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| Let's Dance | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Celebrity winner | Alexander Klaws |
| Professional winner | Isabel Edvardsson |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL Television |
| Original release | March 28 – May 30, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh season of Let's Dance began on 28 March 2014. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts. Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges. For the first time, all judges return to the judging panel in the same constellation.
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Bouédibéla | Television presenter | Ekaterina Leonova | Eliminated 1st on March 28, 2014 |
| Cindy Berger | Singer, member of Cindy and Bert | Marius Iepure | Eliminated 2nd on April 4, 2014 |
| Dirk Moritz | Actor | Katja Kalugina | Eliminated 3rd on April 11, 2014 |
| Bernhard Brink | Singer | Sarah Latton | Eliminated 4th on April 25, 2014 |
| Alexander Leipold | Wrestler | Oana Nechiti | Eliminated 5th on May 2, 2014 |
| Lilly Becker | Boris Becker's wife | Erich Klann | Eliminated 6th on May 9, 2014 |
| Larissa Marolt | Model | Massimo Sinato | Eliminated 7th on May 16, 2014 |
| Carmen Geiss | Wife of Robert Geiss | Christian Polanc | Third Place on May 23, 2014 |
| Tanja Szewczenko | Former figure skater | Willi Gabalier | Runners-Up on May 30, 2014 |
| Alexander Klaws | Singer | Isabel Edvardsson | Winner on May 30, 2014 |
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 1 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 30+10=40 | 17+29=46 | 26+23=49 | 23+22=45 | 29+29+27=85 | 27+30+30=87 |
| Tanja & Willi | 2 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 25+10=35 | 17+26=43 | 21+29=50 | 30+23=53 | 21+27+25=73 | 20+29+29=78 |
| Carmen & Christian | 3 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17+6=23 | 17+22=39 | 17+20=37 | 19+17=36 | 13+20+19=52 | |
| Larissa & Massimo | 4 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 16+2=18 | 17+18=35 | 23+21=44 | 22+23=45 | ||
| Lilly & Erich | 5 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 21+4=25 | 17+22=39 | 24+15=39 | |||
| Alexander L. & Oana | 6 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 17+3=20 | 17+13=30 | ||||
| Bernhard & Sarah | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4+1=5 | |||||
| Dirk & Katja | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Cindy & Marius | 9 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
| Patrice & Ekaterina | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Jorge Gonzalez, Motsi Mabuse and Joachim Llambi.
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 24 (8,8,8) | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes | Safe |
| Bernhard & Sarah | 5 (2,2,1) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "U Can't Touch This" — MC Hammer | Bottom Two |
| Patrice & Ekaterina | 9 (4,3,2) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke | Eliminated |
| Cindy & Marius | 12 (5,4,3) | Waltz | "Komm Leg Deinen Arm Um Mich" — Esther Ofarim | Safe |
| Tanja & Willi | 15 (6,5,4) | Quickstep | "The Look" — Roxette | Bottom Three |
| Alexander L. & Oana | 20 (8,7,5) | Waltz | "Applaus, Applaus" — Sportfreunde Stiller | Safe |
| Carmen & Christian | 15 (6,5,4) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Welcome to St. Tropez" — DJ Antoine | Safe |
| Dirk & Katja | 11 (5,4,2) | Quickstep | "Whatever" — Cro | Safe |
| Lilly & Erich | 17 (7,6,4) | Waltz | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Larissa & Massimo | 15 (6,6,3) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Hard Out Here" — Lily Allen | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanja & Willi | 20 (8,7,5) | Jive | "Fallschirm" — MIA. | Safe |
| Dirk & Katja | 12 (5,5,2) | Contemporary | "Für immer und Dich" — Rio Reiser | Bottom Two |
| Carmen & Christian | 18 (7,7,4) | Foxtrot | "Material Girl" — Richard Cheese | Safe |
| Cindy & Marius | 5 (2,2,1) | Contemporary | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" — Bonnie Tyler | Eliminated |
| Lilly & Erich | 20 (8,7,5) | Jive | "Happy" — Pharrell Williams | Safe |
| Bernhard & Sarah | 8 (3,3,2) | Foxtrot | "Liebe ohne Leiden" — Udo Jürgens | Safe |
