Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2006 was the fourth season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. It premiered one year after the third season and was aired in the first half of 2006. Kåre Magnus Bergh remained as the co-host of Solveig Kloppen who was pregnant during the show. Between March 3 and April 27 she was replaced by the following (in order of appearance): Berte Rommetveit, Guri Solberg, Sandra Lyng Haugen, Marion Ravn and Silje Stang who each hosted one show next to Bergh. Tone-Lise Skagefoss and Tor Milde remained as judges and were joined by Amund Bjørklund and Hans Olav Grøttheim. Aleksander Denstad With auditioned with his girlfriend Vivian Sørmeland. The two of them were lead singers of the unsigned project WimpyLine. Both managed to advance through the semifinals to the top 12 and while Sørmeland placed third her boyfriend Width went on winning the entire show making him the youngest winner of the show (he was 18 at that time). Peaking at no. 4 in Norway, first album coming home also managed to become a success in Japan.ALEKSANDER DENSTAD WITH - Hvilken kroppsdel sliter du mest med? - Side2
Finals Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme Aleksander Denstad With 18 Trondheim Winner Grand Finale Jonas Thomassen 17 Rygge May 19, 2006 Vivian Sørmeland 19 Trondheim May 12, 2006 Judge's choice Marita Johansen 17 Tromsø May 05, 2006 Duets Wisnu Witono Adhi 22 Oslo Apr 28, 2006 Big Band Ørjan Hatlevik 22 Fitjar Apr 21, 2005 Made in Sweden Siri Helene Erland 20 Skaun Apr 07, 2006 1980sMar 03, 2006Contestant's choice Oda Evjen Gjøvåg 17 Bergen Mar 31, 2006 Unplugged Stine Hansen 17 Skedsmokorset Mar 24, 2006 Made in Norway Anders Mjaaland 17 Kristiansand Mar 17, 2006 Disco Fever Iselin Andresen 18 Haugesund Withdrew Audun Rensel 19 Tromøya Mar 10, 2006 Movie Songs
Elimination Chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 40 Wild Card Top 12 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 02/08 02/10 02/16 02/18 02/22 02/24 03/03 03/10 03/17 03/31 04/07 04/14 04/21 04/28 05/05 05/12 05/19 Place ContestantResult1Aleksander Denstad With 56% Btm 3 Winner2Jonas Thomassen42% Runner-Up3Vivian Sørmeland40% Btm 3Btm 2Elim4Marita Johansen 18% 40%Btm 3Btm 2Btm 2Elim5Wisnu Witono Adhi 10% Btm 3Btm 3Btm 2Elim6Ørjan Hatlevik41% Elim7Siri Helene Erland 19% ElimBtm 2Elim8Oda Evjen Gjøvåg 28% Btm 3Btm 2Btm 2Btm 2Elim9Stine Hansen 21% Elim10Anders Mjaaland16% Elim11Audun Rensel 17%14%Btm 2Elim12Iselin Andresen 24% WdrwWildCardMelanie Helmichsen Elim 12%Yolanda Myrbostad11% 10%Cindy Selven Røe 8%ElimMari Steinnes 4% Maria Holand Tøsse12% Quang Tran Trung Elim Semi-Final 5Stine Muri 9%Johan Sørum ElimKim Dahl Maria Medina Heskestad Matias Kildahl Fjeld Semi-Final 4Marius Hildal Vik 10%Ivar Ole Vik ElimMariann Svendsen Vegard Dahl Veronika J. Klemetsen Semi-Final 3Cindy E. Kvinlaug 17%Anthony Hegglund Sabado ElimBob Mørk Ole Jørgen Gravaas Semi-Final 2Sara Ristesund 4%Christine Valencia ElimSolveig Nymoen Thomas Seeberg Semi-Final 1Bente TednesElimFlavio DiazGabrielle LeithaugLeif H. T. Pettersen Notes: Because Iselin withdrew after the second liveshow Siri Helene returned as her replacement after Audun (who was voted off the latest at that point) declined.
