Idol 2022 (Sweden)

*Idol 2022*
Idol 2022
Season 2022
Hosted by	Pär Lernström; Anis Don Demina
Judges	Kishti Tomita; Alexander Kronlund; Katia Mosally; Anders Bagge
Winner	Nike Sellmar
Runner-up	Albin Tingwall
Finals venue	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Release
Original network	TV4
Original release	22 August –; 25 November 2022
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2021 Next →; Season 2023

Idol 2022 was the eighteenth season of the Swedish Idol series.^[1] The show was broadcast on TV4 and started on 22 August 2022, and then ended with a final on 25 November. Pär Lernström continued as presenter of the show with Anis Don Demina as co-presenter.^[2] The judges from the last season all returned.^[3]

Winner of this season was singer Nike Sellmar.

Competition

Elimination chart

Place	Contestants	Results
Stadium:		Qualification week						Weekly finals									Final
Date:		19/9	20/9	21/9	22/9	23/9		30/9	7/10	14/10	21/10	28/10	4/11	11/11	18/11		25/11
1	Nike Sellmar																Winner
2	Albin Tingwall	3:rd				WC 1	11:th										Runner-up
3	Klara Almström															Eliminated
4	Sebastian Rydgren											6:th		4:th	Eliminated
5	Luka Nemorin								8:th	7:th	7:th		5:th	Eliminated
6	Ida Hallquist										6:th	5:th	Eliminated
7-8	Julien Keulen											Eliminated
7-8	Ruby Lindén			3:rd		WC 5		9:th		8:th	Saved	Eliminated
9	Caroline Ellingsen								9:th	Eliminated
10	Carmen Toubia		3:rd			WC 2		10:th	Eliminated
11	Vera Arkelid Jalméus	3:rd				WC 4		Eliminated
12-13	Arvid Einarsson						Eliminated
12-13	Neville Ristenfeldt				3:rd	WC 3	Eliminated
Top 24	Anton Älvstrand
	Than Tamthong
	Vanessa Rose
	Amadeus Hallström			3:rd
	Linus Johansson
	Sanna Ekdahl Akanni
	Angelina Terennikova		3:rd
	Emil Westermark
	Sebastian Hautamäki
	Amanda Andersson	3:rd
	Espen Edberg	3:rd

**Legend**
Women	Men	Safe	Not Safe / Bottom 2 / Bottom 3 / Bottom 4	Wild Card	Judges Save	Eliminated

Top 11

Top 24

Bottom 4

Stage not reached

Top 13


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Klara Almström	"You Can't Hurry Love"	Safe
2	Albin Tingwall	"Human Nature"	Bottom three
3	Julien Keulen	"Lay Me Down"	Safe
4	Arvid Einarsson	"Ser du månen där du är ikväll? (Tillsammans igen)"	Eliminated
5	Sebastian Rydgren	"Leave a Light On"	Safe
6	Carmen Toubia	"Secret Love Song"	Safe
7	Caroline Ellingsen	"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"	Safe
8	Neville Ristenfeldt	"I Love This Life"	Eliminated
9	Luka Nemorin	"Breathe Me"	Safe
10	Nike Sellmar	"Jolene"	Safe
11	Ida Hallquist	"Wild Enough"	Safe
12	Vera Arkelid Jalméus	"Emmylou"	Safe
13	Ruby Lindén	"Stand Up"	Safe

Top 11 - This is Me


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Sebastian Rydgren	"It's a Sin"	Safe
2	Klara Almström	"Something's Got a Hold on Me"	Safe
3	Carmen Toubia	"Proud Mary"	Bottom three
4	Ida Hallquist	"Treat Myself"	Safe
5	Vera Arkelid Jalméus	"Somebody to Love"	Eliminated
6	Luka Nemorin	"Heaven"	Safe
7	Julien Keulen	"Don't Start Now"	Safe
8	Albin Tingwall	"Mirrors"	Safe
9	Nike Sellmar	"A Change Is Gonna Come"	Safe
10	Ruby Lindén	"Crazy in Love"	Bottom three
11	Caroline Ellingsen	"Highway to hell"	Safe

Top 10 - Blast from the Past


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Albin Tingwall	"Tiny Dancer"	Safe
2	Nike Sellmar	"Rock and Roll"	Safe
3	Carmen Toubia	"Edge of Seventeen"	Eliminated
4	Klara Almström	"Forever Young"	Safe
5	Caroline Ellingsen	"You Give Love a Bad Name"	Bottom three
6	Luka Nemorin	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	Bottom three
7	Ida Hallquist	"Hero"	Safe
8	Julien Keulen	"You Oughta Know"	Safe
9	Ruby Lindén	"My Heart Will Go On"	Safe
10	Sebastian Rydgren	"Strong Enough"	Safe

