Idol (Norwegian TV series) season 7

Idol 2013 was the seventh series of Idol held in Norway, broadcast during the spring of 2013. Auditions were held in winter 2012/13, and broadcast in January 2013, with the semi-finals broadcast in January/February. The first final round was held on Friday February 15 at 20:00 CET, with the grand final being held on May 10, 2013 in Oslo Spektrum.

It was won by Siri Vølstad Jensen, 17, from Ålgård in Rogaland, with 55% of the votes against runner-up Eirik Søfteland, 24, from Os outside Bergen.

Known only as Idol during broadcast, it was the first series to drop the subtitle Jakten på en superstjerne (literal:the hunt for a superstar).

Finals

Finalists

(ages during the finals)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Voted Off	Theme / Subject of songs
Siri Vølstad Jensen	17	Ålgård	Winner	Grand Finale
Eirik Søfteland	24	Os	May 10, 2013
Steffen Jakobsen	23	Grimstad	May 3, 2013	1) Acoustic songs 2) Choreographed songs
Astrid Sugaren	17	Tolga	April 26, 2013	"Best of Idol" songs
Astrid Smeplass	16	Rennebu	April 19, 2013	Own compositions
Sverre Eide	18	Ålesund	April 12, 2013	Norwegian songs
Georg Lipai	18	Loen	April 5, 2013	Country music songs
Martine Rygvold	25	Hommelvik	March 22, 2013	Own version of a famous song
Ola Weel Skram	22	Sogndal	March 15, 2013	Number 1 Hits
Anniken Kolstad	17	Eidsfoss	March 8, 2013	Contestant's choice

Elimination chart

Legend

Did Not Perform

Female

Male

Top 10

Winner

Safe

Bottom 3

Bottom 2

Eliminated

Stage:		Semi					Finals
Week:		02/15	02/20	02/22	02/27	03/01	03/08	03/15	03/22	04/05	04/12	04/19	04/26	05/03	05/10
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Siri Vølstad Jensen					2nd							Btm 2		Winner
2	Eirik Søfteland				2nd										Runner-Up
3	Steffen Jakobsen		2nd											Elim
4	Astrid Sugaren			1st						Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
5	Astrid Smeplass		1st									Elim
6	Sverre Eide					1st		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
7	Georg Lipai	1st					Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
8	Martine Rygvold	2nd					Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
9	Ola Weel Skram				1st			Elim
10	Anniken Kolstad			2nd			Elim