Dancing Stars (Austrian season 7)


The seventh edition of Dancing Stars was broadcast from 9 March to 18 May 2012 on ORF1 and was presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger.

Couples

CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Katerina JacobTelevision ActressChristoph SantnerEliminated 1st
on 9 March 2012
:de:Albert Fortell|Albert FortellActor & ScreenwriterLenka MarosiováEliminated 2nd
on 16 March 2012
Michael SchönbornActorMaria JahnEliminated 3rd
on 23 March 2012
David HeissigActorKathrin MenzingerEliminated 4th
on 30 March 2012
Sueli MenezesAuthorFlorian GschaiderEliminated 5th
on 13 April 2012
Wolfram PirchnerTelevision PresenterAnna Chalak-BockEliminated 6th
on 20 April 2012
Dolly BusterActress & ArtistGerhard EggerEliminated 7th
on 27 April 2012
Eva Maria MaroldActress & SingerThomas KramlEliminated 8th
on 4 May 2012
Brigitte KrenActressWilli GabalierEliminated 9th
on 11 May 2012
Marco VentrePresenter & MusicianBabsi Koitz
Third place
on 18 May 2012
Frenkie SchinkelsFootball ManagerRoswitha Wieland
Runners-up
on 18 May 2012
Petra Frey
Schlager Singer
Vadim Garbuzov
Winners
on 18 May 2012

Scoring chart

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
DanceBest dancerBest scoreWorst dancerWorst score
Cha Cha ChaBrigitte Kren31Dolly Buster18
FoxtrotPetra Frey39Dolly Buster15
JivePetra Frey39Wolfram Pirchner12
MamboPetra Frey
Eva Maria Marold		33Marco Ventre24
Paso DobleFrenkie Schinkels34Marco Ventre21
QuickstepMarco Ventre33Michael Schönborn
Wolfram Pirchner
Dolly Buster		15
RumbaEva Maria Marold35Albert Fortell12
SambaPetra Frey37Dolly Buster14
TangoSueli Menezes30Marco Ventre
Frenkie Schinkels		21
Viennese WaltzBrigitte Kren35Frenkie Schinkels16
WaltzPetra Frey39Wolfram Pirchner17

Average chart

Rank by
average		PlaceCoupleTotalNumber of
dances		Average
11Petra & Vadim4051233.8
25Eva Maria & Thomas237829.6
34Brigitte & Willi2931029.3
48Sueli & Florian114428.5
53Marco & Babsi3161226.3
62Frenkie & Roswitha3051225.4
712Katerina & Christoph25125.0
89David & Kathrin67322.3
96Dolly & Gerhard106617.7
107Wolfram & Anna78515.6
1110Michael & Maria30215.0
1211Albert & Lenka12112.0

Average Dance chart

CouplesAveragesBest DancesWorst Dances
Petra & Vadim33.8Waltz, Foxtrot & Jive Tango
Frenkie & Roswitha25.4Paso Doble Viennese Waltz
Marco & Babsi26.3Quickstep Tango & Paso Doble
Brigitte & Willi29.3Viennese Waltz Waltz & Foxtrot
Eva Maria & Thomas29.6Rumba Viennese Waltz
Dolly & Gerhard17.7Jive Samba
Wolfram & Anna15.6Foxtrot Jive
Sueli & Florian28.5Paso Doble Viennese Waltz
David & Kathrin22.3Jive Quickstep
Michael & Maria15.0Quickstep & Jive Quickstep & Jive
Albert & Lenka12.0Rumba Rumba
Katerina & Christoph25.0Waltz Waltz

Dance order

Week 1: "Aus für Katerina Jacob"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Eva Maria & Thomas26 Cha-Cha-Cha"On Broadway" – The Drifters
Brigitte & Willi23 Waltz"Fly Me to the Moon" – Frank Sinatra
Sueli & Florian27 Cha-Cha-Cha"Sugar Sugar" – The Archies
Dolly & Gerhard20 Waltz"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" – Elvis Presley
Petra & Vadim30 Cha-Cha-Cha"Sway" – Dean Martin
Katerina & Christoph25 Waltz"Moon River" – Andy Williams
Albert & Lenka
David & Kathrin
Frenkie & Roswitha
Marco & Babsi
Michael & Maria
Wolfram & Anna		N/ASalsa"Tequila" – The Champs

Week 2: "Aus für Albert Fortell"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Albert & Lenka12 Rumba"Somethin' Stupid" – Frank & Nancy Sinatra
David & Kathrin20 Quickstep"Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé
Frenkie & Roswitha19 Rumba"You're Beautiful" – James Blunt
Michael & Maria15 Quickstep"Mr. Sandman" – The Chordettes
Marco & Babsi25 Rumba"Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
Wolfram & Anna15 Quickstep"Puttin on the Ritz" – Irving Berlin
Brigitte & Willi
Dolly & Gerhard
Eva Maria & Thomas
Petra & Vadim
Sueli & Florian		N/ASalsa"Bailamos" – Enrique Iglesias

Week 3: "Aus für Michael Schönborn"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Michael & Maria15 Jive"I'm Still Standing" – Elton John
Petra & Vadim28 Tango"Dance With Me" – Debelah Morgan
David & Kathrin24 Jive"Footloose" – Kenny Loggins
Sueli & Florian30 Tango"Ole Guapa" – André Rieu
Wolfram & Anna12 Jive"The Boy Does Nothing" – Alesha Dixon
Marco & Babsi21 Tango"Por Una Cabeza" – Carlos Gardel
Dolly & Gerhard24 Jive"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" – The Andrews Sisters
Frenkie & Roswitha21 Tango"La Cumparsita" – Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Brigitte & Willi30 Jive"Don't Stop Me Now" – Queen
Eva Maria & Thomas27 Tango"El Tango de Roxanne" – Moulin Rouge!

