Dancing Stars (Austria season 8)

The winners of Season 8 after the finale
Dancing Stars (Austria season 8)
Country of origin Austria
No. of episodes 12
Broadcast
Original channel ORF1
Original run March 1, 2013 – May 25, 2013
Additional information
Celebrity winner Rainer Schönfelder
Professional winner Manuela Stöckl

The eighth edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from March 1 to May 17, 2013 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger.

Couples

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Katharina Gutensohn Former Alpine Skier Christoph Santner Eliminated 1st
on March 15, 2013
Doris Schretzmayer Actress Gerhard Egger Eliminated 2nd
on March 30, 2013
Rudi Roubinek Actor Babsi Koitz Eliminated 3rd
on April 5, 2013
Gerald Pichowetz Actor Roswitha Wieland Eliminated 4th
on April 12, 2013
Monika Salzer Coulmnist Florian Gschaider Eliminated 5th
on April 19, 2013
Gregor Glanz Singer Lenka Pohoralek Eliminated 6th
on April 26, 2013
Biko Botowamungu Former Boxer Maria Jahn Eliminated 7th
on May 3, 2013
Susanna Hirschler Actress Vadim Garbuzov Eliminated 8th
on May 10, 2013
Angelika Ahrens TV Presenter Thomas Kraml Eliminated 9th
on May 17, 2013
Lukas Perman Singer & Actor Kathrin Menzinger
Third place
on May 24, 2013
Marjan Shaki Singer & Actress Willi Gabalier
Runners-up
on May 24, 2013
Rainer Schönfelder
Alpine Skier
Manuela Stöckl
Winners
on May 24, 2013

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 1/2+3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rainer & Manuela
1
27
30
57
29
30
35
30
31
26
27+24=51
33+38=71
31+37=68
Marjan & Willi
2
28
28
56
30
27
28
32
30
34
34+36=70
32+36=68
35+39=74
Lukas & Kathrin
3
25
29
54
27
29
30
28
34
29
34+30=64
33+34=67
34+38=72
Angelika & Thomas
4
23
24
47
24
30
28
23
27
31
33+27=60
32+30=62
Susanna & Vadim
5
28
27
55
29
31
33
30
29
31
31+31=62
Biko & Maria
6
10
12
22
13
13
12
13
17
14
Gregor & Lenka
7
19
21
40
23
27
30
25
25
Monika & Florian
8
12
13
25
14
16
15
19
Gerald & Roswitha
9
15
17
32
18
19
14
Rudi & Babsi
10
14
(14)
17
17
Doris & Gerhard
11
16
16
32
22
Katharina & Christoph
12
21
17
38

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Dance Best dancer Best score Worst dancer Worst score
Cha Cha Cha Marjan Shaki 34 Biko Botowamungu 13
Disco Marjan Shaki 39 Rainer Schönfelder 24
Foxtrot Lukas Perman
Marjan Shaki
34 Monika Salzer
Biko Botowamungu
13
Jitterbug Rainer Schönfelder
Lukas Perman
38 Angelika Ahrens 30
Jive Susanna Hirschler 31 Katharina Gutensohn
Rudi Roubinek
17
Paso Doble Rainer Schönfelder 37 Biko Botowamungu 12
Quickstep Rainer Schönfelder 33 Doris Schretzmayer 16
Rumba Rainer Schönfelder 31 Monika Salzer 12
Samba Angelika Ahrens
Lukas Perman
33 Biko Botowamungu 13
Tango Angelika Ahrens 31 Biko Botowamungu 12
Viennese Waltz Marjan Shaki 35 Gerald Pichowetz
Rudi Roubinek
Biko Botowamungu
17
Waltz Lukas Perman 34 Biko Botowamungu 10

Average chart

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 Marjan & Willi 449 14 32.1
2 3 Lukas & Kathrin 434 14 31.0
3 1 Rainer & Manuela 428 14 30.6
4 5 Susanna & Vadim 300 10 30.0
5 4 Angelika & Thomas 332 12 27.7
6 7 Gregor & Lenka 170 7 24.3
7 12 Katharina & Christoph 38 2 19.0
8 11 Doris & Gerhard 54 3 18.0
9 9 Gerald & Roswitha 83 5 16.6
10 10 Rudi & Babsi 48 3 16.0
11 8 Monika & Florian 89 6 14.8
12 6 Biko & Maria 104 8 13.0

