# Idol 2011 (Sweden)

Idol 2011 was the Swedish Idol series' eight season and premiered on TV4 on 4 September 2011. Pär Lernström was the new host of the series, after Peter Jihde declined to return as host after Idol 2010. Two of the judges from earlier year returned, namely Anders Bagge and Laila Bagge Wahlgren, were joined in with two new judges, Alexander Bard and Pelle Lidell.
Winner of season eight was Amanda Fondell with Robin Stjernberg as first runner-up and Moa Lignell as second runner-up. Following the completion of this season, TV4 decided to put Idol on indefinite hiatus. In January 2013, TV4 announced that Idol would return in 2013.

## Quarter-finals
### Quarter-Final 1
#### Original Airdate

    26 September 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Breakeven" (The Script) | Top 12 |
| 2 | Leonard Löfstrand | "Save the World" (Swedish House Mafia) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Jafet Samson | "With You" (Chris Brown) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Hampus Engelhardt | "You Found Me" (The Fray) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Maikel Yüksel | "Moves Like Jagger" (Maroon 5) | Top 12 |

### Quarter-Final 2
#### Original Airdate

    27 September 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Amanda Fondell | "Womanizer" (Britney Spears) | Top 12 |
| 2 | Frida Josefsson | "Hide Your Heart" (Kiss) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Amanda Persson | "Decode" (Paramore) | Wild Card |
| 4 | Denise Azemi Brasjö | "Someone Like You" (Adele) | Wild Card |
| 5 | Moa Lignell | "Price Tag" (Jessie J) | Top 12 |

### Quarter-Final 3
#### Original Airdate

    28 September 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Tony Weseth | "In Love with a Girl" (Gavin Degraw) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Mikael Fogelberg | "Heartbeats" (The Knife) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Emil Elton | "Dum Av Dig" (Daniel Adams-Ray) | Wild Card |
| 4 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley) | Top 12 |
| 5 | Olle Hammar | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (The Script) | Top 12 |

### Quarter-Final 4
#### Original Airdate

    29 September 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Dourina Arhzaf | "Fighter" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Linni Barresjö | "The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga) | Top 12 |
| 3 | Roshana Hoss | "My Heart is Refusing Me" (Loreen) | Wild Card |
| 4 | Magdalena Reis | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys) | Top 12 |

## Semi-final
### Original Airdate

    30 September
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2) | Safe |
| 2 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "Closer" (Ne-Yo) | Safe |
| 3 | Roshana Hoss | "Separate Ways" (Journey) | Safe |
| 4 | Maikel Yüksel | "Carrie" (Europe) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Robin Stjernberg | "Animal" (Neon Trees) | Safe |
| 6 | Amanda Persson | "Empire State of Mind" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| 7 | Olle Hammar | "The Scientist" (Coldplay) | Safe |
| 8 | Amanda Fondell | "Hey Ya!" (OutKast) | Safe |
| 9 | Denise Azemi Brasjö | "Carry You Home" (James Blunt) | Safe |
| 10 | Moa Lignell | "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) | Safe |
| 11 | Linni Barresjö | "She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5) | Safe |
| 12 | Emil Elton | "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |

## Finals
### Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Spectacular Theme |
| Amanda Fondell | 16 | Linderöd | Winner | Finale |
| Robin Stjernberg | 20 | Furuboda | 9 December 2011 | Finale |
| Moa Lignell | 17 | Alingsås | 2 December 2011 | Judge's Choice |
| Molly Pettersson Hammar | 15 | Stockholm | 25 November 2011 | Love Songs |
| Amanda Persson | 15 | Erkö | 18 November 2011 | My Breakthrough |
| André Zuniga-Asplund | 17 | Uppsala | 11 November 2011 | Motown |
| Olle Hammar | 15 | Stockholm | 4 November 2011 | Audition Song |
| Linni Barresjö | 16 | Rimbo | 28 October 2011 | Big Band |
| Emil Elton | 16 | Askim | 21 October 2011 | Hits from Superstars to Sweden |
| Denise Azemi Brasjö | 17 | Karlshamn | 14 October 2011 | Swedish Hits |
| Roshana Hoss | 18 | Stockholm | 7 October 2011 | Charts 2011 |

