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There was the promise of a whole new round of winners, losers —and controversial eliminations — when Dancing with the Stars kicked off its ninth season with a three-night premier beginning September 21, 2009 on ABC at 8pm ET/PT.

Season 9 Star Lineup

During the summer, Co-host and funny man Tom Bergeron revealed on his Facebook page that he would announce the cast of Season 9 on Aug. 17, 2009. Forsaking the long, drawn-out countdown during primetime last season, Tom instead made the full announcment during a segment of Good Morning America.

Here's the lineup for this season, with eliminations to date. Stay glued as the FINAL 3 compete in an all out dance-off ...on the way to the big finale on Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

Mya - Grammy winner and actress

Donny Osmond - Singer, entertainer (brother of Marie Osmond)

Kelly Osbourne - Actress, singer, musician (Daughter of Ozzie Osboune - The Osbournes Reality TV series)

Joanna Krupa - Supermodel - eliminated Week 9

Aaron Carter - Pop star and reality TV star (House of Cards) - eliminated Week 8

Marc Decascos - Actor, martial artist and the Chairman on "Iron Chef America" - eliminated Week 7

Michael Irvin - Football Hall of Famer (former Dallas Cowboy) - eliminated Week 7

Melissa Joan Hart - actress eliminated Week 6

Louis Vito - Professional snowboarder - eliminated Week 6

Natalie Coughlin - US Olympic Women's Swim Team - 6 gold medals - eliminated Week 5

Chuck (The Iceman) Liddell - UFC fighter - eliminated Week 4

Debi Mazar - Actress (Publicist Shauna in HBO's Entourage) - eliminated Week 3

Tom DeLay - Former Majority Leader in The US House of Representatives - dropped out due to injury Week 3

Kathy Ireland - Model, entrepreneur - eliminated Week 2

Macy Gray - Grammy winner and actress - eliminated Week 1

Ashley Hamilton - Actor, comedian (son of George Hamilton) - eliminated Week 1

As always, Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli are on hand in the judging panel. Now add to that host Samantha Harris' role as straight man to Tom Bergeron's class clown, and you have all the makings of a phenomenal and enduring TV hit.

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