Dancing Stars is the Bulgarian version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The first season of the show started on 22 September 2008 and was aired on bTV. The first season of the show was hosted by Radost Draganova and Todor Kolev. It aired from Monday to Thursday with two live shows, on Monday (main show) and Thursday (results show) and two background episodes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dancing Stars 1 was produced by Old School Productions and proved to be a huge success reaching an average audience share of over 40%, beating Nova Television's Big Brother 4.
It is also called Dancing Stars on Austrian television and draws a comparable audience.
Seasons overview
Cast
Line-up of judges
Professional dancers and their partners
Key:
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Fifth place
First elimination of the series
Withdrew from the series
Season 1
Judges
Contestants
- Orlin Pavlov â Pop singer & Actor (Winner)
- Violeta Markovska â Actress (Runner-up)
- Neti â Actress & Pop singer (Third place)
- Iliana Raeva â Ex-gymnast (Fourth place)
- Elena Yoncheva â Journalist
- Anya Pencheva â Actress
- Georgi Mamalev â Actor
- Bozhidar Iskrenov â Former football player
- Alisia â Pop-folk singer
- Andrey Batashov â Actor
- Galena â Pop-folk singer
- Niki Kunchev â TV host
- Kostadin Georgiev-Kalki â Musician & Dentist
- Georgi Kostadinov â Winner of Survivor BG 2
Season 2
Judges
Contestants
- Bianka Panova â World Gymnastics Champion (Winner)
- Krasimir Radkov â Actor (Runner-up)
- Georgi Milchev-Godji â Musician (Third place)
- Etien Levi â Singer & Music teacher (Fourth place)
- Madlen Algafari â Psychologist (Fifth place)
- Aksinia Chenkova â Pop singer
- Stanislava Gancheva â TV host
- Grafa â Pop singer
- Veneta Harizanova â Model
- Todor Kirkov â Sport journalist & TV anchor
- Krum Savov â Sport journalist & TV host
- Kristina Dimitrova â Pop singer
- Miodrag Ivanov â Showman
Season 3
Judges
Contestants
- Angel Kovachev â Hip-hop singer (Winner)
- Stela Angelova â Stunt man & Former competitor in rhythmic gymnastics (Runner-up)
- Elen Koleva â Actress (Third place)
- Deo â Singer & TV host (Fourth place)
- Petko Dimitrov â Businessman
- Gloria â Pop-folk singer
- Rumen Lukanov â TV host
- Lyusi Ilarionov â Director & Singer
- Latinka Petrova â Actress
- Itso Hazarta â Rap singer
- Andrea â Pop-folk singer
- Detelin Dalakliev â Boxer
- Kapka Georgieva â Politician
- Natalya Kobilkina â Sexologist
- Zeyneb Madjurova â Co-host
Season 4
Judges
- Alfredo Tores
- Hristo Mutavchiev
- Galena Velikova
- Iliana Raeva
Contestants
- Albena Denkova â Former competitor in figure skating (Winner)
- Mihaela Fileva â Pop singer (Runner-up)
- Darin Angelov â Actor
- Neli Atanasova â TV Host & former rhythmic gymnastics
- Anton Kasabov â Actor & martial arts
- Elena Georgieva â Decorator & participant in Big Brother 2
- Nana Gladuish â TV host
- Aleksandra Zhekova â Snowboarder
- Venzy â Rap singer
- Albena Mihova â Actress
- Uti Bachvarov â TV host
- Mihaela (Mika) Stoichkova â Sport journalist & fashion designer. Daughter of Hristo Stoichkov.
- Marian Kyurpanov â Model & Actor
- Milko Kalaidjiev â Pop-folk singer
- Encho Danailov â Actor & TV host
Season 5
Judges
- Francisca Yordanova â Papkala
- Iliana Raeva
- Galena Velikova
- Tomas Papkala
Contestants
- Nedelya Shtonova â TV host (Winner)
- Dara â Pop singer (Runner-up)
- Natali Trifonova â TV host (Third place)
- Ivet Goranova â Olympic karate champion (Fourth place)
- Papi Hans â Pop singer & Writer
- Valeri Grigorov â Stuntman & participant in DesafÃÂo
- Viktor Stoyanov â Fitness instructor & participant in The Bachelor
- Emrah â Pop-folk singer
- Mila Robert â Pop singer
- Emanuela â Pop-folk singer
- Daniel Peev â Dundi â Actor
- Filip Bukov â Actor
- Svilen Noev â Musician
- Nona Yotova â Actress & Politician
- Serafim Todorov â Boxer
- Boryana Batashova â Actress & Singer
See also
References
External links