Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress, dancer, songwriter and model who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child. She has sold around forty million albums and twenty million singles with the group, and more than four million solo albums and eighteen million solo/featured singles. In total she has sold 82 million records worldwide. Rowland began her solo career in 2002 with the release of her debut album Simply Deep, which contained influences of alternative-R&B and rock music. It included her joint worldwide number-one single "Dilemma" with rapper Nelly, as well as subsequent singles "Stole", "Can't Nobody" and "Train on a Track". Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Rowland released her second solo album Ms. Kelly in 2007. Considerably less successful than its predecessor, the album produced the hit singles "Like This" and "Work". In 2009, Rowland scored her second number-one hit with French DJ David Guetta on his single, "When Love Takes Over". The song earned her a second Grammy Award as a solo artist, and resulted into their 2010 joint single "Commander". This was Rowland's third number-one hit on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart and first offering from her third album Here I Am. In 2011, Rowland's single "Motivation" featuring Lil Wayne reached number-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Apart from her work in music, Rowland has also launched a career in film and television. In 2002, she made her debut with guest stints on sitcom series such as The Hughleys and Taina, prior to appearing in the big-screen movies like the horror film Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and the romantic comedy The Seat Filler (2004). In 2009, she served as the host of the first season of the Bravo competition series The Fashion Show alongside Isaac Mizrahi. In 2011, Rowland joined the judging panel on the eighth series of the British reality television competition The X Factor. Kelly's partner, Derek, was just paired with Destiny's Child singer, Beyoncé, for Season 5.
Derek Hough
Derek Hough (born May 17, 1985) is an American dancer, choreographer, musician and actor. A world champion in Latin American Dance, Hough has appeared since September 2007 (Seasons 5 though 11) on the hit U.S. television series Dancing with the Stars, where he is a three-time champion (with Nicole Scherzinger, Brooke Burke, and Jennifer Grey), two-time semi-finalist (with Jennie Garth and Joanna Krupa) and a Quarter-Finalist with Lil' Kim. Hough has earned three Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Choreography (2009 and 2010) for his work on the show. Prior to joining Dancing with the Stars, Hough starred as Ren in the 2006 original cast production of Footloose: The Musical at the Novelo Theatre in London's West End, as well as on the 2006 U.K. national tour. Hough's West End performance earned him a nomination as The Stuart Phillips London Newcomer of the Year in the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards. Hough made his Broadway debut on January 8, 2010, starring with Kym Johnson and Mary Murphy in Burn the Floor for the final four performances of the show's Broadway run. A founding member of the Ballas Hough Band (formerly Almost Amy), Hough shares lead vocals, plays guitar and has several songwriting credits on the band's self-titled debut CD, released by Hollywood Records in March 2009.
Derek's previous DWTSGame partners include: Callie Thorne, Claire Holt (runners-up), Alanis Morrisette, Brittany Brannon (runners-up), Sandra Bullock (winners), and Beyoncé.
Derek's previous DWTSGame partners include: Callie Thorne, Claire Holt (runners-up), Alanis Morrisette, Brittany Brannon (runners-up), Sandra Bullock (winners), and Beyoncé.
Kelly Rowland & Derek Hough
Week 1: Salsa: All Night Long - Lionel Richie: 23
Week 2: Tango: Objection - Shakira: 23
Week 3: Rumba: Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis: 25
Week 4: Argentine Tango: Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey: 21
Week 4: Cha-Cha-Cha: How You Like Me Now? - The Heavy: 25
Week 5: Viennese Waltz: Fallin - Alicia Keys: 29
Week 2: Tango: Objection - Shakira: 23
Week 3: Rumba: Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis: 25
Week 4: Argentine Tango: Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey: 21
Week 4: Cha-Cha-Cha: How You Like Me Now? - The Heavy: 25
Week 5: Viennese Waltz: Fallin - Alicia Keys: 29
Kelly's Journey
Kelly Rowland was soon tipped to do very well on DWTSGame, however the 'R&B singer curse', that had taken out such stars like Beyonce, Rihanna and Mary J. Blige, worried Kelly a little.
In Week 1, Kelly and Derek danced a Salsa to "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. Elena and Valerie scored Kelly an eight, and Natalie scored her a seven. With a total of 23, she was joint second on the leaderboard.
In Week 2, Kelly and Derek were first to dance, and danced a Tango to "Objection" by Shakira, and scored two sevens and a high nine from Valerie (one of her two highest paddles of the night), which got her a total of 23. This put her in seventh place on the leaderboard.
In Week 3 (Love Week), Kelly and Derek danced a Rumba to "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis. It was one of the most mixed reviewed dances of the night, scoring a seven from Elena, an eight from Natalie and an unbelievable second ten of the season from Valerie, giving them 25 points. This put them joint fifth on the leaderboard.
In Week 4 (Partner Ditch Week), Kelly paired up with Morgan Freeman to dance Hayden Christensen's old Argentine Tango to "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey. The dance scored a six from Natalie, a seven from Hayden and an eight from Valerie, giving them 21. They also joined Jeff Bridges, Christina Applegate, Jodie Foster and Bill Clinton for Team Dance, Julia Roberts' old Cha-Cha-Cha to "How You Like Me Now?" by The Heavy, which scored them two nines and an seven from Natalie, giving them 25. This gave them a total of 46, putting them fifth on the leaderboard. Kelly and Derek landed in the bottom-three this week, only to be saved by the eliminations of Jeff Bridges and Justin Timberlake.
In Week 5, Kelly and Derek danced a Viennese Waltz to "Fallin" by Alicia Keys. The pair scored a nine from Natalie and two tens, giving them 29 points and putting them third on the leaderboard. Although they were given the encore this week, they were eliminated along with Jesse Eisenberg and Kym Johnson.
In Week 1, Kelly and Derek danced a Salsa to "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. Elena and Valerie scored Kelly an eight, and Natalie scored her a seven. With a total of 23, she was joint second on the leaderboard.
In Week 2, Kelly and Derek were first to dance, and danced a Tango to "Objection" by Shakira, and scored two sevens and a high nine from Valerie (one of her two highest paddles of the night), which got her a total of 23. This put her in seventh place on the leaderboard.
In Week 3 (Love Week), Kelly and Derek danced a Rumba to "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis. It was one of the most mixed reviewed dances of the night, scoring a seven from Elena, an eight from Natalie and an unbelievable second ten of the season from Valerie, giving them 25 points. This put them joint fifth on the leaderboard.
In Week 4 (Partner Ditch Week), Kelly paired up with Morgan Freeman to dance Hayden Christensen's old Argentine Tango to "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey. The dance scored a six from Natalie, a seven from Hayden and an eight from Valerie, giving them 21. They also joined Jeff Bridges, Christina Applegate, Jodie Foster and Bill Clinton for Team Dance, Julia Roberts' old Cha-Cha-Cha to "How You Like Me Now?" by The Heavy, which scored them two nines and an seven from Natalie, giving them 25. This gave them a total of 46, putting them fifth on the leaderboard. Kelly and Derek landed in the bottom-three this week, only to be saved by the eliminations of Jeff Bridges and Justin Timberlake.
In Week 5, Kelly and Derek danced a Viennese Waltz to "Fallin" by Alicia Keys. The pair scored a nine from Natalie and two tens, giving them 29 points and putting them third on the leaderboard. Although they were given the encore this week, they were eliminated along with Jesse Eisenberg and Kym Johnson.
Total & Average
TOTAL: 146
AVERAGE: 24.3
AVERAGE: 24.3