Idol 2005 (Sweden)

Idol
Season 2
Broadcast from	August 2005 – 2 December 2005
Judges	Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling
Host(s)	Tobbe Blom Johan Wiman
Broadcaster	TV4
Venue	Magasin 7, Stockholm Sweden
Website	tv4.se/idol2005
Winner
Agnes Carlsson
Origin	Vänersborg, Sweden
Song	"Right Here, Right Now"
Genre(s)	Pop, RnB, Dance
Runner-up
Sebastian Karlsson

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 from Vänersborg 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 winner Ryan Malcolm and 2007 Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci. Carlsson has since become the most successful recording artist in the show's history.

Judges

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

Hosts

• Tobbe Blom
• Johan Wiman

Auditions

Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Piteå and Sundsvall during the spring of 2005.

Semi finals

Top 24
Format: Two out of six semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day, based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes were also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges as in Season 1.

Finals elimination chart

Elimination chart