The eighth season of the French version of Strictly Come Dancing began in October 2017 on TF1. It was hosted by Sandrine Quétier. Co-host Laurent Ournac did not return to the show after two seasons and was replaced by different celebrities from TF1 invited to host that week: Arthur, Jean-Luc Reichmann, Christophe Beaugrand, Karine Ferri, Christophe Dechavanne, Nikos Aliagas, Laurence Boccolini, Denis Brogniart, Jean-Pierre Foucault, Carole Rousseau. Marie-Claude Pietragalla did not return to the panel after five seasons and was replaced by Nico Archambault. The returning judges were Jean-Marc Généreux, Chris Marques and Fauve Hautot.
Participants
CelebrityOccupation / known forProfessional partnerStatusVincent CeruttiRadio & television presenterKatrina Patchett Eliminated 1st on 21 October 2017Entrepreneur & television presenterJordan Mouillerac Eliminated 2nd on 28 October 2017Arielle DombasleStage & screen actressMaxime Dereymez Eliminated 3rd on 2 November 2017SinclairSinger-songwriterDenitsa Ikonomova Eliminated 4th on 18 November 2017Camille LacourtRetired competitive backstroke swimmerHajiba Fahmy Eliminated 5th on 25 November 2017Joy EstherActress Eliminated 6th on 2 December 2017Élodie GossuinMiss France & Miss Europe 2001 & radio presenterChristian Millette Eliminated 7th on 9 December 2017Tatiana SilvaMiss Belgium 2005 & weather reporterChristophe Licata Third Place on 13 December 2017 Lenni-KimSingerMarie Denigot Runner-Up on 13 December 2017 ActorCandice Pascal Winner on 13 December 2017
Things To Know Agustin Galiana is the first foreign contestant to ever win a trophy It's the only season to have 3 contestants from abroad reaching the finals Agustin Galiana from Spain, Lenni-Kim from Canada and Tatiana Silva from Belgium
Scoring Team Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 5+6 7 8 9 10Agustín & Candice1333164664848 + 40 = 887216064 + 10 = 7470 + 71 = 14175 + 55 = 13075 + 80 = 155Lenni-Kim & Marie2333164655443 + 35 = 78701486872 + 75 = 14775 + 57 = 13277 + 80 = 157Tatiana & Christophe3273259604436 + 25 = 615811960 + 10 = 7069 + 71 = 14071 + 53 = 12470 + 80 = 150Élodie & Christian4202343464034 + 20 = 54551095456 + 45 = 10160 + 51 = 111Joy & Anthony5272552624544 + 30 = 7463 + 20 = 8315770 + 10 = 80 68 + 65 = 133Camille & Hajiba6211839563727 + 10 = 375087 40Sinclair & Denitsa7212546573930 + 15 = 455499Arielle & Maxime824265060 + 20 = 8041Hapsatou & Jordan926305661Vincent & Katrina10242044
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. Blue numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. indicates the couples eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third place couple.
Notes of each couples
CoupleTotal10987654321AverageAgustín & Candice8921431771colspan=5 8.9Lenni-Kim & Marie892938148colspan=6 9.0Tatiana & Christophe89122431157colspan=5 8.2Élodie & Christian734182012163colspan=3 6.6Joy & Anthony59415211351colspan=4 7.9Camille & Hajiba4325781191colspan=2 5.8Sinclair & Denitsa3515111161colspan=3 6.5Arielle & Maxime22221152colspan=4 6.9Hapsatou & Jordan1616711colspan=4 7.3Vincent & Katrina8colspan=4 521colspan=3 5.5Total52366130119995539121007.8
Averages This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 40-point scale. Rank byaverage Place Couple Total Number of dances Average 1 2 Lenni-Kim & Marie 800 13 35.96 2 1 Agustín & Candice 788 13 35.42 3 3 Tatiana & Christophe 731 13 32.85 4 5 Joy & Anthony 469 9 31.80 5 9 Hapsatou & Jordan 117 3 29.25 6 8 Arielle & Maxime 151 4 27.45 7 4 Élodie & Christian 484 11 26.52 8 7 Sinclair & Denitsa 226 6 25.83 9 6 Camille & Hajiba 249 7 23.16 10 10 Vincent & Katrina 44 2 22,00
Highest and lowest scoring performances The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks: Dance Best dancer Best score Worst dancer Worst score Paso Doble 40 Camille Lacourt 21.6 Samba 37.5 Sinclair 21 Foxtrot 38.4 Vincent Cerutti 20 Quickstep Lenni-Kim 40 Élodie Gossuin 22.5 Rumba Tatiana Silva 35.33 Camille Lacourt 18 Cha-cha-cha Tatiana Silva 35 Élodie Gossuin 20 Argentine Tango Joy Esther 34 Camille Lacourt 20 Contemporary Tatiana Silva 40 Camille LacourtÉlodie Gossuin 28 Bollywood 30.5 30.5 Waltz Lenni-Kim 38.5 Camille Lacourt 25 Tango Lenni-Kim 34.4 Élodie Gossuin 23 Jive Lenni-Kim 37.5 Camille Lacourt 24.7 Viennese Waltz Élodie Gossuin 26.7 Élodie Gossuin 26.7 Jazz Broadway 35 35 Salsa Tatiana Silva 35.5 Tatiana Silva 35.5
