Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2005 was the third season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. It began one year after the second season and was aired in the first half of 2005.
Ingrid Gjessing was replaced by Kåre Magnus Bergh and with Jan Fredrik Karlsen's departure the entire judging panel was changed with Tone-Lise Skagefoss becoming the new jury foreperson.
It was also the first time that two girls faced off each other in the final 2 showdown making Jorun Stiansen the first female winner over Tone Damli Aaberge. Aaberge would attempt to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 where she ended up being the runner-up, this time to Alexander Rybak who later went on to win the contest. Ironically Rybak has also been a contestant on Idol 2005 and in the same semifinal group as Aaberge. However while Aaberge went on winning her group, Rybak did not even manage to reach the top 5 and therefore missed out a spot in the group of final 12.GP-favoritt røk ut av «Idol» - VG Nett om Melodi Grand Prix
Second runner-up Alejandro Fuentes was able to top VG-lista (Norwegian Single Charts) three times between 2005 and 2007. One if these no. 1 Hits was a collaboration with Askil Holm, Espen Lind and Kurt Nilsen (winner of season one). The quartet also went on tour under the name The New Guitar Buddies.
Finals Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme Jorun Stiansen 21 Vennesla Winner Grand Finale Tone Damli Aaberge 17 Sogndal May 20, 2005 Alejandro Fuentes 18 Kristiansand May 13, 2005 Judge's choice Erik Flaa 21 Bærum May 6, 2005 Duets Christian Stenseng 21 Haslum April 29, 2005 Big Band Eva Weel Skram 19 Sogndal April 22, 2005 Beatles Cindy Hovde 18 Sætre April 15, 2005 Country Mari Vestbø 18 Ølen April 8, 2005 Birth Year Malin Pettersen 17 Hasle April 1, 2005 Movie Songs David Bakke 20 Moss March 18, 2005 Soul & R'n'B Andrea Gjendem Brændvik 20 Son March 11, 2005 Made in Norway Bjørn Olav Edvardsen 22 Tromøya March 4, 2005 Contestant's Choice
Elimination Chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 40 Wild Card Top 12 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 02/10 02/16 02/18 02/23 02/25 03/04 03/11 03/18 04/01 04/08 04/15 04/22 04/29 05/06 05/13 05/20 Place ContestantResult1Jorun Stiansen44% Winner2Tone Damli Aaberge27%Runner-Up3Alejandro Fuentes33%Elim4Erik Flaa15%SavedBtm 2Btm 3Btm 2Btm 2Elim5Christian Stenseng19%Btm 3Btm 3Btm 2Btm 3Elim6Eva Weel Skram24%Btm 2Btm 3Elim7Cindy Hovde17%Elim8Mari Vestbø19%Btm 2Btm 2Elim9Malin Pettersen22%Btm 3Elim10David Bakke21%SavedBtm 3Elim11Andrea Gjendem Brændvik23%Elim12Bjørn Olav Edvardsen21%ElimSemi-Final 5Thomas Frantzen 14%Amalie Olsen 8%Ailin Claussen ElimAlexander Rybak Kaja Nordeng Sofie Storaas Thi Tran Semi-Final 4Maria Thoresen16%Knut Marius Djupvik15%Haji Saleem11%Carina O. OlsenElimErik AuklendKine Jeanette HanssenKristoffer JohannessenMari Elisabeth SandbergSemi-Final 3Patrick Sagen11%Kent Storstad10%Henriette Helgeland Tangen7%Charlotte GundersenElimChristine Valencia KjøsnesInga Merethe FjerdingstadKatrine H. VatleLars Sars UppmanSemi-Final 2Thommas Rene Hetlevik10%Ragnhild H. Ulleberg5%Willy Sharma4%Cherry Marie EvangerElimChristina Maria AlvarezKaroline JohansenMagnus GranholtMariann SvendsenSemi-Final 1Felipe Munoz11%Thomas Seeberg7%Marie BasmoElimMagdalena NilssonMia Aadland StølenØystein Holm LarsenSita Pariyar Live show details Heat 1 (February 11, 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Mia Aadland Stølen"Hands Clean" (Alanis Morissette)Eliminated2Felipe Munoz"This I Promise You" (NSYNC)Eliminated3Magdalena Nilsson"I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated4Øystein Holm Larsen"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated5Marie Basmo"Wonderwall" (Oasis)Eliminated6Sita Pariyer"Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees)Eliminated7Thomas Seeberg"Bright Lights" (Matchbox Twenty)Eliminated8Eva Weel Skram"Somewhere Only We Know" (Keane)Advanced9David Bakke"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Eliminated10Andrea Gjendem Brændvik"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)Advanced Heat 2 (February 16, 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Ragnhild H. Ulleberg"Stop!" (Sam Brown)Eliminated2Thomas