X Factor Indonesia season 1
Template:Infobox reality music competition X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a 1 billion rupiah recording contract with Sony Music Indonesia. The first season aired on RCTI on December 28, 2012.[1]
Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' homes and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in September 2012 and concluded in November 2012. The show was hosted by ex-VJ and Bingkai Berita host Robby Purba, while the judging panel consists of Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Anggun and Bebi Romeo.
Judges and hosts
Many people were rumored to be in the running to join the judging panel, including Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ, Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Maia Estianty, Vina Panduwinata, Tompi, Anggun, Anang Hermansyah, Sherina Munaf, Agnes Monica, Ruth Sahanaya, Iwan Fals, Jaclyn Victor and Bebi Romeo.
On October 30, 2012, RCTI confirmed that Ahmad Dhani and Bebi Romeo will be the judges of this season by a commercial promo. Two remaining female judges still waiting for a confirmation, however, Rossa and Anggun are now confirmed.
On November 12, reports surfaced that Rossa officially signed on to judge the show. It was also rumoured that Agnes Monica was in talks to be the judge. On November 16, Rossa has officialy confirmed by her twitter that she will joining as judge.[2]
On November 22 at the recording of the first Judging Audition, it was announced that Anggun will be joining the show as a member of the judging panel. It is believed she will join the other judges later. Pop sensational singer Mulan Jameela filled in for Anggun at the auditions while Anggun was performing in her Europe Live Tour.
Numerous people were speculated to host the series, including VJ Boy William and Daniel Mananta, host of Indonesian Idol. On November 23, 2012, ex-VJ Robby Purba was announced as host of the show.
Selection process
Auditions
The producers' auditions began on September 29, 2012 at the State University of Medan in Medan, North Sumatra. More producers' auditions were held on October 3 at the Sasana Budaya Ganesha in Bandung, West Java, October 23 at the Balai Prajurit in Surabaya, East Java, November 6 at the Jogja Expo Center in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta and concluded on November 13–14 at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region.[3]
On October 22, 2012, RCTI announced that applicants could upload a video of them singing onto X Factor Indonesia website and it was opened for 5 days only (October 24–28). Selected applicants would appear in front of the judges.
The last set of auditions took place during November 22, 25-28, and December 1–4, 2012 at Studio 8 RCTI. These auditions individually occur simultaneously before both the judges and a live studio audience; and with such audience in attendance able to applaud/cheer approval or disapproval and perhaps influencing the judges.
Bootcamp
Filming for bootcamp was held on December 18–20, 2012 in Studio 8 RCTI. As with the auditions, there was no sign of Anggun at bootcamp. The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on January 25 and February 1. The first day of bootcamp saw judges split the 119 acts into their four categories: Under-24 Boys, Under-24 Girls, Over-24s and Groups. They received vocal coaching and each category later performed one song: the Under-24 Boys sang "Harus Terpisah" or "Hargai Aku, the Under-24 Girls sang "Butiran Debu" or "Rindu", the Over-24s sang "Separuh Aku" or "Bunga Terakhir" and the Groups sang "Could It Be" or "Tak Pernah Padam". At the end of the day, the number of acts was cut to 72. On the second day, acts were given dance lessons by coreographers. The judges then split the number of acts down to two groups, 22 acts through to the next day, and remaining 50 acts must perform once again, with an acapella performance.
The judges then went on to cut 24 acts. The 48 remaining acts were then given the task of learning one song, making it their own and performing it in front of judges. The judges then chose the final 24 acts, based on these performances. However, they finally chose 26 acts. At the end of the day, judges suggested that the Over-24s category be changed to 26 and Over, as the quality of older singers was high. The Boys and Girls categories then comprised singers aged 15 to 25, rather than 15 to 23. As the groups category was the weakest, four rejected soloists from the Under-26 Boys category and four from the Under-26 Girls category were asked to form two groups, as a Girlband, Ilusia Girls and a Boyband, Nu Dimension.
