The eighth season of Indonesian Idol, also known as Indonesian Idol 2014: A Decade of Dreams, premiered on RCTI on December 27, 2013. Anang Hermansyah and Ahmad Dhani returned as the judges. Agnes Monica was replaced by Tantri of Kotak, and Titi DJ, who returned to the show for her sixth season after her absence in season 6 and 7. Raisa and Indra Lesmana replace Titi and Anang during the Yogyakarta auditions. Later during the Spectacular weeks, Raisa replaced Titi during the Top 9 performances and Tantri during the Top 5. Indra replaced Tantri during the Top 8 performances. Daniel Mananta returns as the host.
The season was the sixth to have four judges, after the first five seasons.
Judges In September 2013, it was confirmed that Ahmad Dhani and Anang Hermansyah would return as the judges for another season, but was reported that Agnes Monica would not return as the judge for this season. In November 2013, the source wrote that Titi DJ signed a deal to join the panel as the third judge. On December 18, 2013, Tantri and Titi were officially announced as judges for this season. Titi is the first Indonesian Idol 2014 judge to return after being absent in Season 6 and 7.
Regional auditions In an attempt to refresh the show's audition process, new ways to audition were announced. First is the "Audition Bus Tour", a seven town nationwide tour that will give hopefuls who couldn't make it to one of the large audition cities a chance to try out. The cities are Jember, Malang, Madiun, Solo, Purwokerto, Cirebon and Sukabumi. Idol is also starting the "I Want You" program, which will let friends and family of individuals they think could be the next Indonesian Idol nominate said person in secret by filling out an online form and existing video or URL of their nominee—they must be singing solo and a capella. The chosen auditions will then be surprised on location by a film crew and given an opportunity to advance to the next round. Others way are "Idol Dream Box" and "Daniel's Choice". Finally, online auditions for season 8 were open from November 22–26, 2013. Closed auditions was held in Balikpapan, Ambon, Padang and Makassar. Open auditions took place in the following cities:
Episode Airdate Audition city Date Audition venue Callback venue Golden ticketsJanuary 3, 2014YogyakartaOctober 8–9, 2013Jogja Expo CentreStudio 4 RCTIJanuary 10, 2014SurabayaOctober 22–23, 2013Balai PrajuritJanuary 17, 2014MedanOctober 30–31, 2013Medan International Convention CenterDecember 27, 2013BandungNovember 11–12, 2013Sasana Budaya GaneshaJanuary 24, 2014JakartaNovember 19–20, 2013Balai SamuderaTotal number of tickets to Elimination Rounds 97
Elimination round Held at the 4th Studio of RCTI for the second straight year, the first day of the elimination round featured the 97 contestants from the auditions round singing solo a cappella. 41 contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into 10 groups and perform. 27 of them advanced to the finals of the elimination round requiring a solo performance with a full band. 15 of them made it to the Top 15 show where the judges take contestants one by one and tell them if they made the final 15.
Semi-finals
Top 15 show The Top 15 Show was aired LIVE on 14 February at 8:00 pm. Due to the flight problem, Anang couldn't attend the show, so he was replaced by Bebi Romeo. The contestants perform songs of their choice (there was no particular theme). 7 contestants who got the most vote would advance automatically, while the judges would decide the contestants who they wanted to advance (Anang revealed his decision via Skype). The remaining 4 got a chance to sing once more, and the public would vote again. At first, it was revealed that only one would move on. There were fifteen semifinalists, ten females and five males. Below are the contestants listed in their performance order. Order Contestant Song Result 1Giofanny Elliandrian "Better Man" Advanced 2 Aksha Rinelsya "Andai Aku Bisa" Wild Card 3 Yunita Nursetia "I'll Stand by You" Advanced 4 Windy Yunita "Burn" Advanced 5 Ryan De Angga "Macarena" Advanced 6 Ajeng Parama Dita "Another Day in Paradise" Wild Card 7 Yuka Tamada "Ironi" Wild Card 8 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Honeymoon Avenue" Advanced 9 Nowela Mikhelia "Superwoman" Advanced 10 Miranti Yassovi "High and Dry" Dhani's Choice 11 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Beauty and a Beat" Wild Card 12 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Somebody That I Used to Know" Advanced 13 Dewi Puspita "Who You Are" Anang's Choice 14 Husein Alatas "Bahasa Kalbu" Titi's Choice 15 Martinha Tereza "Underneath Your Clothes" Tantri's Choice
