# Idol 2004 (Sweden)

The first season of Sweden's Idol premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner.

## Auditions

Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Umeå and Karlstad during the spring of 2004.

## Finals
### Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
| Daniel Lindström | 26 | Umeå | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Darin Zanyar | 17 | Vällingby | 26 November 2004 | Grand Finale |
| Fillip Williams | 20 | Alingsås | 24 September 2004 19 November 2004 | My Idol Judges' Choice |
| Lorén Talhaoui | 20 | Västerås | 12 November 2004 | My Birth Year |
| Stina Joelsson | 20 | Lessebo | 5 November 2004 | Film Songs |
| Geraldo Sandell | 16 | Alingsås | 29 October 2004 | Cocktail |
| Paul Lötberg | 21 | Katrineholm | 22 October 2004 | Max Martin |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | 19 | Gothenburg | 15 October 2004 | Swedish Hits |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | 26 | Stockholm | 8 October 2004 | Soul |
| Alex Falk | 24 | Stockholm | 1 October 2004 | Billboard Number Ones |
| Angel Hansson | 22 | Helsingborg | Withdrew | My Idol |

### Live Show Details

Two out of eight semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day, based on public phone voting. An additional semi-finalist contestant who had not gained enough public votes was also chosen by the judges to advance to the finals.

#### Heat 1 (12 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Diana Tillström | "Run Baby Run" | Eliminated |
| Mikael Landby | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | Eliminated |
| Ninos Yakoub | "Here Without You" (3 Doors Down) | Eliminated |
| Angelique Nordvall | "Paradise" | Eliminated |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) | Advanced |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "New World" (Björk) | Advanced |
| Nina Svensson | "For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
| Sibel Redzep | "Vision of Love" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |

#### Heat 2 (13 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Kerima Holm | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| Simon Norrsveden | "Big Sur" (The Thrills) | Eliminated |
| Alex Falk | "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) | Advanced |
| Sara Holmström | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| Elisabeth Dittrich | "Lost Without You" (Delta Goodrem) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
| Liza Gustafsson | "Impossible" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |
| Emelie Carsten | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |

#### Heat 3 (14 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Mikael Kärnberg | "I Swear" (All-4-One) | Eliminated |
| Linda Kjellén | "A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton) | Eliminated |
| Johan Thulin | "I Can't Make You Love Me" (George Michael) | Eliminated |
| Stina Joelsson | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Emma Christensen | "Proud Mary" (Ike & Tina Turner) | Eliminated |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "A Song for Mama" (Boyz II Men) | Advanced |
| Sam Hagberth | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | Eliminated |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Love Is On the Way" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |

#### Heat 4 (15 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Sanna Lund | "Hand in My Pocket" (Alanis Morissette) | Eliminated |
| Paul Lötberg | "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel) | Advanced |
| Matilda Adolfsson | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |
| Viktor Andersson | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Eliminated |
| Linus Bornlöf | "Home" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| Maria Jonsson | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan) | Eliminated |
| Linda Luspa | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) | Advanced |

#### Heat 5 (16 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Emelie Fjällström | "Not That Kind" (Anastacia) | Eliminated |
| Ellinor Asp | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
| Sebastian Normark | "Anytime" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| Lisa Modin | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| Angel Hansson | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli) | Advanced |
| Sara Falkevik | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| Frida Karlsson | "The Winner Takes It All" (ABBA) | Eliminated |
| Daniel Lindström | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Advanced |

#### Live Show 1 (24 September 2004)

Theme: My Idol
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Alex Falk | "Celebration" (Kool & The Gang) | Bottom two |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "What It Feels Like for a Girl" (Madonna) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Eliminated |
| Angel Hansson | "Hello" (Lionel Richie) | Bottom three |
| Nathalie Schemikal | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "She's So High" (Tal Bachman) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Fastlove" (George Michael) | Safe |
| Darin Zanyar | "It's Gonna Be Me" (*NSYNC) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (1 October 2004)

Theme: Billboard Number Ones
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Angel Hansson | N/A | Withdrew |
| Paul Lötberg | "MMMBop" (Hanson) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Feel" (Robbie Williams) | Bottom two |
| Stina Joelsson | "If You Had My Love" (Jennifer Lopez) | Safe |
| Alex Falk | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Safe |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Crazy" (Seal) | Safe |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Black or White" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Just Like a Pill" (Pink) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 3 (8 October 2004)

Theme: Soul
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Cornelia Dahlgren | "Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jackson 5) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | Bottom three |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "I Wish" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| Darin Zanyar | "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) | Safe |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Easy" (The Commodores) | Bottom two |