René Hetlevik"You and I Both" (Jason Mraz)Eliminated3Christina Maria Alvarez"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated4Magnus Granholt"Amazed" (Lonestar)Eliminated5Cherry Marie Evanger"Do I Need a Reason" (D'Sound)Eliminated6Karoline Johansen"Love Shine a Light" (Katrina and the Waves)Eliminated7Willy Sharma"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)Eliminated8Jorun Stiansen"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced9Bjørn Olav Edvardsen"I Can't Help Myself" (The Kelly Family)Advanced10Mariann Svendsen"Unforgivable Sinner" (Lene Marlin)Eliminated Heat 3 (February 18, 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Inga Merethe Fjerdingstad"Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated2Kent Storstad"Real to Me" (Brian McFadden)Eliminated3Charlotte Gundersen"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)Eliminated4Patrick Sagen"Desperado" (Eagles)Eliminated5Katrine H. Vatle"Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart)Eliminated6Christine Valencia Kjøsnes"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated7Lars Sars Uppman"The Reason" (Hoobastank)Eliminated8Henriette Helgeland Tangen"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated9Alejandro Fuentes"This Year's Love" (David Gray)Advanced10Mari Vestbø"Laura" (Scissor Sisters)Advanced Heat 4 (February 23, 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Cindy Hovde"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)Advanced2Kristoffer Johannessen"Go the Distance" (Michael Bolton)Eliminated3Carina O. Olsen"You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama)Eliminated4Erik Auklend"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)Eliminated5Mari Elisabeth Sandberg"Crawling up a Hill" (Katie Melua)Eliminated6Kine Jeanette Hanssen"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Eliminated7Knut Marius Djupvik"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated8Malin Pettersen"The Closest Thing to Crazy" (Katie Melua)Advanced9Haji Saleem"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)Eliminated10Maria Thoresen"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated Heat 5 (February 25, 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Amalie Olsen"You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette)Eliminated2Alexander Rybak"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated3Ailin Claussen"Walk On By" (Dionne Warwick)Eliminated4Thomas Frantzen"All or Nothing" (O-Town)Eliminated5Thi Tran"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated6Kaja Nordeng"Zombie" (The Cranberries)Eliminated7Erik Flaa"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Eliminated8Tone Damli Aaberge"Sunday Morning" (Maroon 5)Advanced9Christian Stenseng"She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5)Advanced10Sofie Storaas"Unintended" (Muse)Eliminated
Live Show 1 (March 4, 2005) Theme: Your Idol OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Malin Pettersen"Turn Me On" (Norah Jones)Safe2Bjørn Olav Edvardsen"Señorita" (Justin Timberlake)Eliminated3Tone Damli Aaberge"Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones)Safe4Mari Vestbø"Nobody's Wife" (Anouk)Bottom two5David Bakke"My Girl" (The Temptations)Bottom three6Cindy Hovde"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)Safe7Christian Stenseng"Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams)Safe8Jorun Stiansen"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Safe9Erik Flaa"Summer Moved On" (A-ha)Safe10Eva Weel Skram"Lovefool" (The Cardigans)Safe11Alejandro Fuentes"She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5)Safe12Andrea Gjendem Brændvik"Kiss" (Venke Knutson)Safe Live Show 2 (March 11, 2005) Theme: Made in Norway OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Eva Weel Skram"Two Way Monologue" (Sondre Lerche)Safe2Andrea Gjendem Brændvik"My Lullaby" (Maria Mena)Eliminated3Erik Flaa"My Woman" (Locomotives)Bottom two4Mari Vestbø"Wide Awake" (Briskeby)Safe5Alejandro Fuentes"Century" (Erik Faber)Safe6Cindy Hovde"Burning" (Maria Arredondo)Safe7Tone Damli Aaberge"Girls Keep Secrets in the Strangest Ways" (Ephemera)Safe8David Bakke"Baby You're So Cool" (Espen Lind)Safe9Malin Pettersen"Just a Little Heartache" (Maria Arredondo)Bottom three10Christian Stenseng"Velvet" (Savoy)Safe11Jorun Stiansen"Scared" (Venke Knutson)Safe
