The ninth season of Indonesian Idol premiered on RCTI at the end of 2017 after a three-year hiatus. Registration opened 21 August. The main audition process was held in five major cities in Indonesia: Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Jakarta.
This season was won by the youngest contestant from the history of Indonesian Idol, at 16 year-old, Maria Simorangkir, from Medan, North Sumatra with Ahmad Abdul as the runner-up.
Hiatus After the 10th anniversary of Indonesian Idol broadcasts, the show was replaced with The Voice Indonesia for the second season on RCTI, since the broadcast on Indosiar could not be extended and preferred to focus on the Dangdut contest. In the final year, FremantleMedia presented a new breakthrough singing contest, namely Just Duet, created alongside NET. However, as both events had decreased ratings, RCTI and FremantleMedia brought back Indonesian Idol for the ninth season.
Hosts and judges
Host Daniel Mananta
Judges The judges were: Ari Lasso Armand Maulana Bunga Citra Lestari Judika Maia Estianty
Schedule auditions
Regional auditions Cities audition Date Location Golden tickets Yogyakarta, DI Yogyakarta 18–19 September 2017 Jogja Expo Center Medan, North Sumatera 23–24 September 2017 Medan International Convention Center Surabaya, East Java 30 September-1 October 2017 BK3S Bandung, West Java 7–8 October 2017 Sasana Budaya Ganesha Jakarta, DKI Jakarta 14–16 October 2017 Jakarta International Expo Total number of golden tickets for elimination round 113 Terms contestants: Contestants must be 16–27 years old and lived in Indonesia
Special city auditions In addition to big cities, Indonesian Idol also held auditions in several cities in Indonesia to move to the main audition (regional audition):
Kupang Makassar Manado Malang Palembang Semarang Ambon Padang Purwokerto Banjarmasin Cirebon Balikpapan Sukabumi
Elimination round Held at the Studio 4 of RCTI for the third straight year, the first day of the elimination round featured the 113 contestants from the auditions round singing solo a cappella. 50 contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into 10 groups and perform. 26 of them advanced to the finals of the elimination round requiring a solo performance with a full band. 20 of them made it to the Top 20 show where the judges take contestants one by one and tell them if they made the final 20.
Semi-finalist
The following is a list of Top 20 semi-finalists who failed to reach the finals:
ContestantAge Occupation Hometown Amevia Adhila Putri 17 High School Student Yogyakarta Billy Wino 24 Singer Ambon, Maluku Elvan Saragih 19 College Student Jakarta Irine Septiani 25 Background Singer Jakarta Jouharotul Khoiriyyah 20 College Student Surabaya, East Java M. Ilham 21 College Student Jakarta Naomi Harahap 26 Lawyer Medan, North Sumatra Vallen Raturamis 23 Singer Manado, North Sulawesi
Finalist
The following is the list of Top 20 semi-finalists who succeed to reach the finals:
ContestantAge Occupation HometownAhmad Abdul27Graphic Designer / MusicianDenpasar, BaliAyu Putrisundari19College StudentYogyakartaBianca Jodie21Restaurant MarketingYogyakartaChandra Wahyudi24Street MusicianSamarinda, East KalimantanGhea Indrawari19College StudentSingkawang, West KalimantanGlen Samuel21College Student / SingerJayapura, PapuaJoanita Veroni20College StudentKaimana, West PapuaKevin Aprillio17High School StudentYogyakartaMaria Simorangkir16High School StudentMedan, North SumatraMarion Jola17High School StudentKupang, East Nusa Tenggara Mona Magang20College Student Atambua, East Nusa TenggaraWithney Julinetha16High School StudentAmbon, Maluku
Semi-finals
Showcase Round The top 20 Show was divided into two nights and aired live on 15 and 16 January 2018 at 9:00 p.m. The contestants performed songs of their choice (there was no particular theme) with twelve contestants performed on the first night, and the other performed on the second night along with the result. Ten contestants with most vote advanced automatically to the Spectacular Show, and then each judges would pick one contestant left to compete along the Top 10. There were 20 semi-finalists, twelve females and eight males.
