Idol_2004_(Sweden)
Idol 2004 (Sweden)
Season of television series
The first season of Sweden's Idol premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner.[1]
Quick Facts Idol 2004, Hosted by ...
| Idol 2004 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2004 | |
| Hosted by | David Hellenius Peter Magnusson |
| Judges | Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling |
| Winner | Daniel Lindström |
| Runner-up | Darin Zanyar |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV4 |
| Original release | August 2004 (2004-08) – 26 November 2004 (2004-11-26) |
| Season chronology | |
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Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Umeå and Karlstad during the spring of 2004.
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
More information Contestant, Age ...
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lindström | 26 | Umeå | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Darin Zanyar | 17 | Vällingby | 26 November 2004 | |
| Fillip Williams | 20 | Alingsås | 24 September 2004 19 November 2004 |
My Idol Judges' Choice |
| Lorén Talhaoui | 20 | Västerås | 12 November 2004 | My Birth Year |
| Stina Joelsson | 20 | Lessebo | 5 November 2004 | Film Songs |
| Geraldo Sandell | 16 | Alingsås | 29 October 2004 | Cocktail |
| Paul Lötberg | 21 | Katrineholm | 22 October 2004 | Max Martin |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | 19 | Gothenburg | 15 October 2004 | Swedish Hits |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | 26 | Stockholm | 8 October 2004 | Soul |
| Alex Falk | 24 | Stockholm | 1 October 2004 | Billboard Number Ones |
| Angel Hansson | 22 | Helsingborg | Withdrew | My Idol |
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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 (12 September 2004)
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Tillström | "Run Baby Run" () | Eliminated |
| Mikael Landby | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | Eliminated |
| Ninos Yakoub | "Here Without You" (3 Doors Down) | Eliminated |
| Angelique Nordvall | "Paradise" () | Eliminated |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) | Advanced |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "New World" (Björk) | Advanced |
| Nina Svensson | "For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
| Sibel Redzep | "Vision of Love" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
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Heat 2 (13 September 2004)
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kerima Holm | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| Simon Norrsveden | "Big Sur" (The Thrills) | Eliminated |
| Alex Falk | "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) | Advanced |
| Sara Holmström | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| Elisabeth Dittrich | "Lost Without You" (Delta Goodrem) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
| Liza Gustafsson | "Impossible" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| Emelie Carsten | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
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Heat 3 (14 September 2004)
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mikael Kärnberg | "I Swear" (All-4-One) | Eliminated |
| Linda Kjellén | "A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton) | Eliminated |
| Johan Thulin | "I Can't Make You Love Me" (George Michael) | Eliminated |
| Stina Joelsson | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Emma Christensen | "Proud Mary" (Ike & Tina Turner) | Eliminated |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "A Song for Mama" (Boyz II Men) | Advanced |
| Sam Hagberth | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | Eliminated |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Love Is On the Way" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
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Heat 4 (15 September 2004)
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sanna Lund | "Hand in My Pocket" (Alanis Morissette) | Eliminated |
| Paul Lötberg | "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel) | Advanced |
| Matilda Adolfsson | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |
| Viktor Andersson | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Eliminated |
| Linus Bornlöf | "Home" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| Maria Jonsson | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan) | Eliminated |
| Linda Luspa | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) | Advanced |
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Heat 5 (16 September 2004)
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Emelie Fjällström | "Not That Kind" (Anastacia) | Eliminated |
| Ellinor Asp | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
| Sebastian Normark | "Anytime" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| Lisa Modin | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| Angel Hansson | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli) | Advanced |
| Sara Falkevik | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| Frida Karlsson | "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA) | Eliminated |
| Daniel Lindström | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Advanced |
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Live Show 1 (24 September 2004)
Theme: My Idol
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Falk | "Celebration" (Kool & The Gang) | Bottom two |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Madonna) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Eliminated |
| Angel Hansson | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | Bottom three |
| Nathalie Schemikal | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "She's So High" (Tal Bachman) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Fastlove" (George Michael) | Safe |
| Darin Zanyar | "It's Gonna Be Me" (*NSYNC) | Safe |
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Live Show 2 (1 October 2004)
Theme: Billboard Number Ones
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Hansson | N/A | Withdrew |
| Paul Lötberg | "MMMBop" (Hanson) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Feel" (Robbie Williams) | Bottom two |
| Stina Joelsson | "If You Had My Love" (Jennifer Lopez) | Safe |
| Alex Falk | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Safe |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Crazy" (Seal) | Safe |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Black or White" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Just Like a Pill" (Pink) | Bottom three |
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Live Show 3 (8 October 2004)
Theme: Soul
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jackson 5) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | Bottom three |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "I Wish" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| Darin Zanyar | "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) | Safe |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Easy" (The Commodores) | Bottom two |
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Live Show 4 (15 October 2004)
Theme: Swedish Hits
