Ples sa zvijezdama explained

Genre:Dance talent show
Country:Croatia
Language:Croatian
Num Seasons:11
Num Episodes:100
Network:HRT 1
Network2:Nova TV

Ples sa zvijezdama (English: Dancing with the Stars) is a Croatian dance competition television series. It is the Croatian entry in the global Dancing with the Stars television franchise. The series follows various Croatian celebrities paired up with professional dancers competing for the win.

Originally produced by HRT, the series premiered in 2006 on HRT 1 and ran for eight seasons until 2013. In 2019, the series was picked up by Nova TV, which aired three additional seasons from 2019 to 2023.

Production

Format

Celebrities are paired up with professional dancers. Each week, the pair dances a certain style of dance and they receive scores from the judges. Viewers can also cast their vote via televoting for which the pairs also receive scores. At the end of the episode, the weakest pair is eliminated. The highest-scoring pair wins at the end of the season.

Professionals timeline

Color key:

Cast memberSeasons
1234567891011
Barbara Kolar
Duško Čurlić
Janko Popović-Volarić
Mia Kovačić
Maja Šuput
Igor Mešin
Tamara Loos
Elio Bašan
Milka Babović
Davor Bilman
Dinko Bogdanić
Nicolas Quesnoit
Tamara Despot
Almira Osmanović
Igor Barberić
Franka Batelić
Marko Ciboci
Larisa Lipovac Navojec

Key:

Won the season

Placed second in the season

Placed third in the season

Placed last in the season

Season 1

The first season of Ples sa zvijezdama (Dancing with the Stars) started airing on 2 December 2006.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season (40):

Lowest score of the season:

Season 2

The second season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on 3 November 2007.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season (40):

Lowest score of the season:

Season 3

The third season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on 25 October 2008.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season:

Lowest score of the season:

Scorecard

CoupleAverageEP 1EP 2EP 3EP 4EP 5QFSFF
Mario & Ana34.8333234363232+31=63align=center bgcolor="lightblue"35+36=7139 + 38 + 40 = 117
Zlata & Ištvan31.923222930align=center bgcolor="lightblue"2731+33=6439+33=7240 + 38 + 38 = 116
Daniela & Nicolas35.82530373937align=center bgcolor="lightblue"38+38=76align=center bgcolor="orange"39+39=78align=center bgcolor="darkgray"
Martina & Robert30.7292931align=center bgcolor="lightblue"3126align=center bgcolor="orange"33+36=69
Antonija & Hrvoje3120323539align=center bgcolor="orange"29
Goran & Sara212022align=center bgcolor="lightblue"17align=center bgcolor="orange"25
Luka & Mirjana21.320align=center bgcolor="lightblue"23align=center bgcolor="orange"21
Nikša & Tamara19.018align=center bgcolor="orange"20

Bold numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

Italic numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

indicates the couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

Dances are:

Cha-cha-cha

Waltz

Rumba

Quickstep

Jive

Tango

Paso doble

Slowfox

Samba

Freestyle

Season 4

The fourth season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on 31 October 2009 on HRT1.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season:

Lowest score of the season:

Scorecard

CoupleEP 1EP 2EP 3EP 4EP 5QFSFF
Franka & Ištvan3436383638align=center bgcolor="lightblue"40 + 39 = 79align=center bgcolor="lightblue"39 + 40 = 7940 + 39 + 40 = 119
Gordan & Ana302733333032 + 36 = 6834 + 36 = 7038 + 36 + 40 = 114
Ana & Nicolas202325align=center bgcolor="lightblue"23align=center bgcolor="lightblue"2126 + 24 = 50align=center bgcolor="orange"28 + 26 = 54
Vedran & Marija2126242624align=center bgcolor="orange"28 + 29 = 57
Iva & Damir30334035align=center bgcolor="orange"36
Frano & Mirjana21align=center bgcolor="lightblue"21align=center bgcolor="lightblue"28align=center bgcolor="orange"26
Vanessa & Robert2428align=center bgcolor="orange"24
Sandi & Gabriela22align=center bgcolor="orange"21

Bold numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

Italic numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

indicates the couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

Dances are:

Cha-cha-cha

Waltz

Rumba

Quickstep

Jive

Tango

Paso doble

Slowfox

Samba

Freestyle

Season 5

The fifth season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on 30 October 2010 on HRT1.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season:

Lowest score of the season:

