Idol 2008 (Sweden)

The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on 3 September 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner.

It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol series in the world to completely replace its judging panel.

The series took advantage of guest judges including Charlotte Perrelli, Desmond Child and Cyndi Lauper, and the final 3 results show featured a performance by Leona Lewis, who sang "Forgive Me".

Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg, Luleå, Karlstad, Lund and Stockholm during the spring of 2008.

(ages stated at time of contest) Theme: Idol's 5 Year Celebration Theme: 90s Hits Theme: Songs by ABBA Theme: Swedish SongsGuest Judge: Charlotte Perrelli Guest judge: Desmond Child Soul Duets Guest judge: Carola Häggkvist Det bästa från Idol 2008 (The Best from Idol 2008) is a sampling Swedish Idol 2008 shows.