Ples sa zvijezdama season 3
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 3
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| num_episodes = 8
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|10|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2008|12|20|df=y}}
| network = HRT 1
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| celebrity_winner = Mario Valentić
| professional_winner = Ana Herceg
| judges = {{Plainlist|
- Elio Bašan
- Milka Babović
- Davor Bilman
- Dinko Bogdanić
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| host = {{Plainlist|
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}}}}The third season of Ples sa zvijezdama, the Croatian dance competition television series based on Strictly Come Dancing, ran for eight episodes from 25 October to 20 December 2008 on HRT 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/ples-sa-zvijezdama-osam-novih-zvijezda-i-sedam-starih-profica/407081.aspx|title=Ples sa zvijezdama: Osam novih zvijezda i sedam starih profića|publisher=Index.hr|date=24 October 2008|access-date=21 November 2024|trans-title=Ples sa zvijezdama: Eight new stars and seven old pros|archive-date=27 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127175735/https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/ples-sa-zvijezdama-osam-novih-zvijezda-i-sedam-starih-profica/407081.aspx}}
Duško Ćurlić and Barbara Kolar returned as the hosts of the season. Elio Bašan, Milka Babović, Davor Bilman, and Dinko Bogdanić returned as the judges.
The season was won by actor Mario Valentić and his professional partner Ana Herceg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/ples-sa-zvijezdama-mario-i-ana-su-pobjednici-showa-94228|title=Ples sa zvijezdama: Mario i Ana su pobjednici showa|date=20 December 2008|access-date=21 November 2024|publisher=24sata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202101654/https://www.24sata.hr/show/ples-sa-zvijezdama-mario-i-ana-su-pobjednici-showa-94228|archive-date=2 December 2024}}
Cast
The cast of the third season was revealed in October 2008.
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|+Cast of Ples sa zvijezdama (season 3) |
| scope="col" | Celebrity
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| scope="row" | Nikša Kaleb
| Handball player | Tamara Despot |
| scope="row" | Luka Vidović
| Actor and magician | Mirjana Žutić |
| scope="row" | Goran Grgić
| Actor | Sara Stojanović | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |
| scope="row" | Antonija Šola
| Singer | Hrvoje Kraševac | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |
| scope="row" | Martina Zubčić
| Taekwondo athlete | Robert Schubert |
| scope="row" | Daniela Trbović
| TV host | Nicolas Quesnoit |
| scope="row" | Zlata Mück
| TV and radio host | Ištvan Varga | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |
| scope="row" | Mario Valentić
| Actor and model | Ana Herceg | bgcolor="gold" | Winners |
Scoring chart
Color key:
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
:{{Color box|orange}} indicates the couple that was eliminated
:{{Color box|lightblue}} indicates the couple that finished in the bottom two
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:Bold numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
:Italic numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Couple ! rowspan="2"| Average ! colspan="8"| Week |
| 1
! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ({{Abbr|QF|Quarter Finals}}) ! 7 ({{Abbr|SF|Semi Finals}}) ! 8 ({{Abbr|F|Finale}}) |
|---|
| | ★Mario & Ana★
|align=center|34.8 |align=center|33 |align=center|32 |align=center|34 |align=center|36 |align=center|32 |align=center|32+31=63 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|35+36=71 |align=center|39+38+40=117 |
| | Zlata & Ištvan
|align=center|31.9 |align=center|23 |align=center|22 |align=center|29 |align=center|30 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|27 |align=center|31+33=64 |align=center|39+33=72 |align=center|40+38+38=116 |
| | Daniela & Nicolas
|align=center|35.8 |align=center|25 |align=center|30 |align=center|37 |align=center|39 |align=center|37 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|38+38=76 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|39+39=78 |align=center bgcolor="darkgray"| |
| | Martina & Robert
|align=center|30.7 |align=center|29 |align=center|29 |align=center|31 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|31 |align=center|26 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|33+36=69 |colspan="2" bgcolor="darkgray"| |
| | Antonija & Hrvoje
|align=center|31 |align=center|20 |align=center|32 |align=center|35 |align=center|39 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|29 |colspan="3" bgcolor="darkgray"| |
| | Goran & Sara
|align=center|21 |align=center|20 |align=center|22 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|17 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|25 |colspan="4" bgcolor="darkgray"| |
| | Luka & Mirjana
|align=center|21.3 |align=center|20 |align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|23 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|21 |colspan="5" bgcolor="darkgray"| |
| | Nikša & Tamara
|align=center|19 |align=center|18 |align=center bgcolor="orange"|20 |colspan="6" bgcolor="darkgray"| |
:The dances are color-coded as follows: Cha-cha-cha, Waltz, Rumba, Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Paso doble, Slowfox, Samba, Freestyle
The highest scores of the season were achieved by:
- Zlata & Ištvan 40 points (Tango – final episode)
- Mario & Ana – 40 points (Freestyle – final episode)
The lowest score of the season was achieved by:
- Goran & Sara – 17 points (Jive – 3rd episode)
Episodes
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|Title = Episode 2
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|Title = Episode 3
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|EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|4}}4
|Title = Episode 4
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|Title = Episode 5
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|EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|6}}6
|Title = Episode 6
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|EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|7}}7
|Title = Episode 7
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|EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|8}}8
|Title = Episode 8
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