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| Indonesian Idol | |
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| Genre | Reality television Talent show |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Based on | Pop Idol |
| Presented by | Irgy Fahrezi Atta Daniel Mananta Dewi Sandra Sere Kalina Boy William |
| Judges | Titi DJ Meuthia Kasim Dimas Djayadiningrat Indra Lesmana Indy Barends Jamie Aditya Anang Hermansyah Erwin Gutawa Rossa Agnez Mo Ahmad Dhani Tantri Syalindri Maia Estianty Ari Lasso Armand Maulana Judika Bunga Citra Lestari David Bayu |
| Theme music composer | Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis |
| Country of origin | Indonesia |
| Original language | Indonesian |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 231 |
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| Executive producers | Aurora Maris (2004–07) Yogi Hartarto (2004–08) Dada Soenardhi (2005) Muhammad Razief S (2006–08) Maria E. Febriyani (2010) Andrew Cam (2015–) Virgita Ruchiman (2012–) Fabian Dharmawan (2012–) |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production companies | Fremantle (PT. Dunia Visitama Produksi) 19 Entertainment |
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| Network | RCTI |
| Release | 9 April 2004 – present |
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| Franchise American Idol Pop Idol | |
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Indonesian Idol is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia. The show began airing on RCTI in March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Indonesian television. Part of the Idol franchise, it was as a spin-off from the UK show Pop Idol.
The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone calls, SMS text, and the RCTI+ app voting, viewers have chosen 12 winners to date: Joy Tobing, Mike Mohede, Ihsan Tarore, Rini Wulandari, Aris Runtuwene, Igo Pentury, Regina Ivanova, Nowela Auparay, Maria Simorangkir, Lyodra Ginting, Rimar Callista, and Salma Salsabil (listed in chronological order).
The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The judges of the inaugural season were jazz musician Indra Lesmana, pop diva Titi DJ, radio personality Meuthia Kasim, and film director Dimas Djayadiningrat. The judging panel on the following seasons includes TV hosts Indy Barends and Jamie Aditya, composer Erwin Gutawa, musicians Ahmad Dhani, Anang Hermansyah, and Maia Estianty, and also singers Agnez Mo, Armand Maulana, Tantri Syalindri, Rossa, Ari Lasso, Bunga Citra Lestari, David Bayu, and season 2's runner-up Judika.
The show's inaugural season was hosted by radio DJ Atta and TV host Irgi Ahmad Fahrezy. In 2006, MTV Indonesia's VJ Daniel Mananta replaced Irgi as the main host. Singer Dewi Sandra replaced Atta in 2008 before Daniel Mananta became the sole host of the show in 2010 - 2012. In 2017, presenter Sere Kalina were added as a second host. In 2020, TV host, YouTuber, and former VJ Boy William replaced Daniel Mananta as the sole host.
The show has won several awards, including the 2005 and 2006 Panasonic Awards for the Best Music Variety Show. The show won over its popular rival singing competition show at the time, Akademi Fantasi Indosiar (known locally as AFI).
After the fifth season, the show was discontinued because of declining ratings before it resumed its sixth season in 2010. The seventh season was held in 2012 and rapidly became the most successful season in the history of Indonesian Idol. Originally planned to be replaced by X Factor Indonesia in 2013, both shows were still broadcast every alternate year. The show's rating declined again in 2014 which resulted in another discontinuation of the show where it was replaced by The Voice Indonesia. However, due to its low ratings, RCTI announced in June 2017, that Indonesian Idol would return after a three-year hiatus.