Idol Stjörnuleit

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Idol Stjörnuleit

Idol Stjörnuleit Finalists (with dates of elimination)
Season 1 (2003)

Kalli Bjarni	Winner
Anna Katrín Guðbrandsdóttir	January 16
Jón Sigurðsson	January 16
Ardís Ólöf Víkingsdóttir	January 9
Tinna Marína Jónsdóttir	January 2
Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson	December 19
Rannveig Káradottir	December 12
Jóhanna Vala Höskuldsdóttir	December 5
Sesselja Magnúsdóttir	December 5
Season 2 (2004)
Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir	Winner
Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir	March 11
Davïð Smári Harðarson	March 4
Lísebet Hauksdóttir	February 25
Ylfa Lind Gylfadóttir	February 18
Helgi Þór Arason	February 11
Brynja Valdimarsdóttir	February 4
Margrét Lára Þórarinsdóttir	January 28
Valgerður Friðrikdóttir	January 21
Nanna Kristín Jóhannsdóttir	January 14
Season 3 (2005)
Snorri Snorrason	Winner
Ína Valgerður Pétursdóttir	April 7
Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir	March 31
Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir	March 24
Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson	March 17
Ingólfur Þórarinsson	March 10
Guðrún Lára Alfreðsdóttir	March 3
Eiríkur Hafdal	February 24
Elfa Björk Rúnarsdóttir	February 17
Tinna Björk Guðjónsdóttir	February 10
Angela Ingibjörg Coppola	February 3
Margrét Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir	January 27

Idol Stjörnuleit (Idol Starsearch) is Iceland's version of the reality series Pop Idol that first premiered in the United Kingdom in 2001. The show allows the people of Iceland -- through telephone voting -- to select the winner of several televised singing contests, following the same format as Pop Idol. The show airs on Stöð 2, two seasons have been aired already with season 3 premiering in October 2005. It is hosted by Jói and Simmi.

The judges of Idol - Stjörnuleit seasons 1 and 2 are:

Bubbi Morthens, hugely successful pop singer.
Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir, radio DJ in Reykjavík.
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, #1 music producer in Iceland and guitarist for rock band Todmobile.

In season 3, Þorvaldur has decided to leave and will be replaced by 2 new judges making a total of four.

Páll Óskar, Iceland's first dance artist and an openly gay activist.
Einar Bárðarson, local music critic.

Iceland is the smallest country (by population) to have its own Idol show.

[edit] Finals elimination Chart

[edit] Season Three

Date	Bottom Three
January 27	Margrét Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir	Eiríkur Hafdal	Angela Ingibjörg Coppola
February 3	Angela Ingibjörg Coppola (2)	Eiríkur Hafdal (2)	Tinna Björk Guðjónsdóttir
February 10	Tinna Björk Guðjónsdóttir (2)	Guðrún Lára Alfreðsdóttir	Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir
February 17	Elfa Björk Rúnarsdóttir	Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir	Guðrún Lára Alfreðsdóttir (2)
February 24	Eiríkur Hafdal (3)	Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson	Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir (2)
March 3	Guðrún Lára Alfreðsdóttir (3)	Ingólfur Þórarinsson	Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir (2)
March 10	Ingólfur Þórarinsson (2)	Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir (3)	Snorri Snorrason
March 17	Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson (2)	Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir (3)	Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir (4)

Date	Bottom Two
March 24	Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir (5)	Ína Valgerður Pétursdóttir
March 31	Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir (4)	Ína Valgerður Pétursdóttir (2)
April 7	Ína Valgerður Pétursdóttir	Snorri Snorrason