Showcase Round Night 1 Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) Result 1 Amevia Putri Adhila "Jangan Gila" (Bunga Citra Lestari) Eliminated 2 Glen Samuel "How Long" (Charlie Puth) Armand's choice 3 Ahmad Abdul "This Town" (Niall Horan) Advanced 4 Vallen Raturamis "Dia" (Anji) Eliminated 5 Elvan Saragih "Terjebak Nostalgia" (Raisa) Eliminated 6 Bianca Jodie "Bukti" (Virgoun) Advanced 7 Naomi Harahap "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Celine Dion) Ari's Choice 8 Joanita Veroni "Runnin' (Lose It All)" (Naughty Boy feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin) Advanced 9 Chandra Wahyudi "Pergilah Kasih" (Chrisye) Judika's choice 10 Irine Septiani "Hanya Cinta yang Bisa" (Agnez Mo feat. Titi DJ) Eliminated 11 Withney Julinetha "Masterpiece" (Jessie J) Advanced 12 Maria Simorangkir "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder) Maia's choice
Showcase Round Night 2 Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) Result 1 M. Ilham Nahumarury "Perfect Strangers" (Jonas Blue & JP Cooper) Eliminated 2 Kevin Aprilio "Cukup Tahu" (Rizky Febian) Advanced 3 Mona Magang "Best Thing I Never Had" (Beyoncé) Advanced 4 Ayu Putrisundari "Attention" (Charlie Puth)Advanced 5 Jauharotul Khoiriyyah "Yank" (Wali) Bunga's choice 6 Marion Jola "Dekat di Hati" (RAN) Advanced 7 Ghea Indrawari "Akad" (Payung Teduh) Advanced 8 Billy Wino "Kekasih Bayangan" (Cakra Khan) Advanced
Top 15 Show The semifinalists once again took the stage to compete the 12 tickets to the Spectacular Show. The one night show took place on 22 January 2018 at 9:00 pm (UTC−5 9:00 am) live. The Top 15 contestants performed the songs of their choice and no particular theme introduced yet. Ten contestants with the most votes advanced to the Spectacular Show along with two contestants chosen by judges as a wildcard contestants.
Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) Result 1 Mona Magang "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) Advanced 2 Jauharotul Khoiriyyah "Fana Merah Jambu" (Fourtwnty) Eliminated 3 Chandra Wahyudi "Nakal" (Gigi) Advanced 4 Billy Wino "Berharap Tak Berpisah" (Reza Artamevia) Eliminated 5 Ayu Putrisundari "Chained to the Rhythm" (Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley) Wildcard 6 Maria Simorangkir "Tears" (Clean Bandit feat. Louisa Johnson) Advanced 7 Withney Julinetha "Jangan Hilangkan Dia" (Rossa) Advanced 8 Ghea Indrawari "Dear Future Husband" (Meghan Trainor) Advanced 9 Kevin Aprillo "Dewi" (Dewa 19) Wildcard 10 Bianca Jodie "Perfect" (Ed Sheeran) Advanced11 Ahmad Abdul "Cinta dan Benci" (Geisha) Advanced 12 Marion Jola "Damn I Love You" (Agnez Mo) Advanced 13 Naomi Harahap "Back to You" (Louis Tomlinson feat. Bebe Rexha) Eliminated 14 Glenn Samuel "Talking to the Moon" (Bruno Mars) Advanced 15 Joanita Veroni "Whole Lotta Woman" (Kelly Clarkson) Advanced
Finals
Top 12 - Indonesian Idols Episode Order Contestant Song (Original artist) ResultSpectacular Show 1 1 Kevin Aprilio "Sadis" (Afgan) Advanced 2 Mona Magang "Cinta Pertama dan Terakhir" (Sherina) Eliminated 3 Withney Julinetha "Malaikat Juga Tahu" (Dewi 'Dee' Lestari) Bottom 3 4 Maria Simorangkir "Apakah Ini Cinta" (Judika) Advanced 5 Joanita Veroni "Mencintaimu" (Krisdayanti) Advanced 6 Ahmad Abdul "Rahasia Hati" (Element) Advanced 7 Ghea Indrawari "Kangen" (Dewa 19) AdvancedSpectacular Show 2 8 Glen Samuel "Cinta Kan Membawamu Kembali" (Dewa 19) Bottom 3 9 Bianca Jodie "Penyendiri" (Nadya Fatira) Advanced 10 Marion Jola "Firasat" (Marcell Siahaan) Advanced11 Ayu Putrisundari "Jaran Goyang" (Nella Kharisma) Advanced 12 Chandra Wahyudi "I'm Sorry Goodbye" (Krisdayanti) Advanced
Top 11 - Expect the Unexpected / Audition Songs Episode Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) ResultSpectacular Show 3 1 Joanita Veroni "Trouble" Safe 2 Ayu Putrisundari "Pamit" Safe 3 Bianca Jodie "Broken Vow" Safe 4 Kevin Aprilio "Sayang" Safe 5 Chandra Wahyudi "Bebaskan Diriku" Bottom 3 6 Withney Julinetha "Firework" Eliminated 7 Marion Jola "Work" Safe 8 Maria Simorangkir "This Is What You Came For" Safe 9 Ghea Indrawari "Isn't She Lovely" Safe 10 Glen Samuel "Strip That Down" Bottom 3 11 Ahmad Abdul "Don't Look Back in Anger" SafeSpectacular Show 4 1 Ghea Indrawari "Issues" Safe 2 Kevin Aprilio "Ain't No Sunshine" Safe 3 Ayu Putrisundari "Blue Suede Shoes" Safe 4 Glen Samuel "Lay Me Down" Bottom 3 5 Ahmad Abdul "Lost Stars" Safe 6 Marion Jola "Siapkah Kau 'tuk Jatuh Cinta Lagi" Safe 7 Withney Julinetha "Mamma Knows Best" Eliminated 8 Maria Simorangkir "Sampai Habis Air Mataku" Safe 9 Joanita Veroni "Love On Top" Safe 10 Chandra Wahyudi "The Second You Sleep" Bottom 3 11 Bianca Jodie "Side to Side" Safe
Top 10 - Solo / Duet For the first time in the Spectacular Show, all the finalists took a solo and duet performance with other finalist.
