Idol 2006 (Sweden)

The third season of Idol premiered in Sweden on August 29, 2006, and continued until its grand finale on December 1, when 24-year-old Markus Fagervall from Övertorneå was crowned winner. The series gained a record-breaking 1.1 million viewers during its first episode, and was the last season to feature Claes af Geijerstam as a judge, who left the series citing financial issues.

Judges

 * Daniel Breitholtz – Sony BMG manager
 * Peter Swartling – record producer
 * Kishti Tomita – vocal coach
 * Claes af Geijerstam – musician

Hosts

 * Tobbe Blom
 * Johan Wiman

Auditions

 * Malmö: April 6, 2006
 * Gothenburg: April 22, 2006
 * Falun: April 30, 2006
 * Umeå: May 6, 2006
 * Stockholm: May 13, 2006

More than 6000 people auditioned.

Top 11 finalists

 * Cissi Ramsby, 20, Järvsö | Audition song: "Aint No Sunshine"
 * Danny Saucedo, 20, Stockholm | Audition song: "I Swear"
 * Erik Segerstedt, 23, Uddevalla | Audition song: "Feeling Good"
 * Felicia Brandström, 19, Floda | Audition song: "Dreams Come True"
 * Jessica Myrberg, 22, Gothenburg | Audition song: "Because Of You"
 * Johan Larsson, 18, Vänersborg | Audition song: "Show Me Heaven"
 * Jonas Snäckmark, 20, Halmstad | Audition song: "You Raise Me Up"
 * Linda Seppänen, 21, Tungelsta | Audition song: "Sick Of It All"
 * Markus Fagervall, 24, Övertorneå | Audition song: "Red"
 * Natalie Kadric, 21, Bålsta | Audition song: "Hot Stuff"
 * Sara Burnett, 19, Karlstad | Audition song: "I Know What Love Is"

Semi-final qualifyings
Top 20 Format: Two out of five semi-finalists made it to the live finals each day (competing in gender-divided groups), based on public phone voting. Two additional semi-final contestants who had not initially gained enough votes were also chosen by the public to advance to the finals, along with a wildcard chosen by the judges.

Idol 2006 album
Det bästa från Idol 2006 (The Best from Idol 2006) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2007 shows. It was released on 21 November 2007.