Idol 2005 (Sweden)

The second season of Swedish Idol premiered in August 2005 and continued until its grand finale on 2 December, when 17-year-old Agnes Carlsson from Vänersborg was crowned winner.

The series was the first to crown a female Idol and is to date the sole season to be won by either a public or judges' wildcard contestant.

Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Piteå and Sundsvall during the spring of 2005.

(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.