Idol 2009 was the sixth season of the Swedish idol series and was broadcast by TV 4. The jury, identical to the previous year, consisted of Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge and Andreas Carlsson. Peter Jihde, the show's host, was also a continuation of the previous year's cast. The audition cities visited during the spring of 2009 were Gothenburg, Gävle, Malmö, Stockholm and Umeå, respectively. Around 11,000 people applied for Idol 2009, establishing a new Swedish record.[1]
After the final of Idol 2008, the Idol producers said in a video[5] on TV4's website that "Idol 2009 will be bigger than ever!" at the same time confirming that Idol would come back again during 2009. On 18 March TV4 published times and places for the year's audition tour. The programme started broadcasting on 8 September 2009.[6]
After each show a program called "Idol: Eftersnack" was to be sent on TV400. As with the previous year, Katrin Zytomierska and Peter Jihde were the hosts.
On 15 October 2009, it was announced that the participant Erika Selin sang the demo for the song "Run", which would participate in Sweden's national selection "Melodifestivalen 2010" for Eurovision Song Contest 2010. A possible involvement in the festival, however, did not interfere with her participation in Idol.[7][8]
In 2010, Clara was recruited to a newly started project with Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg from Ace of Base. Clara was to share lead vocals with Julia Williamson. The first single from their album was released in September 2010.
Quarterfinals and semifinals of Idol 2009 were to be broadcast from Malmö and Gothenburg, while the grand finale was to be aired from Ericsson Globe in Stockholm.
Anders Bagge was out on his own audition tour to find ten new talents, who didn't apply "the usual way" for Idol.[9]
The vignette that appeared in the beginning and end of each Idol episode and also before and after each advertising break was updated. Between 2005 and 2008, it was a rapper who told who sponsored the program.
The two participants in the weekly finals which received the fewest votes were made to sing their songs again. Their previous votes were removed and a new round of voting decided who would leave.
Below is a list of the nineteen jury-selected qualifiers.[10] Before the qualifiers, the viewers got to decide whether Calle KristianssonorPiotr Pawel Pospiech would move to the qualifying week. Viewers chose Calle Kristiansson as the 20th competitor. Those marked in bold are the ones which viewers chose to forward to the weekly finals. (The jury chose four of these, a total of 11 contestants.)
20 participants remained for the final audition week in Stockholm. These were divided into four groups, two for men and two for women respectively. After the last episode of the week, 11 of the 20 remained and were chosen to compete for the title "Idol 2009". Those who are in bold are the ones viewers voted for the qualifying finals. The contestants are listed in the order they appeared during each night.
The qualifying finals aired on 2 October 2009. In the final qualifying program 12 people competed for 11 seats in the weekly finals. Viewers had chosen 8 contestants for the qualifying final and the judges chose 4 wildcards to participate in the qualifying finals. The person in bold was eliminated.
11 individuals competed for nine Fridays until the grand final in Globen, held on 11 December 2009. Artists marked with bold were excluded from the contest.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The fourth final week was broadcast on 30 October 2009. The contestants began the program singing Katy Perry's song Waking Up in Vegas with the jury member Andreas Carlsson; at the same time Laila Bagge was dancing with her dance partner Tobias Wallin from Let's Dance 2009.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The sixth final week was broadcast on 13 November 2009. This week the jury member Anders Bagge was ill, therefore he was replaced by the Ace of Base-member Ulf Ekberg.[15]
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The two participants who received the fewest viewer votes had to sing a second time. The person who is marked with a dark gray background had the lowest number of votes and was forced to leave Idol.
The tenth and last final week was to be broadcast on 11 December 2009 from Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Former "Idol" winner Agnes was to attend the final to perform.[16]
