Idol 2018 is the fourteenth season of Swedish Idol. This season is broadcast on TV4, as were earlier seasons.[1] The hosts and the judges remained the same from the previous season.[2] For the first time in the shows history there was a Top 13.[3] Sebastian Walldén won the final.
| Idol 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2018 | |
| Hosted by | Pär Lernström Gina Dirawi |
| Judges | Kishti Tomita Alexander Kronlund Nikki Amini Anders Bagge |
| Winner | Sebastian Walldén |
| Runner-up | Kadiatou Holm Keita |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV4 |
| Original release | 20 August – 7 December 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Elimination chart
edit| Stadium: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | 17/9 | 18/9 | 19/9 | 20/9 | 21/9 | 28/9 | 5/10 | 12/10 | 19/10 | 26/10 | 2/11 | 9/11 | 16/11 | 23/11 | 30/111 | 7/12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sebastian Walldén | 3:a | WC 5 | Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | 3:a | WC 3 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-4 | William Segerdahl | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bragi Bergsson | Out. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | William Stridh | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nathalie Brydolf | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Maximilian Bergstrand | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tua Selge | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ki Soe | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Matice Kamara | 3:a | WC 2 | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vanja Engström | 3:a | WC 4 | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ambér Flores | 3:a | WC 1 | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nadia Cameron | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ida Njie | Out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi | Ramila Moghaddam | 3:a | Out. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Jarl | 3:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christofer Andersson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isak Sunding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alva Brodin | 3:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Gustafsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Kröll | 3:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzalo Flores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 22 | Top 13 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Withdrew | Safe | Advanced to the top 13 from the revenge stage | Did not perform/Still participating/No longer in the competition |
1 On November 30 will 2 contestants leave the competition
Top 14
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadia Cameron | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Safe |
| 2 | William Strid | "Större" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Ki Soe | "I'm Not the Only One" | Safe |
| 4 | Ambér Flores | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Safe |
| 5 | William Segerdahl | "Klappar och slag" | Safe |
| 6 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Million Reasons" | Safe |
| 7 | Matice Kamara | "Ingen annan rör mig som du" | Safe |
| 8 | Ida Nije | "Not too Young" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Safe |
| 10 | Tua Selge | "Brinner i bröstet" | Safe |
| 11 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Tidal Wave" | Safe |
| 12 | Bragi Bergsson | "Passport Home" | Safe |
| 13 | Vanja Engström | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Safe |
| 14 | Sebastian Walldén | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | Safe |
Top 13 - Fridayparty
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matice Kamara | "God's Plan" | Safe |
| 2 | Sebastian Walldén | "Youngblood" | Safe |
| 3 | Nadia Cameron | "Came Here for Love" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tua Selge | "Call Your Girlfriend" | Safe |
| 5 | Bragi Bergsson | "This Love" | Safe |
| 6 | William Strid | "Roads" | Safe |
| 7 | Ki Soe | "Remind Me to Forget" | Safe |
| 8 | Vanja Engström | "So What" | Bottom two |
| 9 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Cake by the Ocean" | Safe |
| 10 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Domino" | Safe |
| 11 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "I'm a Believer" | Safe |
| 12 | Ambér Flores | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| 13 | William Segerdahl | "Love Me Again" | Safe |
Top 12 - This is me
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Safe |
| 2 | William Segerdahl | "Attention" | Safe |
| 3 | Tua Selge | "Sand" | Safe |
| 4 | Sebastian Walldén | "Promises" | Safe |
| 5 | Ki Soe | "September Song" | Bottom two |
| 6 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "My Generation" | Safe |
| 7 | William Strid | "How to Save a Life" | Safe |
| 8 | Ambér Flores | "If I Were a Boy" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Say Something" | Safe |
| 10 | Bragi Bergsson | "Way Down We Go" | Safe |
| 11 | Vanja Engström | "Born To Be Wild" | Safe |
| 12 | Matice Kamara | "Pari" | Safe |
Top 11 - Divas
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Segerdahl | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Safe |
