# Idol 2022 (Sweden)

Idol 2022 was the eighteenth season of the Swedish Idol series. The show was broadcast on TV4 and started on 22 August 2022, and then ended with a final on 25 November. Pär Lernström continued as presenter of the show with Anis Don Demina as co-presenter. The judges from the last season all returned.
Winner of this season was singer Nike Sellmar.

## Competition
### Elimination chart

| Stadium: | Stadium: | Qualification week | Qualification week | Qualification week | Qualification week | Qualification week | Qualification week | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Weekly finals | Final |
| Date: | Date: | 19/9 | 20/9 | 21/9 | 22/9 | 23/9 | 23/9 | 30/9 | 7/10 | 14/10 | 21/10 | 28/10 | 4/11 | 11/11 | 18/11 | 18/11 | 25/11 |
| Place | Contestants | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results |
| 1 | Nike Sellmar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Albin Tingwall | 3:rd | | | | WC 1 | 11:th | | | | | | | | | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Klara Almström | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Sebastian Rydgren | | | | | | | | | | | 6:th | | 4:th | Eliminated | | |
| 5 | Luka Nemorin | | | | | | | | 8:th | 7:th | 7:th | | 5:th | Eliminated | | | |
| 6 | Ida Hallquist | | | | | | | | | | 6:th | 5:th | Eliminated | | | | |
| 7-8 | Julien Keulen | | | | | | | | | | | Eliminated | | | | | |
| 7-8 | Ruby Lindén | | | 3:rd | | WC 5 | | 9:th | | 8:th | Saved | Eliminated | | | | | |
| 9 | Caroline Ellingsen | | | | | | | | 9:th | Eliminated | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Carmen Toubia | | 3:rd | | | WC 2 | | 10:th | Eliminated | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Vera Arkelid Jalméus | 3:rd | | | | WC 4 | | Eliminated | | | | | | | | | |
| 12-13 | Arvid Einarsson | | | | | | Eliminated | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12-13 | Neville Ristenfeldt | | | | 3:rd | WC 3 | Eliminated | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Anton Älvstrand | | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Than Tamthong | | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Vanessa Rose | | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Amadeus Hallström | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Linus Johansson | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Sanna Ekdahl Akanni | | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Angelina Terennikova | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Emil Westermark | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Sebastian Hautamäki | | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Amanda Andersson | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 24 | Espen Edberg | 3:rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Top 11 | Top 24 | Bottom 4 | Stage not reached |

### Top 13

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Klara Almström | "You Can't Hurry Love" | Safe |
| 2 | Albin Tingwall | "Human Nature" | Bottom three |
| 3 | Julien Keulen | "Lay Me Down" | Safe |
| 4 | Arvid Einarsson | "Ser du månen där du är ikväll? (Tillsammans igen)" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Leave a Light On" | Safe |
| 6 | Carmen Toubia | "Secret Love Song" | Safe |
| 7 | Caroline Ellingsen | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Safe |
| 8 | Neville Ristenfeldt | "I Love This Life" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Luka Nemorin | "Breathe Me" | Safe |
| 10 | Nike Sellmar | "Jolene" | Safe |
| 11 | Ida Hallquist | "Wild Enough" | Safe |
| 12 | Vera Arkelid Jalméus | "Emmylou" | Safe |
| 13 | Ruby Lindén | "Stand Up" | Safe |

### Top 11 - This is Me

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Sebastian Rydgren | "It's a Sin" | Safe |
| 2 | Klara Almström | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Safe |
| 3 | Carmen Toubia | "Proud Mary" | Bottom three |
| 4 | Ida Hallquist | "Treat Myself" | Safe |
| 5 | Vera Arkelid Jalméus | "Somebody to Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Luka Nemorin | "Heaven" | Safe |
| 7 | Julien Keulen | "Don't Start Now" | Safe |
| 8 | Albin Tingwall | "Mirrors" | Safe |
| 9 | Nike Sellmar | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Safe |
| 10 | Ruby Lindén | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom three |
| 11 | Caroline Ellingsen | "Highway to hell" | Safe |

