Next Star is a Swedish singing reality competition television series for youths between the age of 13–19. The series was developed in 2007 by ICA Maxi in cooperation with Diggiloo, and aired between 2008 and 2010. The winner of the contest would perform at the Diggiloo summer tour all over Sweden. The winner is decided by a jury and also by votes from the Swedish people. The surplus of the voting would go to the World Childhood Foundation. Next Star has brought in 1.2 million (SEK) to the foundation.[citation needed]
| Next Star | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2008 – 2010 |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Age | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vendela Palmgren | 13 | Saltsjöbaden |
| 2009 | Alexandra Liljekvist | 19 | Malmö |
| 2010 | Madeleine Liljestam | 19 | Asmundtorp |
Next Star 2008
editFinalists & Result
edit| Nr: | Name | Age | City | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vendela Palmgren | 13 | Saltsjöbaden | "Här står jag" | 1 |
| 2 | Jessica Taylor | 15 | Vetlanda | "I Turn To You" | 4* |
| 3 | Clara Hagman | 17 | Gävle | "I Will Always Love You" | 2 |
| 4 | Robin Blom | 18 | Alingsås | "This Love" | 4* |
| 5 | Ellen Jonsson | 13 | Eskilstuna | "If You Can Dream" | 3 |
| 6 | Mikaela Samuelsson | 14 | Tollered | "I'm Blessed" | 4* |
| 7 | Alexandra Liljekvist | 17 | Limhamn | "Barfotavisan" | 4* |
| 8 | Amanda Björneskog | 13 | Höllviken | "Gå din egen väg" | 4* |
| 9 | Andréas Johansson | 17 | Piteå | "Starkare" | 4* |
| 10 | Luciano Axelsson | 14 | Spånga | "My Girl" | 4* |
| 11 | Stephanie Bonelli | 15 | Tumba | "Home (song)" | 4* |
| 12 | Lina Hansson | 18 | Vansbro | "Go On" | 4* |
(*) The 9 remaining finalists shares the fourth place.
Next Star 2009
editFinalists & Result
edit| Nr: | Name | Age | City | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Zälle | 19 | Stockholm | "At Last (My love has come along)" | 3 |
| 2 | Marcus Sjöstrand | 16 | Göteborg | "If You're Not The One" | 4* |
| 3 | Rebecka Norman | 13 | Norrköping | "Only Hope" | 4* |
| 4 | Hanna Olsson | 14 | Umeå | "This Is Me" | 4* |
| 5 | Alexandra Liljekvist | 19 | Malmö | "Somliga går med trasiga skor" | 1 |
| 6 | Anton Hildorsson | 17 | Vetlanda | "Last Request" | 4* |
| 7 | Julia Ingvarsson | 16 | Huskvarna | "Mio My Mio" | 2 |
| 8 | Mimmi Sandén | 13 | Stockholm | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 4* |
| 9 | Emil Ehnberg | 18 | Halmstad | "Nu är det drömmar" | 4* |
| 10 | Julia Forssell | 15 | Växjö | "The Story" | 4* |
(*) The 7 remaining finalists shares the fourth place.
Next Star 2010
editFinalists
edit| Nr: | Name | Age | City | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hedvig Becke | 17 | Trelleborg | "Tro och hopp" | 3 |
| 2 | Rebecka Laakso | 17 | Uppsala | "Not That Kinda Girl" | 2 |
| 3 | Victor Fritz-Crone | 18 | Häggvik | ? | 4* |
| 4 | Sofie Bergman | 19 | Råå | "When You Believe" | 4* |
| 5 | Sofia Olsson | 15 | Kristinehamn | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | 4* |
| 6 | Jonna Falk | 14 | Växjö | "Our Song" | 4* |
| 7 | Jim Stefánsson | 19 | Valbo | "I'll Stand By You" | 4* |
| 8 | Madeleine Liljestam | 19 | Asmundtorp | "Hurt" | 1 |
| 9 | Jonna Torstensson | 15 | Högsäter | "First Time" | 4* |
| 10 | Michaela Hanzén | 17 | Jönköping | "The Climb" | 4* |
(*) The 7 remaining finalists shares the fourth place.