Idol 2005 (Sweden)

Idol 2005
Season 2005
Hosted by	Tobbe Blom Johan Wiman
Judges	Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling
Winner	Agnes Carlsson
Runner-up	Sebastian Karlsson
Location	Magasin 7, Stockholm
Release
Original network	TV4
Original release	August 2005 (2005-08) – 2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
Season chronology

The second season of Swedish Idol premiered in August 2005 and continued until its grand finale 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)	Result
1	Karin Törngren	"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)	Eliminated
2	Jens Pääjärvi	"Moments" (Westlife)	Eliminated
3	Cindy Lamréus	"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount)	Advanced
4	Eddie Razaz	"You've Got a Friend" (James Taylor)	Eliminated
5	Sarah Razzaq	"I Will Remember You" (Sarah McLachlan)	Eliminated
6	Jonah 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)	Result
1	Hilda Eidhagen	"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)	Eliminated
2	Jim Almgren Gândara	"Change the World" (Eric Clapton)	Eliminated
3	Marième Niang	"How Come You Don't Call Me" (Alicia Keys)	Eliminated
4	Marsha Songcome	"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes)	Eliminated
5	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Flying Without Wings" (Westlife)	Advanced
6	Maria 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)	Result
1	Ola Svensson	"Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)	Advanced
2	Hanna Nilsson	"Just Like a Pill" (Pink)	Eliminated
3	Anton Hård af Segerstad	"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)	Eliminated
4	Lina Pålsson	"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins)	Eliminated
5	Johan Larsson	"I Love It When We Do" (Ronan Keating)	Eliminated
6	Sibel 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)	Result
1	Agnes Carlsson	"Together Again" (Janet Jackson)	Eliminated
2	Sebastian Karlsson	"Bad Day" (Daniel Powter)	Advanced
3	Martina Braun Wolgast	"I Wish" (Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
4	Viktor Andersson	"These Are the Days" (Jamie Cullum)	Eliminated
5	Elina Nelson	"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)	Advanced
6	James 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)	Result
1	Sarah Razzaq	"Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)	Eliminated
2	Johan Larsson	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)	Eliminated
3	Martina Braun Wolgast	"Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Angie Stone)	Eliminated
4	Agnes Carlsson	"Små rum" (Lisa Nilsson)	Advanced
5	James Gamba	"I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly)	Eliminated
6	Hanna Nilsson	"You're the Storm" (The Cardigans)	Eliminated
7	Marième Niang	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)	Advanced
8	Jens 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

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Jens Pääjärvi	"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams)	Bottom two
2	Elina Nelson	"Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)	Safe
3	Jonah Hallberg	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago)	Safe
4	Marième Niang	"As" (Stevie Wonder)	Bottom three
5	Sibel Redzep	"Imagine" (John Lennon)	Safe
6	Sebastian Karlsson	"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)" (The Rolling Stones)	Safe
7	Cindy Lamréus	"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)	Eliminated
8	Maria Albayrak	"Truly, Madly, Deeply" (Savage Garden)	Safe
9	Ola Svensson	"My All" (Mariah Carey)	Safe
10	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Millennium" (Robbie Williams)	Safe
11	Agnes Carlsson	"My Everything" (Jennifer Brown)	Safe

Live Show 2 (7 October 2005)

Theme: The 80s

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Elina Nelson	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics)	Safe
2	Måns Zelmerlöw	"The Look" (Roxette)	Bottom three
3	Maria Albayrak	"Tell It to My Heart" (Taylor Dayne)	Eliminated
4	Agnes Carlsson	"I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters)	Safe
5	Ola Svensson	"True Colors" (Phil Collins)	Safe
6	Marième Niang	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)	Bottom two
7	Jens Pääjärvi	"I Promised Myself" (Nick Kamen)	Safe
8	Sibel Redzep	"Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna)	Safe
9	Sebastian Karlsson	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Simple Minds)	Safe
10	Jonah Hallberg	"Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'Arby)	Safe

Live Show 3 (14 October 2005)

Theme: Swedish Hits

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Marième Niang	"Oh, vilken härlig dag" (Ted Gärdestad)	Eliminated
2	Jonah Hallberg	"Magaluf" (Orup)	Safe
3	Agnes Carlsson	"Himlen runt hörnet" (Lisa Nilsson)	Safe
4	Sebastian Karlsson	"Musik non stop" (Kent)	Safe
5	Ola Svensson	"Kom igen, Lena!" (Håkan Hellström)	Safe
6	Sibel Redzep	"Sista morgonen" (Niklas Strömstedt)	Safe
7	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Astrologen" (Magnus Uggla)	Safe
8	Jens Pääjärvi	"Snart tystnar musiken" (Tomas Ledin)	Bottom three
9	Elina Nelson	"Ängeln i rummet" (Eva Dahlgren)	Bottom two

Live Show 4 (21 October 2005)