Episode Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) ResultSpectacular Show 5 1 Ayu Putrisundari "Stressed Out" Safe 2 Marion Jola "Moving On" Safe 3 Maria Simorangkir "Note to God" Safe4 Bianca Jodie "True Colors" Bottom 3 5 Ghea Indrawari "Adventure of a Lifetime" Safe 6 Chandra Wahyudi "Cukup Siti Nurbaya" Safe 7 Kevin Aprilio "Stay with Me" Eliminated 8 Joanita Veroni "Could You Be Loved" Safe 9 Ahmad Abdul "Wild Thoughts" Safe 10 Glen Samuel "Mirrors" Bottom 3Spectacular Show 61 Bianca Jodie & Glen Samuel "Surat Cinta Untuk Starla" N/A 2 Ahmad Abdul & Ghea Indrawari "Dari Mata" 3 Chandra Wahyudi & Maria Simorangkir "Mengejar Matahari" 4 Kevin Aprilio & Marion Jola "Buktikan" 5 Ayu Putrisundari & Joanita Veroni "Come Together"
Guest performer(s): Anne-Marie ("Rockabye" & "Friends")
Top 9 - This Is Me Due to Miss Indonesia 2018 final night on Friday, February 23 that held on the same studio as Indonesian Idol this season, the Top 9 finalists only sang one time on Monday show and there wasn't Tuesday show as usual. The results was also announced at the end of the Monday show. Episode Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) ResultSpectacular Show 7 1 Bianca Jodie "In the Name of Love" Safe 2 Glen Samuel "Treasure" Safe 3 Chandra Wahyudi "Tua Tua Keladi" Eliminated4 Ahmad Abdul "Monokrom" Bottom 3 5 Ayu Putrisundari "Déjà Vu" Bottom 3 6 Marion Jola "Dangerous Woman" Safe 7 Maria Simorangkir "Kecewa" Safe 8 Ghea Indrawari "I'm Yours" Safe 9 Joanita Veroni "Respect" Safe
Top 8 - Songs About Love Episode Order Contestant Song (Original Artist) ResultSpectacular Show 8 1 Ahmad Abdul "Kiss Me" Safe 2 Joanita Veroni "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya" Safe 3 Marion Jola "Pupus" Bottom 34 Bianca Jodie "Sambalado" Safe 5 Ghea Indrawari "Aku Cinta Kau dan Dia" Safe 6 Ayu Putrisundari "Haruskah Ku Mati" Safe 7 Maria Simorangkir "Cinta di Ujung Jalan" Bottom 3 8 Glen Samuel "Beauty and a Beat" Eliminated
Top 7 - Original Soundtrack + Episode Order Contestant Song (original artist) ResultSpectacular Show 9 1 Ayu Putrisundari "Writing's on the Wall" (Sam Smith) Safe 2 Ghea Indrawari "How Far I'll Go" (Auliʻi Cravalho) Safe 3 Marion Jola "Toxic" (Britney Spears) Safe 4 Maria Simorangkir "Never Enough" (Loren Allred) Safe 5 Ahmad Abdul "Starving" (Hailee Steinfeld & Grey featuring Zedd) Safe 6 Joanita Veroni "Biru" (Vina Panduwinata) Bottom 2 7 Bianca Jodie "Skyscraper" (Demi Lovato) Eliminated Guest performer(s): Shane Filan ("Need You Now" with Top 7 finalists & "Heaven")
Top 6 - Songs from 21st Century