vitali
5
4
3
2
1
Eurothon"Making Your Mind Up" — Bucks Fizz 1st place, United Kingdom - 1981

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 11: St. Patrick's Day

Guest act: Walking on Cars performing 'Coldest Water'.

The couples performed two dances, the first being a song by an Irish artist to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Cliona & Robert22 (7, 7, 8)Viennese Waltz"Runaway" — The Corrs Safe
28 (9, 9, 10)Cha-cha-cha"Respect" — Aretha Franklin and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fred & Giulia21 (7, 7, 7)Foxtrot"Brown Eyed Girl" — Van Morrison Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8)Salsa"Best Years of Our Lives" — Modern Romance
Mairéad & John24 (8, 8, 8)Jive"Perfect On Paper" — The Blizzards Safe
30 (10, 10, 10)Viennese Waltz"You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott and Leona Lewis
Johnny & Emily27 (9, 9, 9)American Smooth"Power Over Me" — Dermot Kennedy Bottom two
28 (9, 9, 10)Paso Doble"Kashmir"—Escala

Dance-Off
For the dance-off Johnny & Emily chose to perform their Paso Doble, while Fred & Giulia chose their Salsa.

Judges' votes to save

Week 12: The Final

Guest act: Westlife performing 'Hello My Love'.

Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their favourite dance of the season, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Mairéad & John29 (9, 10, 10)Charleston"Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp Winner
30 (10, 10, 10)Contemporary Ballroom"Rule the World" — Take That
30 (10, 10, 10)Showdance"Don't Rain on My Parade" — Barbra Streisand
Johnny & Emily28 (9, 9, 10)Foxtrot"This Town" — Niall Horan Runner-up
30 (10, 10, 10)Jive"Johnny B. Goode" — Leif Garrett
30 (10, 10, 10)Showdance"Bad Man" — Pitbull feat. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry & Travis Barker
Cliona & Robert30 (10, 10, 10)Quickstep"Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" — Luke Bryan Runner-up
27 (9, 9, 9)Rumba"Let You Love Me" — Rita Ora
30 (10, 10, 10)Showdance"The Champion"—Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris

Dance chart

  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  No dance performed
CoupleWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12
Mairéad & JohnN/AWaltzCharlestonTangoContemporary BallroomSalsa
(with Kai)
QuickstepSambaAmerican SmoothFreestyle
(Team Future)
Paso DobleEurothonJiveViennese WaltzCharlestonContemporary BallroomShowdance
Johnny & EmilyJiveN/AFoxtrotViennese WaltzCha-cha-chaQuickstep
(with Ksenia)
RumbaTangoSambaFreestyle
(Team Future)
Contemporary BallroomEurothonAmerican SmoothPaso DobleFoxtrotJiveShowdance
Cliona & RobertN/AQuickstepRumbaJiveAmerican SmoothSamba
(with Vitali)
TangoWaltzSalsaFreestyle
(Team Past)
CharlestonEurothonViennese WaltzCha-cha-chaQuickstepRumbaShowdance
Fred & GiuliaCha-cha-chaN/ACharlestonAmerican SmoothTangoPaso Doble
(with Emily)
QuickstepJiveViennese WaltzFreestyle
(Team Future)
SambaEurothonFoxtrotSalsa
Clelia & VitaliN/AJiveTangoSalsaViennese WaltzQuickstep
(with John)
Cha-cha-chaPaso DobleCharlestonFreestyle
(Team Past)
WaltzEurothon
Denis & ValeriaAmerican SmoothN/ACha-cha-chaTangoCharlestonJive
(with Giulia)
WaltzFoxtrotPaso DobleFreestyle
(Team Past)
Peter & KseniaSalsaN/AQuickstepPaso DobleViennese WaltzCha-cha-cha
(with Valeria)
CharlestonAmerican Smooth
Demi & KaiN/ACha-cha-chaFoxtrotSalsaRumbaCharleston
(with Robert)
Viennese Waltz
Darren & KarenTangoN/AJiveCharlestonSalsa
Holly & TrentN/ASalsaWaltzFoxtrot
Eilish & RyanN/ATangoSamba

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