''Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2005'' was the third season of Idol Norway based on the British singing competition ''

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''. It premiered one year after the second season and was aired in the first half of 2005.
Ingrid Gjessing was replaced by Kåre Magnus Bergh and with

Jan Fredrik Karlsen Jan Fredrik Karlsen (born 17 June 1973 in Slemmestad) is a Norwegian artist manager and television personality. Karlsen has worked in the Norwegian music industry since his late teens working for popular Norwegian comedians/singer/songwriters Her ...

's departure the entire judging panel was changed with Tone-Lise Skagefoss becoming the new jury foreperson.
It was also the first time that two girls faced off each other in the final 2 showdown making

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the first female winner over

Tone Damli Aaberge Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the ''Idol'' series. Damli was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of ''Idol'' in 20 ...

. Aaberge would attempt to represent

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in 2009 where she ended up being the runner-up, this time to

Alexander Rybak Alexander Igorevich Rybak (russian: Александр Игоревич Рыбак) or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak ( be, Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак; born 13 May 1986) is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pian ...

who later went on to win the contest.
Ironically Rybak has also been a contestant on ''Idol 2005'' and in the same semifinal group as Aaberge. However while Aaberge went on winning her group, Rybak did not even manage to reach the top 5 and therefore missed out a spot in the group of final 12.GP-favoritt røk ut av «Idol» - VG Nett om Melodi Grand Prix
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was able to top

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(Norwegian Single Charts) three times between 2005 and 2007. One if these no. 1 Hits was a collaboration with

Askil Holm Askil Holm (born June 1, 1980) is a Norwegian singer and musician from Namsos. In 2006, he was a part of the big success when he played together with Espen Lind, Alejandro Fuentes Alejandro Javiero Fuentes (born 5 November 1987 in Chile) is ...

Espen Lind Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced ...

and

Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Nilsen () (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show ''Idol'', which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' called ...

(winner of season one). The quartet also went on tour under the name ''The New Guitar Buddies''.

Finals

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

Elimination Chart

Live show details

Heat 1 (February 11, 2005)

Heat 2 (February 16, 2005)

Heat 3 (February 18, 2005)

Heat 4 (February 23, 2005)

Heat 5 (February 25, 2005)

Live Show 1 (March 4, 2005)

Theme: Your Idol

Live Show 2 (March 11, 2005)

Theme: Made in Norway

Live Show 3 (March 18, 2005)

Theme: Soul & R&B

Live Show 4 (April 1, 2005)

Theme: Movie Songs

Live Show 5 (April 8, 2005)

Theme: Your Birth Year

Live Show 6 (April 15, 2005)

Theme: Country

Live Show 7 (April 22, 2005)

Theme: Beatles

Live Show 8 (April 29, 2005)

Theme: Big Band

Live Show 9 (May 6, 2005)

Theme: Duets

Live Show 10: Semi-final (May 13, 2005)

Theme: Judge's Choice

Live final (May 20, 2005)

References

External links

Profiles of the top 12 finalists
{{Idol Norway Season 03 2005 Norwegian television seasons