Top 9 - Swedish Hits


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Ruby Lindén	"Nån annan nu"	Bottom three
2	Ida Hallquist	"Stockholm i natt"	Safe
3	Julien Keulen	"En säng av rosor"	Safe
4	Luka Nemorin	"Forever young"	Bottom three
5	Caroline Ellingsen	"Lyckligare nu"	Eliminated
6	Nike Sellmar	"Öppna landskap"	Safe
7	Sebastian Rydgren	"Sista morgonen"	Safe
8	Albin Tingwall	"Strövtåg i hembygden"	Safe
9	Klara Almström	"Här kommer natten"	Safe

Top 8 (first week) - Movie Night


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Luka Nemorin	"I See Fire"	Bottom three
2	Nike Sellmar	"Running Up That Hill"	Safe
3	Sebastian Rydgren	"Life on Mars"	Safe
4	Ruby Lindén	"Circle of Life"	Judges Save
5	Klara Almström	"Skyfall"	Safe
6	Albin Tingwall	"It Must Have Been Love"	Safe
7	Ida Hallquist	"Kiss Me"	Bottom three
8	Julien Keulen	"The Show Must Go On"	Safe

Top 8 (second week) - Duets


Order	Contestant	Song	Result
1	Julien Keulen	"Run to the Hills" (with Klara Hammarström)	Eliminated
2	Albin Tingwall	"Vänner" (with Myra Granberg)	Safe
3	Ruby Lindén	"Lämna han" (with Cherrie)	Eliminated
4	Luka Nemorin	"Be Alright" (with Dean Lewis)	Safe
5	Ida Hallquist	"Röda trådens slut" (with Oscar Magnusson)	Bottom four
6	Sebastian Rydgren	"Stay the Night" (with Lina Hedlund)	Bottom four
7	Klara Almström	"Just idag känns du nära (Saras sång)" (with Tomas Andersson Wij)	Safe
8	Nike Sellmar	"Sånt är livet" (with Anne-Lie Rydé)	Safe

Top 6 – Release Day & Judge's Choice


Order	Contestant	First song	Order	Second song	Result
1	Nike Sellmar	"With a Little Help from My Friends"	7	"Celebrity Skin"	Safe
2	Sebastian Rydgren	"Holding Out For a Hero"	8	"Hang with Me"	Safe
3	Albin Tingwall	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"	9	"Free Fallin'"	Safe
4	Luka Nemorin	"Bruises"	10	"Impossible"	Bottom two
5	Ida Hallquist	"Hatar dig"	11	"Show Me Love"	Eliminated
6	Klara Almström	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"	12	"Fields of Gold"	Safe

Top 5 – Love


Order	Contestant	First song	Order	Second song	Result
1	Sebastian Rydgren	"Frozen"	6	"Gold"	Bottom two
2	Klara Almström	"Du måste finnas"	7	"What a Wonderful World"	Safe
3	Luka Nemorin	"Smile"	8	"Everybody's Changing"	Eliminated
4	Nike Sellmar	"Make You Feel My Love"	9	"Babel"	Safe
5	Albin Tingwall	"Fix You"	10	"My Way"	Safe

Top 4 – Semifinal


Order	Contestant	First song	Result	Order	Second song	Result
1	Nike Sellmar	"The Story"	Safe	5	"Hard Times"	Safe
2	Albin Tingwall	"Tenerife Sea"	Safe	6	"As It Was"	Safe
3	Klara Almström	"Rosa himmel"	Safe	7	"Jag kommer"	Eliminated
4	Sebastian Rydgren	"Enjoy the Silence"	Eliminated	N/A (already eliminated)

Top 2 – Final: Free Choice, Da Capo & Winner's Single


Order	Act	Free Choice Song	Order	Da Capo Song	Order	Winner's Single	Result
1	Nike Sellmar	"Happier Than Ever"	3	"To Make You Feel My Love"	5	"Anything You Say"	Winner
2	Albin Tingwall	"Falling"	4	"It Must Have Been Love"	6	"Anything You Say"	Runner-up

References

^ "Vera Arkelid Jalmeus åker ur Idols första fredagsfinal". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Startordningen inför kvalveckan i Idol 2022". TV4. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Idol 2022 - Här är temat för andra fredagsfinalen - Metro Mode". metromode.se. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

Idol at TV4

[1] "Vera Arkelid Jalmeus åker ur Idols första fredagsfinal". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[2] "Startordningen inför kvalveckan i Idol 2022". TV4. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[3] "Idol 2022 - Här är temat för andra fredagsfinalen - Metro Mode". metromode.se. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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