- Idols (Finland)
infobox television
show_name = Idols
season = 1-3
caption =
rating =
format = Interactive realitygame show
picture_format =
audio_format = Stereo
runtime = 55 mins.
creator =Fremantle Media &MTV3
director =
starring =Jani Toivola Ellen Jokikunnas Asko Kallonen Nina Tapio Jone Nikula
country =Finland
filmed =Helsinki ,Tampere ,Turku andOulu
network =
first_aired =2003
last_aired = PresentFinalists (With dates of elimination) Season 1 (2003-04) Hanna Pakarinen "Winner" Jani Wickholm " January 9 "Antti Tuisku " January 2 "Christian Forss " December 19 "Victoria Shuudifonya " December 12 "Anniina Karjalainen " December 5 "Sonja Nurmela " December 5 "Season 2 (2005) Ilkka Jääskeläinen "Winner" Katri Ylander " December 18 "Pete Seppälä " December 11 "Agnes Pihlava " December 4 "Henna Heikkinen " November 27 "Roni Tran " November 20 "Pauliina Kumpulainen " November 13 "Season 3 (2007) Ari Koivunen "Winner" Anna Abreu " April 5 "Kristiina Brask " March 29 "Kristian Meurman " March 22 "Panu Larnos " March 15 "Mia Permanto " March 8 "Johanna Hämäläinen " March 1 "website = http://www.mtv3.fi/idols
Idols is a Finnish
television show based on the BritishPop Idol format. It is produced byFremantleMedia and aired byMTV3 andSubtv . In Finland Idols is well-known for its strict judgeJone Nikula and a few singers that have become famous, for example,Antti Tuisku .eason one
The auditions were arranged in
Helsinki ,Tampere andTurku . The semifinals started onDecember 12 ,2003 and onJanuary 9 ,2004 Hanna Pakarinen was announced winner. Pakarinen won 30,000 euros and a recording contract withBMG Finland.Hosts
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Ellen Jokikunnas
*Heikki PaasonenJury
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Asko Kallonen (chairman)
*Hannu Korkeamäki
*Nanna Mikkonen
*Jone Nikula eason two
The second season of Finnish Idols started in Autumn 2005. This year, auditions were arranged also in
Oulu . Although only 1,479 people auditioned for this season, it was a big success (the second season picked up more spectators than the first). Semifinals started onNovember 13 , andKatri Ylander was the favourite. However,Ilkka Jääskeläinen defeated her in the final onDecember 18 , with a vote share of 55%.Ilkka Jääskeläinen went on to sell albums after the season two ended. He has now, however, lost his record contract after his less than stellar record sales.Hosts
*Ellen Jokikunnas
*Heikki PaasonenJury
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Kim Kuusi (chairman)
*Nina Tapio
*Jarkko Valtee
*Jone Nikulaeason three
The third season started on
January 4 2007 . Jani Toivola took Heikki Paasonen's place as the male host. Asko Kallonen has also returned as the chairman of the jury.Hosts
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Ellen Jokikunnas
*Jani Toivola Jury
*Asko Kallonen (chairman)
*Nina Tapio
*Jone Nikula
*In the final rounds there was one guest in the jury.eason four
The fourth season will start on fall 2008.
Hosts
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Ellen Jokikunnas
*Jani Toivola
*Heikki Paasonen Jury
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Jone Nikula
*Nina Tapio
*Patrik Sarin
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