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Nadja Benaissa Exits Let’s Dance After 30-Point Night in Viewer-Driven Partner Switch

The exit highlights viewer votes outweighing top jury scores in the show's mixed voting system.

Overview

  • The No Angels singer left the RTL contest Friday after earning 30 points for a tango with Vadim Garbuzov in Show 8.
  • Viewers assigned the pairings for the season’s first partner switch via social media, which produced two all‑male duos for one night.
  • The episode delivered peak scores as Jan Kittmann and Anna‑Carina Woitschack also hit 30 points in what judges hailed as the season’s strongest dances.
  • Chief judge Joachim Llambi later condemned the result on Instagram as a “great injustice” and a “slap in the face for performance and fairness.”
  • Pro dancer Malika Dzumaev collapsed during the live broadcast as host Daniel Hartwich called for medical help, and the competition resumes Friday, May 8.