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Strictly Come Dancing semi-final songs and dances revealed

The four remaining couples will be hoping to get top marks from all the judges
The four remaining couples will be hoping to get top marks from all the judges

The songs and dances for this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final have been announced.

John Whaite and Johannes Radebe will dance to Coldplay and Adele during the show, as the contestants perform twice in a bid to make it to the grand finale.

Bake Off winner Whaite and his professional partner will do the Jive to Higher Power by Coldplay and deliver a Couple's Choice routine to Adele's Hometown Glory.

John Whaite and Johannes Radebe

EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice, meanwhile, will dance an Argentine Tango to Eduardo Rovira's A Evaristo Carriego, and a Waltz to Ellie Goulding's How Long Will I Love You.

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice

AJ Odudu and her partner Kai Widdrington face a Rumba, often the most challenging dance for contestants, to Maria McKee's Show Me Heaven. They will also take on a Quickstep to Benny Goodman's Sing, Sing, Sing.

AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington

Finally, CBBC host Rhys Stephenson and pro partner Nancy Xu will deliver a Samba to It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera) performed by Michael Bublé, before dancing a Tango to Queen's One Vision.

Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker and dance partner Nadiya Bychkova were eliminated from the show last weekend after landing in the dance-off against Odudu and Widdrington, who went on to receive the majority vote from the judging panel for their Salsa, keeping them in the competition.

Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova after their elimination

Ayling-Ellis remains the favourite to win the series. The actor, who is the first deaf contestant in the show's history, recently won over viewers with an emotional contemporary routine featuring 10 seconds of silence in tribute to the deaf community.

Strictly Come Dancing's semi-final airs on BBC One on Saturday at 7.05pm, with the results show on Sunday at 7.20pm.

Source: Press Association

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