Danse avec les stars (season 3)


The third season of the French version of Dancing with the Stars debuted on TF1 on October 6, 2012. 10 celebrities were paired with 10 professional ballroom dancers. Sandrine Quétier and Vincent Cerutti return as the hosts for this season.

Participants

The participants of the season were officially announced by TF1 on September 18, 2012, though they were leaked a few days earlier by various media outlets.
CelebrityNotability Professional partnerStatus
Christophe DominiciFormer rugby union playerCandice PascalEliminated 1st
on 13 October 2012
Laura FlesselOlympic épée fencerGrégoire LyonnetEliminated 2nd
on 20 October 2012
Chimène BadiSoul singerJulien BrugelEliminated 3rd
on 27 October 2012
Bastian BakerSinger-songwriterKatrina PatchettEliminated 4th
on 3 November 2012
Estelle LefébureFashion model & actressMaxime DereymezEliminated 5th
on 10 November 2012
Gérard VivèsTelevision presenterSilvia NotargiacomoEliminated 6th
on 17 November 2012
LorieSinger & actressChristian MilletteEliminated 7th
on 24 November 2012
Taïg KhrisProfessional vert skaterDenitsa IkonomovaThird Place
on 1 December 2012
Amel BentR&B singerChristophe LicataSecond Place
on 1 December 2012
Emmanuel MoireSinger & eclectic artistFauve HautotWinners
on 1 December 2012

Controversies

Averages

This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 40-point scale.
Rank by
average
PlaceCoupleTotalNumber of
dances
Average
12Amel & Christophe8351334.79
24Lorie & Christian6641133.20
31Emmanuel & Fauve7881332.83
43Taïg & Denitsa7321330.50
57Bastian & Katrina226528.25
66Estelle & Maxime336728.00
79Laura & Grégoire105326.25
85Gérard & Silvia403925.19
910Christophe & Candice49224.50
108Chimène & Julien142423.67

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
DanceBest dancerBest scoreWorst dancerWorst score
Cha-cha-chaAmel Bent37Taïg Khris22
QuickstepLorie
Amel Bent
33Gérard Vives18
TangoEmmanuel Moire38Chimène Badi17
JiveAmel Bent38Chimène Badi21
FoxtrotAmel Bent38Gérard Vives19
SambaLorie37Estelle Lefébure25
Viennese WaltzEmmanuel Moire39Gérard Vives20
Paso DobleTaïg Khris38Taïg Khris
Bastian Baker
22
RumbaAmel Bent
Emmanuel Moire
40Chimène Badi25

Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 40-point scale.
CouplesHighest Scoring DancesLowest Scoring Dances
Emmanuel & FauveRumba Jive
Amel & ChristopheRumba Jive
Taïg & DenitsaPaso Doble Cha-Cha-Cha, Paso Doble & Quickstep
Lorie & ChristianRumbaFoxtrot
Gérard & SilviaViennese Waltz Quickstep
Estelle & MaximePaso Doble Salsa
Bastian & KatrinaRumba Paso Doble
Chimène & JulienRumba Tango
Laura & GrégoireTango Cha-Cha-Cha
Christophe & CandiceTango Foxtrot

Styles, scores and songs

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order
CoupleScoreStyleMusic
Estelle & Maxime28 TangoSomebody That I Used to Know - Gotye ft. Kimbra
Chimène & Julien26 Cha Cha ChaWhere Have You Been - Rihanna
Emmanuel & Fauve31 QuickstepThe Artist soundtrack - Ludovic Bource
Gérard & Silvia25 Cha Cha ChaCall Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Laura & Grégoire23 Cha Cha ChaAu Bout de Mes Rêves - Jean-Jacques Goldman
Amel & Christophe33 QuickstepSingle Ladies - Beyoncé
Bastian & Katrina28 TangoL'Assasymphonie - Mozart l'opéra rock
Christophe & Candice26 TangoBohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Lorie & Christian33 QuickstepNew York avec toi - Téléphone
Taïg & Denitsa22 Cha Cha ChaBillie Jean - Michael Jackson

Week 2: Personal Story Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 3: 80s Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 4: Symphony Orchestra Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 5: Cinema Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 6: 15 Second Solo Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 7: Trio challenge

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 8: Semi-finals

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Week 9: Final

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right:: Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Jean-Marc Généreux, Shy'm, Chris Marques.
;Running order

Call-Out Order

The Table Lists in which order the contestants' fates were revealed by Quétier and Cerutti.

Dance Chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.

France television ratings

Around the Show

A notable contestant for the season was then 30-year-old Lorie, a singer wildly popular in the early 2000s that TF1 has tried to get on the previous two seasons but who had previously declined because she felt that as an accomplished dancer, her participation would be unfair to the other contestants. However, with her sixth album Regarde-Moi proving to be a huge commercial failure and causing her to split from her label, she evidently changed her mind and even timed the release of her next album Danse with the show. The strategy was unsuccessful as Danse sold even less copies than Regarde-Moi, forcing Lorie to cancel her planned 2013 concert tour.
People who are known to have been in negotiations for a spot include actor Laurent Ournac, as well as singers Alizée, who claimed in interview to be excited at the prospect, and Eve Angeli, who broke negotiations as she didn't want to be on the same season as Lorie.