Average dance chart

Couples Averages Best Dances Worst Dances
Rainer & Manuela 30.6 Jitterbug (38) Disco (24)
Marjan & Willi 32.1 Disco (39) Viennese Waltz (27)
Lukas & Kathrin 31.0 Jitterbug (38) Waltz (25)
Angelika & Thomas 27.7 Samba (33) Rumba & Quickstep (23)
Susanna & Vadim 30.0 Waltz (33) Paso Doble (27)
Biko & Maria 13.0 Viennese Waltz (17) Waltz (10)
Gregor & Lenka 24.3 Jive (30) Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Monika & Florian 14.8 Waltz (19) Rumba (12)
Gerald & Roswitha 16.6 Foxtrot (19) Rumba (14)
Rudi & Babsi 16.0 Viennese Waltz & Jive (17) Waltz (14)
Doris & Gerhard 18.0 Tango (22) Quickstep & Samba (16)
Katharina & Christoph 19.0 Quickstep (21) Jive (17)

Dance order

Week 1

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Gerald & Roswitha 15 (2,5,4,4) Cha-Cha-Cha "When Love Takes Over" – David Guetta
Lukas & Kathrin 25 (6,7,6,6) Waltz "Nothing Else Matters" – Metallica
Gregor & Lenka 19 (2,6,6,5) Cha-Cha-Cha "Something in the Water" – Brooke Fraser
Rudi & Babsi 14 (4,4,3,3) Waltz "Blue Velvet" – Bobby Vinton
Rainer & Manuela 27 (7,7,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
Biko & Maria 10 (2,4,2,2) Waltz "Fly Me to the Moon" – Frank Sinatra
Angelika & Thomas
Doris & Gerhard
Katharina & Christoph
Marjan & Willi
Monika & Florian
Susanna & Vadim
N/A Mambo "Mambo Italiano" – Dean Martin

Week 2

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Susanna & Vadim 28 (7,7,7,7) Quickstep "Single Ladies" – Beyoncé
Angelika & Thomas 23 (5,6,6,6) Rumba "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele
Katharina & Christoph 21 (5,6,5,5) Quickstep "Suddenly I See" – KT Tunstall
Monika & Florian 12 (2,4,3,3) Rumba "Feel" – Robbie Williams
Doris & Gerhard 16 (2,5,4,5) Quickstep "Valerie" – Amy Winehouse
Marjan & Willi 28 (6,7,8,7) Rumba "I Won't Let You Go" – James Morrison
Biko & Maria
Gerald & Roswitha
Gregor & Lenka
Lukas & Kathrin
Rainer & Manuela
Rudi & Babsi
N/A Mambo "Papa Loves Mambo" – Perry Como

Week 3: "Aus für Katharina Gutensohn"

Katharina Gutensohn at the finale

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Katharina & Christoph 17 (4,5,4,4) Jive "Je Veux" – Zaz
Lukas & Kathrin 29 (7,8,8,6) Jive "Hey Ya" – Outkast
Monika & Florian 13 (2,4,4,3) Foxtrot "Cheek to Cheek" – Ella Fitzgerald
Gregor & Lenka 21 (4,5,7,5) Foxtrot "Fever" – Peggy Lee
Susanna & Vadim 27 (6,7,7,7) Paso Doble "Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence
Biko & Maria 12 (3,4,3,2) Paso Doble "Rock House Jail" – Hans Zimmer
Angelika & Thomas 24 (5,6,7,6) Viennese Waltz "I'll Never Break Your Heart" – Backstreet Boys
Gerald & Roswitha 17 (4,6,4,3) Viennese Waltz "Mr. Bojangles" – Sammy Davis Jr
Doris & Gerhard 16 (3,4,5,4) Samba "Volare" – Gipsy Kings
Marjan & Willi 28 (6,7,8,7) Tango "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
Rainer & Manuela 30 (7,8,8,7) Tango "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye

Week 4: "Aus für Doris Schretzmayer"

