Host(s) Tobbe Blom
Johan Wiman Website tv4.se/idol2006 | Broadcaster TV4 Origin Övertorneå, Sweden | |
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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
Hosts
Auditions
More than 6000 people auditioned.
The Top 11 Finalists
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.