Idol (Norway season 7)

Idol 2013
Season 7
Broadcast from January 11, 2013 – May 10, 2013
Judges Kurt Nilsen, Tone Damli, Esben "Dansken" Selvig, Gunnar Greve Pettersen
Host(s) Stian Blipp
Broadcaster TV 2
Finals venue Oslo Spektrum
Winner
Siri Vølstad Jensen
Origin Ålgård, Norway
Song "What It Feels Like"
Genre(s) Country, countryrock
Runner-up
Eirik Søfteland

Idol 2013 was the seventh series of Idol held in Norway, broadcast during the spring of 2013. Auditions were held in winter 2012/13, and broadcast in January 2013, with the semi-finals broadcast in January/February. The first final round was held on Friday February 15 at 20:00 CET, with the grand final being held on May 10, 2013 in Oslo Spektrum.

It was won by Siri Vølstad Jensen, 17, from Ålgård in Rogaland, with 55% of the votes against runner-up Eirik Søfteland, 24, from Os outside Bergen.

Known only as Idol during broadcast, it was the first series to drop the subtitle Jakten på en superstjerne (literal:the hunt for a superstar).

Finals

Finalists

(ages during the finals)

Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Theme / Subject of songs
Siri Vølstad Jensen 17 Ålgård Winner Grand Finale
Eirik Søfteland 24 Os May 10, 2013
Steffen Jakobsen 23 Grimstad May 3, 2013 1) Acoustic songs
2) Choreographed songs
Astrid Sugaren 17 Tolga April 26, 2013 "Best of Idol" songs [lower-alpha 1]
Astrid Smeplass 16 Rennebu April 19, 2013 Own compositions
Sverre Eide 18 Ålesund April 12, 2013 Norwegian songs
Georg Lipai 18 Loen April 5, 2013 Country music songs
Martine Rygvold 25 Hommelvik March 22, 2013 Own version of a famous song
Ola Weel Skram 22 Sogndal March 15, 2013 Number 1 Hits
Anniken Kolstad 17 Eidsfoss March 8, 2013 Contestant's choice

Elimination chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Female Male Top 10 Winner
Safe Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Eliminated
Stage: Semi Finals
Week: 02/15 02/20 02/22 02/27 03/01 03/08 03/15 03/22 04/05 04/12 04/19 04/26 05/03 05/10
Place Contestant Result
1 Siri Vølstad Jensen 2nd Btm 2 Winner
2 Eirik Søfteland 2nd Runner-Up
3 Steffen Jakobsen 2nd Elim
4 Astrid Sugaren 1st Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 Elim
5 Astrid Smeplass 1st Elim
6 Sverre Eide 1st Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
7 Georg Lipai 1st Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
8 Martine Rygvold 2nd Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
9 Ola Weel Skram 1st Elim
10 Anniken Kolstad 2nd Elim

Notes

  1. Songs performed by other competitors in previous seasons, along with a duet with said performer

References

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