Indonesian Idol (season 3)Finalists Ihsan TaroreWinner Dirly SompieAugust 19 Ghea OktarinAugust 4 Sanobo SasamuJuly 28 Maria PriscillaJuly 21 Ilham BassoJuly 14 Christy PodungJuly 7 Sisi HapsariJune 30 Brinet SudjanaJune 23 Tesa SumendraJune 16 Lee KulaleanJune 9 Elisabeth DepeJune 2
The third season of Indonesian Idol aired on April 21, 2006 and concluded on August 19, 2006. Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ and Dimas Djayadiningrat all returned as judges, and Indy Barends replaced Meuthia Kasim as the fourth judge. Indy was a former host of talk show Ceriwis. VJ MTV Daniel Mananta was introduced as the new host on Indonesian Idol replacing Irgi Fahrezi.
Ihsan Tarore won the competition with Dirly Sompie as the first runner-up and Ghea Oktarin finishing third. It was the second season to have a finale with two male contestants, with the second season being the first.
Auditions Auditions were held in five cities in the following order: Audition CityDateAudition VenueMedanFebruary 24–26, 2006Griya DomeYogyakartaMarch 2–5, 2006Jogja Expo CenterSurabayaMarch 9–12, 2006Balai Kartika MakodamBandungMarch 17–19, 2006Sasana Budaya GaneshaJakartaMarch 23–25, 2006Jakarta International Expo
Elimination round The elimination rounds were held from April 11–13, 2006.
Workshop Round The workshop round featured 28 contestants divided by gender with the 14 male contestants singing on Fridays and the 14 female contestants on Saturdays. There were three shows each week for the three weeks of the workshop rounds.
Top 28 OrderMalesFemales Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song Result 1 Arif "Jemu" Eliminated Sisi "Sinaran" Safe 2 Kaleb "Mengejar Matahari" Safe Izma "Pilihlah Aku" Eliminated 3 Omar "Firasat" Safe Yara "Bawa Daku Pergi" Eliminated 4 Nobo "Rocker Juga Manusia" Safe Diana "Dahulu" Safe 5 Gleno "Kejujuran Hati" Safe Tia "Seperti Yang Kau Minta" Safe 6 Rivi "Arti Cinta" Eliminated Gea "Aku Ini Punya Siapa" Safe 7 Richard "Semusim" Eliminated Depe "Berhenti Berharap" Safe 8 Ilham "Inikah Cinta" Safe Flora "Kuingin" Eliminated 9 Robin "Hampa" Safe Liz "Luka Lama" Eliminated 10 Aris "Cinta Sejati" Eliminated Alice "Salah" Safe 11 Tesa "Kau" Safe Dian "Seindah Biasa" Safe 12 Ihsan "Ku Tak Bisa" Safe Brinet "Satu Mimpiku" Safe 13 Dirly "Naluri Lelaki" Safe Christy "Cinta Jangan Kau Pergi" Safe 14 Lee "Selalu Denganmu" Safe Maria "Cinta Kita" Safe
Top 20 OrderMalesFemales Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song Result 1 Dirly "Pangeran Cinta" Safe Brinet "Kuakui" Safe 2 Robin "Cinta Putih" Eliminated Maria "Oh, Kasih" Safe 3 Ilham "Kupu-Kupu Malam" Safe Dian "Aku Bukan Untukmu" Eliminated 4 Tesa "Sekali Ini Saja" Safe Diana "Menangis Semalam" Eliminated 5 Gleno "Cantik" Eliminated Tia "Terdiam" Eliminated 6 Lee "Demi Waktu" Safe Christy "Cinta Mati" Safe 7 Ihsan "Tak Bisakah" Safe Sisi "Tak Kuduga" Safe 8 Nobo "Mistikus Cinta" Safe Depe "Kamu Harus Cepat Pulang" Safe 9 Kaleb "Hebat" Eliminated Alice "Arti Hadirmu" Safe 10 Omar "1000 Tahun Lamanya" Safe Gea "Berharap Tak Berpisah" Safe
