Norwegian Idol
| Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne | |
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| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Presented by |
Solveig Kloppen Kåre Magnus Bergh and others |
| Judges |
Jan Fredrik Karlsen Tone-Lise Skagefoss Ole Evenrud and others |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| Production company(s) |
FremantleMedia 19 Television |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia Enterprises & TV 2 |
| Release | |
| Original release | January 2003 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne is a television show on the Norwegian television channel TV 2, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show describes itself as a "Search For A SuperStar". The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 24-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers decide who are in and who are out, and the judges limit themselves to commenting. TV viewers being what they are, the votes are based not solely on the singers vocal performance, but also on his or her looks, clothes, entertainment value, and other factors. In the first four seasons the agelimit for participation was 16–28 years old. In season five it was changed to 16-35.
Idol in Norway is unique in that contestants have been allowed to perform self composed songs since the first season in 2003.
In the first season (2003), 50 people were narrowed down to 10, with each contestant performing live. However, the official number of legal contestants was narrowed down to nine when Idol-finalist Jeanette Vik was disqualified for being underage. Tone Anette Eidsheim Elde who had been eliminated in the very first finalshow got a second chance. Four judges provided critiques of each competitor's performance. Viewers had several hours following the broadcast of the show to phone in their votes for their favorite contestant. Later the same night, the contestant with the fewest votes was sent home.
Kurt Nilsen won season one, with Gaute Ormåsen coming in second. Kurt got 53% of the votes. Nilsen went on to win World Idol in the beginning of 2004.
In the second season (2004) they changed the procedures a bit. First the contestants were narrowed down to 40 instead of 50. Then, after four shows where 2 of 10 were voted forward in each show, a fifth show was aired, where eight "wildcards" selected by the judges from all of the earlier contestants competed for the two last places. In addition to these 10 finalists, the judges picked a final 11th contestant, Håkon Njøten.
Kjartan Salvesen won season two, with Margaret Berger coming in second. Kjartan got 59% of the votes.
The third season (2005) was a bit different as well. First the contestants were narrowed down to 50. Then, after five shows where 2 of 10 were voted forward in each show. But the judges were not pleased and got to take two more straight to final, Erik Flaa and David Bakke, making the total of finalists to 12.
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