Idol 2020 was the sixteenth season of the Swedish Idol series. Like earlier seasons, the season was broadcast on TV4. New for this year is that one person got to audition for this season already during the final of Idol 2019 in Globen, Rebecka Assio made it through to the final audition in Stockholm.
On 22 September, contestant Caspar Camitz tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the first Top 13 performance. On 25 September, just a few hours away from the airing of the first Friday show, Affe Hagström, Nadja Holm and Herman Silow also tested positive for the virus, which led to changes to the week's show. The contestants therefore performed their songs from their suites at their hotel. Affe Hagström, who was going to sing the song "Sun Is Shining (Band of Gold)" by Vargas & Lagola, made the decision to not perform that week.
On 26 September, it was announced that contestant Indra Elg, who just had left the competition one day earlier, also tested positive for COVID-19, just like Caspar Camitz, Affe Hagström, Nadja Holm and Herman Silow.Efter utröstningen – ”Idol”-Indra coronasjuk Expressen. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
On 16 October, just a few hours away from airing the fourth Friday show, contestant Affe Hagström made the decision to leave the competition.
On 12 November, it was announced that, because of COVID-19, the final would not be held in the Globen Arena on 4 December, like it has been since 2007, and would instead be held in the Idol Studio in Spånga. It is the first time since 2006 that the final has been held in the Idol Studio.
Nadja Holm and Paulina Pancenkov made it to the final on 4 December. Nadja Holm was the winner. It was also Nikki Amini's last season as a judge member of the show, which means that she would no longer be a part of the show. She was later replaced by Katia Mosally, who has been a judge member since the season of 2021 and onwards.
Top 22
From Stockholm auditions Affe Hagström, Värmdö Caspar Camitz, Norrtälje Ella Hedström, Täby Gabriel Abdulahad, Norrköping Herman Silow, Stockholm Isabella Ohlsson, Stockholm Kong Phan, Stockholm Linnéa Samuelsson, Tyresö Nova Luther, Stockholm Simon Karlsson, Stockholm Tara Naderpour, Upplands Väsby
From Gothenburg auditions Edvin Hakimzadeh, Borås Felix Enghult, Gothenburg Indra Elg, Växjö Melissa Lund, Äspered Rebecka Assio, Falköping (did not audition in Gothenburg, but took part in the final part of the auditions in the city) Tess Gustafsson, Landvetter
From Sundsvall auditions Maya Arctaedius, Umeå Nadja Holm, Piteå
From Helsingborg auditions Mattias Nederman, Skurup Niklas Hultberg, Karlskrona Paulina Pancenkov, Bjuv
Elimination chart Stage:Qualification WeekWeekly FinalsFinalDate:14/915/916/917/9 WC18/925/92/109/1016/1023/1130/106/1113/1120/1127/11 4/12PlaceContestantResult1Nadja Holm 1 Winner2 Paulina PancenkovWCRunner-up3 Caspar Camitz 1 Out.4Nova Luther 2 Out.5 Simon Karlsson 2 Out.6 Herman SilowWC Out.7 Ella Hedström WC Out.8Niklas Hultberg 2 Out.9 Mattias Nederman WC Out.10Affe Hagström 1 11 Maya Arctaedius 1 Out.12 Gabriel Abdulahad WC Out.13 Indra Elg WC Out.14 Tess Gustafsson 2 Out.Top 22 Felix Enghult Out. Kong Phan Isabella Ohlsson Linnéa Samuelsson Rebecka Assio Edvin Hakimzadeh Melissa Lund Tara Naderpour + Legend 1st Safe Not Safe / Bottom 2 / Bottom 3Wild CardWithdrewJudges SaveKnocked Out Top 13 Top 22 Still in running, did not perform Will appear at this stageStage not reached
Top 12 (originally Top 13) - This is Me + Order Contestant Song Result 1Herman Silow"Get Lucky"Safe 2Indra Elg"Just a Girl"Eliminated 3Caspar Camitz"Watermelon Sugar"Safe 4Gabriel Abdulahad"Dance Monkey"Safe 5Paulina Pancenkov "Side to Side"Safe 6Niklas Hultberg"Chandelier"Bottom two 7Ella Hedström"Välkommen in"Safe 8Mattias Nederman"In Your Eyes" Safe 9Nova Luther"I Wish" Safe 10Maya Arctaedius"Sorry Not Sorry" Safe 11Simon Karlsson"The Cave" Safe 12Nadja Holm"Freedom" Safe
Affe Hagström did not perform that week.