Top 14 OrderMalesFemales Contestant Song (original artist) Result Contestant Song Result 1 Tesa "Permaisuriku" Eliminated Christy "Tua Tua Keladi" Safe 2 Omar "Rahasia Hati" Eliminated Alice "Bukan Cinta Biasa" Eliminated 3 Nobo "Perbedaan" Safe Gea "Bilang Saja" Safe 4 Lee "Misteri Ilahi" Safe Depe "Bahasa Kalbu" Safe 5 Dirly "Mendendam" Safe Maria "Mengertilah Kasih" Safe 6 Ihsan "Ijinkan Aku Menyayangimu" Safe Brinet "Merenda Kasih" Eliminated 7 Ilham "Separuh Nafas" Safe Sisi "Semua Jadi Satu" Safe
Wild Card Round OrderContestantSong Result 1 Tesa "Pergi Untuk Kembali" Safe 2 Kaleb "Akhir Cerita Cinta" Eliminated 3 Brinet "Milikmu Selalu" Safe 4 Dian "Pudar" Eliminated
Spectacular Show
Spectacular Show 1 – Platinum 12 OrderContestantSong Result 1 Ihsan "Manusia Biasa" Safe 2 Maria "Logika" Safe 3 Dirly "Bukan Untukku" Safe 4 Depe "Rahasia Perempuan" Eliminated 5 Lee "Cemburu" Safe 6 Brinet "Lagu Sendu" Safe 7 Sisi "Salahkah Aku Terlalu Mencintaimu" Safe 8 Ilham "Pupus" Safe 9 Christy "Aku Baik-baik Saja" Safe 10 Nobo "Kasih Tak Sampai" Bottom 3 11 Gea "Dia" Bottom 3 12 Tesa "Kisah Romantis" Safe
Spectacular Show 2 – Ayo Dansa OrderContestantSong Result 1 Maria "Warna" Safe 2 Ilham "Sedang Ingin Bercinta" Safe 3 Sisi "Penasaran" Bottom 3 4 Lee "This Love" Eliminated 5 Brinet "Bawalah Daku" Safe 6 Dirly "Cintaku" Bottom 3 7 Gea "Hanya Memuji" Safe 8 Tesa "Maria Maria" Safe 9 Ihsan "Pelangi" Safe 10 Christy "Bukan Milikmu Lagi" Safe 11 Nobo "Pengalaman Pertama" Safe
Spectacular Show 3 – Kreasi dan Ekspresi OrderContestantSong Result 1 Nobo "Juwita" Safe 2 Sisi "Yang Kumau" Bottom 3 3 Dirly "Setia" Safe 4 Brinet "Ku Bahagia" Safe 5 Ilham "Aku Ingin" Safe 6 Maria "Selamat Jalan Kekasih" Safe 7 Tesa "Kasih Putih" Eliminated 8 Christy "Indah" Bottom 3 9 Ihsan "Bunga Terakhir" Safe 10 Gea "Mak Comblang" Safe
Spectacular Show 4 – Colourful Love OrderContestantSong Result 1 Gea "Takkan Terganti" Safe 2 Maria "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Safe 3 Ihsan "JAP" Safe 4 Brinet "Satu Jam Saja" Eliminated 5 Dirly "Arti Cinta" Safe 6 Christy "Kenangan Terindah" Safe 7 Ilham "Aku Cinta Kau Dan Dia" Bottom 3 8 Nobo "Arjuna Mencari Cinta" Safe 9 Sisi "I Will Always Love You" Bottom 3
Spectacular Show 5 – Idol in Action OrderContestantSong Result 1 Christy "Bayang Semu" Bottom 3 2 Ilham "One Last Cry" Safe 3 Gea "Lelaki Buaya Darat" Safe 4 Ihsan "Terbang" Safe 5 Nobo "I Want To Break Free" Safe 6 Maria "Sang Dewi" Safe 7 Dirly "Dengan Nafasmu" Bottom 3 8 Sisi "Mahadaya Cinta" Eliminated
