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 + Season TV channel Episodes Start Final Winner 1 bTV 52 22 September 2008 15 December 2008 Orlin Pavlov 2 26 27 September 2009 14 December 2009 Bianka Panova 3 NOVA 11 March 2013 7 June 2013 Angel Kovachev 4 11 March 2014 5 June 2014 Albena Denkova 5 bTV 20 February 2024 14 May 2024 Nedelya Shtonova
Cast
Presenter Season 1 2 3 4 5 Radost Draganova Todor Kolev Elena Petrova Dimitar Pavlov Aleksandra Sarchadjieva Krasimir Rankov Nikol Stankulova Kalin Sarmenov Magi Zhelyazkova Aleksandra Raeva Krasimir Radkov Stanislava Gancheva
Judge Season 1 2 3 4 5 Galena Velikova Vladimir Bozhilov Neshka Robeva Iliana Raeva Pambous Agapiu Maria Gigova Vera Marinova Alfredo Torres Kalin Sarmenov Hristo Mutafchiev Frantsiska Yordanova - Papkala Tomash Papkala
+ Line-up of judgesSeasonJudges1Galena VelikovaVladimir BozhilovNeshka Robeva2Pambous AgapiuMaria GigovaIliana RaevaVera Marinova3Galena VelikovaKalin SarmenovAlfredo Torres4Hristo MutafchievGalena Velikova5Frantsiska Yordanova - PapkalaTomash PapkalaGalena VelikovaIliana Raeva
Professional dancers and their partners Professional dancers Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Alexander Dokulevski Antoaneta Dobreva-Neti colspan="4" Alexander Popov Elena Yoncheva colspan="4" Ani Doncheva Andrey Batashov colspan="2" Darin Angelov Papi Hans Atanas Gendov Alisia colspan="4" Atanas Mesechkov Violeta Markovska Stella Angelova Neli Atanasova Nedelya Shtonova Elena Dobrikova Georgi Mamalev Deyan Slavchev-Deo Uti Buchvarov Irena Dimitrova Niki Kanchev colspan="4" Lili Velichkova Bozhidar Iskrenov-Gibona Itso Hazarta colspan="2" Petya Dimitrova Georgi Kostadinov Todor Kirkov Lyusi Ilarionov Encho Danailov Rangel Spirov Anya Pencheva colspan="4" Svetlin Dimitrov Galena GloriaMihaela Fileva Trendafil SurmovIliana Raeva Latinka Petrova colspan="2" Valentina Nedeva Kostadin Georgiev-Kalki colspan="4" Yana AkimovaOrlin Pavlov Petko Dimitrov colspan="2" Alexander Vachev Madlen Algafari colspan="3" Elena Ilieva Krasimir Radkov colspan="3" Georgi Mihov Stanislava Gancheva colspan="3" Iliyan Chakurov Veneta Harizanova colspan="3" Iva Grigorova Etien Levi colspan="3" Maria Agapiu Krum Savov colspan="3" Nikolay Manolov Kristina Dimitrova colspan="3" Pavlina Vulcheva rowspan="2" Miodrag Ivanov rowspan="2" colspan="3" Georgi Milchev-Godji Stoyan Stoyanov Aksinia Chenkova colspan="3" Svetoslav Vasilev Bianka Panova colspan="3" Yulia Andonova Grafa colspan="3" Dorina Stoyanova colspan="2" Angel Kovachev Anton Kasabov Valeri Grigorov Ekaterina Draganova-Keti colspan="2" Detelin Dalakliev colspan="2" Georgi Ganev colspan="2" Kapka Georgieva colspan="2" Jivko Ivanov rowspan="2" colspan="2" Natalia Kobilkina rowspan="2" colspan="2" Andrea Kaloyan Ivanov rowspan="2" colspan="2" Elen KolevaAlbena Denkova Boryana Batashova Emanuela Petyo Stefanov colspan="2" Zeyneb Madzhurova Albena Mihova Ralitsa Merdzhanova colspan="2" Rumen Lukanov Venzy Filip Bukov Dean Stefanov colspan="3" Elena Georgieva Elena Merdzhanova colspan="3" Milko Kalaidjiev Daniel Peev-Dundi Mihaela Pavlova colspan="3" Marian Kyurpanov Viktor Stoyanov Miroslav Milev colspan="3" Nana Gladuish Simeon Timov colspan="3" Aleksandra Zhekova Todor Atanasov colspan="3" Mika StoichkovaIvet Goranova Daniel Denev colspan="4" Nona Yotova Dimitar Georgiev-Jimmy colspan="4" Dara Dimitar Stefanin colspan="4" Natali Trifonova Ivan Karastoyanov colspan="4" Emanuela Kristian Yordanov colspan="4" Mila Robert Tanya Baltova colspan="4" Serafim Todorov Veselina Daneva colspan="4" Emrah Storaro Yovita Georgieva colspan="4" Svilen Noev
