Tuesday 20 September 2011

Dancing with the Stars Sweden


The Swedish version is called "Let's Dance" and is produced by MTV Mastiff. The first two seasons were hosted by Agneta Sjödin and David Hellenius, then from season three to the current season Agneta was replaced by Jessica Almenäs. One of the popular judges is the British dance teacher, Tony Irving. The series had a large audience, and with almost 2 million viewers the final gave TV4 the highest ratings for that Friday evening. It was the first time since 1997 that TV4 had more viewers than the public service company SVT's perennially popular music game show "Så Ska Det Låta". In September 2006, it won the Swedish equivalent of the Emmy award, Kristallen (The Crystal), in the Entertainment category. The second season started broadcasting in January 2007 and aired every Friday.




Season 1
(January–March 2006) on TV4
Måns Zelmerlöw (singer) partnered by Maria Karlsson – WINNERS
Anna Book (singer) partnered by David Watson – runner-up / 2nd place
Viktor Åkerblom Nilsson (actor) partnered by Carin da Silva – eliminated 8th / 3rd place
Arja Saijonmaa (singer) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – eliminated 7th
Peppe Eng (sports journalist) partnered by Malin Watson – eliminated 6th
Kishti Tomita (jury member in the Swedish Idol) partnered by Tobias Wallin – eliminated 5th
Tone Bekkestad (Norwegian TV-weather reporter) partnered by Peter Broström – eliminated 4th
Paolo Roberto (former professional boxer) partnered by Helena Fransson – eliminated 3rd
Carolina Gynning (winner of Swedish Big Brother 2004) partnered by Daniel da Silva – eliminated 2nd
Melker Andersson (star chef) partnered by Ingrid Beate Thompson – eliminated 1st
Carin da Silva and Daniel da Silva are siblings. Daniel is the older of the two, having been born in 1981; Carin was born in 1984.
[edit]Season 2
(January–March 2007) on TV4
Martin Lidberg (wrestler) partnered by Cecilia Erling – WINNERS
Tobbe Blom 1 (TV-host & magician) partnered by Annika Sjöö – runner-up / 2nd place
Erica Johansson (athlete) partnered by Daniel da Silva – eliminated 10th / 3rd place
Lasse Brandeby (actor) partnered by Ann Lähdet – eliminated 9th
Ebba Hultkvist (actress) partnered by Jonathan Näslund – eliminated 8th
Anna Sahlin (singer) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – eliminated 7th
Yvonne Ryding (Miss Universe 1984) partnered by Tobias Wallin – eliminated 6th
Harald Treutiger (TV-host) partnered by Maria Karlsson – eliminated 5th
Patrick Ekwall (TV-sport reporter) partnered by Carin da Silva – eliminated 4th
Malou von Sivers (TV-hostess) partnered by Björn Törnblom – eliminated 3rd
Mårten Andersson 2 (comedian) partnered by Helena Fransson – eliminated 2nd
Birgitte Söndergaard (actress and artist) partnered by Johan Andersson – eliminated 1st
The winners Martin Ledberg and Cecilia Erling became a couple during the running of the show and participated in the Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007 where they ended in a 14th place.
^1 Singer and entertainer Markoolio was supposed to compete in the second season, but broke his foot and was replaced by Tobbe Blom.
^2 Actor Emil Forselius chose to leave the show before start. Mårten Andersson replaced him.




Season 3
(January–March 2008) on TV4
Tina Nordström (TV-chef) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – WINNERS
Tony Rickardsson (speedway driver) partnered by Annika Sjöö – runner-up / 2nd place
Karl Petter Bergvall (star of Bonde söker fru (Farmer seeking wife)) partnered by Jeanette Carlsson – eliminated 10th / 3rd place
Danny Saucedo (singer) partnered by Malin Johansson – eliminated 9th
Mats "Matte" Carlsson (TV-carpenter) partnered by Carin da Silva – eliminated 8th
Linda Lampenius (musician) partnered by Daniel da Silva – eliminated 7th
Mi Ridell (actress) partnered by Johan Andersson – eliminated 6th
Richard Herrey (singer) partnered by Cecilia Ehrling – eliminated 5th
Dilba Demirbag (singer) partnered by Tobias Wallin – eliminated 4th
Susanne Lanefelt (TV-exercise instructor) partnered by Björn Törnblom – eliminated 3rd
Tilde Fröling (model) partnered by Alfred Palmgren – eliminated 2nd
Ulf Larsson (actor) partnered by Christina Samuelsson – eliminated 1st
Even though Tina Nordström & Tobias Karlsson won Let's Dance, it was Danny Saucedo & Jeanette Carlsson who competed in Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 and finished in 12th place.


