Strictly Come Dancing (series 13)


Strictly Come Dancing returned for its thirteenth series on BBC One with a launch show on 5 September 2015, with the live shows starting on 25 September 2015. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the launch show and the live shows while Zoe Ball returned to present on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood returned as judges for their thirteenth series, along with Darcey Bussell who returned for her fourth series as a judge.
The series was won by The Wanted band member Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani on 19 December. McGuiness became the first celebrity since Louis Smith in series 10 to win the show without falling into the bottom two dance-off during the series, as well being the first since Kara Tointon in series 8 to win without achieving a perfect 40 score during the competition. Vilani also became the first professional in the show's history to win the show for a second time, after previously winning with Harry Judd in series 9. This series also saw long standing professional Anton du Beke reach the final for the first time, with Katie Derham, and Kevin Clifton becoming the first professional dancer to reach three consecutive finals.

Couples

On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals who were returning for the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who will not return include Trent Whiddon and Iveta Lukosiute. Robin Windsor, who did not return last series due to an injury, will also not return for this series, though it was revealed that he will be involved in the spin-off show It Takes Two. Alongside Windsor, Joanne Clifton too will be involved in the spin off, and appear in the Children in Need and Christmas specials later in 2015. She will also be taking part in the group dances during the series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko, South African dancer Oti Mabuse replaced Iveta Lukosiute and Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice Replaced Trent Whiddon & Robin Windsor.
On 10 August 2015, broadcaster Jeremy Vine was the first celebrity announced for the series, with more celebrities being revealed throughout the month. The lineup was completed on 27 August 2015 on The One Show.
CelebrityKnown forProfessional partnerStatus
Iwan ThomasOlympic sprinter & sports punditOla JordanEliminated 1st
on 4 October 2015
Anthony OgogoOlympic boxerOti MabuseEliminated 2nd
on 11 October 2015
Daniel O'DonnellSinger-songwriterKristina RihanoffEliminated 3rd
on 18 October 2015
Ainsley HarriottChef & former Ready Steady Cook presenterNatalie LoweEliminated 4th
on 25 October 2015
Kirsty GallacherTelevision presenterBrendan ColeEliminated 5th
on 1 November 2015
Carol KirkwoodBBC Breakfast weather presenterPasha KovalevEliminated 6th
on 8 November 2015
Jeremy VineBBC broadcaster & journalistKaren CliftonEliminated 7th
on 15 November 2015
JameliaSinger & Loose Women panelistTristan MacManusEliminated 8th
on 22 November 2015
Peter AndreSinger & reality television starJanette ManraraEliminated 9th
on 29 November 2015
Helen GeorgeCall the Midwife actressAljaž SkorjanecEliminated 10th
on 6 December 2015
Anita RaniTelevision presenterGleb SavchenkoEliminated 11th
on 13 December 2015
Katie DerhamBBC Proms & BBC Radio 3 presenterAnton du BekeEliminated 12th
on 19 December 2015
Georgia May FooteFormer Coronation Street actressGiovanni PerniceRunners-up
on 19 December 2015
Kellie BrightEastEnders actressKevin CliftonRunners-up
on 19 December 2015
Jay McGuinessThe Wanted singerAliona VilaniWinners
on 19 December 2015

Scoring chart

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. The additional points gained in the Week 10 "Quickstep-a-thon" are not included.
Rank by
average
PlaceCoupleTotal
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
11Jay & Aliona5451634.1
12Kellie & Kevin5451634.1
32Georgia & Giovanni5401633.8
46Helen & Aljaž3631133.0
57Peter & Janette3091030.9
65Anita & Gleb4001330.8
74Katie & Anton4261528.4
88Jamelia & Tristan236926.2
913Daniel & Kristina91422.8
1012Ainsley & Natalie113522.6
1111Kirsty & Brendan130621.7
129Jeremy & Karen162820.3
1314Anthony & Oti59319.7
1410Carol & Pasha126718.0
1515Iwan & Ola30215.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.
DanceCelebrityHighest scoreCelebrityLowest score
American SmoothKellie Bright39Jeremy Vine
Carol Kirkwood
17
Argentine TangoJay McGuiness34Anita Rani31
Cha-Cha-ChaGeorgia May Foote33Iwan Thomas13
CharlestonGeorgia May Foote40Kirsty Gallacher17
FoxtrotGeorgia May Foote36Carol Kirkwood20
JiveJay McGuiness37Jeremy Vine20
Paso DobleJay McGuiness39Anthony Ogogo19
QuickstepKellie Bright37Carol Kirkwood17
Quickstep-a-thonHelen George7Peter Andre1
RumbaJay McGuiness39Carol Kirkwood13
SalsaJay McGuiness36Kirsty Gallacher20
SambaGeorgia May Foote35Jamelia26
ShowdanceKellie Bright40Katie Derham31
TangoKellie Bright40Iwan Thomas17
Viennese WaltzHelen George39Carol Kirkwood21
WaltzKellie Bright32Jeremy Vine18