Scorecard

CoupleEP 1EP 2EP 3EP 4EP 5QFSFF
Nera & Damir2937394039 + 9 = 4840 + 40 = 8040 + 40 = 8040 + 40 + 40 = 120
Mila & Robert3131align=center bgcolor="lightblue"3236align=center bgcolor="lightblue"36 + 8 = 44align=center bgcolor="lightblue"36 + 39 = 75align=center bgcolor="lightblue"38 + 36 = 7439 + 39 + 40 = 118
Bojan & Martina2026343125 + 6 = 3129 + 32 = 61align=center bgcolor="orange"34 + 32 = 64
Sanja & Hrvoje2732313532 + 7 = 39align=center bgcolor="orange"29 + 32 = 61
Petar & Ana181918align=center bgcolor="lightblue"26align=center bgcolor="orange"22 + 5 = 27
Zijad & Tihana252022align=center bgcolor="orange"22
Ivana & Marko21align=center bgcolor="lightblue"21align=center bgcolor="orange"21
Hrvoje & Marija26align=center bgcolor="orange"24

Bold numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

Italic numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

indicates the couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

Dances are:

Cha-cha-cha

Waltz

Rumba

Quickstep

Jive

Tango

Paso doble

Slowfox

Samba

Viennese Waltz

Freestyle

Season 6

The sixth season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on 29 October 2011 on HRT1.

The contestants were:

Highest score of the season:

Lowest score of the season:

Scorecard

CoupleEP 1EP 2EP 3EP 4EP 5QFSFF
Marko & Ana36313735
Lana & Damir25282534
Martina & Marko29322435
Jelena & Hrvoje312336align=center bgcolor="lightblue"2724 + 6 = 30align=center bgcolor="orange"
Denis & Mirjana2632align=center bgcolor="lightblue"2430align=center bgcolor="orange"24 + 5 = 29
Hrvoje & Lejla17align=center bgcolor="lightblue"1516align=center bgcolor="orange"19
Miro & Marija2522align=center bgcolor="orange"28
Tatjana & Robert24align=center bgcolor="orange"23

Bold numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

Italic numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

indicates the couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

Dances are:

Cha-cha-cha

Waltz

Rumba

Quickstep

Jive

Tango

Paso doble

Slowfox

Samba

Viennese Waltz

Freestyle

Season 7

The seventh season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") aired in late 2012 on HRT1.

The contestants were:

Season 8

The eight season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") aired in late 2013 on HRT1.

The contestants were:

Season 9

Season Number:9
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Num Episodes:12
Network:Nova TV
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Celebrity Winner:Slavko Sobin
Professional Winner:Gabriela Pilić

The ninth season of Ples sa zvijezdama premiered in March 2019.

width=125Celebritywidth=275Notability (known for)width=125Professional partnerwidth=100Status
Ana Vučak VeljačaActressMario OžboltEliminated 1st
on 24 March 2019
Nives CelzijusActress, singer, model & writerMateo CvenićEliminated 2nd
on 31 March 2019
Ecija OjdanićTheater, television & movie actressMarko ŠapinaEliminated 3rd
on 7 April 2019
Davor GarićIN magazin journalistValentina WalmeEliminated 4th
on 14 April 2019
Damir KedžoPop singerHelena JanjuševićEliminated 5th
on 21 April 2019
Josipa Pavičić BerardiniModel, singer, writer & journalistDamir HorvatinčićEliminated 6th
on 12 May 2019
Sonja KovačFormer actress & social media personalityGordan VoglešEliminated 7th
on 19 May 2019
Marko GrubnićStylistEla VukovićEliminated 8th
on 26 May 2019
Ivan ŠarićStand-up comedianPaula JeričevićThird place
on 2 June 2019
Viktorija Đonlić RađaModel, singer & wife of former basketball player Dino RađaMarko MrkićRunner-up
on 2 June 2019
Slavko SobinTheater, television & movie actorGabriela PilićWinner
on 2 June 2019

Scoring charts

CouplePlace121+23456789101112
Slavko & Gabriela1303036+=7138+=33+36=6938+=+=+=
Viktorija & Marko M.230326228343232+=6735+=7535+=75+=77+=+=
Ivan & Paula322315331333539+=+37=77+36=39+36=75+=
Marko G. & Ela432255736273028+=6336+=7633+=73+=
Sonja & Gordan525285327283229+=+35=35+32=67+=
Josipa & Damir H.627603029 2934+=65+=
Damir K. & Helena72728553027262529+36=65
Davor & Valentina8304824282629+=66
Ecija & Marko Š.91925441826+=
Nives & Mateo102820481824+25=49
Ana & Mario1122244631+32=63
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week

indicates the couple that was eliminated that week

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two

indicates the couple returned to the competition

indicates the winning couple

indicates the runner-up couple

indicates the third place couple

Season 10

Season Number:10
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Num Episodes:13
Network:Nova TV
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The tenth season of Ples sa zvijezdama premiered in March 2022.

