The third season of Rising Star Indonesia aired on RCTI starting 17 December 2018. Judika, Ariel "Noah", and Rossa returned as experts from the previous season, while Indonesian composer Yovie Widianto replaced Anang Hermansyah. Audition was held in four major cities in Indonesia: Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, and Jakarta.
Regional Auditions
On 11 September 2018, it was announced that Rising Star Indonesia 2018 would begin the auditions in four big cities in Indonesia: Bandung, Medan, Surabaya, and Jakarta. Four cities also added as a special hunt auditions, those cities are Yogyakarta, Kupang, Makassar, and Ambon. Those who passed their first audition would go in front of the experts in Room Auditions.
The open call auditions were held in the following locations: Date Audition venue LocationSeptember 22, 2018Sabuga CenterBandungSeptember 29, 2016Medan International Convention CenterMedanOctober 11, 2016Balai PrajuritSurabayaOctober 26–28, 2016MNC TowerJakarta
Room Auditions The room auditions aired over five episodes from 17 December 2018 until 24 January 2019. The contestants who passed the first auditions then asked to sing their chosen song, and then at the end the experts would comment and also decided whether the contestant could go to the next round with a yes or a no. The contestant that received at least three yeses advanced to the Live Auditions. 70 soloist, duos, and group bands later selected to go through to the Live Auditions.
Live Auditions Each performance begins with the contestant singing behind a screen ("The Wall"). Once the contestant reaches 70% of "Yes" votes, the wall was raised and the contestant goes to the next round of the competition. Alongside the viewers' vote, four of the experts have 5% of the vote each, which will be added should they vote "Yes". New twist was added this season, each experts had a golden arrow vote to immediately save a contestant who failed to reach the minimum bar to open the wall.
Color key Expert gave a yes vote Expert gave a no vote Expert gave the golden arrow vote Contestant advanced to the next round Contestant advanced to the next round after received the golden arrow vote Contestant was eliminated
Live Auditions 1 (Jan. 7) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Jacqueline Caroline 16 Batam "I'd Rather Go Blind" 47% Golden Vote 2 Adriansyah Alfaridzi 25 Bekasi "I'll Never Love Again" 27% Eliminated 3 Rayfa Qadra 17 Medan "Mantan Terindah" 43% Eliminated 4 Sasya Sava 19 Jakarta "Takkan Terganti" 42% Eliminated 5 Fathdina Kartika 17 Malang "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" 44% Eliminated 6 Ringga Desilina 41 Jakarta "Piece Of My Heart" 41% Eliminated 7 Angeline Victoria 15 Surabaya "Ride" 77% Advanced 8 Krishna Mukti 22 Denpasar "Let It Be" 83% Advanced 9 Febrian Naben 18 Poso "Jadi Gila" 59% Eliminated 10 Cantika Salma 16 Kediri "Bukan Untukku" 76% Advanced 11 Achmad Ma'mun 28 Bandung "Adventure of a Lifetime" 90% Advanced
Live Auditions 2 (Jan. 8) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Salwa Jasmine 17 Malang "Royals" 80% Advanced 2 Ellan Palestina 27 Bekasi "Jadi Aku Sebentar Saja" 82% Advanced 3 Igan Andhika 17 Bogor "It Will Rain" 90% Advanced 4 Sadirono 24 & 25 Yogyakarta "Havana" / "Cinta" 49% Eliminated 5 Reza Dharmawangsa 20 Bandung "Die in Your Arms" 79% Advanced 6 Parto Fransiskus 15 Bekasi "Feeling Good" 91% Advanced 7 Shelby Aditya 20 Bandung "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" 73% Advanced 8 Indah Aqila 18 Medan "Warrior" 78% Advanced 9 Dewa Krisna 22 Gianyar "Kangen (Ku Akan Datang)" 75% Advanced 10 Fadilah Khalda 19 Banten "Don't You Remember" 90% Advanced 11 Yohanes 19 Depok "Always" 51% Eliminated 12 Yenny Christianti 29 Jakarta "All We Know" 76% Advanced