Live Show 3 (March 18, 2005) Theme: Soul & R&B OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1David Bakke"Used to Love U" (John Legend)Eliminated2Jorun Stiansen"Work It Out" (Beyoncé)Safe3Tone Damli Aaberge"Street Life" (Randy Crawford)Safe4Christian Stenseng"Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three5Malin Pettersen"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops)Safe6Alejandro Fuentes"My Boo" (Usher & Alicia Keys)Safe7Mari Vestbø"Some Kind of Wonderful" (Joss Stone)Safe8Eva Weel Skram"Next Lifetime" (Erykah Badu)Bottom two9Erik Flaa"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)Safe10Cindy Hovde"Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa)Safe Live Show 4 (April 1, 2005) Theme: Movie Songs OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Cindy Hovde"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Safe2Erik Flaa"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Bottom three3Mari Vestbø"We Are" (Ana Johnsson)Bottom two4Eva Weel Skram"Tomorrow Never Dies" (Sheryl Crow)Safe5Alejandro Fuentes"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)Safe6Malin Pettersen"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)Eliminated7Christian Stenseng"When the Going Gets Tough" (Billy Ocean)Safe8Jorun Stiansen"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe9Tone Damli Aaberge"Kiss Me" (Sixpence None the Richer)Safe Live Show 5 (April 8, 2005) Theme: Your Birth Year OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Mari Vestbø"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Kim Wilde)Eliminated2Christian Stenseng"Uptown Girl" (Billy Joel)Bottom three3Tone Damli Aaberge"Fast Car" (Tracy Chapman)Safe4Jorun Stiansen"What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner)Safe5Eva Weel Skram"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Safe6Erik Flaa"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)Bottom two7Cindy Hovde"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)Safe8Alejandro Fuentes"Don't Dream It's Over" (Crowded House)Safe Live Show 6 (April 15, 2005) Theme: Country OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Tone Damli Aaberge"Jolene" (Dolly Parton)Safe2Eva Weel Skram"When You Say Nothing at All" (Alison Krauss)Bottom three3Erik Flaa"Hurt" (Johnny Cash)Safe4Cindy Hovde"I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton)Eliminated5Alejandro Fuentes"Desperado" (Eagles)Safe6Jorun Stiansen"9 to 5" (Dolly Parton)Safe7Christian Stenseng"Amazed" (Lonestar)Bottom two Live Show 7 (April 22, 2005) Theme: Beatles OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jorun Stiansen"We Can Work It Out"Safe2Christian Stenseng"Can't Buy Me Love"Bottom three3Eva Weel Skram"The Long and Winding Road"Eliminated4Alejandro Fuentes"Please Mr. Postman"Safe5Tone Damli Aaberge"Martha My Dear"Safe6Erik Flaa"Let It Be"Bottom two Live Show 8 (April 29, 2005) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Christian Stenseng"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Frank Sinatra)Eliminated2Jorun Stiansen"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)Safe3Alejandro Fuentes"Beyond the Sea" (Bobby Darin)Safe4Erik Flaa"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone)Safe5Tone Damli Aaberge"Sparkling Diamonds" (Nicole Kidman)Safe
Live Show 9 (May 6, 2005) Theme: Duets OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Tone Damli Aaberge"The Sun" (Maroon 5)Safe2Erik Flaa"Bedshaped" (Keane)Eliminated3Jorun Stiansen"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Safe4Alejandro Fuentes"Sail Away" (David Gray)Safe5Tone Damli Aaberge & Erik Flaa"Come What May" (Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman)N/A6Jorun Stiansen & Alejandro Fuentes"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston)N/A Live Show 10: Semi-final (May 13, 2005) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Jorun Stiansen"Get the Party Started" (Pink)"Too Lost in You" (Sugababes)Safe2Tone Damli Aaberge"Songbird" (Eva Cassidy)"Manic Monday" (The Bangles)Safe3Alejandro Fuentes"With or Without You" (U2)"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" (Travis)Eliminated Live final (May 20, 2005)