Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2003 was the first season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. It premiered in January and was aired until May 23, 2003 with Kurt Nilsen winning. A year later he would eventually win World Idol where he competed against 10 Idol winners from other countries.
Finals
Finalists Finalist Age * From Status Jeanette Vik 15 JessheimDisqualified in Week 1 Guro Dugstad 23 BergenEliminated 1st in Week 2 Orji Okoroafor 24 OsloEliminated 2nd in Week 3 Linn S. Andersen 16 BergenEliminated 3rd in Week 4 Tone Anette E. Elde 16 KnarvikEliminated 4th in Week 5 Espen Grjotheim 26 OsloEliminated 5th in Week 6 Rebecca Ludvigsen 17 TrondheimEliminated 6th in Week 7 David Pedersen 16 AndenesEliminated 7th in Week 8 Gaute Ormåsen 19 BrumunddalRunner-up Kurt Nilsen 24 Bergen Winner * as of the start of the season Heats and live shows Results summary + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 50 Top 10 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 02/14 02/21 02/28 03/07 03/14 03/21 03/28 04/04 04/11 04/25 05/02 05/09 05/16 05/23 Place ContestantResult1Kurt Nilsen 23 % Winner2Gaute Ormåsen 33 % Runner-Up3David Pedersen 17 % Btm 2Btm 2Elim4Rebecca Ludvigsen 34 % Btm 2Btm 3Btm 3Elim5Espen Grjotheim 1stBtm 2Btm 2Elim6Tone Anette E. Elde 14 % SavedBtm 2Elim7Linn S. Andersen 20 % Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Elim8Orji Okoroafor1st Elim9Guro Dugstad2nd Elim10Jeanette Vik 21 %DQSemi-Final 5Belinda Orten ElimBørge Rømma Cathrine Bjørlo Henning Stranden Lars Petter Sauge Maria Johansen Sølvi Kobbeltvedt Susanne Akerø Semi-Final 4Anne Nymo Trulsen ElimChrister Mørkved Francesca Strano Heidi Solheim Julie Overvik Silje Hagen Silje Vasvåg Stine Nordeng Andersen Semi-Final 3Adele Erichsen ElimAne Launy Cecilie Eikestad Esben André Holm Kristoffer Johannessen Maria Goncalves Braaten Ronny Andrè Klo Stina Eia Semi-Final 2Birgit Høva ElimJonas Groth Liv-Jorunn Håker Marte Marie Gjestrum Maurice Adams Mette Mari Leseth Merete Bjerkli Rune Sæter Semi-Final 1Anette KristensenElimAnne Margrethe LemickaHelene MølsterLars Sigmund LøfsnæsLars Øivind HaugenMette Broback ArntsenPetter Christian BakkeSolvor Woll Notes: After the first liveshow, where Jeanette ended up in the bottom 2, she was disqualified for being underage. Due to Jeanette being disqualified, Tone was given another chance to return.
Live show details
Heat 1 (14 February 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Solvor Woll"Since You've Been Gone" ()Eliminated2Mette Broback Arntsen"I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated3Lars Øivind Haugen"You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)" (Tom Jones & Heather Small)Eliminated4Helene Mølster"Hero" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated5Petter Christian Bakke"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated6Anne Margreta Lemicka"All By Myself" (Celine Dion)Eliminated7Guro Dugstad"I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5)Advanced8Orji Okoroafor"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago)Advanced9Anette Kristensen"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)Eliminated10Lars Sigmund Løfsnes"Have Fun, Go Mad" (Blair)Eliminated
Heat 2 (21 February 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Birgit Høva"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler)Eliminated2Maurice Adams"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Eliminated3Mette Mari Leseth"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)Eliminated4Rune Sæter"I Wish" ()Eliminated5Linn S. Andersen"Doubt" (Linn S. Andersen)Advanced6Jonas Groth"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Eliminated7Merete Bjerkell"Yes" ()Eliminated8Marte Maria Gjestrum"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Andy Williams)Eliminated9Gaute Ormåsen"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)Advanced10Liv-Jorunn Håker Ottesen"Thank You for the Music" (ABBA)Eliminated
Heat 3 (28 February 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Ane Launy"Have Fun, Go Mad" (Blair)Eliminated2Kristoffer Johannessen"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Eliminated3Stina Eia"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (Celine Dion)Eliminated4Cecilie Eikestad"I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Etta James)Eliminated5Ronny Andre Klo"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated6Maria Goncalves Braaten"Fighter" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated7Tone Anette E. Elde"Wish" (Tone Anette E. Elde)Advanced8Esben Andre Holm"Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn)Eliminated9Rebecca Ludvigsen"Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)Advanced10Adele Erichsen"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Eliminated
Heat 4 (7 March 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Silje Hagen"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated2Anne Nymo Trulsen"The Right to Sing" (John Miles)Eliminated3Kurt Nilsen"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (U2)Advanced4Julie Overvik"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated5Stina Kordeng Andersen"Foolish Games" (Jewel)Eliminated6Christer Mørkved"This Time Around" ()Eliminated7Francesca Strano"Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)Eliminated8David Pedersen"With Arms Wide Open" (Creed)Advanced9Silje Vasvåg"Live On" ()Eliminated10Heidi Solheim"Stop!" (Sam Brown)Eliminated
