Dancing_with_the_Stars_(Australian_season_6)
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 6
Season of television series
The sixth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 20 February 2007. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2023) |
Quick Facts Dancing with the Stars, Hosted by ...
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
| Hosted by | Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Kate Ceberano |
| Professional winner | John Paul Collins |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 20 February (2007-02-20) – 1 May 2007 (2007-05-01) |
| Season chronology | |
Close
Singer Kate Ceberano and John-Paul Collins were announced as the winners on 1 May 2007, while radio personality Fifi Box and Paul Green finished in second place.
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.
More information Celebrity, Notability ...
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Sailor | NRL player | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 1st on 27 February 2007 |
| Kimberley Davies | Neighbours actress | Paul Zaidman | Eliminated 2nd on 6 March 2007 |
| Naomi Robson | Former Today Tonight presenter | Steven Grace | Eliminated 3rd on 13 March 2007 |
| Todd Woodbridge | Tennis player | Emily Reilly | Eliminated 4th on 20 March 2007 |
| Tatiana Grigorieva | Olympic pole vaulter | Brendan Humphreys | Eliminated 5th on 27 March 2007 |
| David Graham | Big Brother Australia 2006 housemate | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 6th on 10 April 2007 |
| Jamie Durie | Television gardener & garden designer | Amanda Garner | Eliminated 7th on 17 April 2007 |
| Tim Campbell | Home and Away actor | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 8th on 24 April 2007 |
| Fifi Box | Radio personality | Paul Green | Runners-up on 1 May 2007 |
| Kate Ceberano | Singer & actress | John Paul Collins | Winners on 1 May 2007 |
Close
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Winners
Runners-up
Bottom two
Eliminated
More information Couple, Pl. ...
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[lower-alpha 1] | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Kate & John-Paul | 1st | 29 | 46† | 75 | 32 | 36† | 30 | 30+30=60 | 34[lower-alpha 2] | 35+35=70† | 39+34=73† | 36+37+40=113‡[lower-alpha 3] |
| Fifi & Paul G. | 2nd | 31 | 37 | 68 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30+31=61 | 35 | 33+35=68 | 28+33=61‡[lower-alpha 2] | 38+38+38=114†[lower-alpha 4] |
| Tim & Natalie | 3rd | 41† | 43 | 84† | 34 | 32 | 35† | 39+34=73† | 33 | 36+34=70†[lower-alpha 2] | 37+35=72[lower-alpha 5] | |
| Jamie & Amanda | 4th | 32 | 29 | 61 | 31[lower-alpha 2] | 24 | 31 | 25+34=59 | 36† | 32+32=64‡[lower-alpha 5] | ||
| David & Eliza | 5th | 18‡ | 27 | 45‡ | 19‡ | 18‡ | 10‡[lower-alpha 2] | 4+22=26‡[lower-alpha 2] | 24‡[lower-alpha 5] | |||
| Tatiana & Brendan | 6th | 39 | 35 | 74 | 30 | 33[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 28+26=54[lower-alpha 5] | ||||
| Todd & Emily | 7th | 39 | 35 | 74 | 35† | 28 | 27[lower-alpha 5] | |||||
| Naomi & Steven | 8th | 26 | 29 | 55 | 21 | 21[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||
| Kimberley & Paul Z. | 9th | 29 | 29 | 58[lower-alpha 2] | 29[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||
| Wendell & Linda | 10th | 30 | 25‡ | 55[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||
Close
- Notes
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.
Week 1
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Paul, Mark, Bruno.
Bruno Tonioli appeared as a guest judge.
