Idol 2018 is the fourteenth season of reality-competition talent show Swedish Idol. Like the earlier seasons, this season was also broadcast on TV4. The hosts and the judges remained the same from the previous season. For the first time in the shows history there was a Top 13. Sebastian Walldén won the final.
Elimination chart Stadium:Semi FinalsFinalsDate:17/918/919/920/921/928/95/1012/1019/1026/102/119/1116/1123/1130/111 7/12PlaceContestantResult1Sebastian Walldén3:aWC 5Winner2Kadiatou Holm Keita3:aWC 3Runner-up3-4William SegerdahlOut. Bragi BergssonOut.5William StridhOut.6Nathalie BrydolfOut.7Maximilian BergstrandOut.8Tua SelgeOut.9Ki SoeOut.10 Matice Kamara3:aWC 2Out.11Vanja Engström3:aWC 4Out.12Ambér Flores3:aWC 1Out.13Nadia CameronOut.14 Ida NjieOut.SemiRamila Moghaddam3:aOut.Adam Jarl 3:aChristofer Andersson Isak SundingAlva Brodin3:aLisa GustafssonAnton Kröll3:aGonzalo Flores + Legend Top 22 Top 13Bottom 2EliminatedWithdrew Safe Advanced to the top 13 from the revenge stageDid not perform/Still participating/No longer in the competition
1 On November 30 will 2 contestants leave the competition
Top 14 + Order Contestant Song Result 1 Nadia Cameron "No Tears Left to Cry" Safe 2 William Strid "Större" Bottom two 3 Ki Soe "I'm Not the Only One" Safe 4 Ambér Flores "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Safe 5 William Segerdahl "Klappar och slag" Safe 6 Nathalie Brydolf "Million Reasons" Safe 7 Matice Kamara "Ingen annan rör mig som du" Safe 8 Ida Nije "Not too Young"Eliminated 9 Maximilian Bergstrand "Like a Rolling Stone" Safe 10 Tua Selge "Brinner i bröstet" Safe 11 Kadiatou Holm Keita "Tidal Wave" Safe 12 Bragi Bergsson "Passport Home" Safe 13 Vanja Engström "You Give Love a Bad Name" Safe 14 Sebastian Walldén "Master Blaster (Jammin')" Safe
Top 13 - Fridayparty + Order Contestant Song Result 1Matice Kamara "God's Plan" Safe 2Sebastian Walldén "Youngblood" Safe 3Nadia Cameron "Came Here for Love" Eliminated 4Tua Selge "Call Your Girlfriend" Safe 5Bragi Bergsson "This Love" Safe 6William Strid "Roads" Safe 7Ki Soe "Remind Me to Forget" Safe 8Vanja Engström "So What" Bottom two 9Nathalie Brydolf "Cake by the Ocean" Safe 10Kadiatou Holm Keita "Domino" Safe 11Maximilian Bergstrand "I'm a Believer" Safe 12Ambér Flores "When Love Takes Over" Safe 13William Segerdahl "Love Me Again" Safe
Top 12 - This is me + Order Contestant Song Result 1Nathalie Brydolf "Something's Got a Hold on Me" Safe 2William Segerdahl "Attention" Safe 3Tua Selge "Sand" Safe 4Sebastian Walldén "Promises" Safe 5Ki Soe "September Song" Bottom two 6Maximilian Bergstrand "My Generation" Safe 7William Strid "How to Save a Life" Safe 8Ambér Flores "If I Were a Boy" Eliminated 9Kadiatou Holm Keita "Say Something" Safe 10Bragi Bergsson "Way Down We Go" Safe 11Vanja Engström "Born To Be Wild" Safe 12Matice Kamara "Pari" Safe
Top 11 - Divas + Order Contestant Song Result 1William Segerdahl "If I Could Turn Back Time" Safe 2Matice Kamara "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Bottom two 3Ki Soe "Chained to the Rhythm" Safe 4Vanja Engström "...Baby One More Time" Eliminated 5William Strid "Wrecking Ball" Safe 6Kadiatou Holm Keita "Umbrella" Safe 7Maximilian Bergstrand "Don't Stop Me Now" Safe 8Sebastian Walldén "Back to Black" Safe 9Tua Selge "Rolling in the Deep" Safe 10Bragi Bergsson "I Wanna Be Your Lover" Safe 11Nathalie Brydolf "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Safe
