# Idol 2018 (Sweden)

Idol 2018 is the fourteenth season of reality-competition talent show Swedish Idol. Like the earlier seasons, this season was also broadcast on TV4. The hosts and the judges remained the same from the previous season. For the first time in the shows history there was a Top 13. Sebastian Walldén won the final.

## Elimination chart

| Stadium: | Stadium: | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Date: | Date: | 17/9 | 18/9 | 19/9 | 20/9 | 21/9 | 21/9 | 28/9 | 5/10 | 12/10 | 19/10 | 26/10 | 2/11 | 9/11 | 16/11 | 23/11 | 30/11$^1$ | 7/12 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Sebastian Walldén | 3:a | | | | WC 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Kadiatou Holm Keita | | | | 3:a | WC 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Runner-up |
| 3-4 | William Segerdahl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Out. | | |
| 3-4 | 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Adam Jarl | | | 3:a | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Christofer Andersson | | | 3:a | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Isak Sunding | | | 3:a | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Alva Brodin | | 3:a | | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Lisa Gustafsson | | 3:a | | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Anton Kröll | 3:a | | | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Gonzalo Flores | 3:a | | | | Out. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$^1$ On November 30 will 2 contestants leave the competition

### Top 14

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

The 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

* 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