Idol 2004 (Sweden)

Idol
Season 1
Broadcast from	August 2004 – 26 November 2004
Judges	Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling
Host(s)	David Hellenius Peter Magnusson
Broadcaster	TV4
Website	tv4.se/idol2004
Winner
Daniel Lindström
Origin	Umeå, Sweden
Song	"Coming True"
Genre(s)	Pop
Runner-up
Darin Zanyar

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.

Judges

• Daniel Breitholtz - Sony BMG manager
• Peter Swartling - Record producer
• Kishti Tomita - Vocal coach
• Claes af Geijerstam - Musician

Hosts

• David Hellenius
• Peter Magnusson

Auditions

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

Semi-finals

Top 40
Format: 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.

Semi Final 1

1. Diana Tillström - Run Baby Run ()
2. Mikael Landby - If You're Not the One (Daniel Bedingfield)
3. Ninos Yakoub - Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
4. Angelique Nordvall - Paradise ()
5. Geraldo Sandell - Flying Without Wings (Westlife)
6. Cornelia Dahlgren - New World (Björk)
7. Nina Svensson - For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder)
8. Sibel Redzep - Vision of Love (Mariah Carey)

Semi Final 2

1. Kerima Holm - Fallin' (Alicia Keys)
2. Simon Norrsveden - Big Sur (The Thrills)
3. Alex Falk - What's Going On (Marvin Gaye)
4. Sara Holmström - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Whitney Houston)
5. Elisabeth Dittrich - Lost Without You (Delta Goodrem)
6. Darin Zanyar - Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
7. Liza Gustafsson - Impossible (Christina Aguilera)
8. Emelie Carsten - Hero (Mariah Carey)

Semi Final 3

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

Semi Final 4

1. Sanna Lund - Hand In My Pocket (Alanis Morissette)
2. Paul Lötberg - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
3. Matilda Adolfsson - Heaven (Bryan Adams)
4. Viktor Andersson - Kiss from a Rose (Seal)
5. Linus Bornlöf - Home (Brian McKnight)
6. Maria Jonsson - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (Laura Branigan)
7. Linda Luspa - I Surrender (Celine Dion)
8. Fillip Williams - Over My Shoulder (Mike + The Mechanics)

Semi Final 5

1. Emelie Fjällström - Not That Kind (Anastacia)
2. Ellinor Asp - Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
3. Sebastian Normark - Anytime (Brian McKnight)
4. Lisa Modin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)
5. Angel Hansson - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli)
6. Sara Falkevik - Your Song (Elton John)
7. Frida Karlsson - The Winner Takes It All (ABBA)
8. Daniel Lindström - Lately (Stevie Wonder)

Finals elimination chart

Notes

Finals performances

24 September (My Idol)

1. Alex Falk - Celebration (Kool & The Gang)
2. Cornelia Dahlgren - What It Feels Like for a Girl (Madonna)
3. Fillip Williams - This Love (Maroon 5)
4. Angel Hansson - Hello (Lionel Richie)
5. Nathalie Schemikal - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
6. Paul Lötberg - She's So High (Tal Bachman)
7. Lorén Talhaoui - If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys)
8. Geraldo Sandell - I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly)
9. Stina Joelsson - Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
10. Daniel Lindström - Fast Love (George Michael)
11. Darin Zanyar - It's Gonna Be Me (*NSYNC)

1 October (Billboard Number Ones)

1. Paul Lötberg - Mmbop (Hanson)
2. Geraldo Sandell - Feel (Robbie Williams)
3. Stina Joelsson - If You Had My Love (Jennifer Lopez)
4. Alex Falk - Pride (in the name of love) (U2)
5. Darin Zanyar - Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton)
6. Cornelia Dahlgren - Don't Speak (No Doubt)
7. Daniel Lindström - Crazy (Seal)
8. Nathalie Schmeikal - Black Or White (Michael Jackson)
9. Fillip Williams - Hero (Enrique Iglesias)
10. Lorén Talhaoui - Just Like A Pill (Pink)

