The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006, and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million viewers during its first episode, and was the last season to feature Claes af Geijerstam as a judge, who left the series citing financial issues.
Judges Daniel Breitholtz – Sony BMG manager Peter Swartling – record producer Kishti Tomita – vocal coach Claes af Geijerstam – musician
Hosts Sanna Bråding Mogge Sseruwagi
Auditions Malmö: April 6, 2006 Gothenburg: April 22, 2006 Falun: April 30, 2006 Umeå: May 6, 2006 Stockholm: May 13, 2006
More than 6000 people auditioned.
Top 11 finalists Cissi Ramsby, 20, Järvsö | Audition song: "Ain't No Sunshine" Danny Saucedo, 20, Stockholm | Audition song: "I Swear" Erik Segerstedt, 23, Uddevalla | Audition song: "Feeling Good" Felicia Brandström, 19, Floda | Audition song: "Dreams Come True" Jessica Myrberg, 22, Gothenburg | Audition song: "Because Of You" Johan Larsson, 18, Vänersborg | Audition song: "Show Me Heaven" Jonas Snäckmark, 20, Halmstad | Audition song: "You Raise Me Up" Linda Seppänen, 21, Tungelsta | Audition song: "Sick Of It All" Markus Fagervall, 24, Övertorneå | Audition song: "Red" Natalie Kadric, 21, Bålsta | Audition song: "Hot Stuff" Sara Burnett, 19, Karlstad | Audition song: "I Know What Love Is"
Semi-final qualifyings Top 20 Format: Two out of five semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day (competing in gender-divided groups), based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes were also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges.
DateFirstSecondSeptember 18Linda SeppänenJessica MyrbergSeptember 19Markus FagervallDanny SaucedoSeptember 20Sara BurnettFelicia BrandströmSeptember 21Johan LarssonJonas SnäckmarkSeptember 22(Public Wildcards)Cissi RamsbyErik SegerstedtJudges' WildcardNatalie Kadric
Finals elimination chart DateThemeBottom threeSeptember 29My IdolSara BurnettJessica MyrbergErik SegerstedtOctober 6Swedish HitsNatalie KadricJonas SnäckmarkJessica Myrberg (2)October 13Millennium HitsJessica Myrberg (3)Linda SeppänenJohan LarssonOctober 20RockJonas Snäckmark (2)Cissi RamsbyJohan Larsson (2)October 27Audition SongsLinda Seppänen (2)Cissi Ramsby (2)Johan Larsson (3)Bottom twoNovember 3UnpluggedDanny SaucedoCissi Ramsby (3)November 10MotownCissi Ramsby (4)Erik Segerstedt (2)Eliminated contestantNovember 17Love SongsFelicia BrandströmNovember 24Jury's ChoicesJohan Larsson (4)December 1Erik Segerstedt (3)Markus Fagervall
Elimination chart
Stages:Semi-finalsWCFinalsDates:09/1809/1909/2009/2109/2209/2910/610/1310/2010/2711/311/1011/1711/2412/1PlaceContestantResult1Markus Fagervall Winner2Erik SegerstedtElim Btm 3 Btm 2 Runner-up3Johan Larsson Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3Elim4Felicia BrandströmElim5Cissi RamsbyElim Btm 2 Btm 2 Btm 2Elim6Danny SaucedoElim7Linda Seppänen Btm 2Elim8Jonas Snäckmark Btm 2Elim9Jessica Myrberg Btm 2 Btm 3Elim10Natalie KadricElimElim11Sara BurnettElimWildCardPatrizia HelanderElim ElimJohn-A. ErikssonElimEmma FällmanElimSemiNoel FilipinasElimRobert HannaDavid FjällborgElimDennis LindbergCosima LamberthElimLisa Mårtensson
Idol 2006 album
Det bästa från Idol 2006 (The Best from Idol 2006) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.
References
External links Official homepage (Swedish lang.)