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August 2004 saw the first ever episode of Sweden’s own version of the internationally syndicated Idol TV talent show. And in the twelve years since it’s been running in the country, it’s gifted us with an unprecedented number of truly great popstars, who have in turn released more above par songs than we could ever list on here.

So – as the live shows of the new series of the Idol kick off tonight, we thought that its history deserved some sort of a list. How about a look back at some of our favourite Swedish Idol alumni, and a cracking great tune from each of them? How about picking the best 50 artists to come from the show, and ranking them all?

Yes. Let’s!

Whereas in other countries the Idol format died out after a few years (to be replaced by X Factor or The Voice), in Sweden it’s still as popular as ever. And the artists coming from it each year continue to become successful, top level popstars off the back of the show. In 2012, Idol took a break, and was replaced with Sweden’s first series of both The X Factor and The Voice. And while those two formats have replaced Idol in most countries around the world, in Sweden they never achieved the same level of popularity. Both were cancelled after only one series (and more on the artists that the one series of X Factor pro

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