Wild Card round
Order Semifinalist Songs Result 1 Aksha Rinelsya "Januari" Eliminated 2 Ajeng Parama Dita "Terima Kasih Cinta" Eliminated 3 Yuka Tamada "What the Water Gave Me" Advanced 4 Yusuf Nur Ubay "One More Night" Advanced
Finalists Nowela Elisabeth Mikhelia Auparay (born December 19, 1987) is a cafe singer from Jayapura, Papua. She was announced as the winner on May 23, 2014. Husein Alatas (born July 5, 1989) is a band vocalist from Jakarta, He was announced as the runner-up on May 23, 2014. Di Muhammad Devirzha (born May 12, 1990) is a freelancer from Medan, North Sumatra, he came in 3rd place. Yuka Tamada (born December 28, 1994) is student from Makassar, South Sulawesi, she came in 4th place. Muhammad Yusuf Nur Ubay (born March 29, 1996) is a student from Magelang, Central Java, he came in 5th place. Giofanny Elliandrian (born May 16, 1988) is a band vocalist from Manado, North Sulawesi, he came in 6th place. Windy Yunita Ghemary (born June 2, 1993) is a student from Jakarta, she came in 7th place. Maesarah Nur Zakah (born February 22, 1992) is a student from Bandung, West Java, she came in 8th place. Yunita Nursetia Tongke (born April 17, 1987) is a marketing staff from Makassar, South Sulawesi, she came in 9th place. Miranti Yassovi Amalia (born January 23, 1989) is wedding singer from Jakarta, she came in 10th place. Dewi Puspita Andini (born March 24, 1997) is a student from Madiun, East Java, she came in 11th place. Ryan Dewangga 'D' Angga' (born October 25, 1994) is a student from Cirebon, West Java, he came in 12th place. Martinha Tereza Cruz Costa Ribeiro de Souza (born February 4, 1990) is a vocal coach from Madiun, East Java, she came in 13th place.
Spectacular Live Show This episode was first broadcast at 21:00 (UTC+7) on February 21, 2014. In this season, there are 13 weeks of the finals and 13 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the Indonesian public's votes.
Top 13 - Dream Comes True Order Contestant Song Result 1 Miranti Yassovi "I Don't Know Why" Safe 2 Ryan D' Angga "Tetap Mengerti" Safe 3 Dewi Puspita "Heart Attack" Bottom 3 4 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Proud Mary" Safe 5 Yuka Tamada "Dog Days Are Over" Safe 6 Windy Yunita "No Air" Safe 7 Giofanny Elliandrian "Seperti yang Kau Minta" Bottom 3 8 Martinha Tereza "Hummingbird Heartbeat" Eliminated 9 Husein Alatas "Impossible" Safe 10 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Emotions" Safe 11 Yunita Nursetia "I Knew You Were Trouble" Safe 12 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Human" Safe 13 Nowela Mikhelia "Wrecking Ball" Safe
Group Performance: Idola Indonesia (Indonesian Idol theme song)
Top 12 - Indonesian Mega Hits Order Contestant Song Result 1 Windy Yunita "Cinta" Safe 2 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Jodoh Pasti Bertemu" Safe 3 Ryan D' Angga "Kenangan Terindah" Eliminated 4 Yunita Nursetia "Takkan Ada Cinta Yang Lain" Safe 5 Miranti Yassovi "Terserah" Safe 6 Yuka Tamada "September Ceria"/"September" Safe 7 Giofanny Elliandrian "Tak Bisa Kelain Hati" Safe 8 Nowela Mikhelia "Apanya Dong" Safe 9 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Tercipta Untukku" Bottom 3 10 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Bintang di Surga" Safe 11 Dewi Puspita "Pertama" Bottom 3 12 Husein Alatas "Kamu Kamulah Surgaku" Safe
Group Performance: Idola Indonesia (Indonesian Idol theme song)
Top 11 (first week) - Worldwide Top Chart On the Top 11, was announced the new system, so the contestant with two fewest vote (bottom two) will sing again, and the public will vote to decide who stay and go (named Flash Vote). Order Contestant Song Result 1 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Treasure" Safe 2 Yunita Nursetia "It Must Have Been Love" Safe Windy Yunita Given bye 3 Dewi Puspita "Because of You" Safe 4 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Vertigo" Safe 5 Giofanny Elliandrian "You're Still the One" Safe 6 Nowela Mikhelia "Rude Boy" Safe 7 Miranti Yassovi "Mirrors" Bottom 2 8 Hussein Alatas "Wake Me Up" Bottom 2 9 Yuka Tamada "Happy" Safe 10 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Broken-Hearted Girl" Safe
Due to the passing of her father, Windy Yunita did not perform and were given a bye to the next week. She would have performed "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)". On the result show, it was planned that the bottom 2 vote getters would sing once again, and the public would vote again (Flash Vote). However, the bottom two vote getters, Husein Alatas and Miranti Yassovi were declared safe with another contestant and no one was eliminated.