Live Auditions 3 (Jan. 14) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Tarishah Firdianti 15 Malang "Jangan" 60% Eliminated 2 Elvan Saragih 19 Jakarta "Every Time I Close My Eyes" 86% Advanced 3 Inggrid Wakano 19 Kupang "Selalu Cinta" 88% Advanced 4 Muhammad Zayyan 18 Tangerang "Topik Semalam" 45% Eliminated 5 Mirriam Eka 19 Yogyakarta "Sebuah Rasa" 70% Advanced 6 R&D23 & 26 Kupang "Get Up, Stand Up" 86% Advanced 7 She's Bro 22-24 Pontianak "Story of My Life" 77% Advanced 8 Vilmasheila Vereira 17 Yogyakarta "Gloomy Sunday" 45% Eliminated 9 Alya Bintang 15 Boyolali "Something's Got a Hold on Me" 81% Advanced 10 Lucas Hutauruk 21 Medan "Jangan Berhenti Mencintaiku" 32% Eliminated 11 Fenny Febiany 31 Surabaya "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 46% Eliminated
Live Auditions 4 (Jan. 15) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Efo Lala 23 Medan "Flying Without Wings" 58% Eliminated 2 Waode Hasriani 17 Makassar "Run to You" 86% Advanced 3 Yohana Tarigan 19 Medan "Killing Me Softly with His Song" 86% Advanced 4 D'Bamboo 21-30 Medan "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" 77% Advanced 5 Novi Sundari 23 Medan "Kiss from a Rose" 51% Eliminated 6 Agnes Indah 19 Semarang "Sandiwara Cinta" 80% Advanced 7 Tongkat Kayu 21-27 Banten "Bujangan" 60% Eliminated 8 Windy Fajriah 18 Jakarta "Brokenhearted" 60% Eliminated 9 Alison Voices 18-22 Yogyakarta "This Is Me" 72% Advanced 10 Tiurma Panggabean 24 Medan "The Scientist" 52% Eliminated 11 Ayu Gurnita 16 Bandung "Mimpi" 77% Advanced 12 Aurelia Xena 18 Yogyakarta "Don't Stop Me Now" 66% Eliminated
Live Auditions 5 (Jan. 21) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Truly Lidya 17 Jakarta "Fallin'" 80% Advanced 2 Suci Sitorus 17 Medan "Never Enough" 75% Advanced 3 Yemima Grace 17 Jakarta "Jar of Hearts" 78% Advanced 4 Galih Widya 19 Pemalang "Gambang Semarang" 46% Eliminated 5 Refo Abidar 19 Jakarta "Gravity" 58% Eliminated 6 Bryce Adam 21 Luwuk "Ku Salah Menilai" 95% Advanced 7 SAS 20-25 Jakarta "God is a woman" 78% Advanced 8 Syifa Afnan 15 Jakarta "COPYCAT" 74% Advanced 9 Karen Claudia 16 Bekasi "My Everything" 84% Advanced 10 Bagus Wicaksono 25 Tegal "You're the Inspiration" 80% Advanced 11 Yoga Yeristri 17 Tangerang "Seribu Tahun Lamanya" 78% Advanced 12 Maretha Primadani 17 Lamongan "Side to Side" 60% Eliminated
Live Auditions 6 (Jan. 22) Order Contestant Age Hometown SongScore Expert VoteResult Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Siti Rosalia 17 Mataram "Roxanne" 81% Advanced 2 Salma Faradhila 17 Klaten "Rapuh" 79% Advanced 3 Natasya Rachel 20 Surabaya "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 68% Eliminated 4 Athifah Anggraeni 18 Makassar "Benci Untuk Mencinta" 78% Advanced 5 Indah Madya 18 Padang "Cinta Satukan Kita" 34% Eliminated 6 Vadhlil Amaya 26 Pekanbaru "Englishman in New York" 77% Advanced 7 Ratu Harahap 20 Medan "My Heart Will Go On" 46% Eliminated 8 Logonta Tarigan 23 Medan "Dive" 83% Advanced 9 Andika Irwan 25 Makassar "End of the Road" 75% Advanced 10 Ratih Pradnyaswari 21 Gianyar "Best Mistake" 76% Advanced 11 Reza Fahlevi 20 Banda Aceh "Menghitung Hari 2" 46% Eliminated 12 Yayang Caesar 20 Surakarta "Shape of You" 93% Advanced
Live Duels Contestants who make it through the auditions are paired by the judges to face off in a duel. The first contestant to sing, chosen by a coin toss before the show, sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant. The second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated; if the second contestant fails to raise the wall, the second contestant is eliminated and the first contestant was through. A new twist also introduced this season, each experts could pick two contestants who lost their duels, so there will be 8 wild card contestants who could participate in the next round, The Final Duels.