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell & Linda | 30 (6, 6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" — Bob Sinclar |
| Tatiana & Brendan | 39 (8, 8, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Joe Loss |
| David & Eliza | 18 (2, 4, 4, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Summer Rain" — Slinkee Minx |
| Tim & Natalie | 41 (8, 8, 8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Happy Feet" — from Shall We Dance? |
| Kimberley & Paul | 29 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Need to Know" — Marc Anthony |
| Todd & Emily | 39 (8, 7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "The Lady Is a Tramp" — Shirley Bassey |
| Kate & John Paul | 29 (6, 6, 6, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Lust for Life" — Iggy Pop |
| Fifi & Paul | 31 (7, 6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Walkin' on the Sun" — Smash Mouth |
| Naomi & Steven | 26 (5, 5, 5, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "In the Mood" — from Swing! |
| Jamie & Amanda | 32 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Need You Tonight" — INXS |
Close
Week 2
Bruno Tonioli appeared as a guest judge.
Couples performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd & Emily | 35 (8, 7, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Kimberley & Paul | 29 (5, 6, 5, 6, 7) | Tango | "Olympic Gold Tango" — Casa Musica | Bottom two |
| Tim & Natalie | 43 (9, 8, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "Land of a Thousand Dances" — Wilson Pickett | Safe |
| Wendell & Linda | 25 (5, 5, 6, 4, 5) | Tango | "Electric Tango" — Bajofondo Tango Club | Eliminated |
| Naomi & Steven | 29 (5, 6, 6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Fifi & Paul | 37 (8, 8, 5, 8, 8) | Tango | "Theme from Mission: Impossible" — Chemical Brothers | Safe |
| Tatiana & Brendan | 35 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Smiley Faces" — Gnarls Barkley | Safe |
| Jamie & Amanda | 29 (7, 5, 4, 5, 8) | Tango | "History Repeating" — Propellerheads, feat. Shirley Bassey | Safe |
| David & Eliza | 27 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6) | Tango | "Please Mister Brown"—Alma Cogan | Safe |
| Kate & John Paul | 46 (10, 9, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Joker & the Thief" — Wolfmother | Safe |
Close
Week 3
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the salsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Eliza | 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) | Salsa | "Conga" — Miami Sound Machine | Safe |
| Tatiana & Brendan | 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Temptation" — Diana Krall | Bottom two |
| Kimberley & Paul | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Miami" — Will Smith | Eliminated |
| Tim & Natalie | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "On Broadway" — Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Jamie & Amanda | 31 (9, 7, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Blood on the Dance Floor" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Kate & John-Paul | 32 (8, 8, 9, 7) | Foxtrot | "Minnie the Moocher" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Naomi & Steven | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole | Safe |
| Fifi & Paul | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira | Safe |
| Todd & Emily | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Let Me Entertain You" — Debbie Gibson | Safe |
Close
Week 4
Couples performed either the paso doble or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim & Natalie | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| David & Eliza | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "The Last Waltz" — Engelbert Humperdinck | Safe |
| Naomi & Steven | 21 (5, 6, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Carnaval de Paris" — Dario G | Eliminated |
| Todd & Emily | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Ronda" — D. Badke | Safe |
| Fifi & Paul | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Could I Have This Dance" — Anne Murray | Safe |
| Tatiana & Brendan | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Ernesto Lecuona | Safe |
| Jamie & Amanda | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | Bottom two |
| Kate & John-Paul | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Teahouse" — from The Matrix Reloaded | Safe |
Close
Week 5
Couples performed either the rumba or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatiana & Brendan | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Déjà Vu" — Beyoncé | Safe |
| Tim & Natalie | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Eternal Flame" — The Bangles | Safe |
| Todd & Emily | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "The Coffee Song" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| David & Eliza | 10 (1, 3, 2, 4) | Samba | "I'm Alive" — Celine Dion | Bottom two |
| Kate & John-Paul | 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Sexual Healing" — Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Fifi & Paul | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Jeannie" — Hugo Montenegro | Safe |
| Jamie & Amanda | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "You Raise Me Up" — Josh Groban | Safe |
Close
Week 6
David Graham & Eliza Campagna were given the lowest possible score of 4⁄40 for their paso doble, which judge Mark Wilson called a "crapo doble". Todd McKenney remarked, "I only gave him a '1' because I didn't have a '0'".[1]
