Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2007 was the fifth season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. In difference to other seasons it was aired in the second half of the year running from September to December 2007. After a two-year absence Jan Fredrik Karlsen returned to the judging panel as the foreperson. He was joined by Asbjørn Slettemark, Benedicte Adrian and Mariann Thomassen. Also the two hosts were new to the show in person of Marte Stokstad and Kyrre Holm Johannessen. The Age limit to audition was raised from 28 to 35. Eventual winner Glenn Lyse profited from that rule as he was 33 at the time of his win which also made him the oldest winner of the Idol series worldwide. Lyse beat Bjørn Johan Muri, who was half his age (17), at the final with 56%. However, in a long run the runner-up once again proved to be more successful: In 2010, Muri took part in the Norwegian qualification for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with the song "Yes Man". Here he qualified for the final, where he finished fourth overall. Despite that, the single still became a #1 hit in Norway.
Finals Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme Glenn Lyse 34 Stavanger Winner Grand Finale Bjørn Johan Muri 17 Ålesund December 21, 2007 Kim Rune Hagen 17 Heddal December 14, 2007 Judge's choice Åste Hunnes Sem 33 Heddal December 07, 2007 Christmas / Duets Timian Ripnes Naastad 16 Kristiansund November 30, 2007 Big Band Linda Steen 17 Porsgrunn November 23, 2007 Country / Unplugged Linnea Dale 16 Tinn November 15, 2007 A-Ha Marius Barhaugen 21 Årnes November 9, 2007 Dedicated to Isabella Leroy 24 Tønsberg November 2, 2007 Disco Fever Anne Riyah Roalkvam 19 Stavanger October 26, 2007 Contestant's choice
Elimination chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 24 Wild Card Top 10 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 10/05 10/10 10/12 10/17 10/19 10/26 11/02 11/09 11/15 11/23 11/30 12/07 12/14 12/21 Place ContestantResult1Glenn Lyse2nd Btm 3 Winner2Bjørn Johan Muri22% Btm 2Runner-Up3Kim Rune Hagen 35% Btm 2Elim4Åste Hunnes Sem Elim 44%Btm 3Elim5Timian Naastad1st Btm 2Btm 3Btm 2Elim6Linda Steen 44% Btm 3Btm 2Elim7Linnea Dale Elim 2ndBtm 3Elim8Marius Barhaugen 2ndBtm 2Elim9Isabella Leroy35% Elim10Anne Roelkvam 22% ElimWildCardAnne Lene NordbøElim ElimAnne Sophie Andresen Elim Lisa Johnsen Scheldrup Elim Sindre Dybvikstrand Elim Semi-Final 4Christian Knutli ElimMarita Gjelten Jensen Miriam Mercedes Nanna Wanjera Christensen Semi-Final 3Ingunn Jaabæk ElimMartin Jæger Semi 2Morten Remberg ElimSemi-Final 1Bent Andreas LundbyElimLene SætherThomas Gregersen
Live show details Heat 1 (5 October 2007) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Lene Sæter"The Closest Thing to Crazy" (Katie Melua)Eliminated2Thomas Gregersen"Follow Through" (Gavin DeGraw)Eliminated3Bent Andreas Lundby"Desperado" (Eagles)Eliminated4Anne Lene Nordbø"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)Eliminated5Bjørn-Johan Muri"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Advanced6Isabella Leroy"My Heart Still Moves" (Isabella Leroy)Advanced Notes Isabella Leroy and Bjørn Johan Muri advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Anne Lene Nordbø returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round. Heat 2 (10 October 2007) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Anne-Sophie Endresen"Listen" (Beyoncé Knowles)Eliminated2Glenn Lyse"Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley)Advanced3Morten Remberg"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Eliminated4Linnea Dale"What Do I Know About Love" (Linnea Dale)Eliminated5Lisa J. Schjelderup"Hurt" (Christina Aguilera)Eliminated6Timian Naastad"Wakeup Call" (Timian Naastad)Advanced Notes Timian Naastad and Glenn Lyse advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Anne Sophie Andresen, Linnea Dale and Lisa J. Schjelderup returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round. Heat 3 (12 October 2007) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Åste Hunnes Sem"I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)Eliminated2Sindre Dybvikstrand"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)Eliminated3Ingunn Jaabæk"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson)Eliminated4Martin Jæger"Here Without You" (3 Doors Down)Eliminated5Anne Roalkvam"Soulmate" (Natasha Bedingfield)Advanced6Kim Rune Hagen"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)Advanced Notes Kim Rune Hagen and Anne Roalkvam advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Åste Hunnes Sem and Sindre Dybvikstrand returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (17 October 2007) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Miriam Mercedes"Brazen (Weep)" (Skunk Anansie)Eliminated2Christian Knutli"This Love" (Maroon 5)Eliminated3Marita Jensen"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)Eliminated4Marius Barhaugen"Chariot" (Gavin DeGraw)Advanced5Nanna Wanjera Christensen"How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated6Linda Steen"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Advanced Notes Linda Steen and Marius Barhaugen advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. None of the contestants from this round made it into the Wildcard Round, making it the only group to not be represented at that stage. Wildcard round (19 October 2007) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Sindre Dybvikstrand"Manhattan Skyline" (A-ha)Eliminated2Anne Lene Nordbø"Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary)Eliminated3Anne-Sophie Endresen"Alone" (Heart)Eliminated4Linnea Dale"Yellow" (Coldplay)Advanced5Lisa J. Schjelderup"Who Knew" (Pink)Eliminated6Åste Hunnes Sem"Survivor" (Destiny's Child)Advanced Notes Åste Hunnes Sem and Linnea Dale received the highest number of votes, and completed the top 10. Live Show 1 (26 October 2007) Theme: Contestant's Choice OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Anne Roalkvam"Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated2Timian Naastad"Yesterday" (The Beatles)Safe3Glenn Lyse"Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake)Safe4Linnea Dale"Both Sides, Now" (Joni Mitchell)Safe5Marius Barhaugen"Don't Dream It's Over" (Crowded House)Safe6Åste Hunnes Sem"Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston)Safe7Isabella Leroy"You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette)Safe8Bjørn Johan Muri"Everything" (Michael Bublé)Safe9Kim Rune Hagen"Burnin'" (Cue)Safe10Linda Steen"Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira)Safe Live Show 2 (2 November 2007) Theme: Disco Fever OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Glenn Lyse"Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees)Safe2Marius Barhaugen"Celebration" (Kool & the Gang)Bottom two3Linnea Dale"Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor)Safe4Linda Steen"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Bottom three5Bjørn Johan Muri"Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones)Safe6Isabella Leroy"Rock with You" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated7Kim Rune Hagen"I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Kiss)Safe8Timian Naastad"September" (Earth, Wind & Fire)Safe9Åste Hunnes Sem"Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jacksons)Safe Live Show 3 (9 November 2007) Theme: Dedicated to OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Marius Barhaugen"Fly Away" (Lenny Kravitz)Eliminated2Åste Hunnes Sem"Calling You" (Jevetta Steele)Safe3Linnea Dale"So Alive" (Ryan Adams)Bottom three4Kim Rune Hagen"Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi)Safe5Timian Naastad"Beauty of My Mind" (Timian Naastad)Bottom two6Glenn Lyse"You Know My Name" (Chris Cornell)Safe7Linda Steen"Don't Speak" (No Doubt)Safe8Bjørn Johan Muri"New Shoes" (Paolo Nutini)Safe Live Show 4 (16 November 2007) Theme: A-ha OrderArtistSongResult1Kim Rune Hagen"Summer Moved On"Safe2Timian Naastad"Crying in the Rain"Bottom three3Åste Hunnes Sem"Hunting High and Low"Safe4Bjørn Johan Muri"Birthright"Safe5Linnea Dale"Velvet"Eliminated6Linda Steen"Stay on These Roads"Bottom two7Glenn Lyse"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."Safe
Live Show 5 (23 November 2007) Theme: Country/Unplugged OrderArtistSongResult1Linda Steen"Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall)Eliminated2Bjørn Johan Muri"Somebody Like You" (Keith Urban)Safe3Timian Naastad"When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)Bottom two4Glenn Lyse"Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dick Burnett)Safe5Åste Hunnes Sem"Always on My Mind" (Willie Nelson)Bottom three6Kim Rune Hagen"Ei krasafaren steinbu" (Hellbillies)Safe Live Show 6 (30 November 2007) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSongResult1Glenn Lyse"Wonderwall" (Oasis)Bottom three2Åste Hunnes Sem"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday)Safe3Kim Rune Hagen"Moondance" (Van Morrison)Bottom two4Timian Naastad"Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra)Eliminated5Bjørn Johan Muri"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Frank Sinatra)Safe Live Show 7 (7 December 2007) Theme: Christmas Songs & Duets OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Åste Hunnes Sem"All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated2Kim Rune Hagen"O helga natt" (Various artists)Safe3Bjørn Johan Muri"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Dean Martin)Bottom two4Glenn Lyse"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (U2)Safe5Åste Hunnes Sem & Glenn Lyse"Help!" (The Beatles)N/A6Kim Rune Hagen & Bjørn Johan Muri"Kids" (Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue)N/A Live Show 8: Semi-final (14 December 2007) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Glenn Lyse"Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen)"Cries Like a Baby" (The September When)Safe2Kim Rune Hagen"Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding)"Patience" (Guns N' Roses)Eliminated3Bjørn Johan Muri"Used to Love U" (John Legend)"True Colors" (Phil Collins)Safe Live final (21 December 2007) OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult1Bjørn Johan Muri"In My Place""New Shoes""Days Go By"Runner-up2Glenn Lyse"Purple Rain""Here I Go Again""Days Go By"Winner
References
External links Profiles of the top 12 finalists