DanSing for You

DanSing for You
Presented by Christiana Aristotelous (2011-)
Judges Evi Droutsa (2011-2014)
Jake Athanasiadis (2011-)
Alex Panayi (2011)
Nikos Mouratidis (2012–2013) Xristina Pavlidou(2014-) Dakis (2014)
Country of origin Cyprus
Original language(s) Greek
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 53 (aired)
Production
Running time approx. 180 to 200 min
(including commercials)
Release
Original network Mega Channel Cyprus
Picture format 576i (16:9)
Audio format Stereo
Original release September 11, 2011 – present

DanSing for You is a Cypriot reality show airing on Mega Channel Cyprus and filming live in Nicosia.

Structure

The show combines the dance and the singing. It first aired on September 11, 2011 and it has a charity purpose. The viewers vote every week via phone and/or text for which couple they want to continue on the show. At the end of every live one couple from the dancing part of the competition and one from the singing part gets eliminated.[1]

Each season, the money from the voting process go to a specific organization. The first season's income went to the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Makarios Hospital in Nicosia,[1] the second's to the Pancyprian Association "Gia Ena Oneiro, Mia Euxi" (For a Dream, a Wish)[2] and the third's to the Anticancer Association of Cyprus.[3]

Cast

Hosts

Since its premiere in 2010, the show was hosted by Christiana Aristotelous. There was also a co-host for the backstage room, also known as Green Room. The co-host for all three seasons was Vagelis Evaggelou.

Key:      Previous      Current

Host Season
1 2 3
Christiana Aristotelous
Vagelis Evaggelou

Judges

Evi Droutsa, Jake Athanasiadis and Alex Panayi were the judges of the first season. In the second season, Droutsa and Athanasiadis returned as judges while Panayi was replaced by Nikos Mouratidis. The judges of the second season returned for the third season.

On February 2014, the network ceased their cooperation with the judge Mouratidis due to bad behavior during the semifinal against a contestant.[4][5] It is not announced yet who will replace him for the next season.

Key:      Previous      Current

Host Season
1 2 3
Evi Droutsa
Jake Athanasiadis
Nikos Mouratidis
Alex Panayi

Series overview

Season No. of
stars		 No. of
weeks		 Duration
dates		 Celebrity honor places
Winner
(singing)		 Second place
(singing)		 Winner
(dancing)		 Second place
(dancing)
1) Autumn 2011 16 8 11/9/2011 - 30/10/2011 Electra Fotiadou & Hovik Marina Filippidou Theocharous & Stauros Constantinou Andreas Filaktou & Aggelika Georgiou Monika Meleki & Andonis Andoniou
2) Autumn 2012 20(+4)a 20 30/9/2012 - 16/12/12 Andri Karantoni & Giorgos Stamataris Praxoula Antoniadou & Dakis Marinos Konsolos & Irini Konsolou Katerina Loura & Andreas
3) Autumn 2013 22(+3)b 12 17/11/2013-2/2/2014 Irodotos Miltiadous & Salina Andreas Dimitropoulos & Elena Andreou Eva Papageorgopoulou & John Olariou Klelia Giasemidou & Foivos Dimitroudiou
Notes
a. ^ In the middle of the competition, four new couples were added to compete for the rest of the show
b. ^ In the middle of the competition, two new couples were added to compete for the rest of the show and one new contestant replaced another one who withdrew

Season 1 (2011)

The first season of the show premiered on September 11, 2011. Host of the show was Christiana Aristotelous and the judges were Evi Droutsa, Jake Athanasiadis and Alex Panayi.[1] The celebrities who competed this season were eight for the dancing part of the competition and eight for the singing part, sixteen in total.[6] The show ended on October 30, 2011 and winners were Electra Fotiadou on the singing part of the competition and Andreas Filaktou on the dancing part.[7]

During the live shows, different guest judges appeared to judge the couples. Katerina Zarifi was a guest judge on the third live,[8] Spiros Charitatos appeared on the fourth live,[9] Nikos Mouratidis on the fifth[10] and Maria Mpekatorou on the sixth.[11] Grigoris Arnaoutoglou was a guest judge on the semi-final[12] and Victoras Papadopoulos guested in the finals.[7]

Couples

Dance
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Valentina Sofokleous Actress Andonis Andoniou Eliminated 1st
on September 18, 2011
Stella Nikolaou TV Presenter John Olarious Eliminated 2nd
on September 25, 2011
Onoufrios Sokratous Journalist, TV Presenter Aga Chrisostomou Eliminated 3rd
on October 2, 2011
Elia Ioannidou Actress Ntinos Christodoulidis Eliminated 4th
on October 9, 2011
Maria Michael Actress John Christofidis Eliminated 5th
on October 16, 2011
Giorgos Roussos TV Presenter Anna Christodoulidou Third place
on October 23, 2011
Monika Meleki Actress Andonis Andoniou Runner-up
on October 30, 2011
Andreas Filaktou Actor Aggelika Georgiou Winner
on October 30, 2011
Sing
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Pepi Monia Actress Giorgos Stamataris Eliminated 1st
on September 18, 2011
Koulis Nikolaou Actor Elena Andreou Eliminated 2nd
on September 25, 2011
Loukia Protopapa Actress Andreas Ektoras Eliminated 3rd
on October 2, 2011
Andreas Georgiou Actor Vera Boufi Eliminated 4th
on October 9, 2011
Andreas Azas Journalist, TV Presenter Olga Venetsianou Eliminated 5th
on October 16, 2011
Christos Grigoriadis Actor Elena Anagiotou Third place
on October 23, 2011
Marina Filippidou Theocharous TV Presenter Stauros Constantinou Runner-up
on October 30, 2011
Electra Fotiadou Actress Hovik Winner
on October 30, 2011

Season 2 (2012)

The second season of the show premiered on September 30, 2012. Host of the show was Christiana Aristotelous and the judges were Evi Droutsa, Jake Athanasiadis and Nikos Mouratidis.[13] The celebrities who competed this season were ten for the dancing part of the competition and ten for the singing part, twenty in total.[13]

On November 2012 it was announced that four new couples would be added to the remaining ones and would compete for the rest of the show. The four new couples made their first appearance on November 18, 2012.[2] One of the new contestants was going to be the politician Andreas Pitsillidis but his participation was cancelled after the party of Pitsillidis reacted negative to the announcement of his name as contestant. Pitsillidis was replaced by the actor Costas Sxiniou[14]

On October 28, 2012, at the end of the fifth live, Constantia Paulou withdrew from the competition due to injury[15] and on December 2, 2012, right after their appearance at the tenth live, the professional dancer Aggela Georgiou and partner of Marinos Konsolos announced that she had to leave the show due to pregnancy.[16] Konsolos continued his appearances with his new partner, Eirini Konsolou.

The show ended on December 16, 2012 and the winners were Andri Karantoni on the singing part of the competition and Marinos Konsolos on the dancing part.[17]

Couples

Dance
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Giorgos Tofas Actor Anna Christodoulidou Eliminated 1st
on October 7, 2012
Loukia Michael Actress John Christofidis Eliminated 2nd
on October 14, 2012
Chrisanthos Chrisanthou Actor Aga Chrisostomou Eliminated 3rd
on October 21, 2012
Constantia Paulou Actress Panagiotis Sevastidis Withdrew
on October 28, 2012
Giota Koufalidou Model, Actress Ntinos Christodoulidis Eliminated 5th
on November 4, 2012
Loukas Zikos Actor Elena Kiriakou Eliminated 6th
on November 11, 2012
Doris Kiriakidou‡ Actress Andonis Andoniou Eliminated 7th
on November 18, 2012
Elias Adamou‡ Journalist Elena Clark Eliminated 8th
on November 25, 2012
Tasos Theodorou TV Presenter Barbara Georgiou Eliminated 9th
on December 2, 2012
Maria Fiaka Actress John Olariou Third place
on December 9, 2012
Katerina Loura Actress Andonis Andoniou Runner-up
on December 16, 2012
Marinos Konsolos Actor Aggela Georgiou
Eirini Konsolou (last 2 lives)		 Winner
on December 16, 2012
Sing
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Elena Liasidou Actress Kipros Charilaou Eliminated 1st
on October 7, 2012
Katerina Agapitou TV Presenter Lazaros Kontozis Eliminated 2nd
on October 14, 2012
Marinos Ksenofontos Actor Anita Constandinou Eliminated 3rd
on October 21, 2012
Costakis Constandinou Actor Olga Freri Eliminated 4th
on October 28, 2012
Christoforos Christoforou Actor Bambina Kontea Eliminated 5th
on November 4, 2012
Michael Moustakas Actor Michaela Chajiefrem Eliminated 6th
on November 11, 2012
Marileni Staurou Actress Teukros Neokleous Eliminated 7th
on November 18, 2012
Costas Sxiniou‡ Actor Eugenia Balafa Eliminated 8th
on November 25, 2012
Dimitris Souglis‡ Journalist, TV Presenter Flora Constandinou Eliminated 9th
on December 2, 2012
Christiana Artemiou Actress Chrisi Andreou Third place
on December 9, 2012
Praxoula Antoniadou Politician Dakis Runner-up
on December 16, 2012
Andri Karandoni Model, TV Presenter Giorgos Stamataris Winner
on December 16, 2012

‡Indicates the couples who were added to the show in the middle of the competition

