Idol 2004 (Sweden)
The first season of Sweden's Idol premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner.
Judges
- Daniel Breitholtz - Sony BMG manager
- Peter Swartling - Record producer
- Kishti Tomita - Vocal coach
- Claes af Geijerstam - Musician
Hosts
- David Hellenius
- Peter Magnusson
Auditions
Semi-finals
Top 40Format: Two out of eight semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day, based on public phone voting. An additional semi-finalist contestant who had not gained enough public votes was also chosen by the judges to advance to the finals.
Semi Final 1
- Diana Tillström - Run Baby Run
- Mikael Landby - If You're Not the One
- Ninos Yakoub - Here Without You
- Angelique Nordvall - Paradise
- Geraldo Sandell - Flying Without Wings
- Cornelia Dahlgren - New World
- Nina Svensson - For Once in My Life
- Sibel Redzep - Vision of Love
Semi Final 2
- Kerima Holm - Fallin'
- Simon Norrsveden - Big Sur
- Alex Falk - What's Going On
- Sara Holmström - I Wanna Dance with Somebody
- Elisabeth Dittrich - Lost Without You
- Darin Zanyar - Beautiful
- Liza Gustafsson - Impossible
- Emelie Carsten - Hero
Semi Final 3
- Mikael Kärnberg - I Swear
- Linda Kjellén - A Thousand Miles
- Johan Thulin - I Can't Make You Love Me
- Stina Joelsson - The Greatest Love of All
- Emma Christensen - Proud Mary
- Nathalie Schmeikal - A Song for Mama
- Sam Hagberth - When a Man Loves a Woman
- Lorén Talhaoui - Love Is On the Way
Semi Final 4
- Sanna Lund - Hand In My Pocket
- Paul Lötberg - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Matilda Adolfsson - Heaven
- Viktor Andersson - Kiss from a Rose
- Linus Bornlöf - Home
- Maria Jonsson - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
- Linda Luspa - I Surrender
- Fillip Williams - Over My Shoulder
Semi Final 5
- Emelie Fjällström - Not That Kind
- Ellinor Asp - Ain't No Sunshine
- Sebastian Normark - Anytime
- Lisa Modin - A Natural Woman
- Angel Hansson - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
- Sara Falkevik - Your Song
- Frida Karlsson - The Winner Takes It All
- Daniel Lindström - Lately
Finals elimination chart
Finals performances
24 September (My Idol)
- Alex Falk - Celebration
- Cornelia Dahlgren - What It Feels Like for a Girl
- Fillip Williams - This Love
- Angel Hansson - Hello
- Nathalie Schemikal - Total Eclipse of the Heart
- Paul Lötberg - She's So High
- Lorén Talhaoui - If I Ain't Got You
- Geraldo Sandell - I Believe I Can Fly
- Stina Joelsson - Torn
- Daniel Lindström - Fast Love
- Darin Zanyar - It's Gonna Be Me
1 October (Billboard Number Ones)
- Paul Lötberg - Mmbop
- Geraldo Sandell - Feel
- Stina Joelsson - If You Had My Love
- Alex Falk - Pride
- Darin Zanyar - Un-Break My Heart
- Cornelia Dahlgren - Don't Speak
- Daniel Lindström - Crazy
- Nathalie Schmeikal - Black Or White
- Fillip Williams - Hero
- Lorén Talhaoui - Just Like A Pill
8 October (Soul)
- Cornelia Dahlgren - Blame It on the Boogie
- Fillip Williams - My Girl
- Lorén Talhaoui - I Wish
- Daniel Lindström - If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Paul Lötberg - The Way You Make Me Feel
- Geraldo Sandell - I Want You Back
- Stina Joelsson - Sexual Healing
- Darin Zanyar - Stand By Me
- Nathalie Schmeikal - Easy
15 October (Swedish hits)
- Nathalie Schmeikal - Varje gång jag ser dig
- Darin Zanyar - När vi två blir en
- Stina Joelsson - Ska vi gå hem till dig
- Lorén Talhaoui - Vill ha dig
- Paul Lötberg - Hos dig är jag underbar
- Fillip Williams - Under Ytan
- Geraldo Sandell - Du får göra som du vill
- Daniel Lindström - Sarah
22 October ([Max Martin])
- Daniel Lindström - That's The Way It Is
- Paul Lötberg - Quit Playing Games
- Geraldo Sandell - As Long As You Love Me
- Darin Zanyar - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
- Lorén Talhaoui - Stronger
- Fillip Williams - I Want It That Way
- Stina Joelsson - Oops... I Did It Again
29 October (Cocktail)
- Darin Zanyar - When I Fall in Love
- Fillip Williams - Ain't That A Kick in the Head
- Stina Joelsson - Fever
- Daniel Lindström - Fly Me to the Moon
- Geraldo Sandell - Unforgettable
- Lorén Talhaoui - Where Do I Begin
5 November (Movie soundtracks)
- Fillip Williams - Against All Odds
- Lorén Talhaoui - The Time of My Life
- Stina Joelsson - Eye of the Tiger
- Darin Zanyar - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
- Daniel Lindström - License To Kill
12 November (birth year)
- Daniel Lindström - September
- Lorén Talhaoui - Every Breath You Take
- Fillip Williams - Purple Rain
- Darin Zanyar - Didn't We Almost Have It All
- Daniel Lindström - Just The Way You Are
- Lorén Talhaoui - Thriller
- Fillip Williams - Careless Whisper
- Darin Zanyar - Bad
19 November (The judges' choice)
- Darin Zanyar - Paradise City
- Fillip Williams - Rock DJ
- Daniel Lindström - Lately
- Darin Zanyar - Show Me Heaven
- Fillip Williams - Always on the Run
- Daniel Lindström - Glorious
26 November
- Darin Zanyar - Coming True
- Daniel Lindström - Coming True
- Darin Zanyar - Crazy
- Daniel Lindström - Virtual Insanity
- Darin Zanyar - Bad
- Daniel Lindström - Sarah
Elimination chart
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