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Strictly Come Dancing Bosses Reveal What To Expect From This Year's Final

HRVY, Maisie Smith, Bill Bailey and Jamie Laing are all vying for the Glitterball Trophy,
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have teased what to expect from this year’s grand finale with the release of the songs and dances each of the couples will be performing to. 

Singer HRVY, EastEnders actor Maisie Smith, comedian Bill Bailey and reality star Jamie Laing will be battling it out to take home the Glitterball Trophy in Saturday’s live show.

Each of the finalists will perform three dances in a bid to win the BBC ballroom show – one dance picked by the judges, their own favourite dance of the series, and the famous Showdance.

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Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez
BBC/Guy Levy

Maisie and partner Gorka Marquez will reprise their Samba to Gloria Estefan’s Samba (Conga) for their Judges’ Pick, while they will also perform their Quickstep to Andy Williams’ When You’re Smiling as their favourite dance. 

Their Showdance will see them dancing to Idina Menzel’s verison of We Need A Little Christmas.

Bill and partner Oti Mabuse will reprise their Quickstep to Talk To The Animals from the musical Doctor Dolittle for their Judges’ Pick, while they will also perform their Couple’s Choice Street routine to Rapper’s Delight by Sugarhill Gang as their favourite dance.

For their Showdance, they will perform to Queen’s The Show Must Go On. 

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Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse
BBC/Guy Levy

HRVY and partner Janette Manrara will reprise their Jive to Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande’s Faith for their Judges’ Pick, while they will also perform their American Smooth to One from the musical A Chorus Line as their favourite dance. 

Their Showdance will see them dancing to Brittany Murphy’s version of Boogie Wonderland from the film Happy Feet. 

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HRVY and Janette Manrara
BBC / Guy Levy

And after narrowly making the final, Jamie and partner Karen Hauer will reprise their Hercules-themed Charleston to Zero To Hero for their Judges’ Pick, while they will also perform their Couple’s Choice street routine to Gonna Make You Sweat by C+C Music Factory as their favourite dance. 

For their Showdance, they will perform to Elton John’s I’m Still Standing. 

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Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer
BBC

This year marks pro dancer Janette’s first time ever dancing in the Strictly final, while Oti could be on track to become the first pro to win two series in a row.

Last Sunday saw Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and partner Giovanni Pernice fall at the last hurdle in the semi-final. 

Find out who takes home the Glitterball Trophy in Saturday night’s Strictly final, airing at 6pm on BBC One.

'Strictly Come Dancing': All The Winners
Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole(01 of16)
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Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky was the first star to ever triumph in the inaugural series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', back in 2004, when there were just seven competitors to beat.Having obviously been a hit with 'Strictly' viewers, she was later chosen to cover for regular presenter Tess Daly, when she went on maternity leave. (credit:BBC)
Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennet(02 of16)
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Clearly sensing they were onto a winner, the BBC decided to kick-start the second series of 'Strictly' just three months after Natasha Kaplinsky's victory, securing its spot in the Saturday night schedule in the latter half of the year.Jill Halfpenny was crowned winner second time around, along with her partner, Darren Bennet. (credit:PA/PA Archive)
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova(03 of16)
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Darren became the first male celebrity to triumph in the 'Strictly Come Dancing' final in 2005, beating Colin Jackson and eventual 'It Takes Two' presenter Zoe Ball in the process. (credit:Michael Boyd/PA Archive)
Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy(04 of16)
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Cricket player Mark Ramprakash took home the glitter-ball trophy a year later.Here he is performing with his professional partner, Karen Hardy, at the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Awards a year after his victory. (credit:David Davies/PA Archive)
Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler(05 of16)
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'Strictly' helped breathe new life into Alesha's career, when she and partner Matthew Cutler were crowned winners.Her smash hit solo single 'The Boy Does Nothing' followed soon after, not to mention a spot on the 'Strictly' judging panel... until Simon Cowell decided to snare her for 'BGT', that is. (credit:BBC)
Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup(06 of16)
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'Holby City' actor Tom Chambers' public profile skyrocketed, when he and his professional partner, Camilla Dallerup, were crowned winners of the sixth series.They beat TV presenter Lisa Snowdon and 'Negotiate With Love' singer Rachel Stevens in the live final, back in 2008. (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan(07 of16)
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Chris Hollins gave professional dancer Ola Jordan her first, and so far only, win back in 2010. (credit:BBC)
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev(08 of16)
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Kara and Artem had a double victory in 2010.Shortly after taking home the glitter-ball trophy, they announced that they were dating. (credit:Rowan Miles/PA Archive)
Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani(09 of16)
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Can we please just take a moment to appreciate this photo? (credit:David Jones/PA Archive)
Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace(10 of16)
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The tenth series was won by Olympian Louis Smith and his professional partner, Flavia Cacace. (credit:Georgie Gillard/Associated Newspapers/REX)
Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec(11 of16)
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In the first ever all-female 'Strictly' final, Abbey beat Susanna Reid and Natalie Gumede to the glitter-ball trophy.Fourth place was also a female contestant, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor leaving the competition at the semi-final stage. (credit:Rui Vieira/PA Archive)
Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev(12 of16)
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Caroline Flack, who took part in the competition less than a year after leaving 'X Factor' spin-off show, 'Xtra Factor'. Apparently sensing her popularity was on the rise, Simon Cowell quickly signed her up to host the main show, alongside Olly Murs. (credit:BBC)
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani(13 of16)
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When the 2015 contestants were first announced, no one would have tipped Jay for victory, particularly after he continuously played down his dancing abilities.

Cut to a couple of months later, though, and that Glitter-ball trophy was his. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton(14 of16)
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TV presenter Ore Oduba beat off stiff competition from 'Hollyoaks' star Danny Mac who was hot favourite to lift the glitterball trophy in 2016. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones(15 of16)
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'Holby City' actor Joe was the dark horse of the competition, rising through the ranks as the weeks went on to triumph over Alexandra Burke, Debbie McGee and Gemma Atkinson in the 2017 final. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton(16 of16)
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Stacey and Kevin were the surprise winners of the 2018 series, triumphing over other finalists Ashley Roberts, Faye Tozer and Joe Sugg. The pair later went on to begin a relationship. (credit:Aaron Chown - PA Images via Getty Images)
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