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in one of two group disco routines for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Eliza | 4 (1, 1, 1, 1) | Paso doble | "The Battle" & "Theme from Gladiator" — from Gladiator | Bottom two |
| Kate & John-Paul | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Hallelujah" — Leonard Cohen | Safe |
| Jamie & Amanda | 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Cabaret" — from Cabaret | Safe |
| Tim & Natalie | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Allegretto" — Bond | Safe |
| Fifi & Paul | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" — Etta James | Safe |
| Tatiana & Brendan | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Fever" — Tito Puente | Eliminated |
| David & Eliza | 22 (4, 4, 6, 8) | Group Disco |
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" — Michael Jackson | |
| Jamie & Amanda | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | |||
| Tim & Natalie | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | |||
| Fifi & Paul | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Group Disco |
"Disco Inferno" — The Trammps | |
| Kate & John-Paul | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | |||
| Tatiana & Brendan | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | |||
Close
Week 7
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifi & Paul | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Jive | Safe | |
| Jamie & Amanda | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | Safe | |
| Kate & John-Paul | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Pash" — Kate Ceberano | Bottom two |
| David & Eliza | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | Eliminated | |
| Tim & Natalie | 33 (7, 9, 8, 9) | Salsa | Safe |
Close
Week 8
Musical guests: Dannii Minogue
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a group Viennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim & Natalie | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | Bottom two | |
| Kate & John-Paul | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | Safe | |
| Jamie & Amanda | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | Eliminated | |
| Fifi & Paul | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | Safe | |
| Tim & Natalie | 34 | Group Viennese waltz |
||
| Kate & John-Paul | 35 | |||
| Jamie & Amanda | 32 | |||
| Fifi & Paul | 35 | |||
Close
Week 9
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate & John-Paul | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Samba | Safe | |
| 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | |||
| Tim & Natalie | 37 (10, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | Eliminated | |
| 35 (7, 10, 9, 9) | Waltz | |||
| Fifi & Paul | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | Bottom two | |
| 33 (8, 9, 9, 7) | Argentine tango |
Close
Week 10
More information Couple, Scores ...
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate & John-Paul | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | Winners | |
| 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Jive | "Joker & the Thief" — Wolfmother | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | |||
| Fifi & Paul | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Rumba | Runners-up | |
| 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) | Salsa | "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira | ||
| 38 (10, 10, 9, 9) | Freestyle |
Close
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or quickstep
- Week 2: Jive or tango
- Week 3: Foxtrot or salsa
- Week 4: Paso doble or waltz
- Week 5: Rumba or samba
- Week 6: One unlearned dance & group disco
- Week 7: One unlearned dance
- Week 8: One unlearned dance & group Viennese waltz
- Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
- Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle
More information Couple, Week ...
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Kate & John Paul | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Waltz | Group Disco |
Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Group Viennese waltz |
Samba | Argentine tango | Salsa | Jive | Freestyle |
| Fifi & Paul G. | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Foxtrot | Jive | Paso doble | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Rumba | Salsa | Freestyle | ||
| Tim & Natalie | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Tango | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Waltz | |||||
| Jamie & Amanda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Rumba | Quickstep | Samba | Foxtrot | |||||||
| David & Eliza | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Paso doble | Quickstep | ||||||||
| Tatiana & Brendan | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||
| Todd & Emily | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Samba | ||||||||||
| Naomi & Steven | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | |||||||||||
| Kimberley & Paul Z. | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | ||||||||||||
| Wendell & Linda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | |||||||||||||
Close
| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 6 |
Succeeded by |
- Diamond, Barbara Diamond (22 November 2016). "Couple Gets Lowest Score Ever On 'Dancing With The Stars,' But Their Response Is Perfect". littlethings.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.