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.
[1] Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Umeå and Karlstad during the spring of 2004.
(ages stated at time of contest) 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.
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