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Angelika & Thomas 24 (5,7,6,6) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" – Queen
Rainer & Manuela 29 (6,8,8,7) Jive "Marry You" – Bruno Mars
Doris & Gerhard 22 (4,6,6,6) Tango "Epoca" – Gotan Project
Lukas & Katharina 27 (7,6,8,6) Tango "Back to Black" – Amy Winehouse
Monika & Florian 14 (2,4,4,4) Samba "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" – Marcos Valle
Gerald & Roswitha 18 (3,5,5,5) Samba "Soul Bossa Nova" – Quincy Jones
Susanna & Vadim 29 (7,8,7,7) Foxtrot "Sweet About Me" – Gabriella Cilmi
Biko & Maria 13 (3,4,3,3) Foxtrot "King of the Road" – Roger Miller
Marjan & Willi 30 (6,9,8,7) Paso Doble "Misirlou" – Dick Dale
Gregor & Lenka 23 (4,6,7,6) Paso Doble "It's My Life" – Bon Jovi
Rudi & Babsi 17 (4,4,5,4) Viennese Waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – James Brown

Week 5: "Aus für Rudi Roubinek"

Roubinek and Koitz-Baumann in week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Rudi & Babsi 17 (4,5,4,4) Jive "You Never Can Tell" – Chuck Berry
Marjan & Willi 27 (7,7,7,6) Viennese Waltz "What's New Pussycat" – Tom Jones
Lukas & Kathrin 29 (6,8,8,7) Paso doble "Right Here, Right Now" – Fatboy Slim
Angelika & Thomas 30 (6,8,8,8) Foxtrot "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" – B. J. Thomas
Biko & Maria 13 (2,5,3,3) Samba "CongaMiami Sound Machine
Gregor & Lenka 27 (7,7,7,6) Tango "Jealousy" – Billy Fury
Susanna & Vadim 31 (8,9,7,7) Samba "Angelina" – Harry Belafonte
Rainer & Manuela 30 (7,8,8,7) Viennese Waltz "Kommissar Maigret" – Gerhard Trede
Monika & Florian 16 (3,5,4,4) Tango "Eleanor Rigby" – The Beatles
Gerald & Roswitha 19 (5,6,4,4) Foxtrot "The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini

Week 6: "Aus für Gerald Pichowetz"

Pichowetz, Wieland and Nicole Burns-Hansen in Week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.'

Couple Score Style Music
Marjan & Willi 28 (6,8,8,6) Samba "Copacabana" – Barry Manilow
Gregor & Lenka 30 (7,7,8,8) Jive "Candyman" – Christina Aguilera
Angelika & Thomas 28 (7,7,7,7) Paso Doble "Frozen" – Madonna
Gerald & Roswitha 14 (4,4,3,3) Rumba "Sign Your Name" – Terence Trent D'Arby
Lukas & Kathrin 30 (8,7,8,7) Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing" – Louis Prima
Susanna & Vadim 33 (9,8,8,8) Waltz "You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
Biko & Maria 12 (2,4,3,3) Tango "Dance With Me" – Debelah Morgan
Rainer & Manuela 35 (8,9,9,9) Paso Doble "The 5th" – David Garrett
Monika & Florian 15 (3,4,4,4) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sway" – Dean Martin

Week 7: "Aus für Monika Salzer"

Monika Salzer in week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Susanna & Vadim 30 (7,7,8,8) Rumba "You Know I'm No Good" – Amy Winehouse
Gregor & Lenka 25 (7,6,6,6) Viennese Waltz "Doctor Zhivago Theme" – Maurice Jarre
Angelika & Thomas 23 (5,6,6,6) Quickstep "Pon de Replay" – Rihanna
Rainer & Manuela 30 (9,8,7,6) Foxtrot "My Baby Just Cares For Me" – Nina Simone
Monika & Florian 19 (4,5,5,5) Waltz "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Lukas & Kathrin 28 (8,7,7,6) Rumba "Apologize" – OneRepublic
Marjan & Willi 32 (7,9,9,7) Waltz "Three Times a Lady" – Lionel Richie
Biko & Maria 13 (2,4,4,3) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sex Bomb" – Tom Jones

Week 8: "Aus für Gregor Glanz"

