# Idol (Norwegian TV series) season 2

Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2004 was the second season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition Pop Idol. It premiered one year after the first season and was aired in the first half of 2004.
Unlike last year's winner Kurt Nilsen, his successor Kjartan Salvesen was not able to build up an international career. Other alumni of this season were more successful, most notably runner-up Margaret Berger, who established a career as an electronic dance artist and went on to become the music director of NRK P3 in 2008. Berger would also represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, placing fourth. Another contestant was Maria Haukaas Storeng who, to the surprise of many, was voted off sixth but went on to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 achieving fifth place.

## Finals
### Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
| Kjartan Salvesen | 27 | Sandnes | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Margaret Berger | 18 | Hitra | May 14, 2004 | Grand Finale |
| Susanne Nordbøe | 17 | Sandnes | May 7, 2004 | Judge's choice |
| Sandra Lyng Haugen | 16 | Mosjøen | Apr 30, 2004 | Movie Songs |
| Håkon Njøten | 18 | Knarvik | Apr 23, 2004 | Big Band |
| Maria Haukaas Storeng | 24 | Senja | Apr 16, 2004 | Top 20 Hits |
| Trung Toan Tong | 17 | Moss | Apr 02, 2004 | Birth Year |
| Maren Flotve Birkeland | 18 | Skudeneshavn | Mar 26, 2004 | Disco Fever |
| Øystein Grønnevik | 25 | Rennesøy | Mar 19, 2004 | Norwegian Songs |
| Ahn Vu | 17 | Sandnes | Mar 12, 2004 | Contestant's choice |
| Roald Haar | 24 | Vigrestad | Mar 12, 2004 | Contestant's choice |

## Elimination Chart

| Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi | Semi | Semi | Semi | Wild Card | Jury Joker | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 02/18 | 02/20 | 02/25 | 02/27 | 03/05 | Jury Joker | 03/12 | 03/19 | 03/26 | 04/02 | 04/16 | 04/23 | 04/30 | 05/07 | 05/14 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Kjartan Salvesen | 22% | | | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | | Winner |
| 2 | Margaret Berger | | | | Elim | 32% | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | Btm 2 | | | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Susanne Nordbøe | 18% | | | | 31% | | | | | | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | | | 32% | | | | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | | Elim | | |
| 5 | Håkon Njøten | 7% | | | | | Saved | | | | | Btm 3 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | 34% | | | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Trung Toan Tong | | 32% | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Maren Flotve Birkeland | | | 21% | | | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Øystein Grønnevik | | | | 18% | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10-11 | Ahn Vu | | | | 32% | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 10-11 | Roald Haarr | | 12% | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Jury Joker | Lasse Uppmann | | | 8% | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Jury Joker | Magnus Ullnæss | | | 13% | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Amalie Olsen | | 10% | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Julie Tverrå Johnsen | | | | 7% | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Karoline Garfjell | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Olianne Wik Lauritsen | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Stine Terese Julseth | | 10% | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Tini Flaat | | | | Elim | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Gina Kristina Aspen | | | | 12% | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Peter Lexander | | | | 9% | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Anne M. Lemicka | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Enrique Dragseth Salomon | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 4 | Knut Erik Lunden | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Øyvind Omnes | | | 7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Arma Husanovic | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Bjørn Martin Simensen | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Hanna Camilla Kullander | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Mari Kjølstad | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Wenche Munkejord | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Ståle Mikal Skaaden | | 11% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Adele Erichsen | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Glenn Magne Elvik | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Siri Saupstad | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Stina Stenerud | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Tine Gadja Andersen | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Nanna S. Christensen | 5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Daniel Smette Valderhaug | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Linda Therese Thorstensen | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Ørjan Nilsson | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Stina Eia | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Vanja Friksen | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Live show details
#### Heat 1 (18 February 2004)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Nanna Christensen | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Etta James) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Håkon Njøten | "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Stina Eia | "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Daniel Smette Valderhaug | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Vanja Friksen | "Time" (Vanja Friksen) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Ørjan Nilsson | "Glorious" (Andreas Johnson) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Linda Therese Thorstensen | "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Unwell" (Matchbox Twenty) | Advanced |
| 10 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Maria Haukass Storeng and Kjartan Salvesen advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Susanne Nordbøe returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 2 (20 February 2004)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Siri Saupstad | "Think" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Glenn Magne Elvik | "This I Promise You" (NSYNC) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tine Gadja Andersen | "Fångad av en stormvind" (Carola Häggkvist) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Roald Haarr | "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) | Advanced |
| 5 | Stina Stenerud | "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Stine Terese Julseth | "The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Ståle Mikal Skaaden | "I Wonder Why" (Curtis Stigers) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Adele Erichsen | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Trung Toan Tong | "Back to Your Heart" (Backstreet Boys) | Advanced |
| 10 | Amalie Olsen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Eliminated |

##### Notes

* Trung Toan Tong and Roald Haarr advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Stine Terese Julseth and Amalie Olsen returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Heat 3 (25 February 2004)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Arma Husanovic | "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Bjørn Martin Simensen | "Faith" (George Michael) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Hanna Camilla Kullander | "Open Arms" (Journey) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Lasse Uppmann | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Mari Kjølstad | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Wenche Munkejord | "Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Øyvind Omnes | "Fields of Gold" (Sting) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "My Immortal" (Evanescence) | Advanced |
| 9 | Magnus Ullnæss | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Maren Flotve Birkeland | "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Sandra Lyng Haugen and Maren Flotve Birkeland advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* None of the contestants from this round made it into the Wildcard Round, making it the only group to not be represented at that stage.

