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]

Idol 2022
Season 2022
Hosted byPär Lernström
Anis Don Demina
JudgesKishti Tomita
Alexander Kronlund
Katia Mosally
Anders Bagge
WinnerNike Sellmar
Runner-upAlbin Tingwall
Finals venueTele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Release
Original networkTV4
Original release22 August (2022-08-22) –
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2021
Next →
Season 2023

Winner of this season was singer Nike Sellmar.

Competition

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Elimination chart

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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
Place Contestants Results
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
Ruby Lindén 3:rd WC 5 9:th 8:th Saved
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
Neville Ristenfeldt 3:rd WC 3
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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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