Idol 2020 (Sweden)

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Idol 2020
Hosted by Pär Lernström
Judges Kishti Tomita
Alexander Kronlund
Nikki Amini
Anders Bagge
Winner Nadja Holm
Runner-up Paulina Pancenkov
Finals venueThe Idol Studio in Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden
Release
Original network TV4
Original release17 August (2020-08-17) 
4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)
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Idol 2020 was the sixteenth season of the Swedish Idol series. [1] Like earlier seasons, the season was broadcast on TV4. New for this year is that one person got to audition for this season already during the final of Idol 2019 in Globen, Rebecka Assio made it through to the final audition in Stockholm. [2]

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On 22 September, contestant Caspar Camitz tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the first Top 13 performance. [3] On 25 September, just a few hours away from the airing of the first Friday show, Affe Hagström, Nadja Holm and Herman Silow also tested positive for the virus, which led to changes to the week's show. The contestants therefore performed their songs from their suites at their hotel. [4] Affe Hagström, who was going to sing the song "Sun Is Shining (Band of Gold)" by Vargas & Lagola, made the decision to not perform that week.

On 26 September, it was announced that contestant Indra Elg, who just had left the competition one day earlier, also tested positive for COVID-19, just like Caspar Camitz, Affe Hagström, Nadja Holm and Herman Silow. [5]

On 16 October, just a few hours away from airing the fourth Friday show, contestant Affe Hagström made the decision to leave the competition.

On 12 November, it was announced that, just because of COVID-19, the final would not be held in the Globen Arena on 4 December, like it has been since 2007, and would instead be held in the Idol Studio in Spånga. It is the first time since 2006 that the final has been held in the Idol Studio.

Nadja Holm and Paulina Pancenkov made it to the final on 4 December. [6] Nadja Holm was the winner. [7] It was also Nikki Amini's last season as a judge member of the show, which means that she would no longer be a part of the show. She was later replaced by Katia Mosally, who has been a judge member since the season of 2021 and onwards.

Top 22

From Stockholm auditions

From Gothenburg auditions

From Sundsvall auditions

From Helsingborg auditions

Elimination chart

Stage:Qualification WeekWeekly FinalsFinal
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PlaceContestantResult
1 Nadja Holm 1Winner
2 Paulina Pancenkov WCRunner-up
3Caspar Camitz1Out.
4Nova Luther2Out.
5Simon Karlsson2Out.
6Herman SilowWCOut.
7Ella HedströmWCOut.
8Niklas Hultberg2Out.
9Mattias NedermanWCOut.
10Affe Hagström1
11Maya Arctaedius1Out.
12Gabriel AbdulahadWCOut.
13Indra ElgWCOut.
14Tess Gustafsson2Out.
Top 22Felix EnghultOut.
Kong Phan
Isabella Ohlsson
Linnéa Samuelsson
Rebecka Assio
Edvin Hakimzadeh
Melissa Lund
Tara Naderpour
Legend
1stSafeNot Safe / Bottom 2 / Bottom 3Wild CardWithdrewJudges SaveKnocked Out
Top 13Top 22Still in running, did not performWill appear at this stageStage not reached

Top 12 (originally Top 13) - This is Me

OrderContestantSongResult
1Herman Silow"Get Lucky"Safe
2Indra Elg"Just a Girl"Eliminated
3Caspar Camitz"Watermelon Sugar"Safe
4Gabriel Abdulahad"Dance Monkey"Safe
5Paulina Pancenkov"Side to Side"Safe
6Niklas Hultberg"Chandelier"Bottom two
7Ella Hedström"Välkommen in"Safe
8Mattias Nederman"In Your Eyes"Safe
9Nova Luther"I Wish"Safe
10Maya Arctaedius"Sorry Not Sorry"Safe
11Simon Karlsson"The Cave"Safe
12Nadja Holm"Freedom"Safe

Affe Hagström did not perform that week.

Top 12 - On Swedish

OrderContestantSongResult
1Ella Hedström"Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar"Bottom two
2Maya Arctaedius"Passa dig"Safe
3Herman Silow"Ta mig tillbaka"Safe
4Simon Karlsson"Din tid kommer"Safe
5Nadja Holm"Det bästa kanske inte hänt än"Safe
6Gabriel Abdulahad"Lakan"Eliminated
7Mattias Nederman"Tusen bitar"Safe
8Nova Luther"Så som i himlen"Safe
9Caspar Camitz"Strövtåg i hembygden"Safe
10Niklas Hultberg"Svag"Safe
11Affe Hagström"Vintersaga"Safe
12Paulina Pancenkov"Säg mig var du står"Safe

