The second season of Swedish Idol ended on 2 December, when 17-year-old Agnes Carlsson from Vänersborg was crowned winner. The series was the first to crown a female Idol and is to date the sole season to be won by either a public or judges' wildcard contestant. Of the over 120 Idol winners worldwide, Carlsson is one of only three who gained a place in the finals as a judges' wildcard. The others are 2003 Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm and 2007 Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci. Carlsson has since become the most successful recording artist in the show's history.
Auditions Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Piteå and Sundsvall during the spring of 2005.
Finalists (ages stated at time of contest) Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Liveshow Theme Agnes Carlsson 17 Vänersborg Winner Grand Finale Sebastian Karlsson 20 Morgongåva 2 December 2005 Sibel Redžep 18 Kristianstad 25 November 2005 Judges' Choice Jens Pääjärvi 17 Altersbruk 18 November 2005 Love Songs Måns Zelmerlöw 19 Lund 11 November 2005 Rock Elina Nelson 17 Torna Hällestad 4 November 2005 Cocktail Jonah Hallberg 24 Haninge 28 October 2005 Disco Ola Svensson 19 Lund 21 October 2005 Pop Hits Marième Niang 20 Farsta 14 October 2005 Swedish Hits Maria Albayrak 18 Örebro 7 October 2005 80s Hits Cindy Lamréus 19 Malmö 30 September 2005 My Idol
Live show details Two out of eight semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day, based on public phone voting. An additional semi-finalist contestant who had not gained enough public votes was also chosen by the judges to advance to the finals.
Heat 1 (19 September 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Karin Törngren"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated2Jens Pääjärvi"Moments" (Westlife)Eliminated3Cindy Lamréus"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount)Advanced4Eddie Razaz"You've Got a Friend" (James Taylor)Eliminated5Sarah Razzaq"I Will Remember You" (Sarah McLachlan)Eliminated6Jonah Hallberg"Hello" (Lionel Richie)Advanced Notes Jonah Hallberg and Cindy Lamréus advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Jens Pääjärvi and Sarah Razzaq returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (20 September 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Hilda Eidhagen"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)Eliminated2Jim Almgren Gândara"Change the World" (Eric Clapton)Eliminated3Marième Niang"How Come You Don't Call Me" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated4Marsha Songcome"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes)Eliminated5Måns Zelmerlöw"Flying Without Wings" (Westlife)Advanced6Maria Albayrak"You Had Me" (Joss Stone)Advanced Notes Måns Zelmerlöw and Maria Albayrak advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Marième Niang returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (21 September 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Ola Svensson"Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)Advanced2Hanna Nilsson"Just Like a Pill" (Pink)Eliminated3Anton Hård af Segerstad"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated4Lina Pålsson"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins)Eliminated5Johan Larsson"I Love It When We Do" (Ronan Keating)Eliminated6Sibel Redzep"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Advanced Notes Sibel Redzep and Ola Svensson advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Hanna Nilsson and Johan Larsson returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (22 September 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Agnes Carlsson"Together Again" (Janet Jackson)Eliminated2Sebastian Karlsson"Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)Advanced3Martina Braun Wolgast"I Wish" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated4Viktor Andersson"These Are the Days" (Jamie Cullum)Eliminated5Elina Nelson"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)Advanced6James Gamba"Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated Notes Sebastian Karlsson and Elina Nelson advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated. Agnes Carlsson, Martina Braun Wolgast and James Gamba returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (23 September 2005) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Sarah Razzaq"Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)Eliminated2Johan Larsson"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated3Martina Braun Wolgast"Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Angie Stone)Eliminated4Agnes Carlsson"Små rum" (Lisa Nilsson)Advanced5James Gamba"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)Eliminated6Hanna Nilsson"You're the Storm" (The Cardigans)Eliminated7Marième Niang"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)Advanced8Jens Pääjärvi"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Advanced Notes The judges selected Agnes Carlsson to move on into the Top 11 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Jens Pääjärvi and Marième Niang received the most votes, and completed the Top 11.
