Idol 2013 (Sweden)

Idol 2013
Season 2013
Hosted by	Pär Lernström Kakan Hermansson (sidekick)
Judges	Anders Bagge Laila Bagge Wahlgren Alexander Bard
Winner	Kevin Walker
Runner-up	Elin Bergman
Release
Original network	TV4
Original release	August 19, 2013 (2013-8-19) – December 2013 (2013-12)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 2011 Next → Season 2014

Idol 2013 was the Swedish Idol series' ninth season which premiered on August 19, 2013. ^{[1] [2]} and ended on December 6, 2013. In January 2013, TV4 confirmed that the Idol series would be returning after a year's hiatus after Idol 2011 . ^[3]

The contestants included professional footballer Kevin Walker, who played in the Swedish second division for GIF Sundsvall. A few of Walker's matches with the team were moved to avoid a clash with his television commitments. ^[4]

Winner of season nine was Kevin Walker.

Elimination Chart

The diagram shows how each participant placed during the qualifying week and the weekly finals.

Stage:		Semi-Finals						Finals
Date:		16/9	17/9	18/9	19/9	20/9		27/9	4/10	11/10	18/10	25/10	1/11	8/11	15/11	22/11	29/11	6/12
Place	Competitor	Result
1	Kevin Walker																	Winner
2	Elin Bergman																	Runner-Up
3	Erik Rapp																out
4	Jens Hult															out
5	Sandra Wikström														out
6	Matilda Melin													out
7	Gabriel Alares	3:a				WC 4							out
8	Miriam Bengtsson				3:a	WC 3						out
9	Sara Sangfelt				3:a	WC 5					out
10	George Shaid									out
11	Sakib Zabbar			3:a		WC 2			out
12	Sarah Mathisen				3:a	WC 1		out
13	Juliette Holmqvist						out
Semi	Oliver Cardoso			3:a
	Simen Thelander
	Arantxa Alvarez		3:a
	Sanne Karlsson
	Yosefin Buohler
	Albin Gummesson	3:a
	Gustav Bjule

Legend

Top 12

Top 20

Wildcard contestant

Bottom 2

Eliminated

Quit

safe

Not participated

References

1. Rågsjö Thorell, Andreas (2013-08-05). "Så ska TV4 locka tittarna till "Idol"". resume.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
2. "TV 4 tar tillbaka "Idol" i höst: "Efterlängtat"". 15 January 2013.
3. "Idol gör comeback i TV4 i höst - tv4.se". 9 October 2020.
4. "Pop 'idol' footballer forces fixture shift in Sweden". BBC Sport. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.