Dancing with the Stars (Albanian TV series)

For the most recent season, see Dancing with the Stars (Albanian season 9).

Dancing with the Stars is an Albanian dance competition television series that premiered on 18 February 2010 on Vizion Plus and Tring Digital. It is the Albanian version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

Dancing with the Stars
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	Strictly Come Dancing
Presented by	Alketa Vejsiu Amarda Toska Genti Zotaj Ermal Mamaqi Armina Mevlani Jonida Maliqi Drini Zeqo Rudi Hizmo Mateo Cela Almeda Abazi Bora Zemani Eno Popi
Judges	Ilir Shaqiri Iva Tiço Arian Çani Alfred Kaçinari Ema Andrea Milaim Zeka Armand Peza Dalina Buzi Kledi Kadiu Valbona Selimllari Lori Bala Olta Gixhari
Country of origin	Albania
Original language	Albanian
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	118
Production
Executive producers	Sara Hoxha (2022–2023) Ledion Liço (2022–2023)
Production companies	BBC Worldwide Vizion Plus (2010–2018) Tring (2010–2018) Top Channel (2022–2023)
Original release
Network	Vizion Plus
Release	18 February 2010 (2010-02-18) – 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
Network	Top Channel
Release	7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) – 29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)

The show aired until 8 June 2018 on Vizion Plus and Tring Digital. On 10 June 2022, it was announced that beginning with the 8th season, Dancing with the Stars would move from Vizion Plus to Top Channel.^[1] On 7 October 2022 it began airing the eighth season. On the final of the eighth season, it was announced that the ninth season will begin airing very soon on Top Channel,^[2] with the season premiering on 6 October 2023.^[3] In September 2024, the executive producer Sara Hoxha announced that the show would be on hiatus for the 2024-2025 television season.^[4]

Format

The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote who should stay, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. Couple with lowest number points drop out from each episode. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of thirty/forty.

Presenters and judges

Presenter timeline

Color key

Host

Co-host

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Alketa Vejsiu
Amarda Toska
Armina Mevlani
Almeda Abazi
Bora Zemani
Genti Zotaj
Ermal Mamaqi
Jonida Maliqi
Drini Zeqo
Rudi Hizmo
Mateo Cela
Eno Popi

Judges timeline

Color key

Main Judge

Contestant

Professional dancer

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ilir Shaqiri
Iva Tiço
Arian Çani
Alfred Kaçinari
Ema Andrea
Milaim Zeka
Julian Deda
Armand Peza
Dalina Buzi
Kledi Kadiu
Valbona Selimllari
Lori Bala
Olta Gixhari

Series overview

Series	Contestants	Episodes		Originally released			Winners	Runners-up	Third place
				First released	Last released	Network
1	12	9		18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)	7 May 2010 (2010-05-07)	Vizion Plus	Oni Pustina & Linda Poda	Genta Ismajli & Dion Gjinika	Roland Hysi & Lori Bala
2	12	12		31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)	16 June 2011 (2011-06-16)		Enver Petrovci & Lori Bala	Çiljeta Xhilaga & Dion Gjinika	Shpat Kasapi & Isida Mollaymeri
3	14	22		16 January 2012 (2012-01-16)	29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)		Elvana Gjata & Gerdi Vaso	Vedat Ademi & Odeta Dishnica	Inida Gjata & Simone Pigliacelli Ornela Bregu & Dion Gjinika
4	12	12		5 November 2013 (2013-11-05)	21 January 2014 (2014-01-21)		Lori Hoxha & Dion Gjinika	Flaka Krelani & Eltojn	Aulona Musta & Gerd Vaso Arjon & Ermira
5	13	12		24 November 2014 (2014-11-24)	9 February 2015 (2015-02-09)		Tuna & Simone Pigliacelli	Amos Zaharia & Adela Evi & Andrea	Kristi & Ermira
6	12	12		15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)	31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)		Dorina Mema & Besi	Florian & Lori Bala	Ambra & Jurgen
7	12	12		23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)	8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)		Soni Malaj & Dion Gjinika	Aulona Musta & Graciano Tagani	Amos Zaharia & Isida Mollaymeri
8	14	14		7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)	1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)	Top Channel	Sara Hoxha & Luixhino Hala	Megi Pojani & Jurgen Bala	Elhaida Dani & Ledian Agallijaj Ardit Çuni & Jora Hodo
9	15	13		6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)	29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)		Enxhi Nasufi & Silvester Shuta	Sardi Strugaj & Erisa Govaci	Arnita Beqiraj & Eni Balla Fifi & Graciano Tagani