X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a 1 billion rupiahs recording contract with Sony Music Indonesia. The first season was started on RCTI on December 28, 2012 and ended on May 24, 2013.

Fatin Shidqia was announced as the winner with debut single "Aku Memilih Setia", and Rossa emerged as the winning mentor.

Based on the British 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 Robby Purba, while the judging panel consists of Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Anggun and Bebi Romeo. Pop singer Mulan Jameela filled in for Anggun at the auditions while Anggun was performing in her Europe Live Tour Concert.

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, Titi Sjuman, Maia Estianty, Vina Panduwinata, Tompi, Anggun, Anang Hermansyah, Sherina Munaf, Agnes Monica, Ruth Sahanaya, Iwan Fals, Jaclyn Victor, Giring Ganesha 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, with two remaining female judges still waiting for a confirmation. 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 officially confirmed by her Twitter that she will joining as judge. On November 22 during the filming of the judges' auditions, it was announced that Indonesian-Born International Singer Anggun will be joining the show as a member of the judging panel. However, she missed the audition and bootcamp round due to her Europe Live Tour. Pop sensational singer Mulan Jameela filled in for Anggun as guest judge at the auditions.

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.

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: 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

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 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.

+Summary of judges' home visit Judge Category Location Assistant(s) Contestants eliminated Wildcard Dhani Groups Marina Batavia, Ancol Kevin Aprilio Awan, Jad n Sugy Awan Anggun Boys Ubud, Bali Lilo KLa Adhi Permana, Dennis Martha, Steven Fasly Adhi Permana Rossa Girls Private houses Maia Estianty Theresia Dina, Pratami Marja, Melissa Putri, Nurul Fadhila Theresia Dina Bebi Over 26s Ecopark, Ancol Sandhy Sondoro Syarifah Raykhan, Lisa Sulistyowati, Taufik Hidayat, Dwi Soraya, Alex Rudiart Alex Rudiart

Showcase and wildcard 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.

+ Contestants' performances on the showcase Act Order Song Gede Bagus 1 "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" Dicky Adam 2 "Aku Ini Punya Siapa" Mikha Angelo 3 "Gravity" Isa Raja 4 "Radioactive" Novita Dewi 5 "Langit Tak Mendengar" Agus Hafiluddin 6 "Kiss from a Rose" Yohanna Febrianti 7 "Harus Terpisah" Fatin Shidqia 8 "Diamonds" Shena Malsiana 9 "Pacar 5 Langkah" Dalagita 10 "Call Me Maybe" Ilusia Girls 11 "Love You like a Love Song" Nu Dimension 12 "Crazy"

+ Contestants' performances on the wildcard Act Order Song Result Adhi Permana 1 "Always Be My Baby" Eliminated Awan 2 "What Makes You Beautiful" / "Beautiful" Eliminated Theresia Dina 3 "Mengejar Matahari" Eliminated Alex Rudiart 4 "What It Takes" Advanced

Contestants

The top 13 contestants were confirmed as follows;

Key: – Winner – Runner-up

Acts Boys (Anggun) Mikha Angelo Gede Bagus Dicky Adam Girls (Rossa) Yohanna Febrianti Fatin ShidqiaShena Malsiana Over 26s (Bebi) Isa Raja Agus Hafiluddin Novita Dewi Alex Rudiart Groups (Dhani) Dalagita Nu Dimension Ilusia Girls

Gala live shows

Result summary Colour key  –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) –Contestant received the most public votes +Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 10 Week 11 Finals Round 1 Round 2 Fatin Shidqia 5th9.0% 3rd12.4% 2nd15.1% 3rd13.1% 4th10.5% 2nd16.8% 3rd13.3% 2nd21.6%1st33.9% 2nd22.3%1st39.4% Winner52.1% Novita Dewi 10th4.8% 4th11.3% 6th7.4% 4th11.6% 3rd11.7% 6th9.6% 5th9.8% 4th13.1% 4th11.6%1st41.8% 2nd32.3%Runner-up47.9% Nu Dimension1st16.7%1st16.9%1st16.1% 2nd14.7%1st28.4% 3rd11.4% 2nd20.3% 5th7.6% 2nd25.4% 3rd19.7% 3rd28.3% Eliminated(Week 13) Mikha Angelo 2nd12.6% 2nd13.3% 3rd12.7%1st19.8% 2nd12.3%1st23.6% 6th8.6%1st35.1% 3rd18.2% 4th16.2% Eliminated(Week 11) Shena Malsiana 7th6.7% 5th9.4% 5th8.3% 5th8.1% 9th5.6% 4th10.2%1st29.9% 3rd15.2% 5th10.9% Eliminated(Week 10) Isa Raja 3rd10.3% 11th3.5% 10th5.5% 8th6.9% 6th8.0% 5th10.0% 4th11.4% 6th 7.4% Eliminated(Week 8) Gede Bagus 8th6.0% 8th6.4% 4th11.4% 9th6.3% 7th7.7% 8th9.1% 7th 6.7% Eliminated(Week 7) Alex Rudiart 4th9.3% 6th7.5% 7th6.6% 7th7.2% 5th8.4% 7th 9.3% Eliminated(Week 6) Agus Hafiluddin 6th7.1% 7th7.0% 8th6.0% 6th7.4% 8th7.4% Eliminated(Week 5) Ilusia Girls 12th 4.2% 10th4.6% 9th5.8% 10th 4.9% Eliminated(Week 4) Yohanna Febrianti 9th5.2% 9th5.1% 11th5.1% Eliminated(Week 3) Dalagita 11th4.5% 12th2.6% Eliminated(Week 2) Dicky Adam 13th4.1% Eliminated(Week 1) Final showdown Dicky Adam,Ilusia Girls Dalagita,Isa Raja Isa Raja,Yohanna Febrianti Gede Bagus,Ilusia Girls Agus Hafiluddin,Shena Malsiana Alex Rudiart,Gede Bagus Gede Bagus,Mikha Angelo Isa Raja,Nu Dimension No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone Dhani's vote to saveIlusia GirlsDalagitaYohanna FebriantiIlusia GirlsShena MalsianaGede BagusMikha AngeloNu Dimension Rossa's vote to saveIlusia GirlsIsa RajaYohanna FebriantiGede BagusShena MalsianaGede BagusMikha AngeloNu Dimension Anggun's vote to saveDicky AdamIsa RajaIsa RajaGede BagusShena MalsianaGede BagusIsa Raja Bebi's vote to saveDicky AdamIsa RajaIsa RajaGede BagusAgus HafiluddinAlex RudiartMikha AngeloIsa Raja Eliminated Dicky Adam2 of 4 votesDeadlock Dalagita1 of 4 votesMinority Yohanna Febrianti2 of 4 votesDeadlock Ilusia Girls1 of 4 votesMinority Agus Hafiluddin1 of 4 votesMinority Alex Rudiart1 of 4 votesMinority Gede Bagus0 of 3 votesMinority Isa Raja2 of 4 votesDeadlock Shena MalsianaPublic voteto eliminate Mikha AngeloPublic voteto eliminate Nu DimensionPublic voteto eliminate Novita DewiRunner-up Fatin ShidqiaWinner

Anggun was not required to vote as there was already a majority. 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.

Gala live show details

Week 1 (February 22) Theme: Mentor's choice Group performance: "One More Night" Musical guest: Sandhy Sondoro ("Tak Pernah Padam" / "End of The Time" / "Malam Biru")