Week 4: "Aus für David Heissig"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Frenkie & Roswitha26 Paso Doble"O Fortuna" – Carl Orff
Brigitte & Willi23 Foxtrot"Cheek to Cheek" – Ella Fitzgerald
Petra & Vadim30 Paso Doble"Boléro" – Maurice Ravel
Wolfram & Anna18 Foxtrot"King of the Road" – Roger Miller
Sueli & Florian32 Paso Doble"Conquest of Paradise" – Vangelis
David & Kathrin23 Foxtrot"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" – B. J. Thomas
Eva Maria & Thomas29 Paso Doble"Malagueña" – Connie Francis
Marco & Babsi21 Paso Doble"Rock House Jail" – Hans Zimmer
Dolly & Gerhard15 Foxtrot"Sunny" – Bobby Hebb

Week 5: "Aus für Sueli Menezes"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Sueli & Florian25 Viennese Waltz"I'll Never Break Your Heart" – Backstreet Boys
Wolfram & Anna16 Samba"Quando, Quando, Quando" – Engelbert Humperdinck
Petra & Vadim30 Viennese Waltz"Que Sera, Sera " – Doris Day
Dolly & Gerhard14 Samba"Angelina" – Harry Belafonte
Frenkie & Roswitha16 Viennese Waltz"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – James Brown
Eva Maria & Thomas24 Viennese Waltz"Chim Chim Cher-ee" – Cliff Richard
Brigitte & Willi30 Samba"Volare" – Gipsy Kings
Marco & Babsi29 Viennese Waltz"Doctor Zhivago Theme" – Maurice Jarre

Week 6: "Aus für Wolfram Pirchner"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Eva Maria & Thomas32 Jive"Livin La Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin
Brigitte & Willi29 Tango"Jealousy" – Billy Fury
Marco & Babsi26 Jive"Do You Love Me" – The Contours
Dolly & Gerhard15 Quickstep"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" – Marilyn Monroe
Wolfram & Anna17 Waltz"If You Don't Know Me By Now" – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Petra & Vadim31 Rumba"My Love is Your Love" – Whitney Houston
Frenkie & Roswitha25 Cha-Cha-Cha"Let's Get Loud" – Jennifer Lopez
Brigitte & Willi
Dolly & Gerhard
Eva Maria & Thomas
Frenkie & Roswitha
Marco & Babsi
Petra & Vadim
Wolfram & Anna		N/AArgentine Tango"Libertango" – Astor Piazzolla

Week 7: "Aus für Dolly Buster"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Petra & Vadim32 Quickstep"Pon de Replay" – Rihanna
Marco & Babsi24 Foxtrot"The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini
Dolly & Gerhard18 Cha-Cha-Cha"Respect" – Aretha Franklin
Eva Maria & Thomas31 Waltz"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
Brigitte & Willi29 Rumba"Apologize" – OneRepublic
Frenkie & Roswitha23 Quickstep"Jungle Drum" – Emilíana Torrini
Brigitte & Willi
Dolly & Gerhard
Eva Maria & Thomas
Frenkie & Roswitha
Marco & Babsi
Petra & Vadim		N/ACharleston

Week 8: "Aus für Eva Maria Marold"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Marco & Babsi24 Mambo"Mambo No 5" – Pérez Prado
Marco & Babsi25 Cha-Cha-Cha"The Shoop Shoop Song " – Betty Everett
Eva Maria & Thomas35 Rumba"You Know I'm No Good" – Amy Winehouse
Eva Maria & Thomas33 Mambo"La Colegiala" – Rodolfo y Su Tipica
Brigitte & Willi32 Mambo"Papa Loves Mambo" – Perry Como
Brigitte & Willi31 Quickstep"Part Time Lover" – Stevie Wonder
Frenkie & Roswitha29 Jive"Hey Ya!" – OutKast
Frenkie & Roswitha28 Mambo"Mambo Italiano" – Dean Martin
Petra & Vadim33 Mambo"The Mambo Craze" – De-Phazz
Petra & Vadim37 Jive"V.I.P." – Jungle Brothers

Week 9: "Aus für Brigitte Kren"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Brigitte & Willi31 Cha-Cha-Cha"Sex Bomb" – Tom Jones
Brigitte & Willi35 Viennese Waltz"Kommissar Maigret" – Gerhard Trede
Marco & Babsi29 Waltz"True Love" – Bing Crosby
Marco & Babsi29 Quickstep"Girls Girls Girls" – Sailor
Petra & Vadim37 Samba"La Isla Bonita" – Madonna
Petra & Vadim39 Waltz"When I Need You" – Leo Sayer
Frenkie & Roswitha24 Waltz"Fascination" – Nat King Cole
Frenkie & Roswitha32 Samba"Half A Minute" – Matt Bianco

Week 10: "Das Finale"

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Balazs Ekker, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Hannes Nedbal.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Petra & Vadim39 Foxtrot"Sugar Town" – Nancy Sinatra
Petra & Vadim39 Jive"V.I.P." – Jungle Brothers
Petra & VadimN/AShowdance"I See You" – from Avatar
Marco & Babsi30 Samba"La Camisa Negra" – Juanes
Marco & Babsi33 Quickstep"Girls Girls Girls" – Sailor
Marco & BabsiN/AShowdance"My Heart Will Go On" – from Titanic
Frenkie & Roswitha28 Foxtrot"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" – Dean Martin
Frenkie & Roswitha34 Paso Doble"O Fortuna" – Carl Orff
Frenkie & RoswithaN/AShowdance" The Time of My Life" – from Dirty Dancing

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.

Dance chart