Live show details Heat 1 (8 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Gabrielle Leithaug"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Annie Lennox & Aretha Franklin)Eliminated2Leif H. T. Pettersen"The Scientist" (Coldplay)Eliminated3Maria Holand Tøsse"A Whole New World" (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)Eliminated4Flavio Diaz"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train)Eliminated5Bente Tednes"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated6Jonas Thomassen"Hurt" (Johnny Cash)Advanced7Yolanda Myrbostad"A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton)Eliminated8Anders Mjaaland"Dreams" (Gavin DeGraw)Advanced Notes Jonas Thomassen and Anders Mjaaland advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Maria Holand Tøsse and Yolanda Myrbostad returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (10 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Sara Ristesund"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette)Eliminated2Christine Valencia Kjøsnes"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)Eliminated3Quang Tran Trung"You and Me" (Lifehouse)Eliminated4Thomas Seeberg"Easy" (Commodores)Eliminated5Solveig Nymoen"Stop!" (Sam Brown)Eliminated6Mari Steinnes"Big Mistake" (Natalie Imbruglia)Eliminated7Vivian Sørmeland"Foolish Games" (Jewel)Advanced8Ørjan Hatlevik"Birthright" (A-ha)Advanced Notes Ørjan Hatlevik and Vivian Sørmeland advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Quang Tran Trung and Mari Steinnes returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (16 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Melanie Helmichsen"Super Duper Love" (Joss Stone)Eliminated2Ole Jørgen Gravaas"This Love" (Maroon 5)Eliminated3Cindy E. Kvinlaug"Just Like Jesse James" (Cher)Eliminated4Marita Johansen"Tir n'a Noir" (Vamp)Eliminated5Anthony Hegglund Sabado"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies)Eliminated6Iselin Andresen"Nine Million Bicycles" (Katie Melua)Advanced7Siri Helene Erland"Fix You" (Coldplay)Advanced8Bob Mørk"Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)Eliminated Notes Iselin Andresen and Siri Helene Erland advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Melanie Helmichsen and Marita Johansen returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (18 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Mariann Svendsen"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated2Marius Hildal Vik"She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5)Eliminated3Veronika J. Klemetsen"Burn for You" (John Farnham)Eliminated4Audun Rensel"If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield)Eliminated5Ivar Ole Wik"Love is a Matter of Distance" (Will Young)Eliminated6Stine Hansen"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Advanced7Vegard Dahl"Never Again" (Justin Timberlake)Eliminated8Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"Smooth" (Santana & Rob Thomas)Advanced Notes Oda Evjen Gjøvåg and Stine Hansen advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Audun Rensel returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 5 (22 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Johan Sørum"Wonderwall" (Oasis)Eliminated2Kim Dahl"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated3Wisnu Witono Adhi"Follow Through" (Gavin DeGraw)Advanced4Cindy Selven Røe"Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson)Eliminated5Matias Kildahl Fjeld"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (U2)Eliminated6Stine Muri"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Eliminated7Aleksander Denstad With"Chariot" (Gavin DeGraw)Advanced8Maria Medina Heskestad"The Closest Thing to Crazy" (Katie Melua)Eliminated Notes Aleksander Denstad With and Wisnu Witono Adhi advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Cindy Selven Røe returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (24 February 2006) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Mari Steinnes"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Eliminated2Maria Holand Tøsse"A Whole New World" (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)Eliminated3Melanie Helmichsen"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated4Quang Tran Trung"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)Eliminated5Cindy Selven Røe"Fields of Gold" (Sting)Eliminated6Marita Johansen"Desperado" (Eagles)Advanced7Audun Rensel"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)Advanced8Yolanda Myrbostad"Stickwitu" (The Pussycat Dolls)Eliminated Notes Marita Johansen and Audun Rensel received the highest number of votes, and completed the top 12.