Color key Expert gave a yes vote Expert gave a no vote Contestant won their duels and advanced to the next round Contestant lost their duels but received the wild card Contestant lost their duels and was eliminated
Live Duels 1 (Jan. 28) Order Contestant Song Score Expert Vote Result Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Shelby Aditya "Penipu Hati" 51% Eliminated Achmad Ma'mun "Say You Won't Let Go" 82% Advanced 2 Parto Fransiskus "Kemarin" 66% Wild Card Alya Bintang "Masterpiece" 71% Advanced 3 She's Bro "Akad" 76% Advanced Fadilah Khalda "Kekasih Sejati" 58% Eliminated 4 Indah Aqila "Tega" 47% Eliminated Reza Darmawangsa "Too Much to Ask" 87% Advanced 5 Krishna Mukti "Pupus" 65% Wild Card Ayu Gurnita "Jangan Rubah Takdirku" 78% Advanced
Live Duels 2 (Jan. 29) Order Contestant Song Score Expert Vote Result Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Angeline Victoria "Thunder" / "Young Dumb & Broke" 83% Advanced Yenny Christiani "Something Just like This" 69% Wild Card 2 Salwa Jasmine "Mercy" 79% Advanced Mirriam Eka "Bukannya Aku Takut" 75% Wild Card 3 Yohana Tarigan "Always Remember Us This Way" 73% Wild CardIgan Andhika "You Are the Reason" 85% Advanced 4 Ellan Palestina "Bamboléo" 77% Advanced Jacqueline Caroline "Nobody Love" 68% Wild Card 5 Cantika Salma "Bimbang" 69% Wild Card R&D "Inikah Cinta" 72% Advanced
Live Duels 3 (Feb. 3) Order Contestant Song Score Expert Vote Result Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Agnes Indah "Sway" 79% Advanced Andhika Irwan "Setengah Hati" 44% Eliminated 2 Truly Lidya "If I Were a Boy" 73% Eliminated Alison Voices "The Prayer" 83% Advanced 3 Inggrid Wakano "How Do I Live" 81% Advanced Yoga Yeristri "Back at One" 55% Eliminated 4 D'Bamboo "Rumah Kita" 77% Eliminated Yayang Caesar "All About That Bass" 79% Advanced 5 Ratih Pradnyaswari "Cinta Sejati" 38% Eliminated Salma Faradhila "Wrecking Ball" 91% Advanced 6 Athifah Anggraeni "Make You Feel My Love" 65% Eliminated Bagus Wicaksono "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" 79% Advanced
Live Duels 4 (Feb. 4) Order Contestant Song Score Expert Vote Result Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Elvan Saragih "Esok Kan Masih Ada" 78% Advanced Dewa Krisna "Imagine" 70% Eliminated 2 Yemima Grace "Because of You" 66% Eliminated Waode Hasriani "Broken Vow" 81% Advanced 3 Bryce Adam "I Still Believe in You" 63% Eliminated Suci Sitorus "Bias Sinar" 65% Advanced 4 Syifa Adnan "Dari Mata" 47% Eliminated Karen Claudia "Almost Is Never Enough" 87% Advanced 5 SAS "Mengejar Matahari" 64% Eliminated Siti Rosalia "How Deep Is Your Love" 84% Advanced 6 Logonta Tarigan "I Want You Back" 84% Advanced Vadhlil Amaya "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 80% Wild Card
Wild Card Round (Feb. 11) Order Contestant Song Score Expert Vote Result Judika Rossa Nazril Irham Yovie Widianto 1 Krishna Mukti "Heaven" 81% Advanced 2 Cantika Salma "Who's Lovin' You" 73% Eliminated 3 Mirriam Eka "Harusnya Kau Pilih Aku" 88% Advanced 4 Vadhlil Amaya "I Got You (I Feel Good)" 83% Advanced5 Jacqueline Caroline "Stand Up for Love" 84% Advanced 6 Parto Fransiskus "Feel It Still" 77% Eliminated 7 Yenny Christiani "When You're Gone" 61% Eliminated 8 Yohana Tarigan "Titanium" 73% Eliminated
Final Duels Similar as The Live Duels in previous round which the first contestant sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant, and the second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated, and applies to the opposite. The winner of this round will advanced to the next round, The Playoffs. And from this round on, the show only aired once a week.
Color key Expert gave a yes vote Expert gave a no vote Contestant won their duels and advanced to the next round Contestant lost their duels and was eliminated
Final Duels 1 (Feb. 18) Nazril Irham couldn't attend the live show and replaced by Maia Estianty