Michi Kirchgasser won the 13th season of ORF Dancing Stars

Because when it comes to the dance show, Kirchgasser and Garbuzov did not ignore the crown pandemic in the theme of “The show must go on” and danced the middle part of their demanding choreography with “ballroom dance”, appropriate, that is Very fashionable, oral and nasal protection. But even before that, it became clear that the training in the “oagen week” (Garbuzov) was not at all in vain, as the jury (Maria Santner, Dirk Heidemann and Balazs Ekker) gave words of praise throughout. Despite the fact that the trio showed a very high level for the three finalists. “I pushed myself a lot, I wanted to do everything right, I wanted to do even more,” Kirchgasser said, looking back at the last few days even before the final steps. “Until it was too much.” The former professional athlete was moved to tears after the first dance. “So I said to myself: I want to enjoy it. I have learned a lot and it is very nice ”. She discovered a new side of herself through dancing. “What it unleashes in me is incredible.” And obviously also with the public, which was solely responsible for the final vote.

In second place were singers Cesar Sampson and Conny Kreuter, who even received a triple maximum rating from the jury over the course of the night and disappeared to high heights while dancing on strings. Sampson, who has also been tested in song contests when it comes to live shows, simply wanted to give it his all and had some advice ready for future “Dancing Stars” candidates: “Take it. It’s a nice experience, but for different reasons than you think. “

Only third place was enough for presenter Silvia Schneider alongside Danilo Campisi, who had shone with great performances throughout the season. “It is so special to be in the final here. It’s indescribable, “Schneider said cheerfully about what he accomplished, underlining:” We really gave it our all. ” For her, participating in the “Dancing Stars” was “a great trip, probably the most beautiful of my entire life”.

In any case, this year was a long journey for the contestants, longer than usual, as season 13 was cut short in the spring due to the corona virus after the first episode. In autumn it finally continued, albeit under tighter security conditions and without a regular presenter, Mirjam Weichselbraun, replacing Kristina Inhof. Klaus Eberhartinger also had to pass in the final, he was represented by Norbert Oberhauser, who was himself a candidate until two weeks ago.

Despite these difficult conditions, the dance show was once again a guaranteed spot. That is why it would not be a surprise if the extensive list of winners continues to grow: Marika Lichter (2005), Manuel Ortega (2006), Klaus Eberhartinger (2007), Dorian Steidl (2008), Claudia Reiterer (2009), Astrid Wirtenberger (2011) , Petra Frey (2012), Rainer Schönfelder (2013), Roxanne Rapp (2014), Verena Scheitz (2016), Martin Ferdiny (2017), Lizz Görgl (2019) and now Michi Kirchgasser have already danced to succeed in the “Ballroom” of the ORF.

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