Season 4
(Airs Fridays (January 9 – March 27) 2009) on TV4
Magnus Samuelsson (strongman) partnered by Annika Sjöö – WINNERS
Laila Bagge (jury member from the Swedish Idol) partnered by Tobias Wallin – runner-up / 2nd place
Morgan Alling (actor) partnered by Helena Fransson – eliminated 10th / 3rd place
Elisabet Höglund (journalist) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – eliminated 9th
Niclas Wahlgren 1 (artist & songwriter) partnered by Jeanette Carlsson – eliminated 8th
Carl-Jan Granqvist (professor in meal knowledge) partnered by Maria Lindberg – eliminated 7th
George Scott (former professional boxer) partnered by Maria Karlsson – eliminated 6th
Kitty Jutbring (radiohost) partnered by Anders Jacobson – eliminated 5th
Hasse Aro (journalist & TV-host) partnered by Charlotte Sinclair – eliminated 4th
Magdalena Graaf (author) partnered by Daniel da Silva – eliminated 3rd (withdrew 2)
Isabella Löwengrip (famous blogger) partnered by Jonathan Näslund – eliminated 2nd
Linda Haglund (former Olympic sprinter) partnered by Martin Ragnarsson – eliminated 1st
^1 Morgan "Mojje" Johansson had to withdraw from the competition due to a heart attack after the first episode. Niclas Wahlgren replaced him.
^2 Magdalena Graaf had to withdraw from the competition due to a subdural hematoma.




Season 5
Let's Dance 2010
Mattias Andréasson (artist & Idol 2007 contestant) partnered by Cecilia Ehrling – WINNERS
Claudia Galli (actress) partnered by Tobias Wallin – runner-up / 2nd place
Willy Björkman (TV carpenter) partnered by Charlotte Sinclair – eliminated 10th / 3rd place
Molly Sandén (singer) partnered by Jonathan Näslund – eliminated 9th
Stefan Sauk (actor) partnered by Malin Johansson – eliminated 8th
Gudrun Schyman (politician) partnered by Björn Törnblom – eliminated 7th
Elin Kling (fashion journalist) partnered by Daniel da Silva – eliminated 6th
Marcus Birro (author) partnered by Helena Fransson – eliminated 5th
Rabih Jaber 3 (Idol 2009 contestant) partnered by Maria Lindberg – eliminated 4th
Agneta Sjödin (author & TV host) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – eliminated 3rd
Peter Wahlbeck (stand-up comedian) partnered by Maria Bild – eliminated 2nd
Victoria Sandell Svensson (former soccer player) partnered by Anders Jacobson – eliminated 1st
^3 Jan-Olof Hansson (from the Swedish version of Farmer Seeking Wife) had to withdraw from the competition on medical advice. Rabih Jaber (from Swedish Idol) replaced him.




Season 6
Let's Dance 2011
Jessica Andersson (singer) partnered by Kristjan Lootus – WINNERS
Frank Andersson (wrestler) partnered by Charlotte Sinclair – runner-up / 2nd place
Tina Thörner (rally driver) partnered by Tobias Karlsson – eliminated 10th / 3rd place
Alexander Rybak (Eurovision 2009 winner) partnered by Malin Johansson – eliminated 9th
Figge Norling (actor) partnered by Oksana Spichak – eliminated 8th
Alexandra Pascalidou (journalist) partnered by Ludwig Jerkander – eliminated 7th
Helena Lundbäck (show jumper) partnered by Jonathan Näslund – eliminated 6th
Andreas Weise (Idol 2010 contestant) partnered by Sigrid Bernson – eliminated 5th
Björn Ranelid (author) partnered by Maria Lindberg – eliminated 4th
Anders Bagge (record producer) partnered by Cecilia Ehrling – eliminated 3rd
Hannah Graaf (singer & model) partnered by Calle Sterner – eliminated 2nd
Denise Rudberg (author) partnered by Tobias Wallin – eliminated 1st



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