What an odd choice. Swedish Idol was cancelled for 2012 because TV4 had X-Factor and The Voice, but Swedish Idol is coming back in 2013 because X-Factor has been cancelled after 1 season.
That does not seem to jive with this "blockbuster" reference:
I really hope he is brilliant but I am getting very skeptical that American Idol will remain competitive vs. be used as a cash-cow, that is, reduce expenses as low as possible and let it decline in the ratings. He appears to be an Idol traditionalist to me.
Swedish Idol had the same structure and types of themes as American Idol. And also incorporated "innovations" like 4 judges and letting contestants use instruments. The only innovative thing I can find is that they have let viewers pick songs in the later rounds of the competition.
Here are some of the themes from 2011 -- the last year aired:
Week 3: "From Sweden to superstar"
Amanda Fondell - Jolene ( Dolly Parton )
Emil Elton - Cry Me a River ( Justin Timberlake )
Linni Barresjö - Angels ( Robbie Williams )
Molly Pettersson Hammar - Only Girl in the World ( Rihanna )
André Zuniga-Asplund - Tiny Dancer ( Elton John )
Amanda Persson - Heroes ( David Bowie )
Robin Stjernberg - Halo ( Beyoncé )
Olle Hammar - Beat It ( Michael Jackson )
Moa Lignell - Superstition ( Stevie Wonder )
Week 4: Big Band (I think this is a translation problem)
Molly Pettersson Hammar - Natural Woman ( Aretha Franklin )
Linni Barresjö - Dark Lady ( Cher )
Robin Stjernberg - When a Man Loves a Woman ( Percy Sledge )
André Zuniga-Asplund - Oh, Carol ( Neil Sedaka )
Moa Lignell - Dream a Little Dream of Me ( Mamas and the Papas )
Olle Hammar - Back to Black ( Amy Winehouse )
Amanda Fondell - I've Got a Woman ( Ray Charles )
Amanda Persson - Fever ( Peggy Lee )
Week 5 (studio finals): My audition
Olle Hammar - Feeling Good ( Michael Bublé )
Amanda Fondell - My Man ( Miss Li )
André Zuniga-Asplund - Here I Come / With you ( Barrington Levy / Oscar Linnros )
Amanda Persson - Keep On Walking ( Salem Al Fakir )
Robin Stjernberg - Who You Are ( Jessie J )
Molly Pettersson Hammar - White Light Moment ( Tove Strength )
Moa Lignell - When I Held Ya (Moa Lignell)
Week 6: Motown
Amanda Persson - I'm Coming Out ( Diana Ross )
André Zuniga-Asplund - My Girl ( The Temptations )
Moa Lignell - You Can not Hurry Love ( The Supremes )
Amanda Fondell - Please Mr.. Postman ( The Marvelettes )
Robin Stjernberg - Reach Out, I'll Be There ( The Four Tops )
Molly Pettersson Hammar - Nowhere To Run ( Martha and the Vandellas )
Week 7: My breakthrough
Round 1
Robin Stjernberg - Bohemian Rapsody ( Queen )
Amanda Fondell - Piece of My Heart ( Janis Joplin )
Molly Pettersson Hammar - Mama Knows Best ( Jessie J )
Amanda Persson - Since U Been Gone ( Kelly Clarkson )
Moa Lignell - Go Your Own Way ( Fleetwood Mac )
Round 2
Robin Stjernberg - Pride ( U2 )
Amanda Fondell - (I Can not Get No) Satisfaction ( The Rolling Stones )
Molly Pettersson Hammar - Listen ( Beyonce )
Amanda Persson - No One ( Alicia Keys )
Moa Lignell - Fields Of Gold ( Sting )
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