Idolos (season 3)


The third season of Ídolos premiered in October, 2009 on SIC, over four years after the second season finished.
The last show aired on February 14, 2010, with the victory of Filipe Pinto.

Judges

On this season the only remaining judge was Manuel Moura dos Santos. The other three are new to the show.

Winner

Top 15 (Idols' Choice)

The Top 15 performed live on television on December 6, 2009. In the next day the results were revealed. The five performers with the highest vote from the public were automatically qualified for the finals. Then the jury decided the remaining 5 finalists that completed the Idol's Top 10.
OrderContestantSongResult
1André Cruz"Somebody To Love"Eliminated
2Mariline Hortigueira"Halo"Wild Card
3Márcio Costa"Nunca Me Esqueci de Ti"Eliminated
4Mariana Tavares"Ironic"Safe
5Solange Hilário"I Wanna Dance With Somebody"Top 5
6Catarina Boto"Right to Be Wrong"Safe
7Diana Piedade"Hedonism"Safe
8Carlos Costa"Hot n Cold"Top 5
9Diogo Alvarenga"It's My Life"Eliminated
10Marta Silva"Fácil de Entender"Eliminated
11Salvador Sobral"Sunday Morning"Top 5
12Carolina Torres"Respect"Safe
13Melina Pires"If I Ain't Got You"Wild Card
14Filipe Pinto"High and Dry"Top 5
15Inês Laranjeira"Cheek to Cheek"Top 5

Wild Card

OrderContestantSongResult
1Mariline Hortigueira"Halo"Eliminated
2Melina Pires"If I Ain't Got You"Safe

Top 10 (Big Bands)

The top 10 performed live on television on December 13, 2009. After all contestants performed the public votes were revealed. Catarina Boto and Melina Pires were the bottom 2 and Melina was eliminated. From now on the competition the decision to whom was eliminated was entire responsibility of the public.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Carlos Costa"You Shook Me All Night Long"Safe
2Mariana Tavares"Every Breath You Take"Safe
3Solange Hilário"The Winner Takes It All"Safe
4Carolina Torres"Feeling Good"Safe
5Salvador Sobral"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Safe
6Inês Laranjeira"People Are Strange"Safe
7Melina Pires"I Want To Know What Love Is"Eliminated
8Filipe Pinto"Disarm"Safe
9Diana Piedade"Still Loving You"Safe
10Catarina Boto"Tainted Love"Bottom 2

Top 9 (Dedications)

The Top 9 performed live on television on December 20, 2009. The theme was "dedication", so that the contestants could dedicate the chosen song to whatever they wanted. After their performances the voting was revealed. Diana Piedade and Mariana Tavares were the bottom 2 and Mariana was evicted.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Inês Laranjeira"It's Oh So Quiet"Safe
2Salvador Sobral"I'm Your Man"Safe
3Solange Hilário"Gaivota"Safe
4Mariana Tavares"How to Save a Life"Eliminated
5Filipe Pinto"Times Like These"Safe
6Catarina Boto"Sweet Dreams"Safe
7Carlos Costa"Paparazzi"Safe
8Diana Piedade"Try a Little Tenderness"Bottom 2
9Carolina Torres"Psycho Killer"Safe

Top 8 (Michael Jackson tribute)

The top 8 performed live on television on December 27, 2010. In this show the contestants performed song of Michael Jackson's solo career or of the Jackson 5. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Catarina Boto and Carolina Torres were the bottom 2 and Catarina was evicted.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Catarina Boto"Beat It"Eliminated
2Salvador Sobral"Heal The World"Safe
3Inês Laranjeira"Black or White"Safe
4Solange Hilário"Bad"Safe
5Carolina Torres"Earth Song"Bottom 2
6Diana Piedade"Blame It On The Boogie"Safe
7Filipe Pinto"Billie Jean"Safe
8Carlos Costa"You Are Not Alone"Safe

In between the two shows, SIC organised a special "réveillon" show putting with the Idol's contestants and the remaining crew. There were also special appearances of comedians like Ana Bola, Manuel Marques, etc.

