The second season of
Swedish Idol premiered in August 2005 and continued until its grand finale on 2 December, when 17-year-old
Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born 6 March 1988), known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music, through which s ...
from
Vänersborg
Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,591) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Sin ...
was crowned winner. The series was the first to crown a female ''Idol'' and is to date the sole season to be won by either a public or judges' wildcard contestant. Of the over 120 ''Idol'' winners worldwide, Carlsson is one of only three who gained a place in the finals as a judges' wildcard. The others are 2003
Canadian Idol
''Canadian Idol'' is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show ''Pop Idol''. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore ...
winner
Ryan Malcolm
Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979) is a Canadian singer and realtor best known as the winner of the first season of ''Canadian Idol''.
In 2003, he released his debut solo album ''Home'' which was certified Platinum in Canada. In 2006, M ...
and 2007
Australian Idol
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winner
Natalie Gauci
Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...
. Carlsson has since become the most successful recording artist in the show's history.
Auditions
Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
,
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
,
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
,
Piteå
Piteå () is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Piteå is Sweden's 58th largest city, with a population of 23,326.
Geography
Piteå is located at the mouth of the Pite River ( sv, Piteälven), at th ...
and
Sundsvall
Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population.
History
Th ...
during the spring of 2005.
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
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 (19 September 2005)
;Notes
*Jonah Hallberg and Cindy Lamréus advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
*Jens Pääjärvi and Sarah Razzaq returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (20 September 2005)
;Notes
*Måns Zelmerlöw and Maria Albayrak advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
*Marième Niang returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (21 September 2005)
;Notes
*Sibel Redzep and Ola Svensson advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
*Hanna Nilsson and Johan Larsson returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (22 September 2005)
;Notes
*Sebastian Karlsson and Elina Nelson advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
*Agnes Carlsson, Martina Braun Wolgast and James Gamba returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (23 September 2005)
;Notes
*The judges selected Agnes Carlsson to move on into the Top 11 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Jens Pääjärvi and Marième Niang received the most votes, and completed the Top 11.
Live Show 1 (30 September 2005)
Theme: My Idol
Live Show 2 (7 October 2005)
Theme: The 80s
Live Show 3 (14 October 2005)
Theme: Swedish Hits
Live Show 4 (21 October 2005)
Theme: Pop
Live Show 5 (28 October 2005)
Theme: Disco
Live Show 6 (4 November 2005)
Theme: Big Band
Live Show 7 (11 November 2005)
Theme: Rock
Live Show 8 (18 November 2005)
Theme: Love Songs
Live Show 9: Semi-final (25 November 2005)
Theme: Judge's Choice
Live final (2 December 2005)
Elimination chart
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