### Top 11 – Charts 2011
#### Original Airdate

    7 October 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars) | Safe |
| 2 | Linni Barresjö | "What Are Words" (Chris Medina) | Safe |
| 3 | Roshana Hoss | "Call Your Girlfriend" (Robyn) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Emil Elton | "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" (Coldplay) | Safe |
| 5 | Amanda Fondell | "Made of" (Nause) | Safe |
| 6 | Denise Azemi Brasjö | "The Moment I Met You" (Vincent Pontare) | Bottom two |
| 7 | Olle Hammar | "Highway Man" (Hoffmaestro & Chraa) | Safe |
| 8 | Moa Lignell | "Fuckin' Perfect" (Pink) | Safe |
| 9 | Robin Stjernberg | "California King Bed" (Rihanna) | Safe |
| 10 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Set Fire to the Rain" (Adele) | Safe |
| 11 | Amanda Persson | "Without You" (David Guetta ft. Usher) | Safe |

### Top 10 – Swedish Hits
#### Original Airdate

    14 October 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Moa Lignell | "Vem Ska Jag Tro På" (Thomas DiLeva) | Safe |
| 2 | Denise Azemi Brasjö | "Från Och Med Du" (Oskar Linnros) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Olle Hammar | "17 år" (Veronica Maggio) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Linni Barresjö | "Om Sanningen Ska Fram " (Eric Amarillo) | Safe |
| 5 | Amanda Persson | "Utan Dina Andetag" (Kent) | Safe |
| 6 | Robin Stjernberg | "Alla Vill Till Himmelen Men Ingen Vill Dö" (Timbuktu) | Safe |
| 7 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Satan I Gatan" (Veronica Maggio) | Safe |
| 8 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "Lilla Lady" (Daniel Adams-Ray) | Safe |
| 9 | Amanda Fondell | "Det Hon Vill Ha" (Plura) | Safe |
| 10 | Emil Elton | "Jag Är En Vampyr" (Markus Krunegård) | Safe |

### Top 9 – Hits from Superstar to Sweden
#### Original Airdate

    21 October 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Amanda Fondell | "Jolene" (Dolly Parton) | Safe |
| 2 | Emil Elton | "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Linni Barresjö | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| 4 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Only Girl (In The World)" (Rihanna) | Safe |
| 5 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "Tiny Dancer" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 6 | Amanda Persson | "Heroes" (David Bowie) | Bottom two |
| 7 | Robin Stjernberg | "Halo" (Beyoncé) | Safe |
| 8 | Olle Hammar | "Beat It" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| 9 | Moa Lignell | "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |

### Top 8 – Big Band
#### Original Airdate

    28 October 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Safe |
| 2 | Linni Barresjö | "Dark Lady" (Cher) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Robin Stjernberg | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | Safe |
| 4 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "Oh! Carol" (Neil Sedaka) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Moa Lignell | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Mamas and the Papas) | Safe |
| 6 | Olle Hammar | "Back to Black" (Amy Winehouse) | Safe |
| 7 | Amanda Fondell | "I've Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) | Safe |
| 8 | Amanda Persson | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Safe |

### Top 7 – Audition Song
#### Original Airdate

    4 November 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Olle Hammar | "Feeling Good" (Michael Bublé) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "My Man" (Miss Li) | Safe |
| 3 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "Here I Come" / "Från Och Med Du" (Barrington Levy / Oskar Linnros) | Safe |
| 4 | Amanda Persson | "Keep On Walking" (Salem Al Fakir) | Bottom two |
| 5 | Robin Stjernberg | "Who You Are" (Jessie J) | Safe |
| 6 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "White Light Moment" (Tove Styrke) | Safe |
| 7 | Moa Lignell | "When I Held ya" (Moa Lignell) | Safe |

