Idol 2007 (Sweden)

For the Swedish Idol series article, see Idol (Sweden).

The fourth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2007 and continued until its grand finale on 7 December, when 28-year-old Marie Picasso was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature an all-female finale, and is to date the only season to crown a winner who had previously fallen into the 'bottom three' during the finals, with Picasso landing there twice. It was the first season to hold its grand finale at the Globen Arena in Stockholm, and to date holds the record for the largest live audience at an Idol final anywhere in the world, with a crowd of 16,000 people. The finale also featured a live performance by Kelly Clarkson. It was the final season to feature judges Daniel Breitholtz, Peter Swartling and Kishti Tomita, who all bowed out for various personal reasons. Season 4 of Idol is also credited with discovering the unique talent of runner-up Amanda Jenssen, who went on to achieve enormous commercial and critical success in Sweden, and steady international notoriety.

Judges

• Daniel Breitholtz - Sony BMG manager
• Peter Swartling - Record producer
• Kishti Tomita - Vocal coach

Hosts

• Peter Jihde - Finals
• Carolina Gynning - Auditions and Semi-finals
• Carina Berg - Auditions and Semi-finals
• Hannah Graaf - Companion shows Idol Halvtid and Idol Eftersnack
• Doreen Månsson - Companion shows Idol Halvtid and Idol Eftersnack

Auditions

• Gothenburg: April 14, 2007
• Skellefteå: April 22, 2007
• Malmö: April 28, 2007
• Borlänge: May 6, 2007
• Stockholm: May 12, 2007

Eliminated Semi-finalists

• Pär Stenhammar - Eliminated September 24
• Särla Berntson - Eliminated September 25
• Michel Zitron - 1st eliminated September 28
• Tamela Hedström - 2nd eliminated September 28
• Knut Berggren - 3rd eliminated September 28

Elimination chart

Stages:		Semi-Finals					Finals
Weeks:		09/24	09/25	09/26	09/27	09/28	10/5	10/12	10/19	10/26	11/2	11/9	11/16	11/23	11/30	12/7
Place	Constestant	Result
1	Marie Picasso								Btm 3				Btm 3			Winner
2	Amanda Jenssen									Btm 2				Btm 2		Runner-up
3	Andreas Sjöberg										Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 2		Elim
4	Daniel Karlsson													Elim
5	Mattias Andréasson								Btm 2	Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
6	Christoffer Hiding						Btm 3					Elim
7	Sam Hagberth							Btm 2			Elim
8	Evelina Sewerin				Btm 2		Btm 2			Elim
9	Gathania Holmgren							Btm 3	Elim
10	Patrizia Helander							Elim
11	Anastasia Robool						Elim
Semi	Knut Berggren			Btm 2		Elim
	Tamela Hedström				Btm 2
	Michel Zitron			Btm 2
	Särla Berntson		Elim
	Pär Stenhammar	Elim

Legend

Women

Men

Top 11

Top 16

Eliminated

Wildcard

Safe

not performed

Idol 2007 album

Main articles: Det bästa från Idol and Det bästa från Idol 2007

Det bästa från Idol 2007 (The Best from Idol 2007) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.

External links

• Marie Picasso from Big Brother in new idol season - Retrieved from Aftonbladet
• Amanda Jensen - Sida om deltagaren Amanda Jensen
• Official Website