| Alexander L. & Oana | 12 (5,4,3) | Jive | "I Don't Dance" — Sunrise Avenue | Bottom Three |
| Larissa & Massimo | 22 (9,8,5) | Contemporary | "Girl On Fire" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 27 (10,9,8) | Jive | "Hey Ya!" — Outkast | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly & Erich | 14 (6,5,3) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" — Barry White | Bottom Three |
| Dirk & Katja | 12 (5,5,2) | Jive | "History of Everything" — Barenaked Ladies | Eliminated |
| Bernhard & Sarah | 4 (2,1,1) | Paso Doble | "Bonanza Theme Song" | Bottom Two |
| Tanja & Willi | 27 (10,10,7) | Rumba | "Liebe ist" — Nena | Safe |
| Carmen & Christian | 15 (6,5,4) | Jive | "I'm Always Here" — Jimi Jamison | Safe |
| Alexander L. & Oana | 21 (8,7,6) | Foxtrot | "The Unknown Stuntman" — Lee Majors | Safe |
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 26 (10,9,7) | Rumba | "Chasing Cars" — Snow Patrol | Safe |
| Larissa & Massimo | 16 (7,7,2) | Quickstep | "Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf" — Jan Johansson | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanja & Willi | 25 (10,8,7) | Bollywood | "Mundian To Bach Ke" — Panjabi MC | Safe |
| Bernhard & Sarah | 4 (1,1,2) | Charleston | "Puttin' On The Ritz" — Miss Kookie (Fred Astaire) | Eliminated |
| Larissa & Massimo | 16 (6,7,3) | Bollywood | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" — The Pussycat Dolls | Bottom Three |
| Alexander L. & Oana | 17 (6,6,5) | Hip-Hop | "Informer" — Snow | Bottom Two |
| Lilly & Erich | 21 (8,7,6) | Charleston | "We No Speak Americano" — Yolanda Be Cool | Safe |
| Carmen & Christian | 17 (6,6,5) | Bollywood | "Jogi" — Panjabi MC | Safe |
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 30 (10,10,10) | Charleston | "Dick & Doof Theme" — Fred Strittmatter & Quirin Amper jr. | Safe |
| Bernhard & Sarah Larissa & Massimo Alexander L. & Oana Lilly & Erich Carmen & Christian Tanja & Willi Alexander K. & Isabel | 1 2 3 4 6 10 10 | Discofox-Marathon | "Wovon Sollen Wir Träumen" — Frida Gold "Das kleine Küken piept" — Pulcino Pio "Barbie Girl" — Aqua "Timber" — Ke$ha "What Does the Fox Say" — Ylvis "I Sing A Liad Für Di" — Andreas Gaballier "Atemlos durch die Nacht" — Helene Fischer | |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen & Christian Alexander K. & Isabel Larissa & Massimo | 17 (6,7,4) | Fusion Dance (Rumba & Jive) | "Let Her Go" — Passenger | |
| Lilly & Erich Alexander L. & Oana Tanja & Willi | 17 (7,5,5) | Fusion Dance (Rumba & Jive) | "Love Me Again" — John Newman | |
| Carmen & Christian | 22 (8,8,6) | Waltz | "Three Times a Lady" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Alexander K. & Isabel | 29 (10,10,9) | Samba | "Balada" — Gusttavo Lima | Safe |
| Lilly & Erich | 22 (8,8,6) | Foxtrot | "Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Alexander L. & Oana | 13 (5,5,3) | Tango | "The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini | Eliminated |
| Larissa & Massimo | 18 (7,7,4) | Waltz | "The Closest Thing to Crazy" — Katie Melua | Bottom Two |
| Tanja & Willi | 26 (9,8,9) | Foxtrot | "Love Song" — Sara Bareilles | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanja & Willi | 21 (8,7,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "The Shoop Shoop Song" — Betty Everett | Mermaids | Safe |
| 29 (10,10,9) | Contemporary | "Rule the World" — Take That | Stardust | ||
| Lilly & Erich | 24 (9,8,7) | Tango | "Assassin's Tango" — John Powell | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Eliminated |
| 15 (6,6,3) | Samba | "It Had Better Be Tonight" — Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther | ||
| Carmen & Christian | 17 (7,6,4) | Rumba | "Fallen"— Lauren Wood | Pretty Woman | Bottom Two |
| 20 (8,7,5) | Tango | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — The Pussycat Dolls | Brokeback Mountain | ||
| Larissa & Massimo | 23 (9,8,6) | Paso Doble | "Malagueña" — Ernesto Lecuona | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Safe |
| 21 (7,8,6) | Rumba | "All by Myself" — Eric Carmen | Bridget Jones's Diary | ||
| Alexander & Isabel | 26 (10,9,7) | Tango | "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" — Madonna | Evita | Safe |