Key: Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Fifth place First elimination of the series Withdrew from the series
Season 1
Judges
Vladimir Bozhilov Galena Velikova Neshka Robeva
Contestants Orlin Pavlov – Pop singer & Actor (Winner) Violeta Markovska – Actress (Runner-up) Neti – Actress & Pop singer (Third place) Iliana Raeva – Ex-gymnast (Fourth place) Elena Yoncheva – Journalist Anya Pencheva – Actress Georgi Mamalev – Actor Bozhidar Iskrenov – Former football player Alisia – Pop-folk singer Andrey Batashov – Actor Galena – Pop-folk singer Niki Kunchev – TV host Kostadin Georgiev-Kalki – Musician & Dentist Georgi Kostadinov – Winner of Survivor BG 2
Season 2
Judges
Iliana Raeva Pambous Agapiu Vera Marinova Maria Gigova
Contestants Bianka Panova – World Gymnastics Champion (Winner) Krasimir Radkov – Actor (Runner-up) Georgi Milchev-Godji – Musician (Third place) Etien Levi – Singer & Music teacher (Fourth place) Madlen Algafari – Psychologist (Fifth place) Aksinia Chenkova – Pop singer Stanislava Gancheva – TV host Grafa – Pop singer Veneta Harizanova – Model Todor Kirkov – Sport journalist & TV anchor Krum Savov – Sport journalist & TV host Kristina Dimitrova – Pop singer Miodrag Ivanov – Showman
Season 3
Judges
Alfredo Torres Kalin Sarmenov Galena Velikova Iliana Raeva
Contestants Angel Kovachev – Hip-hop singer (Winner) Stela Angelova – Stunt man & Former competitor in rhythmic gymnastics (Runner-up) Elen Koleva – Actress (Third place) Deo – Singer & TV host (Fourth place) Petko Dimitrov – Businessman Gloria – Pop-folk singer Rumen Lukanov – TV host Lyusi Ilarionov – Director & Singer Latinka Petrova – Actress Itso Hazarta – Rap singer Andrea – Pop-folk singer Detelin Dalakliev – Boxer Kapka Georgieva – Politician Natalya Kobilkina – Sexologist Zeyneb Madjurova – Co-host
Season 4
Judges
Alfredo Torres Hristo Mutafchiev Galena Velikova Iliana Raeva
Contestants Albena Denkova – Former competitor in figure skating (Winner) Mihaela Fileva – Pop singer (Runner-up) Darin Angelov – Actor Neli Atanasova – TV Host & former rhythmic gymnastics Anton Kasabov – Actor & martial arts Elena Georgieva – Decorator & participant in Big Brother 2 Nana Gladuish – TV host Aleksandra Zhekova – Snowboarder Venzy – Rap singer Albena Mihova – Actress Uti Bachvarov – TV host Mihaela (Mika) Stoichkova – Sport journalist & fashion designer. Daughter of Hristo Stoichkov. Marian Kyurpanov – Model & Actor Milko Kalaidjiev – Pop-folk singer Encho Danailov – Actor & TV host
Season 5
Judges Francisca Yordanova – Papkala Iliana Raeva Galena Velikova Tomas Papkala
Contestants Nedelya Shtonova – TV host (Winner) Dara – Pop singer (Runner-up) Natali Trifonova – TV host (Third place) Ivet Goranova – Olympic karate champion (Fourth place) Papi Hans – Pop singer & Writer Valeri Grigorov – Stuntman & participant in Desafío Viktor Stoyanov – Fitness instructor & participant in The Bachelor Emrah – Pop-folk singer Mila Robert – Pop singer Emanuela – Pop-folk singer Daniel Peev – Dundi – Actor Filip Bukov – Actor Svilen Noev – Musician Nona Yotova – Actress & Politician Serafim Todorov – Boxer Boryana Batashova – Actress & Singer
See also Dancing with the Stars
References
External links Official Site