Let's Dance (German season 13)
The thirteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 21, 2020 and ended on May 22, 2020 on RTL. Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as the judges.
Dancing Stars 2020 were Lili Paul-Roncalli & Massimo Sinato.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany, in week 3 on Friday 13 March 2020 in the studio were only family and Friends and beginning with week 4 on Friday 20 March 2020 and continuing indefinitely, all live shows aired without the audience in the studio. In the final were family and Friends in the studio, also the couples that were already eliminated were there.
Couples
On January 15, 2020, RTL announced the 14 Let's Dance-celebrities to be participating in the series and on February 6, 2020, were announced the Let's Dance-professional partners. At the end of the Launch show were announced the 14 couples.Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
Steffi Jones | Soccer Player & Coach | Robert Beitsch | Eliminated 1st on February 28, 2020 |
Sabrina Setlur | Rapper | Nikita Kuzmin | Eliminated 2nd on March 6, 2020 |
Aílton Gonçalves da Silva | Former Soccer Player | Isabel Edvardsson | Eliminated 3rd on March 13, 2020 |
John Kelly | Musician | Regina Luca | on March 24, 2020 |
Sükrü Pehlivan | Presenter | Alona Uehlin | Eliminated 5th on March 27, 2020 |
Ulrike von der Groeben | RTL Sports Journalist | Valentin Lusin | Eliminated 6th on April 3, 2020 |
Loiza Lamers | Winner of Holland's Next Top Model | Andrzej Cibis | Eliminated 4th & 7th on April 17, 2020 |
Martin Klempnow | Actor | Marta Arndt | Eliminated 8th on April 24, 2020 |
Laura Müller | Reality TV Personality & It-Girl | Christian Polanc Robert Beitsch | Eliminated 9th on May 1, 2020 |
Ilka Bessin | Comedienne | Erich Klann | Eliminated 10th on May 8, 2020 |
Tijan Njie | Actor & Model | Kathrin Menzinger | Eliminated 11th on May 15, 2020 |
Luca Hänni | Singer | Christina Luft | on May 22, 2020 |
Moritz Hans | Champion of Ninja Warrior Germany | Renata Lusin | on May 22, 2020 |
Lili Paul-Roncalli | Circus Performer & Socialite | Massimo Sinato | on May 22, 2020 |
Scoring chart
Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.Rank by Average | Place | Couple | Total Points | Performances | Average |
1 | 1 | Lili & Massimo | 531 | 19 | 27.9 |
2 | 3 | Luca & Christina | 506 | 19 | 26.6 |
3 | 4 | Tijan & Kathrin | 418 | 16 | 26.1 |
4 | 2 | Moritz & Renata | 486 | 19 | 25.6 |
5 | 6 | Laura & Christian | 236 | 11 | 21.5 |
6 | 8 | Loiza & Andrzej | 151 | 8 | 18.9 |
7 | 7 | Martin & Marta | 156 | 9 | 17.3 |
8 | 11 | John & Regina | 65 | 4 | 16.3 |
9 | 10 | Sükrü & Alona | 88 | 6 | 14.7 |
10 | 9 | Ulrike & Valentin | 99 | 7 | 14.1 |
11 | 5 | Ilka & Erich | 182 | 13 | 14.0 |
12 | 13 | Sabrina & Nikita | 36 | 3 | 12.0 |
13 | 14 | Steffi & Robert | 22 | 2 | 11.0 |
14 | 12 | Aílton & Isabel | 43 | 4 | 10.8 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:Dance | Best dancer | Best score | Worst dancer | Worst score |
Cha-Cha-Cha | Luca Hänni Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Aílton | 8 |
Viennese Waltz | Moritz Hans | 29 | Sabrina Setlur | 9 |
Salsa | Tijan Njie | 29 | Aílton Ulrike von der Groeben | 13 |
Tango | Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Ilka Bessin Sabrina Setlur | 15 |
Quickstep | Lili Paul-Roncalli Luca Hänni | 29 | Aílton | 10 |
Jive | Tijan Njie Luca Hänni | 30 | John Kelly | 10 |
Waltz | Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Aílton | 12 |
Charleston | Luca Hänni Moritz Hans | 30 | Ilka Bessin | 12 |
Contemporary | Luca Hänni Moritz Hans Tijan Njie Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Ilka Bessin | 12 |
Samba | Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Ilka Bessin | 11 |
Rumba | Moritz Hans | 30 | Ulrike von der Groeben | 12 |
Paso doble | Moritz Hans | 30 | Ilka Bessin | 15 |
Slowfox | Moritz Hans | 25 | Ilka Bessin | 10 |