Top 10 – Duets The Contestant marked in pink was eliminated the contestant marked in lightblue was in the bottom two + Order Contestant 1 Contestant 2 Song Result 1Sebastian Walldén Bragi Bergsson "Next to You" N/A 2Matice Kamara Nathalie Brydolf"Empire State of Mind" N/A 3Tua Selge William Strid"One" N/A 4Ki Soe Maximilian Bergstrand"Dancing in the Street" N/A 5Kadiatou Holm Keita William Segerdahl"For You" N/A
Top 9 - Hits on Swedish + Order Contestant Song Result 1William Segerdahl "Snacket på stan" Bottom two 2Sebastian Walldén "Hos dig är jag underbar"Safe 3Kadiatou Holm Keita "Ett sista glas"Safe 4Bragi Bergsson "Astrologen"Safe 5Nathalie Brydolf "Långsamt farväl"Safe 6Ki Soe "Slå mig hårt i ansiktet"Eliminated 7Tua Selge "Goliat"Safe 8William Strid "Din tid kommer"Safe 9Maximilian Bergstrand "Jag vill ha en egen måne"Safe
Top 8 - Bigband + Order Contestant Song Result 1Tua Selge "Fly Me to the Moon"Eliminated 2Maximilian Bergstrand "Tutti Frutti"Safe 3Bragi Bergsson "Beyond The Sea"Bottom two 4Sebastian Walldén "New York, New York"Safe 5William Strid "Hold On, I'm Comin'"Safe 6William Segerdahl "Suspicious Minds"Safe 7Nathalie Brydolf "Sakta vi gå genom stan"Safe 8Kadiatou Holm Keita "Shake a Tail Feather"Safe
Top 7 - Parent’s Choice + Order Contestant Song Result 1William Strid "Öppna din dörr"Bottom two 2Maximilian Bergstrand "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"Eliminated 3Kadiatou Holm Keita "Irreplaceable"Safe 4Sebastian Walldén "Guldet blev till sand"Safe 5Nathalie Brydolf "That Don't Impress Me Much"Safe 6William Segerdahl "See You Again"Safe 7Bragi Bergsson "Your Song"Safe
Top 6 - Celebrity Duets + Order Contestant Celebrity Song Result 1Kadiatou Holm Keita Felix Sandman"Hurt Somebody"Safe 2William Strid Wiktoria"Stay with Me"Bottom two 3Sebastian Walldén Astrid S"I'll Be There"Safe 4William Segerdahl Mariette"Shallow"Safe 5Bragi Bergsson Hanna Ferm"Up Where We Belong"Safe 6Nathalie Brydolf Benjamin Ingrosso"Sugar"Eliminated
Top 5 – Swedish music exports and Love + Order Act First song Order Second song Result 1 Sebastian Walldén"Sun Is Shining"6"Love on the Brain"Safe 2 Bragi Bergsson"Save Tonight"7"All of Me"Bottom two 3 William Strid "Talking Body"8"Impossible"Eliminated 4 Kadiatou Holm Keita"Release Me"9"No One"Safe 5 William Segerdahl"Euphoria"10"Snälla bli min"Safe
Top 4 – Semifinal: Judges Choice + Order Act First song Order Second song Result 1 Bragi Bergsson"Can't Feel My Face"5 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Eliminated 2 William Segerdahl"No Brainer"6 "Say You Won't Let Go"Eliminated 3 Kadiatou Holm Keita "Make You Feel My Love"7 "Diamonds"Safe 4 Sebastian Walldén"Uptown Funk"8"Careless Whisper"Safe
In this semifinal will 2 acts leave the competition.
Top 2 – Final: Contestants Choice Viewers Choice Winners Single + Order Act Contestant's Choice Song Order Viewer's Choice Song Order Winner's Single Result1Sebastian Walldén"Back to Black"3"Without You"5"Everything" Winner 2 Kadiatou Holm Keita "Say Something"4"We Found Love"6"Everything"Runner-Up
Auditions 4 March 2018: Karlstad, Karlstad CCC 10 March 2018: Umeå, Väven 18 March 2018: Göteborg, Eriksbergshallen 24 March 2018: Helsingborg, Helsingborg Arena 14 April 2018: Stockholm, Tele2 Arena
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