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Launch show

; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Kellie & Kevin27 Tango"You Really Got Me"—The Kinks
Anthony & Oti21 Jive"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham!
Helen & Aljaž29 Waltz"With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright
Carol & Pasha16 Cha-Cha-Cha"Thunder in My Heart"—Leo Sayer
Daniel & Kristina24 Waltz"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"—Bing Crosby
Anita & Gleb27 Cha-Cha-Cha"Rather Be"—Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Jay & Aliona27 Cha-Cha-Cha"Reach Out, I'll Be There"—Human Nature
Kirsty & Brendan20 Waltz"Vincent"—Don McLean
Jeremy & Karen19 Cha-Cha-Cha"September"—Earth, Wind & Fire
Georgia & Giovanni27 Jive"Dear Future Husband"—Meghan Trainor
Ainsley & Natalie20 Tango"Voulez-Vous"—ABBA
Katie & Anton26 Jive"Roll Over Beethoven"—Chuck Berry
Iwan & Ola17 Tango"Keep on Running"—The Spencer Davis Group
Jamelia & Tristan21 Waltz"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"—Aretha Franklin
Peter & Janette30 Cha-Cha-Cha"Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera

Week 2

; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Jamelia & Tristan21 Cha-Cha-Cha"Don't Cha"—The Pussycat DollsBottom two
Daniel & Kristina23 Charleston"Let's Misbehave"—Cole PorterSafe
Kirsty & Brendan20 Salsa"Can't Touch It"—Ricki-LeeSafe
Jay & Aliona31 Waltz"See the Day"—Dee C. LeeSafe
Iwan & Ola13 Cha-Cha-Cha"Sexy and I Know It"—LMFAOEliminated
Georgia & Giovanni25 Waltz"Georgia on My Mind"—Ray CharlesSafe
Ainsley & Natalie26 Salsa"Don't Touch My Tomatoes"—Josephine BakerSafe
Carol & Pasha20 Foxtrot"It's a Lovely Day Today"—Irving BerlinSafe
Kellie & Kevin27 Cha-Cha-Cha"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"—Elton John & Kiki DeeSafe
Anthony & Oti19 Waltz"If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply RedSafe
Anita & Gleb27 Charleston"Pencil Full of Lead"—Paolo NutiniSafe
Jeremy & Karen17 American Smooth"Happy Together"—The TurtlesSafe
Katie & Anton28 Tango"Telephone"—Martynas LevickisSafe
Peter & Janette30 Quickstep"Valerie"—Mark Ronson feat. Amy WinehouseSafe
Helen & Aljaž29 Cha-Cha-Cha"Uptown Girl"—Billy JoelSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Carol & Pasha17 Quickstep"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"—from South PacificSafe
Anthony & Oti19 Paso Doble"Eye of the Tiger"—from Rocky IIIEliminated
Katie & Anton20 Cha-Cha-Cha"Oh, Pretty Woman"—from Pretty WomanSafe
Kellie & Kevin32 Charleston"Cantina Band"—from Star WarsSafe
Ainsley & Natalie20 Cha-Cha-Cha"Boogie Wonderland"—from Happy FeetBottom two
Georgia & Giovanni27 Rumba"Writing's on the Wall"—from SpectreSafe
Helen & Aljaž32 Foxtrot"I Wanna Be Loved by You"—from Some Like It HotSafe
Daniel & Kristina21 Cha-Cha-Cha"Summer Nights"—from GreaseSafe
Kirsty & Brendan23 American Smooth"He's a Tramp"—from Lady and the TrampSafe
Peter & Janette28 Paso Doble"He's a Pirate"—from Safe
Jamelia & Tristan25 Salsa"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"—from Charlie's AngelsSafe
Jeremy & Karen24 Charleston"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"—from Top HatSafe
Anita & Gleb29 American Smooth"Unchained Melody"—from GhostSafe
Jay & Aliona37 Jive"You Never Can Tell/Misirlou"—from Pulp FictionSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Anita & Gleb27 Samba"Hips Don't Lie"—ShakiraSafe
Daniel & Kristina23 American Smooth"Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank SinatraEliminated
Kirsty & Brendan21 Paso Doble"Beautiful Day"—U2Bottom two