### Top 6 – Motown
#### Original Airdate

    11 November 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Amanda Persson | "I'm Coming Out" (Diana Ross) | Bottom two |
| 2 | André Zuniga-Asplund | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Moa Lignell | "You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes) | Safe |
| 4 | Amanda Fondell | "Please Mr. Postman" (The Marvelettes) | Safe |
| 5 | Robin Stjernberg | "Reach Out, I'll Be There" (The Four Tops) | Safe |
| 6 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Nowhere to Run" (Martha and the Vandellas) | Safe |

### Top 5 – My Breakthrough
#### Original Airdate

    18 November 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Safe |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2) | Safe |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Molly Petterson Hammar | "Mama Knows Best" (Jessie J) | Safe |
| 3 | Molly Petterson Hammar | "Listen" (Beyoncé Knowles) | Safe |
| 4 | Amanda Persson | "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Amanda Persson | "No One" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Moa Lignell | "Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac) | Safe |
| 5 | Moa Lignell | "Fields Of Gold" (Sting) | Safe |

### Top 4 – Love Songs
#### Original Airdate

    25 November 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Molly Petterson Hammar | "Titanium" (David Guetta ft. Sia) | Eliminated |
| 1 | Molly Petterson Hammar | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Moa Lignell | "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor) | Safe |
| 2 | Moa Lignell | "Carry You Home" (James Blunt) | Safe |
| 3 | Amanda Fondell | "Fire" (Bruce Springsteen) | Safe |
| 3 | Amanda Fondell | "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper) | Safe |
| 4 | Robin Stjernberg | "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| 4 | Robin Stjernberg | "You Raise Me Up" (Josh Groban) | Safe |

### Top 3 – Judge's Choice
#### Original Airdate

    2 December 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" (Lloyd) | Safe |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Love Is Gone" (David Guetta & Chris Willis) | Safe |
| 2 | Moa Lignell | "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Moa Lignell | "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Amanda Fondell | "It's Oh So Quiet" (Björk) | Safe |
| 3 | Amanda Fondell | "Raise Your Glass" (Pink) | Safe |

### Top 2 – Finale
#### Original Airdate

    9 December 2011
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist) | Result | Voting % |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "In My Head" (Jason Derulo) | Runner-up | 48% |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles) | Runner-up | 48% |
| 1 | Robin Stjernberg | "All This Way" (Winner's Single) | Runner-up | 48% |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "Song 2" (Blur) | Winner | 52% |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "Made Of" (Nause) | Winner | 52% |
| 2 | Amanda Fondell | "All This Way" (Winner's Single) | Winner | 52% |

## Elimination chart

| Safe | Save Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter | Wild Card | Semi | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 26 Sep | 27 Sep | 28 Sep | 29 Sep | 30 Sep | 30 Sep | 7 Oct | 14 Oct | 21 Oct | 28 Oct | 4 Nov | 11 Nov | 18 Nov | 25 Nov | 2 Dec | 9 Dec |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Amanda Fondell | | Top 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | | Winner |
| 2 | Robin Stjernberg | Top 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Moa Lignell | | Top 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | | | | Top 12 | | | | | | | | | | Elim | | |
| 5 | Amanda Persson | | Elim | | | JC | | | | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | André Zuniga-Asplund | | | Top 12 | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Olle Hammar | | | Top 12 | | | | | Btm 2 | | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Linni Barresjö | | | | Top 12 | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Emil Elton | | | Elim | | JC | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Denise Azemi Brasjö | | Elim | | | JC | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Roshana Hoss | | | | Elim | JC | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Maikel Yüksel | Top 12 | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 4 | Dounia Arhzaf | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 4 | Madgalena Reise | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 3 | Mikael Fogelberg | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 3 | Tony Weseth | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 2 | Frida Josefsson | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 1 | Hampus Engelhardt | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 1 | Jafet Samson | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarter- Final 1 | Leonard Löfstrand | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |