[2] On 22 September, contestant Caspar Camitz tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the first Top 13 performance.
[4] Affe Hagström, who was going to sing the song "Sun Is Shining (Band of Gold)" by Vargas & Lagola, made the decision to not perform that week.
On 26 September, it was announced that contestant Indra Elg, who just had left the competition one day earlier, also tested positive for COVID-19, just like Caspar Camitz, Affe Hagström, Nadja Holm and Herman Silow.
[5] On 16 October, just a few hours away from airing the fourth Friday show, contestant Affe Hagström made the decision to leave the competition.
She was later replaced by Katia Mosally, who has been a judge member since the season of 2021 and onwards.