| 23 (8,9,6) | Contemporary | "I See Fire" — Ed Sheeran | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander & Isabel | 23 (9,8,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Treasure" — Bruno Mars | Safe |
| 22 (8,8,6) | Freestyle | "Angels" — Robbie Williams | ||
| Carmen & Christian | 19 (8,7,4) | Quickstep | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe | Bottom Two |
| 17 (7,6,4) | Freestyle | "Unforgettable" — Nat King Cole | ||
| Larissa & Massimo | 22 (9,8,5) | Tango | "Dirty Diana"— Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| 23 (9,9,5) | Freestyle | "Sonnentanz" — Klangkarussell | ||
| Tanja & Willi | 30 (10,10,10) | Waltz | "Run To You" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| 23 (8,8,7) | Freestyle | "I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor | ||
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen & Christian | 13 (6,5,2) | Samba | "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira | Eliminated |
| 20 (8,8,4) | Contemporary | "Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak | ||
| Tanja & Willi | 21 (8,7,6) | Tango | "Too Close" — Alex Clare | Bottom 2 |
| 27 (9,9,9) | Paso Doble | "Frozen" — Madonna | ||
| Alexander & Isabel | 29 (10,10,9) | Waltz | "Stand by My Woman" — Lenny Kravitz | Safe |
| 29 (10,10,9) | Paso Doble | "Song 2" — Blur | ||
| Carmen & Christian Tanja & Willi Alexander & Isabel | 19 (7,7,5) 25 (8,9,8) 27 (9,9,9) | Cha-Cha-Cha (Dance-Off) | "Atemlos" — Helene Fischer | |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanja & Willi | 20 (8,7,5) | Samba | "Dancing Queen" — ABBA | Runner-up |
| 29 (10,10,9) | Rumba | Liebe ist-Nena | ||
| 29 (10,10,9) | Freestyle | "Dancing in the Rain" — Ruth Lorenzo | ||
| Alexander & Isabel | 27 (10,9,8) | Foxtrot | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" — Stevie Wonder | Winner |
| 30 (10,10,10) | Charleston | "Dick & Doof Theme" — Fred Strittmatter & Quirin Amper jr. | ||
| 30 (10,10,10) | Freestyle | Dirty Dancing -Medley |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander K. & Isabel | Quickstep | Jive | Rumba | Charleston | Disco | Samba | Fusion Dance | Tango | Contemporary | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | Waltz | Paso Doble | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Charleston | Freestyle |
| Tanja & Willi | Quickstep | Jive | Rumba | Bollywood | Disco | Foxtrot | Fusion Dance | Cha-Cha-Cha | Contemporary | Waltz | Freestyle | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Rumba | Freestyle | |
| Carmen & Christian | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Bollywood | Disco | Waltz | Fusion Dance | Rumba | Tango | Quickstep | Freestyle | Samba | Contemporary | ||||
| Larissa & Massimo | Cha-Cha-Cha | Contemporary | Quickstep | Bollywood | Disco | Waltz | Fusion Dance | Paso Doble | Rumba | Tango | Freestyle | ||||||
| Lilly & Erich | Waltz | Jive | Cha-Cha-Cha | Charleston | Disco | Foxtrot | Fusion Dance | Tango | Samba | ||||||||
| Alexander L. & Oana | Waltz | Jive | Foxtrot | Hip-Hop | Disco | Tango | Fusion Dance | ||||||||||
| Bernhard & Sarah | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Charleston | Disco | ||||||||||||
| Dirk & Katja | Quickstep | Contemporary | Jive | ||||||||||||||
| Cindy & Marius | Waltz | Contemporary | |||||||||||||||
| Patrice & Ekaterina | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||||||||||||
Let's Dance is a German dance competition television series that premiered on April 3, 2006, on RTL and filmed live in Cologne. 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 fifth season of Let's Dance began on 14 March 2012. Sylvie van der Vaart and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts, while Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse, and Roman Frieling all returned as judges. The jury Maite Kelly joined replacing Harald Glööckler.
The fourth season of Let's Dance began on 23 March 2011.
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The ninth season of Let's Dance started on 11 March 2016. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts while Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges. This also served as the second season to feature 14 couples.
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