| 2 | Matice Kamara | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Ki Soe | "Chained to the Rhythm" | Safe |
| 4 | Vanja Engström | "...Baby One More Time" | Eliminated |
| 5 | William Strid | "Wrecking Ball" | Safe |
| 6 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Umbrella" | Safe |
| 7 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Safe |
| 8 | Sebastian Walldén | "Back to Black" | Safe |
| 9 | Tua Selge | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
| 10 | Bragi Bergsson | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" | Safe |
| 11 | Nathalie Brydolf | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Safe |
Top 10 – Duets
editThe Contestant marked in pink was eliminated the contestant marked in lightblue was in the bottom two
| Order | Contestant 1 | Contestant 2 | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Walldén | Bragi Bergsson | "Next to You" | N/A |
| 2 | Matice Kamara | Nathalie Brydolf | "Empire State of Mind" | N/A |
| 3 | Tua Selge | William Strid | "One" | N/A |
| 4 | Ki Soe | Maximilian Bergstrand | "Dancing in the Street" | N/A |
| 5 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | William Segerdahl | "For You" | N/A |
Top 9 - Hits on Swedish
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Segerdahl | "Snacket på stan" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Sebastian Walldén | "Hos dig är jag underbar" | Safe |
| 3 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Ett sista glas" | Safe |
| 4 | Bragi Bergsson | "Astrologen" | Safe |
| 5 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Långsamt farväl" | Safe |
| 6 | Ki Soe | "Slå mig hårt i ansiktet" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Tua Selge | "Goliat" | Safe |
| 8 | William Strid | "Din tid kommer" | Safe |
| 9 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "Jag vill ha en egen måne" | Safe |
Top 8 - Bigband
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tua Selge | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "Tutti Frutti" | Safe |
| 3 | Bragi Bergsson | "Beyond The Sea" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Sebastian Walldén | "New York, New York" | Safe |
| 5 | William Strid | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | Safe |
| 6 | William Segerdahl | "Suspicious Minds" | Safe |
| 7 | Nathalie Brydolf | "Sakta vi gå genom stan" | Safe |
| 8 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Shake a Tail Feather" | Safe |
Top 7 - Parent’s Choice
edit| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Strid | "Öppna din dörr" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Maximilian Bergstrand | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Irreplaceable" | Safe |
| 4 | Sebastian Walldén | "Guldet blev till sand" | Safe |
| 5 | Nathalie Brydolf | "That Don't Impress Me Much" | Safe |
| 6 | William Segerdahl | "See You Again" | Safe |
| 7 | Bragi Bergsson | "Your Song" | Safe |
Top 6 - Celebrity Duets
edit| Order | Contestant | Celebrity | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | Felix Sandman | "Hurt Somebody" | Safe |
| 2 | William Strid | Wiktoria | "Stay with Me" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Sebastian Walldén | Astrid S | "I'll Be There" | Safe |
| 4 | William Segerdahl | Mariette | "Shallow" | Safe |
| 5 | Bragi Bergsson | Hanna Ferm | "Up Where We Belong" | Safe |
| 6 | Nathalie Brydolf | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Sugar" | Eliminated |
Top 5 – Swedish music exports and Love
edit| Order | Act | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Walldén | "Sun Is Shining" | 6 | "Love on the Brain" | Safe |
| 2 | Bragi Bergsson | "Save Tonight" | 7 | "All of Me" | Bottom two |
| 3 | William Strid | "Talking Body" | 8 | "Impossible" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Release Me" | 9 | "No One" | Safe |
| 5 | William Segerdahl | "Euphoria" | 10 | "Snälla bli min" | Safe |
Top 4 – Semifinal: Judges Choice
edit| Order | Act | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bragi Bergsson | "Can't Feel My Face" | 5 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Eliminated |
| 2 | William Segerdahl | "No Brainer" | 6 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Make You Feel My Love" | 7 | "Diamonds" | Safe |
| 4 | Sebastian Walldén | "Uptown Funk" | 8 | "Careless Whisper" | Safe |
In this semifinal will 2 acts leave the competition.
Top 2 – Final: Contestants Choice Viewers Choice Winners Single
edit| Order | Act | Contestant's Choice Song | Order | Viewer's Choice Song | Order | Winner's Single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Walldén | "Back to Black" | 3 | "Without You" | 5 | "Everything" | Winner |
| 2 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | "Say Something" | 4 | "We Found Love" | 6 | "Everything" | Runner-Up |
Auditions
edit- 4 March 2018: Karlstad, Karlstad CCC
- 10 March 2018: Umeå, Väven
- 18 March 2018: Göteborg, Eriksbergshallen
- 24 March 2018: Helsingborg, Helsingborg Arena
- 14 April 2018: Stockholm, Tele2 Arena
References
edit- ^ "Idol 2018: Audition här är alla städer". allas.se. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Slipad produktion och hygglig jury i vinnande "Idol"". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "juryns kupp: De tävlar i årets "Idol"". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.