The 26 successful acts were:
- Under-26 Boys: Adhi Permana, Dicky Adam Siregar, Dennis Martha, Gede Bagus Perdana Putra, Mikha Angelo, Steven Fasly Lie
- Under-26 Girls: Yohanna Febrianti, Shena Malsiana, Fatin Shidqia Lubis, Theresia Dina, Pratami Marja Jeliana, Melissa Putri, Nurul Fadhila
- Over-26s: Agus Halifuddin, Alex Rudiart, Novita Dewi Marpaung, Syarifah Raykhan, Isa Raja, Taufik Hidayat, Lisa Sulistyowati, Dwi Soraya
- Groups: Dalagita, Awan, Jad n Sugy, Nu Dimension (Bagus Cahya, Johanan Ariel Matulessy, Romy Syalasa, Ryan Hartanto), Ilusia Girls (Amalia Ayu, Anisa Bawaad, Iin Nurindah, Lusi Hasiana)
Judges' home visit
The judges' home visit was the last stage of the selection process. The episode was aired on February 8. This was the debut episode for Anggun as judge and mentor on the show. During this stage, it was revealed that Dhani would mentor the Groups, Rossa would mentor the Under-26 Girls , Anggun would mentor the Under-26 Boys , and Romeo would mentor the Over-26s. The final selection process was aided by a Assistant per category. Kevin Aprilio joined Dhani at Marina Batavia in Jakarta, Maia Estianty joined Rossa at her private-house in Jakarta, personel of KLa Project, Lilo joined Anggun at Ubud in Bali, and Sandhy Sondoro joined Bebi at Eco Park in Ancol, Jakarta. At judges' home visit each act performed a song they personally picked and performed it in front of their mentor and his/her assistant.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Contestants eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhani | Groups | Marina Batavia | Kevin Aprilio | Awan |
| Rossa | Under-26 Girls | Rossa Houses | Maia Estianty | Theresia Dina, Pratami Marja Jeliana |
| Anggun | Under-26 Boys | Ubud, Bali | Lilo | Adhi Permana |
| Romeo | Over-26s | Eco Park | Sandhy Sondoro | Syarifah Raykhan, Lisa Sulistyowati |
Finalists
The 12 finalists were confirmed as follows;
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-26 Boys (Anggun) | Mikha Angelo, Gede Bagus | ||
| Under-26 Girls (Rossa) | Yohanna Febrianti, Fatin Sidqia | ||
| Over-26s (Romeo) | Isa Raja, Agus Halifudin | ||
| Groups (Dhani) | Dalagita, Nu Dimention, Alusia Girls | ||
Gala live shows
Result summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the sing-off |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||
| Mikha Angelo | |||||||||||
| Yohanna Febrianti | |||||||||||
| Isa Raja | |||||||||||
| Dalagita | |||||||||||
| Final Showdown | No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | ||||||||||
| Dhani's vote to eliminate | |||||||||||
| Rossa's vote to eliminate | |||||||||||
| Anggun's vote to eliminate | |||||||||||
| Romeo's vote to eliminate | |||||||||||
| Eliminated | |||||||||||
Gala live show details
Reception
Ratings
| Ep. # | Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Rating | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | December 28 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:00 pm | 3.2 | 15.6 | #12 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | January 4 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:00 pm | 4.7 | 20.8 | #4 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | January 11 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:45 pm | 4.5 | 21.8 | #4 |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | January 18 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:45 pm | 3.9 | 21.1 | #5 |
| 5 | Bootcamp 1 | January 25 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:35 pm | 4.7 | 25.5 | #2 |
| 6 | Bootcamp 2 | February 1 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:45 pm | 5,4 | 26,7 | #2 |
| 7 | Judges' Home Visit | February 8 | Friday 9:00 pm–11:45 pm | |||
| 8 | Gala Live Show 1 | February 15 | Friday 9:00 pm–12:00 pm |