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Idol 2006 (Sweden)

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Host(s)
  
Tobbe Blom Johan Wiman

Website
  
tv4.se/idol2006

Broadcaster
  
TV4

Origin
  
Övertorneå, Sweden

Idol 2006 (Sweden)

Broadcast from
  
August 29 – December 1, 2006

Judges
  
Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling Sanna Bråding Mogge Sseruwagi

The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006 and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million viewers during its first episode, and was the last season to feature Claes af Geijerstam as a judge, who left the series citing financial issues.

Contents

Judges

  • Daniel Breitholtz – Sony BMG manager
  • Peter Swartling – Record producer
  • Kishti Tomita – Vocal coach
  • Claes af Geijerstam – Musician

    • Hosts

  • Tobbe Blom
  • Johan Wiman

    • Auditions

  • Malmö: April 6, 2006
  • Gothenburg: April 22, 2006
  • Falun: April 30, 2006
  • Umeå: May 6, 2006
  • Stockholm: May 13, 2006

    • More than 6000 people auditioned.

    The Top 11 Finalists

  • Cissi Ramsby, 20, Järvsö | Audition song: "Aint No Sunshine"
  • Danny Saucedo, 20, Stockholm | Audition song: "I Swear"
  • Erik Segerstedt, 23, Uddevalla | Audition song: "Feeling Good"
  • Felicia Brandström, 19, Floda | Audition song: "Dreams Come True"
  • Jessica Myrberg, 22, Gothenburg | Audition song: "Because Of You"
  • Johan Larsson, 18, Vänersborg | Audition song: "Show Me Heaven"
  • Jonas Snäckmark, 20, Halmstad | Audition song: "You Raise Me Up"
  • Linda Seppänen, 21, Tungelsta | Audition song: "Sick Of It All"
  • Markus Fagervall, 24, Övertorneå | Audition song: "Red"
  • Natalie Kadric, 21, Bålsta | Audition song: "Hot Stuff"
  • Sara Burnett, 19, Karlstad | Audition song: "I Know What Love Is"

    • Semi Final Qualifyings

    Top 20
    Format: Two out of five semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day (competing in gender-divided groups), based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes was also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges.

    Idol 2006 album

    Det bästa från Idol 2006 (The Best from Idol 2006) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.

    References

    Idol 2006 (Sweden) Wikipedia
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