Top 11 - My Idol

OrderContestantSongResult
1Nadja Holm"Show Me How You Burlesque"Safe
2Mattias Nederman"In the Ghetto"Safe
3Nova Luther"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Safe
4Paulina Pancenkov"All by Myself"Safe
5Niklas Hultberg"Bohemian Rhapsody"Safe
6Ella Hedström"Aldrig mer vara du"Bottom two
7Herman Silow"Stayin' Alive"Safe
8Affe Hagström"Lost"Safe
9Maya Arctaedius"Effortless"Eliminated
10Simon Karlsson"If I Ain't Got You"Safe
11Caspar Camitz"Go Your Own Way"Safe

Top 9 - Winnersongs

OrderContestantSongResult
1Paulina Pancenkov"Survivor"Safe
2Herman Silow"Crazy in Love"Safe
3Niklas Hultberg"We Are Young"Bottom two
4Caspar Camitz"Fallin'"Safe
5Ella Hedström"Bad Guy"Safe
6Nadja Holm"Finesse"Safe
7Mattias Nederman"Stay with Me"Eliminated
8Simon Karlsson"When You Were Young"Safe
9Nova Luther"Dancing on My Own"Safe

Affe Hagström withdrew from the competition that week.

Top 8 (First Week) - 80s & 90s

OrderContestantSongResult
1Simon Karlsson"Iris"Safe
2Nova Luther"I'm Outta Love"Safe
3Ella Hedström"Vill ha dej"Judges save
4Nadja Holm"Thunderstruck"Safe
5Caspar Camitz"What's Love Got to Do with It"Safe
6Herman Silow"Song 2"Safe
7Paulina Pancenkov"Genie in a Bottle"Safe
8Niklas Hultberg"You're the Voice"Bottom two

Top 8 (Second Week) - Viewers Choice

OrderContestantSongResult
1Niklas Hultberg"Heroes"Eliminated
2Nadja Holm"Listen"Safe
3Simon Karlsson"Hold Back the River"Safe
4Herman Silow"This Love"Bottom two
5Ella Hedström"Rosa himmel"Safe
6Paulina Pancenkov"Stone Cold"Safe
7Caspar Camitz"Hallelujah"Safe
8Nova Luther"Flashlight"Safe

Top 7 - Back to Top

OrderContestantSongResult
1Paulina Pancenkov"Bang Bang"Safe
2Caspar Camitz"Cold Train" (Original Song)Safe
3Ella Hedström"Eloise"Eliminated
4Nova Luther"Runnin' (Lose It All)"Safe
5Herman Silow"Older" (Original Song)Bottom two
6Nadja Holm"Something's Got a Hold on Me"Safe
7Simon Karlsson"Crossing the Waters" (Original Song)Safe

Top 6 - Powerwomans & Duets

OrderContestantSongResult
1Nadja Holm"It's Raining Men"Safe
2Simon Karlsson"Blåmärkshårt (Mi Amor)"Bottom two
3Nova Luther"River"Safe
4Casper Camitz"Killing Me Softly with His Song"Safe
5Paulina Pancenkov"Nobody's Perfect"Safe
6Herman Sillow"La vie en rose"Eliminated
OrderDuetSong
1Paulina Pancenkov & Herman Silow"If the World Was Ending"
2Nadja Holm & Simon Karlsson"Rewrite the Stars"
3Caspar Camitz & Nova Luther"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

Top 5 – Love

OrderActFirst songOrderSecond songResult
1Nova Luther"Without You"6"Mirrors"Safe
2Simon Karlsson"To Noise Making (Sing)"7"Precis som du vill"Eliminated
3Caspar Camitz"When We Were on Fire"8"A Song For You"Safe
4Paulina Pancenkov"A Song for You"9"Kärleksvisan"Safe
5Nadja Holm"Love On Top"10"I (Who Have Nothing)"Safe

Top 4 – Semifinal: Jurys Choice & Free Choice

OrderActJurys Choice songResultOrderFree Choice songResult
1Casper Camitz"River Deep – Mountain High"Safe5"Bang Bang"Eliminated
2Nadja Holm"Never Forget You"Safe6"Greedy"Safe
3Paulina Pancenkov"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Safe7"Addicted to You"Safe
4Nova Luther"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"EliminatedN/A (Already Eliminated)

in this semifinal will 2 acts leave the competition.

Top 2 – Final: Free Choice, Da Capo & Winner's Single

OrderActDa Capo SongOrderFree Choice SongOrderWinner's SingleResult
1 Paulina Pancenkov "Side to Side"3 Hurt"5"(Better Get) Used To Me"Runner-up
2 Nadja Holm "Freedom"4"Never Enough"6"(Better Get) Used To Me"Winner

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