Gorka Márquez

Gorka Márquez (born 4 September 1990) is a Spanish dancer and choreographer, best known for appearing on the live dance show, Burn the Floor.[1]

Gorka Márquez
Born
Gorka Márquez

(1990-09-04) 4 September 1990
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Known forStrictly Come Dancing
Partner(s)Gemma Atkinson
Children1

Early life

Márquez began dancing at the age of 12, representing Spain at the World Latin Championships in 2010, and reaching the semi-finals of the 2012 WDSF World Cup.[2]

Strictly Come Dancing

In 2016, Márquez became a professional in BBC ballroom dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing for its fourteenth series.[3][4] He was partnered with EastEnders actress, Tameka Empson and they were eliminated in week three of the competition. Márquez also danced with Anastacia in the fifth week of the competition, due to Brendan Cole being too ill to dance; they scored a total of 30 for their Quickstep, and were safe from the dance off.

In 2017, Márquez returned as a professional for the show's fifteenth series. He was partnered with singer and former The X Factor winner, Alexandra Burke. They reached the finals, but finished as joint-runners up. With Burke, Márquez holds the record for achieving the most tens in a single series with 32, surpassing Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse’s previous record of 26 tens.

In 2018, Márquez participated in the show's sixteenth series where he was partnered with philanthropist and television presenter Katie Piper. The couple finished in 13th place. The following year, after much speculation, Márquez personally announced that he had been demoted from the main professional line-up but insisted that he would still participate in weekly group dances.[5]

Series Partner Place Average score
14 Tameka Empson 14th 27.7
15 Alexandra Burke 2nd 36.4
16 Katie Piper 13th 17.5

Series 14: with Tameka Empson
Week no. Dance/song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Goodman Tonioli
1 Paso Doble / ’Y Viva España’ 6 6 7 7 26 No elimination
2 Charleston / ’Yes Sir, That's My Baby’ 7 7 7 8 29 Safe
3 Tango / ’The Heat is On’ 6 7 7 8 28 Eliminated

Series 15: with Alexandra Burke
Week no. Dance/song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Waltz / ’(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ 5 6 6 7 24 No elimination
2 Paso Doble / ’Ven a Bailar’ 9 9 9 9 36 Safe
3 American Smooth / ’Wouldn't It Be Loverly’ 8 8 8 9 33 Safe
4 Jive / ’Proud Mary’ 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
5 Samba / ’Shape of You’ 7 8 8 - 23 Safe
6 Tango / ’Maneater’ 9 9 9 8 35 Safe
7 Cha-cha-cha / ’I've Got the Music in Me’ 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
8 Argentine Tango / ’Mi Confesión’ 9 9 10 10 38 Safe
9 Quickstep / ’The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)’ 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
10 Rumba / ’Halo’
Paso Doble-a-thon / ’España cañí’		 7
Awarded		 8
7		 8
extra		 9
points		 32
39		 Bottom two
11 Charleston / ’Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ 9 10 10 10 39 Bottom two
12 Viennese Waltz / ’Everybody Hurts’ 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
Salsa / ’Finally’ 10 10 10 10 40
13 American Smooth / ’Wouldn't It Be Loverly’ 10 10 10 10 40 Runners-up
Showdance / ’There's No Business Like Show Business’ 9 10 10 10 39
Jive / ’Proud Mary’ 10 10 10 10 40

Series 16: with Katie Piper
Week no. Dance/song Judges' score Total Result
Revel Horwood Bussell Ballas Tonioli
1 Waltz / ’When We Were Young’ 4 4 4 5 17 No elimination
2 Paso Doble / ’Confident’ 2 4 3 4 13 Safe
3 Foxtrot / ’City of Stars’ 5 5 6 6 22 Safe
4 Jive / ’Why Do Fools Fall in Love’ 3 5 5 5 18 Eliminated

Dance tours and other professional engagements

In September 2018 Márquez announced he would be appearing at Donahey's 2019 Dancing with The Stars Weekends.[6]

Personal life

Márquez is currently in a relationship with Gemma Atkinson; the pair met during Strictly Come Dancing in 2017. On 1 February 2019, Atkinson announced on Instagram that they were expecting a baby.[7] Their daughter, Mia, was born on 4 July 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Gorka Márquez – BBC Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancer". Donaheys.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "BBC Blogs – Strictly Come Dancing – 2016 Strictly Professional Dancer line up revealed!". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "Strictly Come Dancing celebrities at red carpet launch". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. Agius, Nicola (3 September 2016). "What time does Strictly Come Dancing 2016 start? Everything you need to know from judges to contestants – Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. "Strictly professional Gorka Marquez receives bad news about this year's series". Digital Spy. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. "Amazing 5* Weekend Breaks with the stars of BBC Strictly Come Dancing".
  7. Powell, Emma (1 February 2019). "Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez baby news has pair 'beyond excited'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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