#### Live Show 4 (15 October 2004)

Theme: Swedish Hits
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Nathalie Schmeikal | "Varje gång jag ser dig" (Lisa Nilsson) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "När vi två blir en" (Gyllene Tider) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Ska vi gå hem till dig" (Lasse Tennander) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Vill ha dig" (Freestyle) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "Hos dig är jag underbar" (Patrik Isaksson) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Under ytan" (Uno Svenningsson) | Bottom three |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Du får göra som du vill" (Patrik Isaksson) | Bottom two |
| Daniel Lindström | "Sarah" (Mauro Scocco) | Safe |

#### Live Show 5 (22 October 2004)

Theme: Max Martin
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Daniel Lindström | "That's the Way It Is" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| Paul Lötberg | "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (Backstreet Boys) | Eliminated |
| Geraldo Sandell | "As Long as You Love Me" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom two |
| Darin Zanyar | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Backstreet Boys) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Stronger" (Britney Spears) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "I Want It That Way" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom three |
| Stina Joelsson | "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) | Safe |

#### Live Show 6 (29 October 2004)

Theme: Cocktail
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Darin Zanyar | "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) | Bottom three |
| Fillip Williams | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin) | Safe |
| Stina Joelsson | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Bottom two |
| Daniel Lindström | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| Geraldo Sandell | "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole) | Eliminated |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Shirley Bassey) | Safe |

#### Live Show 7 (5 November 2004)

Theme: Movie Soundtracks
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Fillip Williams | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes) | Bottom two |
| Stina Joelsson | "Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor) | Eliminated |
| Darin Zanyar | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |
| Daniel Lindström | "Licence to Kill" (Gladys Knight) | Safe |

#### Live Show 8 (12 November 2004)

Theme: My Birth Year
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Daniel Lindström | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) | Safe |
| Lorén Talhaoui | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | "Thriller" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated |
| Fillip Williams | "Purple Rain" (Prince) | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Bottom two |
| Darin Zanyar | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Whitney Houston) | "Bad" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |

#### Live Show 9: Semi-final (19 November 2004)

Theme: Judges' Choice
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Darin Zanyar | "Paradise City" (Guns N' Roses) | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Safe |
| Fillip Williams | "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams) | "Always on the Run" (Lenny Kravitz) | Eliminated |
| Daniel Lindström | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | "Glorious" (Andreas Johnson) | Safe |

#### Live final (26 November 2004)

| Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
| Darin Zanyar | "Coming True" | "(You Drive Me) Crazy" | "Bad" | Runner-up |
| Daniel Lindström | "Coming True" | "Virtual Insanity" | "Sarah" | Winner |

## Elimination chart

| Stages: | Stages: | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | WC | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Weeks: | Weeks: | 09/13 | 09/14 | 09/15 | 09/16 | 09/17 | WC | 09/23 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Daniel Lindström | | | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Darin Zanyar | | 1st | | | | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Fillip Williams | | | | 2nd | | | Elim | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | | Btm 2 | Elim | |
| 4 | Lorén Talhaoui | | | Elim | | | JC | | Btm 3 | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Stina Joelsson | | | 1st | | | | | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Geraldo Sandell | 2nd | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Paul Lötberg | | | | 1st | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Schmeikal | | | 2nd | | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Cornelia Dahlgren | 1st | | | | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Alex Falk | | 2nd | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Angel Hansson | | | | | 2nd | | WD | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Emelie Fjällström | | | | | Elim | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Frida Karlsson | | | | | Elim | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Linda Luspa | | | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Sanna Lund | | | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Sam Hagberth | | | Elim | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Emelie Carsten | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Simon Norrsveden | | Elim | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Ninos Yakub | Elim | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Sibel Redzep | Elim | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 5 | Ellinor Asp | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 5 | Lisa Modin | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 5 | Sara Falkevik | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 5 | Sebastian Normark | | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 4 | Linus Bornlöf | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 4 | Maria Jonsson | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 4 | Matilda Adolfsson | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 4 | Viktor Andersson | | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 3 | Emma Christensen | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 3 | Johan Thulin | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 3 | Linda Kjellén | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 3 | Mikael Kärnberg | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 2 | Elisabeth Dittrich | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 2 | Kerima Holm | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 2 | Liza Gustafsson | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 2 | Sara Holmström | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 1 | Angelique Nordvall | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 1 | Diana Tillström | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 1 | Mikael Landby | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi Final 1 | Nina Svensson | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| Weeks: | Weeks: | 09/13 | 09/14 | 09/15 | 09/16 | 09/17 | WC | 09/23 | 10/1 | 10/8 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/5 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 |
| Stages: | Stages: | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | WC | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 No Wildcard show was held. The judges chose Lorén among the top 4 vote getters from each semifinal in the week before the first live final show was held.
* ↑ Angel J. Hansson withdrew from the competition between weeks 1 and 2 of the finals. He was in the bottom 3 but first saved on 09/23. As a result, eliminated contestant Fillip Williams was re-instated.