width=150Celebritywidth=250Notability (known for)width=125Partnerwidth=100Status
Vlatka PokosSinger & TV presenterMateo CvenićEliminated 1st
on 13 March 2022
Lucija LugomerPlus size modelMarko ŠapinaEliminated 2nd
on 20 March 2022
Matija LovrecTV & radio hostHelena BradvicaEliminated 3rd
on 3 April 2022
Ivana ČuljakBaker & MasterChef Croatia contestantIvan JarnecEliminated 4th
on 10 April 2022
Asim UgljenActorNika Jelić

Eliminated 5th
on 24 April 2022
Albina GrčićSinger and Eurovision Song Contest 2021 representativeMario Ožbolt
Eliminated 6th
on 1 May 2022
Bojana Gregorić VejzovićActressGordan VoglešEliminated 7th
on 8 May 2022
Domenica ŽuvelaSingerAlan Walme
Eliminated 8th
on 15 May 2022
Marko PetrićActorGabriela Pilić
Eliminated 9th
on 22 May 2022
Filip VidovićActorPaula JeričevićFourth place
Jelena PerićBeauty vlogger & social media influencerMarko Mrkić
Third place
Sandi PegoTikTok influencerHelena Janjušević
Runners-up
Pedro SoltzModelValentina WalmeWinners

Scoring charts

CouplePlace121+23456789101112
Pedro & Valentina12928573135-3435+=37+6=37+=7039+=+=
Sandi & Helena J.226295534283235363138+5=4336+39=75+39=+=
Jelena & Marko M.3262753293435+=3238+=33+38=7138+=78+39=78
Filip & Paula4303232-3637+2=35+=7538+38=76+=
Marko P. & Gabriela52625513032363435+3=38+39=+39=
Domenica & Alan6222951303032323636+4=40+34=
Bojana & Gordan72829573031-33+=
Albina & Mario825244929293331+=3331
Asim & Nika92238222026
Ivana & Ivan1021183920
Matija & Helena B.1118
Lucija & Marko Š.1221224327
Vlatka & Mateo13202141
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week

indicates the couple that was eliminated that week

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom three but was saved by the judges

as part of the winning couple of the week, the couple received two additional points for the following week.

indicates the winning couple

indicates the runner-up couple

indicates the third place couple

indicates the fourth place couple

Season 11

Season Number:11
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Num Episodes:12
Network:Nova TV
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The eleventh season of Ples sa zvijezdama premiered in March 2023.

width=150Celebritywidth=250Notability (known for)width=125Partnerwidth=100Status
Deniss GrgićSocial media influencer and artistJakov BjelacEliminated 1st
on 12 March 2023
Alen LiverićActorEla RomanovaEliminated 2nd
on 19 March 2023
Fran LaušFitness influencerRebecca KrajinovićEliminated 3rd
on 26 March 2023
Emilija KokićSinger and Eurovision Song Contest 1989 winnerPatrik SeretinEliminated 4th
on 2 April 2023
Petra KurtelaActressDamir HorvatinčićEliminated 5th
on 9 April 2023
Dario ZurovecPoliticianHelena JanjuševićEliminated 6th
on 16 April 2023
Ana ZaninovićTaekwondo world championship gold medalistMario OžboltEliminated 7th
on 23 April 2023
Mario MandarićChefHelena NaletilićEliminated 8th
on 30 April 2023
Tara ThallerActressMateo CvenićEliminated 9th
on 7 May 2023
Maja DrobnjakovićPara-athleteMarko MrkićEliminated 10th
on 14 May 2023
Frano RidjanTV hostGabriela PilićThird place
Daria Lorenci FlatzActressIvan JarnecRunners-up
Marco CuccurinSocial media influencerPaula TonkovićWinners

Scoring charts

CouplePlace121+23456789 101112
Marco & Paula12831283232+=4135+=70+=35+2=3738+=76++38=++=
Daria & Ivan2212445303333+=41+=7234+4=3836+=39+=37++36=113++=
Frano & Gabriela32524492932+=4135+=70+5=42+=+=+39+=++=
Maja & Marko43027272830+=3930+=67+3=4033+=34+=++=bgcolor=darkgrey
Tara & Mateo528305828313132+=4036+=+6=43bgcolor=lightgreen33+2=3537+=75
Mario M. & Helena N.62522472127+=33+=7033+=34+=
Ana & Mario O.7263056252731+=31++=70+2=
Dario & Helena J.8182543262732+=41+=
Petra & Damir928295728bgcolor=lightblue2532bgcolor=orange30+=38
Emilija & Patrik101726bgcolor=lightblue4322bgcolor=orange21
Fran & Rebecca1118bgcolor=orange
Alen & Ela122526bgcolor=lightgreen51bgcolor=orange
Deniss & Jakov132126bgcolor=orange47
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week

indicates the couple that was eliminated that week

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom three but was saved by the judges

indicates the winning couple

indicates the runner-up couple

indicates the third place couple

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