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Two-time New Zealand Dancing With The Stars champion Stefano Olivieri returns for Series Nine.

Singer/dancer/actor Olivieri previously trained at the Actors Centre Australia before making a professional splash in 2002. That year, he appeared in the feature film The Quiet American, as well as two musicals, 'West Side Story' and 'Chicago'. He was named the Australian Ballroom and Australasian Dancesport Champion and performed at the Sydney Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.

Since then, Olivieri has accumulated numerous titles, including the 2003 Singapore International Open Professional Dancesport Champion, the 2003/2004 Australian Professional Dancesport Champion, the IDSF World Champion New Vogue and the 2005 to 2007 Australian Professional Dancesport Champion.

Theatrically, he has appeared in 'Cruisin'', 'Footloose', 'Ballroom – The Musical', 'Floorplay' and 2004 and 2006 seasons of 'Burn The Floor'. He also directed the musical version of 'Moulin Rouge'.