### Top 10 - Blast from the Past

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Albin Tingwall | "Tiny Dancer" | Safe |
| 2 | Nike Sellmar | "Rock and Roll" | Safe |
| 3 | Carmen Toubia | "Edge of Seventeen" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Klara Almström | "Forever Young" | Safe |
| 5 | Caroline Ellingsen | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bottom three |
| 6 | Luka Nemorin | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Bottom three |
| 7 | Ida Hallquist | "Hero" | Safe |
| 8 | Julien Keulen | "You Oughta Know" | Safe |
| 9 | Ruby Lindén | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
| 10 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Strong Enough" | Safe |

### Top 9 - Swedish Hits

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Ruby Lindén | "Nån annan nu" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Ida Hallquist | "Stockholm i natt" | Safe |
| 3 | Julien Keulen | "En säng av rosor" | Safe |
| 4 | Luka Nemorin | "Forever young" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Caroline Ellingsen | "Lyckligare nu" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Nike Sellmar | "Öppna landskap" | Safe |
| 7 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Sista morgonen" | Safe |
| 8 | Albin Tingwall | "Strövtåg i hembygden" | Safe |
| 9 | Klara Almström | "Här kommer natten" | Safe |

### Top 8 (first week) - Movie Night

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Luka Nemorin | "I See Fire" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Nike Sellmar | "Running Up That Hill" | Safe |
| 3 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Life on Mars" | Safe |
| 4 | Ruby Lindén | "Circle of Life" | Judges Save |
| 5 | Klara Almström | "Skyfall" | Safe |
| 6 | Albin Tingwall | "It Must Have Been Love" | Safe |
| 7 | Ida Hallquist | "Kiss Me" | Bottom three |
| 8 | Julien Keulen | "The Show Must Go On" | Safe |

### Top 8 (second week) - Duets

| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Julien Keulen | "Run to the Hills" (with Klara Hammarström) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Albin Tingwall | "Vänner" (with Myra Granberg) | Safe |
| 3 | Ruby Lindén | "Lämna han" (with Cherrie) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Luka Nemorin | "Be Alright" (with Dean Lewis) | Safe |
| 5 | Ida Hallquist | "Röda trådens slut" (with Oscar Magnusson) | Bottom four |
| 6 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Stay the Night" (with Lina Hedlund) | Bottom four |
| 7 | Klara Almström | "Just idag känns du nära (Saras sång)" (with Tomas Andersson Wij) | Safe |
| 8 | Nike Sellmar | "Sånt är livet" (with Anne-Lie Rydé) | Safe |

### Top 6 – Release Day & Judge's Choice

| Order | Contestant | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Nike Sellmar | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 7 | "Celebrity Skin" | Safe |
| 2 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Holding Out For a Hero" | 8 | "Hang with Me" | Safe |
| 3 | Albin Tingwall | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | 9 | "Free Fallin'" | Safe |
| 4 | Luka Nemorin | "Bruises" | 10 | "Impossible" | Bottom two |
| 5 | Ida Hallquist | "Hatar dig" | 11 | "Show Me Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Klara Almström | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | 12 | "Fields of Gold" | Safe |

### Top 5 – Love

| Order | Contestant | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Frozen" | 6 | "Gold" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Klara Almström | "Du måste finnas" | 7 | "What a Wonderful World" | Safe |
| 3 | Luka Nemorin | "Smile" | 8 | "Everybody's Changing" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Nike Sellmar | "Make You Feel My Love" | 9 | "Babel" | Safe |
| 5 | Albin Tingwall | "Fix You" | 10 | "My Way" | Safe |

### Top 4 – Semifinal

| Order | Contestant | First song | Result | Order | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Nike Sellmar | "The Story" | Safe | 5 | "Hard Times" | Safe |
| 2 | Albin Tingwall | "Tenerife Sea" | Safe | 6 | "As It Was" | Safe |
| 3 | Klara Almström | "Rosa himmel" | Safe | 7 | "Jag kommer" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Sebastian Rydgren | "Enjoy the Silence" | Eliminated | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) | N/A (already eliminated) |

### Top 2 – Final: Free Choice, Da Capo & Winner's Single

| Order | Act | Free Choice Song | Order | Da Capo Song | Order | Winner's Single | Result |
| 1 | Nike Sellmar | "Happier Than Ever" | 3 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | 5 | "Anything You Say" | Winner |
| 2 | Albin Tingwall | "Falling" | 4 | "It Must Have Been Love" | 6 | "Anything You Say" | Runner-up |