Georgia & Giovanni31 Quickstep"Reach"—S Club 7Safe
Jeremy & Karen20 Jive"Splish Splash"—Bobby DarinSafe
Kellie & Kevin32 Foxtrot"Dream a Little Dream of Me"—Mama CassSafe
Jamelia & Tristan32 Charleston"Straight Up"—Scott Bradlee's Postmodern JukeboxSafe
Jay & Aliona25 Quickstep"My Generation"—The WhoSafe
Carol & Pasha22 Paso Doble"España cañí"—Pascual Marquina NarroSafe
Ainsley & Natalie26 Waltz"What a Wonderful World"—Louis ArmstrongSafe
Helen & Aljaž32 Salsa"Dr. Beat"—Miami Sound MachineSafe
Peter & Janette32 Tango"Blue Monday"—New OrderSafe
Katie & Anton33 Viennese Waltz"If I Can Dream"—Elvis PresleySafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Georgia & Giovanni31 Salsa"You Make Me Feel "—SylvesterSafe
Carol & Pasha21 Viennese Waltz"I've Been Loving You Too Long"—SealSafe
Anita & Gleb32 Tango"Sweet Disposition"—The Temper TrapSafe
Peter & Janette29 Rumba"Thinking Out Loud"—Ed SheeranSafe
Kirsty & Brendan29 Viennese Waltz"This Year's Love"—David GraySafe
Ainsley & Natalie21 Jive"Shake, Rattle and Roll"—Bill Haley & His CometsEliminated
Jamelia & Tristan26 Foxtrot"Because You Loved Me"—Celine DionBottom two
Katie & Anton21 Salsa"It Had Better Be Tonight"—Michael BubléSafe
Jeremy & Karen18 Waltz"She"—Elvis CostelloSafe
Helen & Aljaž35 Quickstep"You Can't Hurry Love"—The SupremesSafe
Jay & Aliona33 Paso Doble"It's My Life"—Bon JoviSafe
Kellie & Kevin35 Jive"One Way or Another "—One DirectionSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Katie & Anton21 Paso Doble"The Phantom of the Opera"—from The Phantom of the OperaSafe
Kirsty & Brendan17 Charleston"Bad Romance"—Scott Bradlee's Postmodern JukeboxEliminated
Jeremy & Karen22 Salsa"Thriller"—Michael JacksonSafe
Anita & Gleb29 Waltz"Once Upon a Dream"—Lana Del ReySafe
Jamelia & Tristan26 Jive"Time Warp"—from The Rocky Horror Picture ShowBottom two
Jay & Aliona34 American Smooth"Li'l Red Riding Hood"—Sam the Sham and the PharaohsSafe
Kellie & Kevin28 Paso Doble"Hedwig's Theme/School's Out"—John Williams/Alice CooperSafe
Carol & Pasha13 Rumba"I Think I Love You"—The Partridge FamilySafe
Georgia & Giovanni35 Tango"Ghostbusters"—Ray Parker Jr.Safe
Peter & Janette28 Foxtrot"Ghost"—Ella HendersonSafe
Helen & Aljaž34 Samba"Take Your Mama"—Scissor SistersSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Peter & Janette38 Charleston"Do Your Thing"—Basement JaxxSafe
Jamelia & Tristan28 Viennese Waltz"Trouble"—Ray LaMontagneSafe
Carol & Pasha17 American Smooth"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"—Shania TwainEliminated
Helen & Aljaž31 Rumba"Hello"—AdeleSafe
Jay & Aliona34 Argentine Tango"Diferente"—Gotan ProjectSafe
Katie & Anton26 Quickstep"42nd Street"—from 42nd StreetSafe
Anita & Gleb34 Jive"The Boy Does Nothing"—Alesha DixonSafe
Kellie & Kevin32 Waltz"Love Ain't Here Anymore"—Take ThatBottom two
Jeremy & Karen21 Tango"Go West"—Village PeopleSafe
Georgia & Giovanni35 Samba"Volare"—Gipsy KingsSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Anita & Gleb32 Quickstep"Don't Get Me Wrong"—The PretendersSafe
Jay & Aliona30 Foxtrot"Lay Me Down"—Sam SmithSafe
Jamelia & Tristan26 Samba"A Little Respect"—ErasureBottom two
Helen & Aljaž34 Tango"Hold Back the River"—James BaySafe
Katie & Anton31 Rumba"Never, Never, Never"—Shirley BasseySafe
Kellie & Kevin33 Samba"Boom! Shake the Room"—DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh PrinceSafe
Peter & Janette34 Viennese Waltz"You're My World"—Cilla BlackSafe
Georgia & Giovanni39 Charleston"Hot Honey Rag"—from ChicagoSafe
Jeremy & Karen21 Quickstep"Going Underground"—The JamEliminated