#### Heat 4 (27 February 2004)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Julie Tverrå Johnsen | "Amneris' Letter" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Enrique Drageseth | "Walk On" (U2) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Anne Margrete Lemicka | "Last Tear of Pain" (Anne Margrete Lemicka) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Peter Lexander | "Öppna din dörr" (Tommy Nilsson) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Margaret Berger | "Were You Worth My Tears" (Margaret Berger) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Gina Kristina Aspen | "Help!" (The Beatles) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Knut Erik Lunden | "Unintended" (Muse) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Tini Flaat | "I Don't Want to See You Cry" (Silje Nergaard) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Øystein Grønnevik | "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) | Advanced |
| 10 | Anh Vu | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Anh Vu and Øystein Grønnevik advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
* Julie Tverrå Johnsen, Margaret Berger and Tini Flaat returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

#### Wildcard round (3 March 2004)

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Olianne Wik Lauritsen | "Believe in You" (Amanda Marshall) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Stine Terese Julseth | "Missing You" (John Waite) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tini Flaat | "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Julie Tverrå Johnsen | "The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Family Portrait" (Pink) | Advanced |
| 6 | Amalie Olsen | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Karoline Garfjell | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Margaret Berger | "Come Together" (The Beatles) | Advanced |

##### Notes

* Susanne Nordbøe and Margaret Berger received the highest number of votes, and advanced to the top 11 of the competition.
* Håkon Njøten won the Jury Joker, and completed the top 11.

#### Live Show 1 (19 March 2004)

Theme: Your Idol
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Maren Flotve Birkeland | "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston) | Bottom three |
| 2 | Trung Toan Tong | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Chicago) | Safe |
| 3 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| 4 | Håkon Njøten | "Englishman in New York" (Sting) | Safe |
| 5 | Anh Vu | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Øystein Grønnevik | "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) | Safe |
| 7 | Margaret Berger | "Forgiven" (Alanis Morissette) | Safe |
| 8 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Sexed Up" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| 9 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Safe |
| 10 | Roald Haar | "Stay on These Roads" (A-ha) | Eliminated |
| 11 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "Panic" (Venke Knutson) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (26 March 2004)

Theme: Norwegian Songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "Mysteriet deg" (Bjørn Eidsvåg) | Safe |
| 2 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Bare i nått" (Mods) | Safe |
| 3 | Margaret Berger | "Splitter pine" (DumDum Boys) | Bottom three |
| 4 | Trung Toan Tong | "Ville fugla flyg" (D.D.E.) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Me to går alltid aleina" (Mods) | Safe |
| 6 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Har en drøm" (Jørn Hoel) | Safe |
| 7 | Håkon Njøten | "Hjemmefra" (Sigvart Dagsland) | Safe |
| 8 | Maren Flotve Birkeland | "Tir n'a Noir" (Vamp) | Safe |
| 9 | Øystein Grønnevik | "Gutta" (Jokke & Valentinerne) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 3 (2 April 2004)

Theme: Disco
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Susanne Nordbøe | "It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls) | Safe |
| 2 | Håkon Njøten | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White) | Safe |
| 3 | Maren Flotve Birkeland | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Trung Toan Tong | "Going Back to My Roots" (Odyssey) | Safe |
| 6 | Margaret Berger | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) | Bottom three |
| 7 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jacksons) | Safe |
| 8 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | Safe |

#### Live Show 4 (9 April 2004)

Theme: Your Birth Year
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Margaret Berger | "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves) | Bottom three |
| 2 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 3 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| 4 | Trung Toan Tong | "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Cutting Crew) | Bottom two |
| 6 | Håkon Njøten | "Just a Gigolo" (David Lee Roth) | Safe |
| 7 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna) | Safe |

#### Live Show 5 (16 April 2004)

Theme: Top 20 Hits
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Maria Haukaas Storeng | "Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Håkon Njøten | "Girl in Oslo" (Bigbang) | Bottom three |
| 3 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Get the Party Started" (Pink) | Safe |
| 4 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Jennifer Lopez) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (U2) | Safe |
| 6 | Margaret Berger | "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) | Safe |

#### Live Show 6 (23 April 2004)

Theme: Big Band
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| 2 | Kjartan Salvesen | "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Frank Sinatra) | Bottom three |
| 3 | Margaret Berger | "It's Oh So Quiet" (Björk) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "L-O-V-E" (Nat King Cole) | Safe |
| 5 | Håkon Njøten | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Frank Sinatra) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 7 (30 April 2004)

Theme: Film Hits
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Sandra Lyng Haugen | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Margaret Berger | "Queen of the Night" (Whitney Houston) | "Uninvited" (Alanis Morissette) | Safe |
| 3 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Independent Women" (Destiny's Child) | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Safe |
| 4 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor) | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |

#### Live Show 8: Semi-final (7 May 2004)

Theme: Judge's Choice
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Susanne Nordbøe | "Under the Bridge" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) | "Crazy" (Seal) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | "Two Princes" (Spin Doctors) | Safe |
| 3 | Margaret Berger | "Stop!" (Sam Brown) | "It's My Life" (No Doubt) | Safe |

#### Live final (14 May 2004)

| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
| 1 | Kjartan Salvesen | "Unwell" | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | "Standing Tall" | Winner |
| 2 | Margaret Berger | "Come Together" | "Forgiven" | "Standing Tall" | Runner-up |