Live Show 1 (3 March 2006) Theme: Your Idol OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"Trick Me" (Kelis)Bottom three2Anders Mjaaland"Advertising Space" (Robbie Williams)Safe3Stine Hansen"You Had Me" (Joss Stone)Safe4Audun Rensel"The Reason" (Hoobastank)Bottom two5Vivian Sørmeland"Joe Dallesandro" (Briskeby)Safe6Wisnu Witono Adhi"U Remind Me" (Usher)Safe7Siri Helene Erland"Fragile (Free)" (Maria Mena)Eliminated8Ørjan Hatlevik"In My Place" (Coldplay)Safe9Iselin Andresen"Don't Save Me" (Marit Larsen)Safe10Aleksander Denstad With"Trouble" (Coldplay)Safe11Marita Johansen"Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins)Safe12Jonas Thomassen"Smooth" (Santana & Rob Thomas)Safe
Live Show 2 (10 March 2006) Theme: Movie Songs OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jonas Thomassen"Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)Safe2Iselin Andresen"Embrace Me" (Karen Jo Fields)Bottom three3Wisnu Witono Adhi"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount)Safe4Marita Johansen"You've Got a Way" (Shania Twain)Safe5Aleksander Denstad With"American Woman" (Lenny Kravitz)Safe6Audun Rensel"You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker)Eliminated7Stine Hansen"Please Remember" (LeAnn Rimes)Safe8Ørjan Hatlevik"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)Safe9Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"Pure Shores" (All Saints)Bottom two10Anders Mjaaland"She" (Elvis Costello)Safe11Vivian Sørmeland"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)Safe
Live Show 3 (17 March 2006) Theme: Disco OrderArtistSong (original artists)ResultN/AIselin AndresenN/AWithdrew1Vivian Sørmeland"I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5)Safe2Anders Mjaaland"Celebration" (Kool & the Gang)Eliminated3Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters)Bottom two4Aleksander Denstad With"Have Fun, Go Mad" (Blair)Safe5Marita Johansen"Hung Up" (Madonna)Safe6Jonas Thomassen"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)Safe7Stine Hansen"Car Wash" (Rose Royce)Safe8Wisnu Witono Adhi"You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing)Bottom three9Siri Helene Erland"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Safe10Ørjan Hatlevik"Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry)Safe
Live Show 4 (31 March 2006) Theme: Made in Norway OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Stine Hansen"Everything" (M2M)Eliminated2Wisnu Witono Adhi"Won't Go Near You Again" (Unni Wilhelmsen)Bottom three3Marita Johansen"En natt forbi" (Jan Eggum)Safe4Ørjan Hatlevik"Going Down That Lonely Road" (Jim Stärk)Safe5Vivian Sørmeland"Love Explains It All" (Venke Knutson)Safe6Aleksander Denstad With"Unloved" (Espen Lind)Safe7Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"Just Hold Me" (Maria Mena)Bottom two8Jonas Thomassen"Splitter pine" (DumDum Boys)Safe9Siri Helene Erland"Lady of My Life" (Maria Solheim)Safe
Live Show 5 (7 April 2006) Theme: Unplugged OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jonas Thomassen"The River" (Bruce Springsteen)Safe2Oda Evjen Gjøvåg"Emotion" (Samantha Sang)Eliminated3Siri Helene Erland"Anything About June" (Unni Wilhelmsen)Bottom two4Aleksander Denstad With"I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw)Bottom three5Marita Johansen"Sunrise" (Norah Jones)Safe6Wisnu Witono Adhi"Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)Safe7Ørjan Hatlevik"Creep" (Radiohead)Safe8Vivian Sørmeland"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica)Safe
Live Show 6 (14 April 2006) Theme: 1980s OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Marita Johansen"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Joan Jett)Bottom three2Wisnu Witono Adhi"Faith" (George Michael)Bottom two3Ørjan Hatlevik"Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen)Safe4Vivian Sørmeland"First Time" (Robin Beck)Safe5Jonas Thomassen"Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi)Safe6Siri Helene Erland"Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2)Eliminated7Aleksander Denstad With"The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson)Safe
Live Show 7 (21 April 2006) Theme: Made in Sweden OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Ørjan Hatlevik"Max 500" (Kent)Eliminated2Jonas Thomassen"Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind" (Cornelis Vreeswijk)Safe3Vivian Sørmeland"The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA)Bottom three4Marita Johansen"Communication" (The Cardigans)Bottom two5Aleksander Denstad With"Glorious" (Andreas Johnson)Safe6Wisnu Witono Adhi"Never Be Afraid Again" (Christian Walz)Safe
Live Show 8 (28 April 2006) Theme: Big Band