Live Show 1 (30 September 2005) Theme: My Idol OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jens Pääjärvi"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams)Bottom two2Elina Nelson"Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)Safe3Jonah Hallberg"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago)Safe4Marième Niang"As" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three5Sibel Redzep"Imagine" (John Lennon)Safe6Sebastian Karlsson"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)" (The Rolling Stones)Safe7Cindy Lamréus"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)Eliminated8Maria Albayrak"Truly, Madly, Deeply" (Savage Garden)Safe9Ola Svensson"My All" (Mariah Carey)Safe10Måns Zelmerlöw"Millennium" (Robbie Williams)Safe11Agnes Carlsson"My Everything" (Jennifer Brown)Safe
Live Show 2 (7 October 2005) Theme: The 80s OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Elina Nelson"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics)Safe2Måns Zelmerlöw"The Look" (Roxette)Bottom three3Maria Albayrak"Tell It to My Heart" (Taylor Dayne)Eliminated4Agnes Carlsson"I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters)Safe5Ola Svensson"True Colors" (Phil Collins)Safe6Marième Niang"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)Bottom two7Jens Pääjärvi"I Promised Myself" (Nick Kamen)Safe8Sibel Redzep"Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna)Safe9Sebastian Karlsson"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds)Safe10Jonah Hallberg"Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'Arby)Safe
Live Show 3 (14 October 2005) Theme: Swedish Hits OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Marième Niang"Oh, vilken härlig dag" (Ted Gärdestad)Eliminated2Jonah Hallberg"Magaluf" (Orup)Safe3Agnes Carlsson"Himlen runt hörnet" (Lisa Nilsson)Safe4Sebastian Karlsson"Musik non stop" (Kent)Safe5Ola Svensson"Kom igen, Lena!" (Håkan Hellström)Safe6Sibel Redzep"Sista morgonen" (Niklas Strömstedt)Safe7Måns Zelmerlöw"Astrologen" (Magnus Uggla)Safe8Jens Pääjärvi"Snart tystnar musiken" (Tomas Ledin)Bottom three9Elina Nelson"Ängeln i rummet" (Eva Dahlgren)Bottom two
Live Show 4 (21 October 2005) Theme: Pop OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Sibel Redzep"Strong Enough" (Cher)Safe2Ola Svensson"Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake)Eliminated3Elina Nelson"These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield)Safe4Jens Pääjärvi"Better Man" (Robbie Williams)Bottom three5Måns Zelmerlöw"Escape" (Enrique Iglesias)Bottom two6Agnes Carlsson"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Safe7Jonah Hallberg"Señorita" (Justin Timberlake)Safe8Sebastian Karlsson"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" (The Ark)Safe
Live Show 5 (28 October 2005) Theme: Disco OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jonah Hallberg"Got to Be Real" (Cheryl Lynn)Eliminated2Agnes Carlsson"Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton)Safe3Sebastian Karlsson"She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer)Safe4Måns Zelmerlöw"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)Safe5Elina Nelson"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Bottom three6Jens Pääjärvi"Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire)Bottom two7Sibel Redzep"Upside Down" (Diana Ross)Safe
Live Show 6 (4 November 2005) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Måns Zelmerlöw"It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones)Safe2Agnes Carlsson"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)Safe3Elina Nelson"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)Eliminated4Sebastian Karlsson"Quando, quando, quando" (Michael Bublé)Safe5Sibel Redzep"I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Marilyn Monroe)Bottom three6Jens Pääjärvi"Moondance" (Van Morrison)Bottom two
Live Show 7 (11 November 2005) Theme: Rock OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Sebastian Karlsson"Walk This Way" (Aerosmith)"Life on Mars" (David Bowie)Safe2Sibel Redzep"Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson)"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica)Safe3Jens Pääjärvi"You Give Love a Bad Name" (Bon Jovi)"Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin)Bottom two4Agnes Carlsson"Sk8er Boi" (Avril Lavigne)"Wonderwall" (Oasis)Safe5Måns Zelmerlöw"Beautiful Day" (U2)"The Reason" (Hoobastank)Eliminated
Live Show 8 (18 November 2005) Theme: Love Songs OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Agnes Carlsson"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)"The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson)Safe2Sebastian Karlsson"With or Without You" (U2)"You're Beautiful" (James Blunt)Safe3Sibel Redzep"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)"Hero" (Mariah Carey)Safe4Jens Pääjärvi"Your Song" (Elton John)"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated
OrderArtistsSong (original artists)1Jens Pääjärvi & Sibel Redzep"Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)2Agnes Carlsson & Sebastian Karlsson"Tears Never Dry" (Lisa Nilsson & Stephen Simmonds)
Live Show 9: Semi-final (25 November 2005) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Sebastian Karlsson"Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones)"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor)Safe2Sibel Redzep"Stop!" (Sam Brown)"How You Remind Me" (Nickelback)Eliminated3Agnes Carlsson"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Safe
Live final (2 December 2005) OrderArtistFirst songSecond song (original artists)Third songResult1Agnes Carlsson"This Is It""My Everything""Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"Winner2Sebastian Karlsson"Born to Run""Life on Mars""Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"Runner-up
Elimination chart
Stages:Semi-FinalsWCFinalsWeeks:09/1909/2009/2109/2209/2309/3010/710/1410/2110/2811/411/1111/1811/2512/2PlaceContestantResult1Agnes CarlssonElim Winner2Sebastian Karlsson Runner-up3Sibel Redzep Btm 3Elim4Jens PääjärviElim Btm 2 Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 Btm 2Elim5Måns Zelmerlöw Btm 3 Btm 2Elim6Elina Nelson Btm 2 Btm 3Elim7Jonah HallbergElim8Ola SvenssonElim9Marième NiangElim Btm 3 Btm 2Elim10Maria AlbayrakElim11Cindy LamréusElimWildCardJames GambaElimElimMartina B. WolgastHanna NilssonElimJohan LarssonSarah RazzaqElimSemiViktor AnderssonElimAnton H. a. SegerstadElimLina PålssonHilda EidhagenElimJim A. GândaraMarsha SongcomeEddie RazazElimKarin Törngren
+ Legend Women Men Top 11Eliminated Safenot performed
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