The fourth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2007, and continued until its grand finale on 7 December, when 28-year-old Marie Picasso was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature an all-female finale, and is to date the only season to crown a winner who had previously fallen into the 'bottom three' during the finals, with Picasso landing there twice. It was the first season to hold its grand finale at the Globen Arena in Stockholm, and to date holds the record for the largest live audience at an Idol final anywhere in the world, with a crowd of 16,000 people. The finale also featured a live performance by Kelly Clarkson. It was the final season to feature judges Daniel Breitholtz, Peter Swartling and Kishti Tomita, who all bowed out for various personal reasons. Season 4 of Idol is also credited with discovering the unique talent of runner-up Amanda Jenssen, who went on to achieve enormous commercial and critical success in Sweden.
| Idol 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2007 | |
 Marie Picasso | |
| Hosted by | Peter Jihde Carina Berg Carolina Gynning |
| Judges | Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Peter Swartling |
| Winner | Marie Picasso |
| Runner-up | Amanda Jenssen |
| Finals venue | Globen |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV4 |
| Original release | 3 September – 7 December 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
Judges
edit- Daniel Breitholtz - Sony BMG manager
- Peter Swartling - Record producer
- Kishti Tomita - Vocal coach
Hosts
edit- Peter Jihde - Finals
- Carolina Gynning - Auditions and Semi-finals
- Carina Berg - Auditions and Semi-finals
- Hannah Graaf - Companion shows Idol Halvtid and Idol Eftersnack
- Doreen Månsson - Companion shows Idol Halvtid and Idol Eftersnack
Auditions
edit- Gothenburg: April 14, 2007
- Skellefteå: April 22, 2007
- Malmö: April 28, 2007
- Borlänge: May 6, 2007
- Stockholm: May 12, 2007
Eliminated Semi-finalists
edit- Pär Stenhammar - Eliminated September 24
- Särla Berntson - Eliminated September 25
- Michel Zitron - 1st eliminated September 28
- Tamela Hedström - 2nd eliminated September 28
- Knut Berggren - 3rd eliminated September 28
Elimination chart
edit| Stages: | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 09/24 | 09/25 | 09/26 | 09/27 | 09/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marie Picasso | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Winner | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Amanda Jenssen | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Andreas Sjöberg | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 4 | Daniel Karlsson | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mattias Andréasson | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 6 | Christoffer Hiding | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Sam Hagberth | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Evelina Sewerin | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Gathania Holmgren | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Patrizia Helander | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Anastasia Robool | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Semi | Knut Berggren | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Tamela Hedström | Btm 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Michel Zitron | Btm 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Särla Berntson | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Pär Stenhammar | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Women | Men | Top 11 | Top 16 | Eliminated | Wildcard | Safe | not performed |
Idol 2007 album
editDet bästa från Idol 2007 (The Best from Idol 2007) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.
External links
edit- Marie Picasso from Big Brother in new idol season - Retrieved from Aftonbladet
- Amanda Jensen - Sida om deltagaren Amanda Jensen
- Official Website