Team Dance | Luca Hänni Moritz Hans | 17 | Ilka Bessin Loiza Lamers Tijan Njie | 15 |
Discofox Marathon | Lili Paul-Roncalli | 10 | Ilka Bessin | 1 |
Freestyle | Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | Ilka Bessin | 11 |
Bollywood | Laura Müller | 24 | Ilka Bessin | 16 |
Streetdance | Lili Paul-Roncalli Tijan Njie | 30 | - | - |
Flamenco | Luca Hänni Moritz Hans | 30 | - | - |
Freestyle | Luca Hänni Moritz Hans Lili Paul-Roncalli | 30 | - | - |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale.Couples | Highest Scoring Dances | Score | Lowest Scoring Dances | Score |
Lili & Massimo | Waltz Samba Freestyle Streetdance Contemporary Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Freestyle | 30 | Salsa | 21 |
Moritz & Renata | Contemporary Flamenco Paso doble Rumba Charleston Freestyle | 30 | Viennese Waltz | 15 |
Luca & Christina | Contemporary Flamenco Cha-Cha-Cha Charleston Jive Freestyle | 30 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 20 |
Tijan & Kathrin | Jive Streetdance Contemporary | 30 | Slowfox | 18 |
Ilka & Erich | Cha-Cha-Cha | 17 | Slowfox | 10 |
Laura & Christian | Tango | 26 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 14 |
Martin & Marta | Slowfox | 22 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 9 |
Loiza & Andrzej | Charleston | 24 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 15 |
Ulrike & Valentin | Tango | 18 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 11 |
Sükrü & Alona | Tango Viennese Waltz | 17 | Jive | 11 |
John & Regina | Viennese Waltz | 21 | Jive | 10 |
Aílton & Isabel | Salsa | 13 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 8 |
Sabrina & Nikita | Tango | 15 | Viennese Waltz | 9 |
Steffi & Robert | Viennese Waltz Quickstep | 11 | Viennese Waltz Quickstep | 11 |
Weekly scores and songs
Launch show
For the fourth time, there was a launch show in which each celebrity meets their partner. This show was aired on 21 February 2020. In this first live show the couples danced in groups and each couple got points by the judges and the viewers. At the end of the show the couple with the highest combined points granted immunity from the first elimination.- Opening dance of the professional dancers: "Let Me Entertain You" - Robbie Williams/"Shake Your Body " - The Jackson 5/"Pégate" - Ricky Martin
- Special guest: Dancing Star 2019, Pascal Hens und Ekaterina Leonova: Salsa, "Valió la Pena" - Marc Anthony
;The Team dances
Week 1
- Opening dance of the professional dancers: "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins/"Higher Love" - Kygo & Whitney Houston
Week 2
- Opening dance of the professional dancers: "Insomnia" - Faithless/"Halo" - Beyoncé
Week 3
Theme: 70's- For the first time in the history of the show, in the studio were only family and Friends.
- Opening dance of the professional dancers: "I Will Survive"-Gloria Gaynor/"Everybody Dance"-Chic
Week 4
- John didn't perform this week due to an illness in his family.
- For the first time in the history of the show, the dancers performed without a live audience. This continued for the rest of the season.
Week 5
Theme: 90's- John Kelly had to withdraw from the show due to an illness in his family. Loiza Lamers returned after being eliminated.
- Christian Polanc didn't dance this week because he was ill. Laura Müller danced with Robert Beitsch.
Week 6
Theme: Love Week;Running order
Week 7
- The show aired on April 17 because of the Easter holidays.
- Musical guests: Ramon Roselly - "Eine Nacht"
Week 8
Thema: TV-Melodien;Running order
Week 9
Thema: Magic Moments;Running order
Week 10
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany there will not be a trio challenge. This year each couple will be assigned a prob for the second dance.
;Running order
Week 11: Semi-final
- Thema: Impro Dance Extreme
Week 12: Final
- Thema: Judges' Choice, Favorite dance & Freestyle
- Musical guests: Pietro Lombardi - "Kämpferherz"