Idol 2013 was the Swedish Idol series' ninth season which premiered on August 19, 2013.[1][2] and ended on December 6, 2013. In January 2013, TV4 confirmed that the Idol series would be returning after a year's hiatus after Idol 2011.[3]

Idol 2013
Season 2013
Hosted byPär Lernström
Kakan Hermansson (sidekick)
JudgesAnders Bagge
Laila Bagge Wahlgren
Alexander Bard
WinnerKevin Walker
Runner-upElin Bergman
Release
Original networkTV4
Original releaseAugust 19, 2013 (2013-08-19) –
December 2013 (2013-12)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2011
Next →
Season 2014

The contestants included professional footballer Kevin Walker, who played in the Swedish second division for GIF Sundsvall. A few of Walker's matches with the team were moved to avoid a clash with his television commitments.[4]

Winner of season nine was Kevin Walker.

Elimination Chart

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The diagram shows how each participant placed during the qualifying week and the weekly finals.

Stage: Semi-Finals Finals
Date: 16/9 17/9 18/9 19/9 20/9 27/9 4/10 11/10 18/10 25/10 1/11 8/11 15/11 22/11 29/11 6/12
Place Competitor Result
1 Kevin Walker Winner
2 Elin Bergman Runner-Up
3 Erik Rapp out
4 Jens Hult out
5 Sandra Wikström out
6 Matilda Melin out
7 Gabriel Alares 3:a WC 4 out
8 Miriam Bengtsson 3:a WC 3 out
9 Sara Sangfelt 3:a WC 5 out
10 George Shaid out
11 Sakib Zabbar 3:a WC 2 out
12 Sarah Mathisen 3:a WC 1 out
13 Juliette Holmqvist out
Semi Oliver Cardoso 3:a
Simen Thelander
Arantxa Alvarez 3:a
Sanne Karlsson
Yosefin Buohler
Albin Gummesson 3:a
Gustav Bjule
Legend
Top 12 Top 20 Wildcard contestant Bottom 2 Eliminated Quit safe
Not participated

References

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  1. ^ Rågsjö Thorell, Andreas (2013-08-05). "Så ska TV4 locka tittarna till "Idol"". resume.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ^ "TV 4 tar tillbaka "Idol" i höst: "Efterlängtat"".
  3. ^ "Idol gör comeback i TV4 i höst - tv4.se".
  4. ^ "Pop 'idol' footballer forces fixture shift in Sweden". BBC Sport. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.