Theme: Pop

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Sibel Redzep	"Strong Enough" (Cher)	Safe
2	Ola Svensson	"Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake)	Eliminated
3	Elina Nelson	"These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield)	Safe
4	Jens Pääjärvi	"Better Man" (Robbie Williams)	Bottom three
5	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Escape" (Enrique Iglesias)	Bottom two
6	Agnes Carlsson	"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)	Safe
7	Jonah Hallberg	"Señorita" (Justin Timberlake)	Safe
8	Sebastian Karlsson	"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" (The Ark)	Safe

Live Show 5 (28 October 2005)

Theme: Disco

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Jonah Hallberg	"Got to Be Real" (Cheryl Lynn)	Eliminated
2	Agnes Carlsson	"Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton)	Safe
3	Sebastian Karlsson	"She Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer)	Safe
4	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman)	Safe
5	Elina Nelson	"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)	Bottom three
6	Jens Pääjärvi	"Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire)	Bottom two
7	Sibel Redzep	"Upside Down" (Diana Ross)	Safe

Live Show 6 (4 November 2005)

Theme: Big Band

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Måns Zelmerlöw	"It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones)	Safe
2	Agnes Carlsson	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)	Safe
3	Elina Nelson	"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)	Eliminated
4	Sebastian Karlsson	"Quando, quando, quando" (Michael Bublé)	Safe
5	Sibel Redzep	"I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Marilyn Monroe)	Bottom three
6	Jens Pääjärvi	"Moondance" (Van Morrison)	Bottom two

Live Show 7 (11 November 2005)

Theme: Rock

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Result
1	Sebastian Karlsson	"Walk This Way" (Aerosmith)	"Life on Mars" (David Bowie)	Safe
2	Sibel Redzep	"Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson)	"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica)	Safe
3	Jens Pääjärvi	"You Give Love a Bad Name" (Bon Jovi)	"Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin)	Bottom two
4	Agnes Carlsson	"Sk8er Boi" (Avril Lavigne)	"Wonderwall" (Oasis)	Safe
5	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Beautiful Day" (U2)	"The Reason" (Hoobastank)	Eliminated

Live Show 8 (18 November 2005)

Theme: Love Songs

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Result
1	Agnes Carlsson	"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)	"The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson)	Safe
2	Sebastian Karlsson	"With or Without You" (U2)	"You're Beautiful" (James Blunt)	Safe
3	Sibel Redzep	"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)	"Hero" (Mariah Carey)	Safe
4	Jens Pääjärvi	"Your Song" (Elton John)	"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)	Eliminated

Order	Artists	Song (original artists)
1	Jens Pääjärvi & Sibel Redzep	"Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)
2	Agnes Carlsson & Sebastian Karlsson	"Tears Never Dry" (Lisa Nilsson & Stephen Simmonds)

Live Show 9: Semi-final (25 November 2005)

Theme: Judge's Choice

Order	Artist	First song (original artists)	Second song	Result
1	Sebastian Karlsson	"Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones)	"Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor)	Safe
2	Sibel Redzep	"Stop!" (Sam Brown)	"How You Remind Me" (Nickelback)	Eliminated
3	Agnes Carlsson	"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)	"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)	Safe

Live final (2 December 2005)

Order	Artist	First song	Second song (original artists)	Third song	Result
1	Agnes Carlsson	"This Is It"	"My Everything"	"Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"	Winner
2	Sebastian Karlsson	"Born to Run"	"Life on Mars"	"Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)"	Runner-up

Elimination chart

Stages:		Semi-Finals				WC	Finals
Weeks:		09/19	09/20	09/21	09/22	09/23	09/30	10/7	10/14	10/21	10/28	11/4	11/11	11/18	11/25	12/2
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Agnes Carlsson				Elim	JC										Winner
2	Sebastian Karlsson				1st											Runner-up
3	Sibel Redzep			1st								Btm 3			Elim
4	Jens Pääjärvi	Elim				1st	Btm 2		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
5	Måns Zelmerlöw		1st					Btm 3		Btm 2			Elim
6	Elina Nelson				2nd				Btm 2		Btm 3	Elim
7	Jonah Hallberg	1st									Elim
8	Ola Svensson			2nd						Elim
9	Marième Niang		Elim			2nd	Btm 3	Btm 2	Elim
10	Maria Albayrak		2nd					Elim
11	Cindy Lamréus	2nd					Elim
Wild Card	James Gamba				Elim	Elim
	Martina B. Wolgast
	Hanna Nilsson			Elim
	Johan Larsson
	Sarah Razzaq	Elim
Semi	Viktor Andersson				Elim
	Anton H. a. Segerstad			Elim
	Lina Pålsson
	Hilda Eidhagen		Elim
	Jim A. Gândara
	Marsha Songcome
	Eddie Razaz	Elim
	Karin Törngren

Legend

Women

Men

Top 11

Eliminated

Safe

not performed