# Idol 2006 (Sweden)

The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006, and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million viewers during its first episode, and was the last season to feature Claes af Geijerstam as a judge, who left the series citing financial issues.

## Judges

* Daniel Breitholtz – Sony BMG manager
* Peter Swartling – record producer
* Kishti Tomita – vocal coach
* Claes af Geijerstam – musician

## Hosts

* Tobbe Blom
* Johan Wiman

## Auditions

* Malmö: April 6, 2006
* Gothenburg: April 22, 2006
* Falun: April 30, 2006
* Umeå: May 6, 2006
* Stockholm: May 13, 2006
More than 6000 people auditioned.

## Top 11 finalists

* Cissi Ramsby, 20, Järvsö | Audition song: "Ain't No Sunshine"
* Danny Saucedo, 20, Stockholm | Audition song: "I Swear"
* Erik Segerstedt, 23, Uddevalla | Audition song: "Feeling Good"
* Felicia Brandström, 19, Floda | Audition song: "Dreams Come True"
* Jessica Myrberg, 22, Gothenburg | Audition song: "Because Of You"
* Johan Larsson, 18, Vänersborg | Audition song: "Show Me Heaven"
* Jonas Snäckmark, 20, Halmstad | Audition song: "You Raise Me Up"
* Linda Seppänen, 21, Tungelsta | Audition song: "Sick Of It All"
* Markus Fagervall, 24, Övertorneå | Audition song: "Red"
* Natalie Kadric, 21, Bålsta | Audition song: "Hot Stuff"
* Sara Burnett, 19, Karlstad | Audition song: "I Know What Love Is"

## Semi-final qualifyings

Top 20 Format: Two out of five semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day (competing in gender-divided groups), based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes were also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges.
| Date | First | Second |
| September 18 | Linda Seppänen | Jessica Myrberg |
| September 19 | Markus Fagervall | Danny Saucedo |
| September 20 | Sara Burnett | Felicia Brandström |
| September 21 | Johan Larsson | Jonas Snäckmark |
| September 22 (Public Wildcards) | Cissi Ramsby | Erik Segerstedt |
| Judges' Wildcard | Natalie Kadric | |

## Finals elimination chart

| Date | Theme | Bottom three | Bottom three | Bottom three |
| September 29 | My Idol | Sara Burnett | Jessica Myrberg | Erik Segerstedt |
| October 6 | Swedish Hits | Natalie Kadric | Jonas Snäckmark | Jessica Myrberg (2) |
| October 13 | Millennium Hits | Jessica Myrberg (3) | Linda Seppänen | Johan Larsson |
| October 20 | Rock | Jonas Snäckmark (2) | Cissi Ramsby | Johan Larsson (2) |
| October 27 | Audition Songs | Linda Seppänen (2) | Cissi Ramsby (2) | Johan Larsson (3) |
| | | Bottom two | Bottom two |
| November 3 | Unplugged | Danny Saucedo | Cissi Ramsby (3) |
| November 10 | Motown | Cissi Ramsby (4) | Erik Segerstedt (2) |
| | | Eliminated contestant | Eliminated contestant |
| November 17 | Love Songs | Felicia Brandström |
| November 24 | Jury's Choices | Johan Larsson (4) |
| December 1 | | Erik Segerstedt (3) | Markus Fagervall |

## Elimination chart

| Stages: | Stages: | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | WC | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Dates: | Dates: | 09/18 | 09/19 | 09/20 | 09/21 | 09/22 | 09/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Markus Fagervall | | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Erik Segerstedt | | | | Elim | 2nd | Btm 3 | | | | | | Btm 2 | | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Johan Larsson | | | | 1st | | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Felicia Brandström | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | Elim | | |
| 5 | Cissi Ramsby | | | Elim | | 1st | | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Danny Saucedo | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Linda Seppänen | 1st | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Jonas Snäckmark | | | | 2nd | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jessica Myrberg | 2nd | | | | | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Natalie Kadric | | | Elim | | JC | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Sara Burnett | | | 1st | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Patrizia Helander | | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | John-A. Eriksson | | Elim | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Emma Fällman | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Noel Filipinas | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Robert Hanna | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | David Fjällborg | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Dennis Lindberg | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Cosima Lamberth | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi | Lisa Mårtensson | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Idol 2006 album

Det bästa från Idol 2006 (The Best from Idol 2006) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.