Idol 2006
| Broadcast from | August 29 – December 1, 2006 |
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| Judges |
Daniel Breitholtz Kishti Tomita Claes Af Geijerstam Peter Swartling Sanna Bråding Mogge Sseruwagi |
| Host(s) |
Tobbe Blom Johan Wiman |
| Broadcaster | TV4 |
| Website | tv4 |
| Markus Fagervall | |
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| Origin | Övertorneå, Sweden |
| Song | "Everything Changes" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock |
| Erik Segerstedt | |
The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006 and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million viewers during its first episode, and was the last season to feature Claes af Geijerstam as a judge, who left the series citing financial issues.
More than 6000 people auditioned.
Top 20
Format: Two out of five semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day (competing in gender-divided groups), based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes was also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges.
Det bästa från Idol 2006 (The Best from Idol 2006) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.
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