Salsa shocker: Elena Tsagrinou leaves Dancing with the Stars Greece 2021 in surprise elimination

Only one month ago, Elena Tsagrinou took to the dancefloor for the premiere episode of Dancing with the Stars Greece 2021. However, the Eurovision 2021 singer’s journey on the show was cut surprisingly short in the latest episode, after Elena became only the fourth contestant to be eliminated.

Eurovision 1977 alumna Bessy Argyraki remains in the competition.

Elena Tsagrinou eliminated from DWTS Greece

Elena had been performing consistently well through the first five weeks of the show, always landing in the top half of the leaderboard.

For week five of the competition, Cyprus’ Eurovision 2021 star danced a salsa alongside her professional partner Vladimir Morotsko. Wearing a pink dress with zebra-patterned detailing, Elena brought the Latin party spirit and plenty of spice to the routine.

Elena and Vladimir’s performance earned mixed reviews from the judges and the subsequent scores were a real spread. Whilst they received a score of nine and eight from two judges, they were given five and six from the other two. This total of 28 points out of a possible 40 still put the pair in the top half of the leaderboard – joint sixth with 13 couples still in the competition – and seemingly in a solid position.

Unfortunately, the public appeared to side with the latter two judges rather than the former. After the televotes had been counted, Elena and Vladimir found themselves with the lowest score and were eliminated from Dancing with the stars Greece.

Bessy Argyraki survives with a jive

Bessy Argyraki, who represented Greece at Eurovision 1977, has also had a rollercoaster journey on the show. The singer found herself in the bottom two during week three, but was ultimately declared safe. The following week, Bessy came back strongly and finished joint fourth on the leaderboard (alongside Elena).

During the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars Greece, Bessy performed a jive with her partner Juri Dimitrov. The pair’s scores from the judges were slightly more consistent (7,7,6,8), but they once again ended up tied with Elena and Vladimir on the leaderboard.

Thankfully, the public vote went better for Bessy and she was announced as safe. She’ll continue on in the competition as part of the remaining twelve couples.

Eurovision artists on Dancing with the Stars Greece 2021: Weeks 3-5

Below you’ll find a roundup of the dances Elena Tsagrinoua and Bessy Argyraki performed during episodes three to five of Dancing with the Stars Greece. All scores are out of a total of 40.

You can review our previous article for the results of weeks one and two.

Elena Tsagrinou

Professional partner: Vladimir Morotsko

Performance videos: Week 3, Week 4, Week 5,

Bessy Argyraki

Professional partner: Juri Dimitrov

Performance videos: Week 3, Week 4, Week 5,

You can watch full episodes of Dancing with the Stars Greece on TV channel Star’s website.

Elena Tsagrinou and Bessy Argyraki are two of a number of Eurovision stars who are competing on their national version of Dancing with the Stars this year. Read more about the others below:

• Finland: Krista Siegfrids
• France: Bilal Hassani
• Ukraine: MÉLOVIN and Jamala

Are you surprised to see Elena Tsagrinou eliminated so early on Dancing with the Stars Greece 2021? Which of her performances on the show did you enjoy the most? Let us know in the comments below!