Couples' highest and lowest scoring performances According to the traditional 40-point scale: Couples Highest Scoring Dances Lowest Scoring DancesAgustín & CandicePaso Doble (40)Contemporary (31)Lenni-Kim & Marie Quickstep (40) Samba (31)Tatiana & Christophe Contemporary (40) Samba (27)Elodie & Christian Fox-Trot (34) Cha-Cha-Cha (20)Joy & Anthony Quickstep (35.2) Cha-Cha-Cha (25)Camille & Hajiba Contemporary (28) Rumba (18)Sinclair & Denitsa Quickstep (28.5) Samba (21)Arielle & Maxime Tango (30) Paso Doble (24)Hapsatou & Jordan Bollywood (30.5) Argentine Tango (26)Vincent & Katrina Rumba (24) Foxtrot (20)
Styles, scores and songs
Week 1
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot, Chris Marques.
Running order CoupleScoreStyleMusic Arielle & Maxime24 (7,6,6,5)Paso Doble Makeba - Jain Agustín & Candice33 (9,8,8,8)Samba Despacito - Luis Fonsi Ft Daddy Yankee Camille & Hajiba21 (6,5,5,5)Foxtrot I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith Lenni-Kim & Marie33 (9,7,9,8)Quickstep Another Day of Sun from La La Land Joy & Anthony27 (7,7,7,6)Rumba Starboy - The Weeknd Ft Daft Punk Élodie & Christian20 (5,5,5,5)Cha-Cha-Cha Dans un autre monde - Celine Dion Tatiana & Christophe27 (6,7,7,7)Samba Déjà Vu - Beyoncé Ft Jay-Z Hapsatou & Jordan26 (7,5,7,7)Argentine Tango Skyfall - Adele Sinclair & Denitsa21 (6,4,5,6)Samba Shape of You - Ed Sheeran Vincent & Katrina24 (6,6,6,6)Rumba J'te mentirais - Patrick Bruel
Week 2: Personal Story Week
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot, Chris Marques.
Running order CoupleScoreStyleMusicResult Week 2 Week 1+2 Agustín & Candice31 (8,8,7,8)64Contemporary Il est oú le bonheur - Christophe MaéSafe Élodie & Christian23 (6,6,6,5)43Rumba Je te promets - Johnny HallydaySafe Lenni-Kim & Marie31 (8,7,9,7)64Samba I Want You Back - The Jackson 5Safe Tatiana & Christophe32 (8,8,8,8)59Contemporary What About Us - PinkSafe Vincent & Katrina20 (5,6,5,4)44Foxtrot Millésime - Pascal Obispo Eliminated Joy & Anthony25 (7,5,7,6)52Cha-Cha-Cha Treasure - Bruno MarsSafe Sinclair & Denitsa25 (7,6,6,6)46Foxtrot Ton héritage - Benjamin BiolayBottom 2 Arielle & Maxime26 (7,7,7,5)50Foxtrot Someone like You - AdeleSafe Hapsatou & Jordan30 (7,7,8,8)56Foxtrot Mon vieux - Daniel GuichardSafe Camille & Hajiba18 (4,5,5,4)39Rumba People Help the People - BirdySafe
Week 3: Crazy Night
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot, Chris Marques.
Each couple got a challenge in their routines and the most successful one gain 20 bonus points.
Running order CoupleResultsStyleMusicResultArtisticTechnicalTotal Agustín & Candice 36 (9,9,9,9) 30 (8,7,8,7) 66 Argentine Tango Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Safe Camille & Hajiba 31 (8,7,9,7) 25 (8,6,7,4) 56 Contemporary Piano Concerto No. 23 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Safe Tatiana & Christophe 30 (8,8,7,7) 30 (8,8,7,7) 60 Argentine Tango In the Closet - Michael Jackson Safe Hapsatou & Jordan 32 (9,8,8,7) 29 (8,7,8,6) 61 Bollywood Jai Ho - A. R. RahmanEliminated Lenni-Kim & Marie 35 (9,9,9,8) 30 (7,8,8,7) 65 Waltz / Contemporary Danser encore - Calogero Safe Élodie & Christian 27 (9,7,6,5) 19 (5,5,5,4) 46 Tango Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift Bottom 2 Joy & Anthony 34 (8,8,9,9) 28 (6,7,8,7) 62 Contemporary You & Me - Disclosure Ft Eliza Doolittle Safe Sinclair & Denitsa 30 (8,8,8,6) 27 (7,7,7,6) 57 Quickstep Puttin' On The Ritz - Fred Astaire Safe Arielle & Maxime 33 (9,9,8,7) 27 (7,7,7,6) 60+20=80 Tango I've Seen That Face Before - Grace Jones / Orpheus in the Underworld - Jacques Offenbach Safe
Week 4: Coach's Night
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot, Chris Marques.