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Jay & Aliona36 Salsa"Cuba"—Gibson BrothersSafe
Jamelia & Tristan31 Quickstep"I'm a Believer"—The MonkeesEliminated
Anita & Gleb37 Paso Doble"Malagueña"—Connie FrancisSafe
Katie & Anton35 American Smooth"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"—Dean MartinSafe
Peter & Janette29 Jive"River Deep, Mountain High"—Ike & Tina TurnerBottom two
Georgia & Giovanni38 American Smooth"I Have Nothing"—Whitney HoustonSafe
Helen & Aljaž34 Charleston"Anything Goes"—from Anything GoesSafe
Kellie & Kevin37 Quickstep"9 to 5"—Dolly PartonSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Georgia & Giovanni36 Foxtrot"Beauty and the Beast"—from Beauty and the BeastBottom two
Anita & Gleb31 Argentine Tango"Cell Block Tango"—from ChicagoSafe
Kellie & Kevin36 Viennese Waltz"Oom-Pah-Pah"—from Oliver!Safe
Jay & Aliona39 Rumba"Falling Slowly"—from OnceSafe
Katie & Anton35 Foxtrot"Maybe This Time"—from CabaretSafe
Helen & Aljaž34 Paso Doble"At the End of the Day"—from Les MisérablesEliminated

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Katie & Anton25 Charleston"Too Darn Hot"—from Kiss Me, KateBottom two
Katie & Anton31 Waltz"O mio babbino caro"—Giacomo PucciniBottom two
Jay & Aliona34 Viennese Waltz"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"—Bryan AdamsSafe
Jay & Aliona37 Charleston"Doctor Jazz"—from Jelly's Last JamSafe
Georgia & Giovanni33 Cha-Cha-Cha"I Will Survive"—Gloria GaynorSafe
Georgia & Giovanni38 Viennese Waltz"Runaway"—The CorrsSafe
Anita & Gleb32 Foxtrot"New York, New York"—Frank SinatraEliminated
Anita & Gleb32 Salsa"Feel This Moment"—Pitbull feat. Christina AguileraEliminated
Kellie & Kevin34 Rumba"Songbird"—Eva CassidySafe
Kellie & Kevin39 American Smooth"Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Irving BerlinSafe

For the Dance Off, Anita & Gleb chose to dance their Salsa, while Katie & Anton chose to dance their Waltz.
;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Jay & Aliona36 Quickstep"My Generation"—The WhoSafe
Jay & Aliona35 Showdance"Can't Feel My Face"—The WeekndSafe
Georgia & Giovanni36 Rumba"Writing's on the Wall"—from SpectreSafe
Georgia & Giovanni36 Showdance"Fix You"—ColdplaySafe
Kellie & Kevin40 Tango"You Really Got Me"—The KinksSafe
Kellie & Kevin40 Showdance"The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"—Cherry Poppin' DaddiesSafe
Katie & Anton31 Quickstep"42nd Street"—from 42nd StreetEliminated
Katie & Anton31 Showdance"O Fortuna"—Carl OrffEliminated

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Jay & Aliona39 Paso Doble"It's My Life"—Bon JoviWinners
Georgia & Giovanni40 Charleston"Hot Honey Rag"—from ChicagoRunners-up
Kellie & Kevin39 Charleston"Cantina Band"—from Star WarsRunners-up

Dance chart

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All numbers are in millions and provided by BARB.