The seventh season of ''
Swedish Idol'' premiered on September 7, 2010 and concluded in December 2010 and was broadcast by
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. Judges
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge (; born 16 January 1968) is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. Bagge is also one of jury members for the TV4 sin ...
,
Laila Bagge Wahlgren
Laila Natali Bagge (born 15 December 1972 in Lund, Sweden, as Laila Natali Cahling), formerly Laila Bagge Wahlgren, is a Palestinian Swedish singer, manager and songwriter.
Biography
Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian.
She was ...
and
Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter.
Biography
Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kri ...
continued to judge the show's contestants for their third year, along with, for the fourth consecutive year,
Peter Jihde
Peter Jihde (born 12 July 1971) is a Swedish television host and sports reporter on TV4.
Jihde was born in Malmö, Sweden. He has hosted ''Sporten'', ''Fotbollskväll'', and has presented Olympic games and football world championships. Jihde has ...
as host.
Changes from Season 6
*The ten finals will be held on Fridays, 5 of them in a studio in Stockholm and the other five one each at Göteborg, Karlstad, Malmö and Luleå. The finals will be again at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. It is only the second year that the show is on tour in various cities, and this year, the tour is more extended than last year and it will be the fewest shows from studio in the capital Stockholm.
*The official trailer was released in mid-August and the theme for it is "Aiming for the stars". The video features the three judges entering a spaceship and heading for the stars, searching for the next Swedish Idol. Former contestants,
Agnes and
Amanda Jensen is also featured in the video.
Regional auditions phase
The large number of applicants to the Idol in both Göteborg and Stockholm prompted the organizers to extend auditions by one day. According to TV4, it was also a record number who sought to Idol in the other urban areas. So far, around 11,700 people applied for Idol in 2010, which is a record for Swedish Idol.
TV4: Rekordmånga sökande till Idol 2010
in Swedish)
Elimination Chart
*On October 15 Minnah Karlsson and Alice Hagenbrant were the bottom two with Minnah being eliminated. However, since Alice withdrew shortly after Minnah was allowed to return.
Idol 2010 albums
''Det bästa från Idol 2010'' (The Best from Idol 2010) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2010 shows. In addition, at the beginning of the 10th series, an initial album was released containing performances during auditions to this year's series.
References
External links
Official TV4 site for Idol 2010Jay Smith OfficialMinnah Karlsson Official
Olle Hedberg OfficialLinnea Henriksson OfficialGeir Rönning Official
{{Swedish Idol
2010 Swedish television seasons
Season 07
2010 in Swedish music