Heat 5 (14 March 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Lars Pette Sauge"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Eliminated2Susanne Akerø"Unintended" (Muse)Eliminated3Espen Grjotheim"Time" (Espen Grjotheim)Advanced4Maria Johansen"Help Me" ()Eliminated5Belinda Orten"Belinda" ()Eliminated6Børge Rømma"Amazed" (Lonestar)Eliminated7Cathrine Bjørlo"Think" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated8Jeanette Vik"I Don't Know" (Celine Dion)Advanced9Henning Stranden"The Max" ()Eliminated10Sølvi Kobbeltvedt"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)Eliminated
Live Show 1 (21 March 2003) Theme: Your Idol OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Rebecca Ludvigsen"A Deeper Love" (Aretha Franklin)Safe2Orji Okoroafor"Maria Maria" (Santana)Safe3Tone Anette E. Elde"Anything About June" (Unni Wilhelmsen)Eliminated4Espen Grjotheim"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)Safe5Linn S. Andersen"You Were Meant for Me" (Jewel)Bottom three6Kurt Nilsen"The Day After Tomorrow" (Saybia)Safe7Jeanette Vik"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Bottom two8Gaute Ormåsen"I'm Your Angel" (R. Kelly & Celine Dion)Safe9Guro Dugstad"I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)Safe10David Pedersen"Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down)Safe
Live Show 2 (28 March 2003) Theme: Norwegian Songs OrderArtistSong (original artists)ResultN/AJeanette VikN/ADisqualified1David Pedersen"Drømmedame" (Trang Fødsel)Safe2Linn S. Andersen"Alarmen gar" (Jan Eggum)Bottom three3Gaute Ormåsen"Jørgen Hattemaker" (Alf Prøysen)Safe4Guro Dugstad"Slaver av solen" (Seigmen)Eliminated5Espen Grjotheim"En natt forbi" (Jan Eggum)Bottom two6Kurt Nilsen"Skyfri himmel" (Bjørn Eidsvåg)Safe7Rebecca Ludvigsen"Mysteriet deg" (Bjørn Eidsvåg)Safe8Orji Okoroafor"Det vakreste som fins" (Jahn Teigen)Safe9Tone Anette E. Elde"Sommerfuggel i vinterland" (Halvdan Sivertsen)Safe
Live Show 3 (4 April 2003) Theme: 1980s OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Gaute Ormåsen"Take On Me" (A-ha)Safe2Rebecca Ludvigsen"Down on the Street" (Shakatak)Bottom two3Orji Okoroafor"If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Simply Red)Eliminated4Linn S. Andersen"He's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)Bottom three5Kurt Nilsen"Hunting High and Low" (A-ha)Safe6David Pedersen"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Safe7Tone Anette E. Elde"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Safe8Espen Grjotheim"Notorious" (Duran Duran)Safe
Live Show 4 (11 April 2003) Theme: Elton John OrderArtistSongResult1Espen Grjotheim"Your Song"Safe2Linn S. Andersen"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"Eliminated3Kurt Nilsen"Candle in the Wind"Safe4Rebecca Ludvigsen"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Bottom three5David Pedersen"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Safe6Tone Anette E. Elde"Sacrifice"Bottom two7Gaute Ormåsen"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"Safe
Live Show 5 (25 April 2003) Theme: Disco OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1David Pedersen"Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry)Safe2Rebecca Ludvigsen"We Are Family" (Sister Sledge)Bottom three3Espen Grjotheim"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)Bottom two4Gaute Ormåsen"Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jacksons)Safe5Tone Anette E. Elde"Upside Down" (Diana Ross)Eliminated6Kurt Nilsen"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White)Safe
Live Show 6 (2 May 2003) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Espen Grjotheim"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated2Gaute Ormåsen"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)Safe3Kurt Nilsen"Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra)Safe4Rebecca Ludvigsen"This Can't Be Love" (Natalie Cole)Safe5David Pedersen"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin)Bottom two
Live Show 7 (9 May 2003) Theme: Top 20 Hits OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Kurt Nilsen"Beautiful Day" (U2)"Perfect Day" (Lou Reed)Safe2Rebecca Ludvigsen"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)"Unforgivable Sinner" (Lene Marlin)Eliminated3Gaute Ormåsen"Believe" (Cher)"Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)Safe4David Pedersen"Lemon Tree" (Fools Garden)"Velvet" (Savoy)Bottom two
Live Show 8: Semi-final (16 May 2003) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1David Pedersen"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)"Dancing in the Moonlight" (Toploader)Eliminated2Kurt Nilsen"One" (U2)"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin)Safe3Gaute Ormåsen"When Susannah Cries" (Espen Lind)"Life Is a Rollercoaster" (Ronan Keating)Safe
Live final (23 May 2003) OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult1Kurt Nilsen"Wedding's Off""The Day After Tomorrow""She's So High"Winner2Gaute Ormåsen"Longest Goodbye""Something About the Way You Look Tonight""She's So High"Runner-up
References
External links Profiles of the top 10 finalists