X Factor Indonesia (season 1)

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.[7]

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.

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: Boys, Girls, Over-24s and Groups. They received vocal coaching and each category later performed one song: the Boys sang "Harus Terpisah" or "Hargai Aku", the 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 choreographers. 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 a cappella 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 Boys category and four from the Girls category were asked to form two groups, as a Girlband, Ilusia Girls and a Boyband, Nu Dimension.

The 26 successful acts were:

• Boys: Adhi Permana, Dicky Adam, Dennis Martha, Gede Bagus, Mikha Angelo, Steven Fasly
• Girls: Yohanna Febrianti, Shena Malsiana, Fatin Shidqia, Theresia Dina, Pratami Marja Jeliana, Melissa Putri, Nurul Fadhila
• Over 26s: Agus Hafiluddin, Alex Rudiart, Novita Dewi, Syarifah Raykhan, Isa Raja, Taufik Hidayat, Lisa Sulistyowati, Dwi Soraya
• Groups: Dalagita, Awan, Jad n Sugy, Nu Dimension, Ilusia Girls

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 Girls, Anggun would mentor the Boys, and Bebi would mentor the Over-26s. The final selection process was aided by an assistant per category. Kevin Aprilio joined Dhani at Marina Batavia in Jakarta, Maia Estianty joined Rossa at her private-house in Jakarta, personnel 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.

Showcase is the first live performance for the 12 acts who made it through to the Gala live show. Each mentor will introduce the acts who best they have to the public. Each act will perform one at a time to show their skills. At the beginning of showcase, it was announced that each judge could bring back one further act back as a wildcard. The public then voted for which of the four wildcards would become the thirteenth finalist. This left one judge with an extra act. Dhani chose Awan, Rossa chose Theresia Dina, Anggun chose Adhi Permana and Bebi chose Alex Rudiart. Alex was revealed as the thirteenth act in the end of showcase.

Colour key

• ^1 Anggun was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
• ^2 There was no elimination on Week 9 as a part of Kartini's day celebration. All the votes cast will be accumulated to the next week's show.

• Theme: Mentor's choice
• Group performance: "One More Night"
• Musical guest: Sandhy Sondoro ("Tak Pernah Padam" / "End of The Time" / "Malam Biru")

Judges' decisions to save

• Anggun: Dicky Adam – backed her own act
• Dhani: Ilusia Girls – backed his own act
• Bebi: Dicky Adam – thought Dicky Adam gave a massive progress than Ilusia Girls
• Rossa: Ilusia Girls – believed Ilusia Girls has a "strength" in singing

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Dicky Adam was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

• Theme: Songs from my mentor
• Group performance: "I Gotta Feeling"
• Musical guest: Slank ("Kuil Cinta")

Judges' decisions to save

• Dhani: Dalagita – backed his own act
• Bebi: Isa Raja – backed his own act
• Anggun: Isa Raja – gave no reason
• Rossa: Isa Raja – gave no reason

• Theme: My favourite song
• Group performance: "Malam Ini Indah"
• Musical guest: Cakra Khan ("Harus Terpisah")

Judges' decisions to save

• Rossa: Yohanna Febrianti – backed her own act
• Bebi: Isa Raja – backed his own act
• Dhani: Yohanna Febrianti – gave no reason
• Anggun: Isa Raja – gave no reason

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Yohanna Febrianti was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

• Theme: Songs from 90's
• Group performance: "Livin' la Vida Loca" / "Let's Get Loud" / "Smooth"
• Musical guest: Anggun ("Bayang-Bayang Ilusi" / "Takut")

Judges' decisions to save

• Anggun: Gede Bagus – backed her own act
• Dhani: Ilusia Girls – backed his own act
• Rossa: Gede Bagus – gave no reason
• Bebi: Gede Bagus – believed Ilusia Girls will be more successful as solo artists after the show

• Theme: Mega Hits Indonesia
• Group performance: "Masih Ada"
• Musical guest: Ahmad Dhani ("Sabda Alam")

Judges' decisions to save

• Rossa: Shena Malsiana – backed her own act who she felt has more "X" factor
• Bebi: Agus Hafiluddin – backed his own act, stating that Agus gave a massive progress
• Dhani: Shena Malsiana – gave no reason
• Anggun: Shena Malsiana – gave no reason

• Theme: My musical inspiration
• Group performance: "Let's Get It Started"
• Musical guest: Regina Ivanova ("I Will Always Love You") and Judika ("Sweet Child o' Mine")