Top 12 - On Swedish + Order Contestant Song Result 1Ella Hedström"Jag blir hellre jagad av vargar"Bottom two 2Maya Arctaedius"Passa dig"Safe 3Herman Silow"Ta mig tillbaka"Safe 4Simon Karlsson "Din tid kommer"Safe 5Nadja Holm"Det bästa kanske inte hänt än"Safe 6Gabriel Abdulahad"Lakan"Eliminated 7Mattias Nederman"Tusen bitar"Safe 8Nova Luther"Så som i himlen" Safe 9Caspar Camitz"Strövtåg i hembygden" Safe 10Niklas Hultberg "Svag" Safe 11Affe Hagström"Vintersaga" Safe 12Paulina Pancenkov"Säg mig var du står" Safe
Top 11 - My Idol + Order Contestant Song Result 1Nadja Holm "Show Me How You Burlesque"Safe 2Mattias Nederman"In the Ghetto"Safe 3Nova Luther"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Safe 4Paulina Pancenkov "All by Myself"Safe 5Niklas Hultberg"Bohemian Rhapsody"Safe 6Ella Hedström "Aldrig mer vara du"Bottom two 7Herman Silow"Stayin' Alive"Safe 8Affe Hagström"Lost" Safe 9Maya Arctaedius"Effortless" Eliminated 10Simon Karlsson"If I Ain't Got You" Safe 11Caspar Camitz"Go Your Own Way" Safe
Top 9 - Winnersongs + Order Contestant Song Result 1Paulina Pancenkov "Survivor"Safe 2Herman Silow"Crazy in Love"Safe 3Niklas Hultberg"We Are Young"Bottom two 4Caspar Camitz"Fallin'"Safe 5Ella Hedström"Bad Guy"Safe 6Nadja Holm"Finesse"Safe 7Mattias Nederman"Stay with Me"Eliminated 8Simon Karlsson"When You Were Young" Safe 9Nova Luther"Dancing on My Own" Safe
Affe Hagström withdrew from the competition that week.
Top 8 (First Week) - 80s & 90s + Order Contestant Song Result 1Simon Karlsson "Iris"Safe 2Nova Luther"I'm Outta Love"Safe 3 Ella Hedström"Vill ha dej"Judges save 4Nadja Holm"Thunderstruck"Safe 5Caspar Camitz"What's Love Got to Do with It"Safe 6Herman Silow"Song 2"Safe 7Paulina Pancenkov"Genie in a Bottle"Safe 8Niklas Hultberg"You're the Voice" Bottom two
Top 8 (Second Week) - Viewers Choice + Order Contestant Song Result 1Niklas Hultberg "Heroes"Eliminated 2Nadja Holm"Listen"Safe 3Simon Karlsson"Hold Back the River"Safe 4Herman Silow"This Love"Bottom two 5Ella Hedström"Rosa himmel"Safe 6Paulina Pancenkov"Stone Cold"Safe 7Caspar Camitz"Hallelujah"Safe 8Nova Luther"Flashlight" Safe
Top 7 - Back to Top + Order Contestant Song Result 1Paulina Pancenkov "Bang Bang"Safe 2Caspar Camitz"Cold Train" (Original Song)Safe 3Ella Hedström"Eloise"Eliminated 4Nova Luther"Runnin' (Lose It All)"Safe 5Herman Silow "Older" (Original Song)Bottom two 6Nadja Holm"Something's Got a Hold on Me"Safe 7Simon Karlsson"Crossing the Waters" (Original Song)Safe
Top 6 - Powerwomans & Duets + Order Contestant Song Result 1Nadja Holm"It's Raining Men"Safe 2Simon Karlsson"Blåmärkshårt (Mi Amor)"Bottom two 3Nova Luther"River"Safe 4Casper Camitz"Killing Me Softly with His Song"Safe 5Paulina Pancenkov "Nobody's Perfect"Safe 6Herman Sillow"La vie en rose"Eliminated
+ Order Duet Song 1Paulina Pancenkov & Herman Silow"If the World Was Ending" 2Nadja Holm & Simon Karlsson "Rewrite the Stars" 3Caspar Camitz & Nova Luther "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
Top 5 – Love + Order Act First song Order Second song Result 1 Nova Luther"Without You"6"Mirrors"Safe 2 Simon Karlsson"To Noise Making (Sing)"7"Precis som du vill"Eliminated 3 Caspar Camitz "When We Were on Fire"8"A Song For You"Safe 4 Paulina Pancenkov "A Song for You"9"Kärleksvisan"Safe 5 Nadja Holm"Love On Top"10"I (Who Have Nothing)"Safe
Top 4 – Semifinal: Jurys Choice & Free Choice + Order Act Jurys Choice song Result Order Free Choice song Result 1 Casper Camitz"River Deep – Mountain High"Safe5"Bang Bang"Eliminated 2Nadja Holm"Never Forget You"Safe6"Greedy"Safe 3 Paulina Pancenkov"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Safe7 "Addicted to You"Safe 4 Nova Luther"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"Eliminated N/A (Already Eliminated)
in this semifinal will 2 acts leave the competition.
Top 2 – Final: Free Choice, Da Capo & Winner's Single + Order ActDa Capo Song OrderFree Choice Song Order Winner's Single Result1Paulina Pancenkov"Side to Side"3Hurt"5"(Better Get) Used To Me" Runner-up2Nadja Holm"Freedom"4"Never Enough"6"(Better Get) Used To Me" Winner
References
External links Idol at TV4