Top 7 (Portuguese music)

The top 7 performed live on television on January 3, 2010. The theme was Portuguese music, as a result of the constant critics of the contestants choice for songs sung in English. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Salvador Sobral and Solange Hilário were the bottom 2 and Salvador was evicted. The votes were 100% televoting. The person in bold was eliminated.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Salvador Sobral"Jura"Eliminated
2Carolina Torres"Cão Muito Mau"Safe
3Filipe Pinto"Venham Mais Cinco"Safe
4Inês Laranjeira"Deixa-me Rir"Safe
5Diana Piedade"Conta-me Histórias"Safe
6Carlos Costa"Estou Aqui"Safe
7Solange Hilário"Ponto de Luz"Bottom 2

Top 6 (Unmistakable Voices)

The top 6 performed live on television on January 9. The theme was Unmistakable Voices. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Carolina Torres and Inês Laranjeira were the bottom 2 and Carolina Torres was evicted. The votes were 100% televoting. The person in bold was eliminated.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Solange Hilário"Like a Prayer"Safe
2Filipe Pinto"Valerie"Safe
3Carolina Torres"Boys Don't Cry"Eliminated
4Carlos Costa"Can't Help Falling In Love"Safe
5Diana Piedade"Piece of My Heart"Safe
6Inês Laranjeira"Big Spender"Bottom 2

Top 5 (Judges choice)

The top 5 performed live on television on January 17. The contestants performed two songs. One selected by the judges and another of their choice. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Inês Laranjeira and Solange Hilário were the bottom 2 and Solange Hilário had the lowest votes. However the judges used a power that they had since the 5th gala and that could only be used once and this was the last time they could used it. This way, the judges have the power to save the contestan with the fewest votes, but in the next gala instead of having one evicted contestant there will be two. The votes were 100% televoting. The person in bold received the lowest votes but was saved by the judges.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Filipe Pinto"Quero Que Tudo Vá P'ró Inferno"Safe
2Solange Hilário"Fame"Saved
3Inês Laranjeira"Leve Beijo Triste"Bottom 2
4Carlos Costa"Sopro do Coração"Safe
5Diana Piedade"Live and Let Die"Safe
6Filipe Pinto"With or Without You"Safe
7Solange Hilário"Já Sei Namorar"Saved
8Inês Laranjeira"Perfect"Bottom 2
9Carlos Costa"Umbrella"Safe
10Diana Piedade"E Depois do Adeus"Safe

Top 5 (Birth Year and 21st Century)

The top 5 performed 2 songs each. One of the songs was from the year they were born and another song had to be released in the 21st century. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Carlos Costa, Inês Laranjeira e Solange Hilário were the bottom 3 and Inês Laranjeira and Solange Hilário were evicted. The votes were 100% televoting. The persons in bold were evicted.
OrderContestantSongResult
1Solange Hilário"Without You"Eliminated
2Filipe Pinto"Sweet Child o' Mine"Safe
3Inês Laranjeira"Shape of My Heart"Eliminated
4Diana Piedade"Dancing in the Street"Safe
5Carlos Costa"One" Bottom 2
6Solange Hilário"Hush HushEliminated
7Filipe Pinto"Drive"Safe
8Inês Laranjeira"Last Nite"Eliminated
9Diana Piedade"Crazy"Safe
10Carlos Costa"Say My Name"Bottom 2

Top 3 (Audience Choice, Idols Choice and 'Enemies' Choice)

The top 3 performed 3 songs each. The first one was chosen by one of the fellows, the other by them and, finally, the last one by public. After all the contestants performed the voting was revealed. Filipe Pinto was the first to know that he was one of the finalists and Diana Piedade was the next. Carlos Costa was evicted. The votes were 100% televoting. The person in bold was evicted.
The top 2 performed 4 songs each. The show was aired live on 7 February 2010. The first one was a duet, the second one was chosen under the theme 'Soundtracks', the other was sung along with Pedro Abrunhosa, a famous Portuguese singer and composer, and, finally, the last one was the song which they wanted to win.
The two top finalists performed 2 songs each. The show was aired live on 14 February 2010. As it was Valentine's Day, they sang their best love song ever. After this song, they both sang one of the songs they sang during the auditions. GNR were specially invited to perform during the show.
Beside these performances, ex-contestants also performed:

IDOLOMANIA 2010

After the end of the program, a national tour was provided, including all the top 15 contestants, except for Salvador Sobral, who did not accept the offer as he is at university. These are the dates confirmed until the date.
After the end of the show, it was also released a CD with the best moments of the top 10 contestants, named Ídolos – Os Melhores Momentos.

Mariline Hortigueira

After her eviction, Mariline was asked to be the cover of a male magazine, FHM. This became reality in the January 2010 edition.

Catarina Boto

Catarina became the official voice of the beginning song of the new SIC soap opera, Lua Vermelha, which is a ripoff of the North American bestseller novel by Stephenie Meyer, the Twilight series. The song is a cover of a GNR's song, Morte ao Sol.

Carolina Torres

After eviction, Carolina was offered a job as a presenter in a SIC Radical talk-show, Curto-Circuito, by Pedro Boucherie Mendes, member of the jury and director of the theme TV stations of SIC. She was recently part, of a commercial made by one of the largest supermarkets in Portugal, Jumbo.

Salvador Sobral

Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with 758 points.