8 October (Soul)

1. Cornelia Dahlgren - Blame It on the Boogie (The Jackson 5)
2. Fillip Williams - My Girl (The Temptations)
3. Lorén Talhaoui - I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
4. Daniel Lindström - If You Don't Know Me By Now (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes)
5. Paul Lötberg - The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson)
6. Geraldo Sandell - I Want You Back (The Jackson 5)
7. Stina Joelsson - Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)
8. Darin Zanyar - Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
9. Nathalie Schmeikal - Easy (The Commodores)

15 October (Swedish hits)

1. Nathalie Schmeikal - Varje gång jag ser dig (Lisa Nilsson)
2. Darin Zanyar - När vi två blir en (Gyllene Tider)
3. Stina Joelsson - Ska vi gå hem till dig (Lasse Tennander - Magnus Uggla)
4. Lorén Talhaoui - Vill ha dig (Freestyle)
5. Paul Lötberg - Hos dig är jag underbar (Patrik Isaksson)
6. Fillip Williams - Under Ytan (Uno Svenningsson)
7. Geraldo Sandell - Du får göra som du vill (Patrik Isaksson)
8. Daniel Lindström - Sarah (Mauro Scocco)

22 October (Max Martin)

1. Daniel Lindström - That's The Way It Is (Celine Dion)
2. Paul Lötberg - Quit Playing Games (Backstreet Boys)
3. Geraldo Sandell - As Long As You Love Me (Backstreet Boys)
4. Darin Zanyar - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Backstreet Boys)
5. Lorén Talhaoui - Stronger (Britney Spears)
6. Fillip Williams - I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys)
7. Stina Joelsson - Oops... I Did It Again (Britney Spears)

29 October (Cocktail)

1. Darin Zanyar - When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole)
2. Fillip Williams - Ain't That A Kick in the Head (Dean Martin)
3. Stina Joelsson - Fever (Peggy Lee)
4. Daniel Lindström - Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
5. Geraldo Sandell - Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
6. Lorén Talhaoui - Where Do I Begin (Shirley Bassey)

5 November (Movie soundtracks)

1. Fillip Williams - Against All Odds (take a look at me now) (Phil Collins)
2. Lorén Talhaoui - (I've had) The Time of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warner)
3. Stina Joelsson - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
4. Darin Zanyar - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)
5. Daniel Lindström - License To Kill (Gladys Knight)

12 November (birth year)

Round 1

1. Daniel Lindström (1978) - September (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2. Lorén Talhaoui (1983) - Every Breath You Take (The Police)
3. Fillip Williams (1984) - Purple Rain (Prince)
4. Darin Zanyar (1987) - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Whitney Houston)

Round 2

1. Daniel Lindström (1978) - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
2. Lorén Talhaoui (1983) - Thriller (Michael Jackson)
3. Fillip Williams (1984) - Careless Whisper (George Michael)
4. Darin Zanyar (1987) - Bad (Michael Jackson)

19 November (The judges' choice)

Round 1

1. Darin Zanyar - Paradise City (Guns 'n' Roses)
2. Fillip Williams - Rock DJ (Robbie Williams)
3. Daniel Lindström - Lately (Stevie Wonder)

Round 2

1. Darin Zanyar - Show Me Heaven (Maria McKee)
2. Fillip Williams - Always on the Run (Lenny Kravitz)
3. Daniel Lindström - Glorious (Andreas Johnson)

26 November

Round 1

1. Darin Zanyar - Coming True (Jörgen Elofsson) (Winner's song)
2. Daniel Lindström - Coming True (Jörgen Elofsson) (Winner's song)

Round 2

1. Darin Zanyar - (You drive me) Crazy (Britney Spears)
2. Daniel Lindström - Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai)

Round 3

1. Darin Zanyar - Bad (Michael Jackson) (Viewers' choice)
2. Daniel Lindström - Sarah (Mauro Scocco) (Viewers' choice)

Elimination chart

Notes