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Varje gång jag ser dig" (Lisa Nilsson) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "När vi två blir en" (Gyllene Tider) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Ska vi gå hem till dig" (Lasse Tennander) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Vill ha dig" (Freestyle) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "Hos dig är jag underbar" (Patrik Isaksson) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Under ytan" (Uno Svenningsson) | Bottom three |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Du får göra som du vill" (Patrik Isaksson) | Bottom two |
| Daniel Lindström | "Sarah" (Mauro Scocco) | Safe |
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Live Show 5 (22 October 2004)
Theme: Max Martin
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lindström | "That's the Way It Is" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (Backstreet Boys) | Eliminated |
| Geraldo Sandell | "As Long as You Love Me" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom two |
| Darin Zanyar | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Backstreet Boys) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Stronger" (Britney Spears) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "I Want It That Way" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom three |
| Stina Joelsson | "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) | Safe |
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Live Show 6 (29 October 2004)
Theme: Cocktail
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Darin Zanyar | "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) | Bottom three |
| Fillip Williams | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Bottom two |
| Daniel Lindström | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole) | Eliminated |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Shirley Bassey) | Safe |
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Live Show 7 (5 November 2004)
Theme: Movie Soundtracks
More information Artist, Song (original artists) ...
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Fillip Williams | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes) | Bottom two |
| Stina Joelsson | "Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Licence to Kill" (Gladys Knight) | Safe |
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Live Show 8 (12 November 2004)
Theme: My Birth Year
More information Artist, First song (original artists) ...
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lindström | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | "Thriller" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "Purple Rain" (Prince) | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Bottom two |
| Darin Zanyar | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Whitney Houston) | "Bad" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
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Live Show 9: Semi-final (19 November 2004)
Theme: Judges' Choice
More information Artist, First song (original artists) ...
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darin Zanyar | "Paradise City" (Guns N' Roses) | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams) | "Always on the Run" (Lenny Kravitz) | Eliminated |
| Daniel Lindström | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | "Glorious" (Andreas Johnson) | Safe |
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Live final (26 November 2004)
More information Artist, First song ...
| Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darin Zanyar | "Coming True" | "(You Drive Me) Crazy" | "Bad" | Runner-up |
| Daniel Lindström | "Coming True" | "Virtual Insanity" | "Sarah" | Winner |
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More information 09/13, 09/14 ...
| Stages: | Semi-Finals | WC[B 1] | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 09/13 | 09/14 | 09/15 | 09/16 | 09/17 | 09/23 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel Lindström | 1st |
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| 2 | Darin Zanyar | 1st |
Btm 3 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fillip Williams | 2nd |
Elim[B 2] | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lorén Talhaoui | Elim | JC |
Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stina Joelsson | 1st |
Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Geraldo Sandell | 2nd |
Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Lötberg | 1st |
Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nathalie Schmeikal | 2nd |
Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cornelia Dahlgren | 1st |
Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alex Falk | 2nd |
Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Angel Hansson | 2nd |
WD[B 1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Emelie Fjällström | Elim | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frida Karlsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Luspa | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanna Lund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Hagberth | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Emelie Carsten | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Norrsveden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ninos Yakub | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sibel Redzep | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final 5 | Ellinor Asp | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Modin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sara Falkevik | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Normark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final 4 | Linus Bornlöf | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Jonsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matilda Adolfsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktor Andersson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final 3 | Emma Christensen | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Johan Thulin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Kjellén | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikael Kärnberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final 2 | Elisabeth Dittrich | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kerima Holm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Gustafsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sara Holmström | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final 1 | Angelique Nordvall | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diana Tillström | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikael Landby | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nina Svensson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 09/13 | 09/14 | 09/15 | 09/16 | 09/17 | WC[B 1] | 09/23 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | ||||||
| Stages: | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women | Men | Top 11 | Eliminated | Withdrew | Safe | not performed |
- Notes
- No Wildcard show was held. The judges chose Lorén among the top 4 vote getters from each semifinal in the week before the first live final show was held.
- Angel J. Hansson withdrew from the competition between weeks 1 and 2 of the finals. He was in the bottom 3 but first saved on 09/23. As a result, eliminated contestant Fillip Williams was re-instated.
- Sara Åkesson; David Stark (29 November 2004). "Daniel blev Sveriges första Idol" (in Swedish). Folkbladet. Retrieved 6 October 2018.