Pohoralek and Glanz in Week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Gregor & Lenka 25 (6,6,7,6) Samba "Kiss Kiss" – Holly Valance
Susanna & Vadim 29 (7,8,7,7) Tango "Summertime Sadness" – Lana Del Rey
Angelika & Thomas 27 (6,7,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "The Shoop Shoop Song" – Betty Everett
Biko & Maria 17 (3,5,5,4) Viennese Waltz "Tales from the Vienna Woods" – Johann Strauss II
Rainer & Manuela 31 (7,8,8,8) Rumba "Hero" – Enrique Iglesias
Marjan & Willi 30 (7,7,9,7) Jive "SOS" – Rihanna
Lukas & Kathrin 34 (8,9,9,8) Foxtrot "Magic Moments" – Perry Como
Angelika & Thomas
Biko & Maria
Gregor & Lenka
Lukas & Kathrin
Marjan & Willi
Rainer & Manuela
Susanna & Vadim
N/A American Smooth "L-O-V-E" – Nat King Cole

Week 9: "Aus für Biko Botowamungu"

Botowamungu and Jahn in week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Rainer & Manuela 26 (6,7,7,6) Waltz "Fascination" – Nat King Cole
Susanna & Vadim 31 (8,8,8,7) Jive "It's Raining Men" – The Weather Girls
Angelika & Thomas 31 (6,8,9,8) Tango "I've Seen That Face Before" – Grace Jones
Marjan & Willi 34 (7,10,9,8) Foxtrot "Sunny" – Bobby Hebb
Biko & Maria 14 (2,5,4,3) Rumba "GoldenEye" – Tina Turner
Lukas & Kathrin 29 (7,7,8,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Forget You" – Cee Lo Green
Angelika & Thomas
Biko & Maria
Lukas & Kathrin
Marjan & Willi
Rainer & Manuela
Susanna & Vadim
N/A Charleston "We No Speak Americano" – Yolanda Be Cool

Week 10: "Aus für Susanna Hirschler"

Susanna Hirschler in week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Marjan & Willi 34 (9,8,9,8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Smooth" – Santana feat. Rob Thomas
36 (9,9,9,9) Disco "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – Michael Jackson
Lukas & Kathrin 34 (8,9,9,8) Viennese Waltz "Chim Chim Cher-eeCliff Richard
30 (7,8,8,7) Disco "Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees
Angelika & Thomas 33 (8,8,9,8) Samba "Half a Minute" – Matt Bianco
27 (6,7,7,7) Disco "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" – The Four Tops
Susanna & Vadim 31 (7,7,10,7) Viennese Waltz "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal
31 (8,9,7,7) Disco "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" – ABBA
Rainer & Manuela 27 (6,7,7,7) Samba "Mas que Nada" – Sérgio Mendes
24 (6,6,6,6) Disco "YMCA" – Village People

Week 11: "Aus für Angelika Ahrens"

Ahrens and Kraml in week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Rainer & Manuela 33 (9,9,8,7) Quickstep "Part Time Lover" – Stevie Wonder
38 (10,10,9,9) Jitterbug "In The Mood" – Glenn Miller
Angelika & Thomas 32 (7,8,9,8) Waltz "Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
30 (7,8,7,8) Jitterbug "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – Wham!
Marjan & Willi 32 (8,9,8,7) Quickstep "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz
36 (9,9,9,9) Jitterbug "At The Hop" – Danny & The Juniors
Lukas & Kathrin 33 (8,8,9,8) Samba "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" – KT Tunstall
34 (9,9,8,8) Jitterbug "Rama Lama Ding Dong" – The Edsels

Week 12: "Das Finale"

Lukas Perman, Kathrin Menzinger, Willi Gabalier at the finale
Marjan Shaki at the finale

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.

Couple Score Style Music
Marjan & Willi 35 (9,10,8,8) Viennese Waltz "What's New Pussycat" – Tom Jones
39 (9,10,10,10) Disco "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – Michael Jackson
N/A Showdance "A Whole New World" – Brad Kane & Lea Salonga/"Montagues & Capulets" – Sergei Prokofiev
Rainer & Manuela 31 (7,8,8,8) Disco "Y.M.C.A." – Village People
37 (9,10,9,9) Paso Doble "The 5th" – David Garrett
N/A Showdance Michael Jackson Medley
Lukas & Kathrin 34 (8,9,9,8) Waltz "Nothing Else Matters" – Metallica
38 (10,10,9,9) Jitterbug "Rama Lama Ding Dong" – The Edsels
N/A Showdance Andreas Gabalier & Barbra Streisand Medley

Call-out order

The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed. The order of the safe couples doesn't reflect the viewer voting results.