Judges' decisions to save

• Anggun: Gede Bagus - backed her own act
• Bebi: Alex Rudiart - backed his own act
• Dhani: Gede Bagus - voted as a tribute to Gede's mom birthday
• Rossa: Gede Bagus - chose to go with her heart and based her decision on the final showdown performances

• Theme: Hits of the century
• Group performance: "Gangnam Style" / "Party Rock Anthem" / "Harlem Shake"
• Musical guest: Ari Lasso ("Mengejar Matahari" / "Arti Cinta") and Tompi ("Menghujam Jantungku" / "Locked Out of Heaven")

Judges' decisions to save

• Rossa: Mikha Angelo - gave no specific reason, though admitted that she adored both acts
• Bebi: Mikha Angelo - admitted that Gede Bagus did well in the singoff but felt that the competition still needed Mikha
• Dhani: Mikha Angelo - gave no reason
• Anggun was not required to vote as there was already a majority

• Theme: East meets west
• Group performance: "Tetap Semangat" / "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"

For the first time this season, each contestant performed two songs.

Judges' decisions to save

• Dhani: Nu Dimension - backed his own act
• Bebi: Isa Raja - backed his own act
• Rossa: Nu Dimension - stated that she loved their harmony in the singoff
• Anggun: Isa Raja - adored both acts, but stated that she has been a fan of Isa Raja since the very beginning

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Isa Raja was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

• Theme: Music of the women of Indonesia
• Group performance: "Hanya Memuji"

The theme was billed as a part of Kartini's day celebrations. For the first time this season, each contestant performed in a duet with Indonesian female singer. It was also announced that the votes cast will be used for charity purpose.

^3 Neither Shena nor Mikha were sent home as the host then announced that both acts were safe. There was no elimination as a part of Kartini's day celebrations and the votes cast would still be counted for the following week.

• Theme: Mentor's choice; movie soundtrack
• Group performance: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
• Musical guest: Haley Reinhart ("Bennie and the Jets")

The Top 5 did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Shena Malsiana, were automatically eliminated.

• Theme: Contestant's choice (English-language songs); songs by Noah/Peterpan (billed as "night of the superstars")
• Guest mentor: Noah
• Group performance: "Khayalan Tingkat Tinggi"
• Musical guest: Lenka ("Trouble Is a Friend") and Noah ("Hidup Untukmu Mati Tanpamu")

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Mikha Angelo, were automatically eliminated.

• Theme: Viewers' choice; mentor duets; song of the season (billed as "road to the grand final")
• Group performance: "It's My Life" and "Relax, Take It Easy" (with Mika)
• Musical guest: Anggun ("Snow on the Sahara")

The viewers were allowed to choose two songs to be sung by the finalists via the official Facebook page from Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6. One song will be their favorite performance from the finalists within the competition and the other one will be a new song.

Notes

• The lines were opened during the whole week and the act who finished at third place will be announced during the grand final on May 17, where the Top 2 will perform their winner's single for the very first time.

• Theme: Superstar duets; no theme; winner's single (billed as the "grand final")
• Group performance: "One Love"
• Musical guest: Setia Band ("Lady Sky")

• Group performance: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / "My Favourite Things" / "Sang Dewi" / "You and I" / "Kiss from a Rose" / "Locked Out of Heaven" / "Time After Time" / "Mr. Brightside" / "Aku Bukan Bang Toyib" / "Ordinary World" / "Don't You Worry Child" / "Reach" (all finalists)

The winner announcement was held in Hall D2 JIExpo, Kemayoran, South Jakarta.

Notes

• The judges also performed each other's single during the Result Show. Ahmad Dhani performed first by piano, singing Afgan's "Sadis" (written by Bebi Romeo), followed by Bebi Romeo performed Rossa's "Ayat Ayat Cinta" with a piano. Rossa then sang Anggun's "Mimpi" and Anggun took the stage last to perform Dewa 19's "Risalah Hati".
• At the end of the Result Show, all finalists and judges performed USA for Africa's "We Are the World".

In week six of gala show, Ahmad Dhani and Rossa opted to send home Alex Rudiart in favor of Gede Bagus, causing the elimination of Alex Rudiart. This decision resulted in large amount of criticisms and outrages from the public, who claimed the decision as unfair. As a result, a lot of social media reactions begin to appear including several motions to boycott the show.[8]

However, the Boikot group had little to no effect on the immense success of the first season and the hype (and ratings) continued to build cementing X Factor as a phenomenon in Indonesian TV history. The Boikot group was disbanded as a result of its inability to have any success.