Running order CoupleResultsStyleMusicCoached by ResultArtisticTechnicalTotal Lenni-Kim & Marie 28 (10,9,9) 26 (9,9,8) 54 Jive Tutti Frutti - Little Richard Jean-Marc Généreux Safe Tatiana & Christophe 24 (8,8,8) 20 (7,7,6) 44 Rumba I Feel It Coming - The Weeknd Ft Daft Punk Nico Archambault Safe Camille & Hajiba 24 (7,8,9) 13 (4,4,5) 37 Jive Marry You - Bruno Mars Chris Marques Safe Agustín & Candice 26 (9,9,8) 22 (8,7,7) 48 Rumba I Don't Wanna Live Forever - Zayn Malik Ft Taylor Swift Fauve Hautot Safe Arielle & Maxime 22 (7,7,8) 19 (6,6,7) 41 Rumba Ma révérence - Véronique Sanson Chris Marques Eliminated Joy & Anthony 24 (8,8,8) 21 (7,8,6) 45 Foxtrot Si t'étais là - Louane Emera Nico Archambault Safe Sinclair & Denitsa 20 (8,7,5) 19 (7,7,5) 39 Tango Hotel California - Eagles Fauve Hautot Bottom 2 Élodie & Christian 22 (8,8,6) 18 (6,7,5) 40 Viennese Waltz J'envoie valser - Zazie Jean-Marc Généreux Safe
Week 5: Switch's Night
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot, Chris Marques, the telespectators.
Running order CoupleResultsStyleMusicJudges' scoresPublic ScoreTotal Lenni-Kim & Denitsa 34 (9,9,9,7) 9 43 Tango What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber Élodie & Christophe 26 (6,7,8,5) 8 34 Quickstep For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder Camille & Candice 19 (5,5,5,4) 8 27 Paso Doble Human - Rag'n'Bone Man Tatiana & Anthony 27 (7,6,7,7) 9 36 Jive Maniac - Michael Sembello Joy & Christian 35 (9,9,9,8) 9 44 Quickstep Rehab - Amy Winehouse Sinclair & Hajiba 23 (6,6,6,5) 7 30 Rumba Sublime et silence - Julien Doré Agustín & Marie 38 (10,9,10,9) 10 48 Foxtrot The Windmills of Your Mind - Michel LegrandCha-Cha-Cha RelayAgustín & Marie + 4088Cha-Cha-ChaMake Luv – Room 5 & Oliver CheathamLenni-Kim & Denitsa + 3578Joy & Christian + 3074Tatiana & Anthony + 2561Élodie & Christophe + 2054Sinclair & Hajiba + 1545 Camille & Candice + 1037
Week 6: Family Choice
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot and Chris Marques.
Running order CoupleResultsStyleMusicResultArtisticTechnicalTotal Élodie & Christian 29 (7,7,8,7) 26 (7,7,7,5) 55 Foxtrot Libérée, délivrée - Anaïs Delva Safe Joy & Anthony 33 (9,8,8,8) 30 (8,7,8,7) 63 Samba Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson Safe Lenni-Kim & Marie 36 (10,10,9,7) 34 (9,8,10,7) 70 Rumba Maman - Louane Emera Safe Camille & Hajiba 27 (8,7,7,5) 23 (6,6,7,4) 50 Viennese Waltz We Are the Champions - Queen Bottom 2 Tatiana & Christophe 32 (8,8,8,8) 26 (6,6,8,6) 58 Quickstep All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey Safe Sinclair & Denitsa 31 (8,7,9,7) 23 (5,5,7,6) 54 Jive Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! Eliminated Agustín & Candice 36 (8,9,9,10) 36 (9,9,9,9) 72 Paso Doble Ameksa - Taalbi Brothers SafeBest Lift Challenge Joy & Anthony + 20 83 / Be Mine - Ofenbach Élodie & Christian + 0 55 Lenni-Kim & Marie 70 Camille & Hajiba 50 Tatiana & Christophe 58 Sinclair & Denitsa 54 Agustín & Candice 72
Week 7: Hollywood Night
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Nico Archambault, Jean-Marc Généreux, Fauve Hautot and Chris Marques.
Running order