Spectacular Show 6 – Populer Lagi OrderContestantSong Result 1 Ilham "Lenggang Puspita" Bottom 3 2 Gea "Oh Ya" Safe 3 Nobo "Arti Kehidupan" Safe 4 Maria "Burung Camar" Safe 5 Ihsan "Jerat" Bottom 3 6 Dirly "Kisah Cintaku" Safe 7 Christy "Masih Ada" Eliminated
Spectacular Show 7 – Audisiku OrderContestantSong Result 1 Nobo "Sedih Tak Berujung" Safe 2 Dirly "Flying Without Wings" Bottom 3 3 Ilham "Kupu-kupu Malam" Eliminated 4 Maria "Stand Up For Love" Bottom 3 5 Ihsan "Bento" Safe 6 Gea "Di Dadaku Ada Kamu" Safe
Spectacular Show 8 – Rock OrderContestantSong Result 1 Ihsan "Sobat" Bottom 2 2 Maria "Jangan Lagi Ada Angkara" Eliminated 3 Dirly "I Miss You But I Hate You" Safe 4 Gea "I Love Rock N Roll" Safe 5 Nobo "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" Safe
Spectacular Show 9 – Dua Warna OrderContestantSong Result 1 Nobo "Don't Sleep Away" "Jangan Buang Waktu" Eliminated 2 Ihsan "The Way You Look At Me" "Pak Ketipak Tipung" Bottom 2 3 Gea "Because of You" "Pesta" Safe 4 Dirly "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Akhir Rasa Ini" Safe
Spectacular Show 10 OrderContestantSong Result 1 Dirly "Topeng" "Akhir Cerita Cinta" Safe 2 Gea "Jatuh Cinta" "Biru" Eliminated 3 Ihsan "Laskar Cinta" "Untukku" Safe
Grand Final OrderContestantSong Result 1 Ihsan "Ijinkan Aku Menyanyangimu" "Mahadewi" "Kemenangan Hati" Winner 2 Dirly "Akhir Rasa Ini" "Hampa" "Kemenangan Hati" Runner-up
Guest performances Week Performer(s) Spectacular 1 Samsons Spectacular 2 Ratu Spectacular 3 Melly Goeslaw Rossa Yovie Widianto Spectacular 4 ADA Band Spectacular 5 Armand Maulana Shanty Spectacular 6 Krisdayanti Spectacular 7 Glenn Fredly Spectacular 8 Seurieus Band Spectacular 9 Radja Spectacular 10 Dewa
Elimination Chart Females Males Top 28 Wild card Top 12 Winner
SafeSafe First Safe last Eliminated
Stage:Wild cardFinalsDate:5/512/519/526/52/69/616/623/630/67/714/721/728/74/819/8PlaceContestantResult 1 Muhammad Ihsan TaroreTop 12Bottom 3Bottom 2Bottom 2Winner 2 Dearly Dave SompieTop 12Bottom 3Bottom 3Bottom 3Runner-Up 3 Ghea Dahliana OktarinTop 12Bottom 3 Elim 4 Sanobo Koni SasamuTop 12Bottom 3 Elim 5 Maria Veronica PriscillaTop 12Bottom 3 Elim 6 Ilham Irawan BassoTop 12Bottom 3Bottom 3 Elim 7 Christy Claudia PodungTop 12Bottom 3Bottom 3 Elim 8 Cecilia Dwi HapsariTop 12Bottom 3Bottom 3Bottom 3 Elim 9 Brinets Sudjana ElimTop 12 Elim 10 Martesa SumendraTop 12 Elim 11 Leelarat Justus KulaleanTop 12 Elim 12 Elisabeth Dwi PurnaTop 12 Elim 13-14 Dian Kristanti Elim Elim Kaleb Yadija 15-16 Alice Maussa Elim Umar Rahman 16-20 Diana Puspitasari Elim Glenovian Armando Marcel Robin Tahalele Tiara Degrasia 21-28 Ari Sanjaya Elim Arief Wijaya Elies Januarita Ismawaty Kusumawardhany Lasma Flora Herawaty Sihombing Richard Knight Rivi Arisandi Tiara Soemawilaga
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