Season 3 (2013 — 2014)

The third season of the show premiered on November 17, 2013. Host of the show was Christiana Aristotelous and the judges were Evi Droutsa, Jake Athanasiadis and Nikos Mouratidis.[18] The celebrities who competed this season were eleven for the dancing part of the competition and eleven for the singing part, twenty-two in total.[18]

On December 1, 2013, at the end of the third live, the professional singer Kipros Charilaou and partner of Stella Stilianou announced that he had to leave the show for personal reasons. Stilianou continued her appearances with her new partner, Mikaella Chatjiefrem.[19] On December 15, 2013, at the end of fifth live, Panagiotis Dimopoulos withdrew from the competition due to injury and he was replaced by the wardrobe stylist Nikolas Ioannidis.[20] Also, Aristotelous announced that two new couples would be added from the next live and compete to the remaining competition.[21]

The show ended on February 2, 2014 and the winners were Irodotos Miltiadous on the singing part of the competition and Eva Papageorgopoulou on the dancing part.[3] During the final live show, Aristotelous didn't feel well and she had to withdraw. Giorgos Roussos stepped in to host the rest of the final.[3]

Few days after the end of the show, Mega Channel Cyprus ceased its cooperation with the judge Mouratidis due to bad behavior during the semifinal against a contestant.[4][5]

Couples

Dance
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Elena Eustathiou Actress Andonis Andoniou Eliminated 1st
on November 24, 2013
Andreas Ektoras Singer Anna Christodoulidou Eliminated 2nd
on December 1, 2013
Elena Diamantidou Actress Andreas Savva Eliminated 3rd
on December 8, 2013
Panagiotis Dimopoulos Journalist, TV Presenter Andreas Nikolaou Withdrew
on December 15, 2013
Rozita Kendala Model Andreas Foti Eliminated 4th
on December 15, 2013
Tasos Evaggelou Journalist Barbara Georgiou Eliminated 5th
on December 22, 2013
Stella Georgiadou Singer Ntinos Christodoulidis Eliminated 6th
on December 29, 2013
Iakovos Chatjivasilis Actor Elena Clark Eliminated 7th
on January 5, 2014
Nikolas Ioannidis1 Wardrobe stylist Andria Eliminated 8th
on January 12, 2014
Ioanna Filippou‡ Model Andreas Foklas Eliminated 9th
on January 19, 2014
Ioanna Poliniki Actress Petros Anastasiou Third place
on January 26, 2014
Klelia Giasemidou Model Foivos Dimitroudiou Runner-up
on February 2, 2014
Eva Papageorgopoulou Actress John Olariou Winner
on February 2, 2014
Sing
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Evelin Kazantzoglou TV Presenter Euagoras Euagorou Eliminated 1st
on November 24, 2013
Julio D'Errico Actor Julia Petrou Eliminated 2nd
on December 1, 2013
Constantinos Champalis Actor Elena Panagi Eliminated 3rd
on December 8, 2013
Giota Cross Actress Chrisostomos Filaktou Eliminated 4th
on December 15, 2013
Fotis Akathiotis Singer Giota Karra Eliminated 5th
on December 22, 2013
Andreas Kavazis Chef Annita Constantinou Eliminated 6th
on December 29, 2013
Niki Dragoumi Actress Ermogenis Skitinis Eliminated 7th
on January 5, 2014
Mara Constantinou Actress Aggelos Augoustis Eliminated 8th
on January 12, 2014
Stella Stilianou Actor Kipros Charilaou (Lives 1-3)
Mikaella Chatjiefrem (Lives 4-12)		 Eliminated 9th
on January 19, 2014
Leuteris Zampetakis‡ Actor Christina Tselepou Third place
on January 26, 2014
Andreas Dimitropoulos Journalist Elena Andreou Runner-up
on February 2, 2014
Irodotos Miltiadous Actor Salina Winner
on February 2, 2014

1Replaced Panagiotis Dimopoulos who withdrew at the end of the fifth live
‡Indicates the couples who were added to the show in the middle of the competition

Season 4

Giorgos Chouliaras, the general manager of Mega, announced that there will be a fourth season but he didn't give any more details about it.[22]

References

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  2. 1 2 "DanSing for You 2: Μάθετε ποια είναι τα νέα ζευγάρια". Must. November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Georgiou, Dimitra. "Οι μεγάλοι νικητές του Dansing for you 3". Must. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Artsitas, Constantinos (February 8, 2014). "ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Έδιωξαν τον Μουρατίδη λόγω συμπεριφοράς από το Mega". Must. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Έδιωξαν τον Νίκο Μουρατίδη από το Mega Κύπρου λόγω κακής συμπεριφοράς". Gossip TV. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
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