"Let's Dance 2022": The countdown is on - these are the candidates at a glance

Created: 01/15/2022 17:34

By: Yasina Hipp

Victoria Swarovski and Daniel Hartwich also moderate the new season of "Let's Dance" together.

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In a few weeks, RTL will finally be dancing again – the new season "Let's Dance" is coming up.

Now the list of candidates is complete - an overview.

Cologne - Rumba, salsa, waltz and co. - the new season of the popular RTL dance show "Let's Dance" starts on February 18th.

The jury, consisting of Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge González, will once again scrutinize and evaluate the dancing stars and their performances.

Only recently Patricia Kelly had to cancel her participation.

The hit star cannot dance because of a foot injury.

A replacement was quickly found with Amira Pocher.

In the meantime, all other prominent dancers have also been confirmed.

Here is an overview.

"Let's Dance": These are the 14 candidates

With 21-year-old Mike Singer, princess and entrepreneur Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and circus artist and ninja warrior René Casselly, the broadcaster has completed the list of candidates.

A total of 14 celebrities slip into their dancing shoes and fight for victory.

These are all celebrities at a glance:

• Podcaster and moderator

  Amira Pocher

• TV and sports presenter

  Riccardo Basile

• Author and comedian

  Bastian Bielendorfer

• Young politician and author

  Caroline Bosbach

• Actor

  Hardy Krueger Jr.

• Track and field athlete

  Mathias Mester

• singer

  Michelle

• Influencer and model

  Cheyenne Ochsenknecht

• Presenter, journalist and podcaster

  Janin Ullmann

• Actor

  Timur Ulker

• Presenter and actress

  Sarah Mangione

• Singer and DSDS judge

  Mike Singer

• Entrepreneur

  Lilly zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

• Circus artist René

  Casselly

"Let's Dance": A colorful mix

Thus, 14 very different people have come together in this year's "Let's Dance" cast, are ready to complete hard training every week and deliver top performances in the shows.

The formation of the dance couples from celebrities and professionals will be decided in the introductory show on February 18th and, like the entire show, will be moderated by Victoria Swarovski and Daniel Hartwich.

With the new show “The Masked Dancer”, broadcaster competitor ProSieben now also has a dance show in its program.

That doesn't really fit into RTL's business, the broadcaster gives ProSieben a dig at Twitter.