Top 11 (second week) - My Love Story It was revealed on the previous week that 2 contestants will be eliminated. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Giofanny Elliandrian "Sandiwara Cinta" Safe 2 Dewi Puspita "Unfaithful" Bottom 3 3 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"/"When I Was Your Man" Safe 4 Windy Yunita "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" Safe 5 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Pemeran Utama" Bottom 3 6 Yuka Tamada "In a Sentimental Mood" Safe 7 Husein Alatas "Sobat" Safe 8 Miranti Yassovi "Baby, I Love Your Way" Bottom 3 9 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Daylight" Safe 10 Nowela Mikhelia "Uninvited" Safe 11 Yunita Nursetia "Cinta Sejati" Safe Flash Vote 1 Dewi Puspita "Nobody's Perfect" Eliminated 2 Maesarah Nur Zakah "The Voice Within" Safe 3 Miranti Yassovi "(They Long to Be) Close to You" Eliminated
Top 9 - The Soundtracks Order Contestant Song Featured Movie Result 1 Yuka Tamada "Sweet Disposition" 500 Days of Summer Bottom 3 2 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Dalam Mihrab Cinta" Dalam Mihrab Cinta Safe 3 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Unchained Melody" Ghost Safe 4 Maesarah Nur Zakah "There You'll Be" Pearl Harbor Bottom 3 5 Windy Yunita "Angel" City Of Angels Safe 6 Yunita Nursetia "Tough Lover" Burlesque Bottom 3 7 Giofanny Elliandrian "Superman (It's Not Easy)" Smallville Safe 8 Nowela Mikhelia "Let It Go" Frozen Safe 9 Husein Alatas "Skyfall" Skyfall Safe Flash Vote 1 Yunita Nursetia "All by Myself" Eliminated 2 Maesarah Nur Zakah "Best Thing I Never Had" Safe 3 Yuka Tamada "Seven Days in Sunny June" The Devil Wears Prada Safe
Top 8 - We Will Rock You Order Contestant Song Result 1 Husein Alatas "Toxicity" Safe 2 Maesarah Nur Zakah "I'm with You" Bottom 2 3 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" Bottom 2 4 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Last Nite" Safe 5 Windy Yunita "The Final Countdown"/"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Safe 6 Nowela Mikhelia "Black Dog" Safe 7 Yuka Tamada "Under Pressure"/"Ice Ice Baby" Safe 8 Giofanny Eliandrian "I'll Be There for You" Safe Flash Vote 1 Yusuf Nur Ubay "As Long As You Love Me" Safe 2 Maesarah Nur Zakah "That's the Way It Is" Eliminated
Group Performance: We Will Rock You / I Love Rock 'n Roll Idola Indonesia (Indonesian Idol theme song)
Top 7 - Instant Hits Guest Mentor: Ruben Studdard Order Contestant Song Result 1 Di Muhammad Devirzha "Story of My Life" Safe 2 Giofanny Eliandrian "Lumpuhkan Ingatanku" Safe 3 Yuka Tamada "Demons" Bottom 2 4 Nowela Mikhelia "Team" Safe 5 Husein Alatas "Di Belakangku" Safe 6 Windy Yunita "All of Me" Bottom 2 7 Yusuf Nur Ubay "Jar of Hearts" Safe Flash Vote 1 Yuka Tamada "On & On" Safe 2 Windy Yunita "California King Bed" Eliminated
Group Performance: Idola Indonesia (Indonesian Idol theme song)
Top 6 (first week) - Judges' Choice For the first time in the competition, each finalist will sing two songs. Both songs will be chosen by the finalists with an advice from their own mentor. Contestant Mentor Ubay & Yuka Ahmad Dhani Nowela & Gio Titi DJ Husein Tantri Virzha Anang Hermansyah