Order3456789101112
1 Rudi & Babsi Marjan & Willi Monika & Florian Susanna & Vadim Lukas & Kathrin Angelika & Thomas Susanna & Vadim Marjan & Willi Rainer & Manuela Rainer & Manuela
2 Susanna & Vadim Gerald & Roswitha Angelika & Thomas Rainer & Manuela Marjan & Willi Rainer & Manuela Marjan & Willi Lukas & Kathrin Lukas & Kathrin Marjan & Willi
3 Rainer & Manuela Susanna & Vadim Rainer & Manuela Marjan & Willi Rainer & Manuela Biko & Maria Angelika & Thomas Angelika & Thomas Marjan & Willi Lukas & Kathrin
4 Biko & Maria Rainer & Manuela Lukas & Kathrin Gregor & Lenka Susanna & Vadim Marjan & Willi Lukas & Kathrin Rainer & Manuela Angelika & Thomas
5 Marjan & Willi Biko & Maria Marjan & Willi Lukas & Kathrin Gregor & Lenka Lukas & Kathrin Rainer & Manuela Susanna & Vadim
6 Gerald & Roswitha Angelika & Thomas Gerald & Roswitha Biko & Maria Biko & Maria Susanna & Vadim Biko & Maria
7 Doris & Gerhard Lukas & Kathrin Susanna & Vadim Angelika & Thomas Angelika & Thomas Gregor & Lenka
8 Gregor & Lenka Gregor & Lenka Gregor & Lenka Monika & Florian Monika & Florian
9 Angelika & Thomas Rudi & Babsi Biko & Maria Gerald & Roswitha
10 Monika & Florian Monika & Florian Rudi & Babsi
11 Lukas & Kathrin Doris & Gerhard
12 Katharina & Christoph
     This couple came in first place with the judges.
     This couple came in last place with the judges.
     This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated.
     This couple was eliminated.
     This couple won the competition.
     This couple came in second in the competition.

Dance chart

Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rainer & Manuela Cha-Cha-Cha Group Mambo Tango Jive Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Foxtrot Rumba American Smooth Waltz Charleston Samba Disco Quickstep Jitterbug Disco Paso Doble Showdance
Marjan & Willi Group Mambo Rumba Tango Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Samba Waltz Jive American Smooth Foxtrot Charleston Cha-Cha-Cha Disco Quickstep Jitterbug Viennese Waltz Disco Showdance
Lukas & Kathrin Waltz Group Mambo Jive Tango Paso Doble Quickstep Rumba Foxtrot American Smooth Cha-Cha-Cha Charleston Viennese Waltz Disco Samba Jitterbug Waltz Jitterbug Showdance
Angelika & Thomas Group Mambo Rumba Viennese Waltz Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha American Smooth Tango Charleston Samba Disco Waltz Jitterbug Paso Doble
Susanna & Vadim Group Mambo Quickstep Paso Doble Foxtrot Samba Waltz Rumba Tango American Smooth Jive Charleston Viennese Waltz Disco Jive
Biko & Maria Waltz Group Mambo Paso Doble Foxtrot Samba Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Viennese Waltz American Smooth Rumba Charleston Samba
Gregor & Lenka Cha-Cha-Cha Group Mambo Foxtrot Paso Doble Tango Jive Viennese Waltz Samba American Smooth Jive
Monika & Florian Group Mambo Rumba Foxtrot Samba Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Waltz Waltz
Gerald & Roswitha Cha-Cha-Cha Group Mambo Viennese Waltz Samba Foxtrot Rumba Samba
Rudi & Babsi Waltz Group Mambo Samba Viennese Waltz Jive Jive
Doris & Gerhard Group Mambo Quickstep Samba Tango Tango
Katharina & Christoph Group Mambo Quickstep Jive Jive
     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance

References