X Factor Indonesia (season 2)


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 second season aired on 3 April 2015 and is produced by RCTI in-house production and Fremantle Media Indonesia led by Fabian Dharmawan, RCTI's head of production, together with FM's SVP content and production, Glenn Sims. :id:Robby Purba|Robby Purba resumes his role as the host of the show alongside returning judges Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, and Bebi Romeo, while Anggun is replaced by Afgan due to her new commitment as a judge for Asia's Got Talent The competition was won by Jebe & Petty and Rossa emerged as the winning mentor for the second time.

Judges and hosts

was the first cast member confirmed to return for the second season in July 2014 during an interview with media. In January 2015, Anggun tweeted that she would leave X Factor Indonesia for an international project which was later revealed to be a judging role for Asia's Got Talent. Her replacement was later confirmed to be young pop star Afgan after RCTI released a series of promos featuring the judges for the second season, which include the remaining judges from the first season Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, and Bebi Romeo, on the late of March 2015.

Selection process

Auditions

The producers' auditions began on January 14–15, 2015 at the Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java. More producers' auditions were held on January 17–18 at the State University of Medan in Medan, North Sumatra, January 24–25 at the Jogja Expo Center in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, February 3–4 at the Sasana Budaya Ganesha in Bandung, West Java and concluded on February 10–12 at the Balai Samudera in Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region.
Audition cityOpen audition dateOpen audition venue
Surabaya14–15 January 2015Airlangga University
Medan17–18 January 2015State University of Medan
Yogyakarta24–25 January 2015Jogja Expo Center
Bandung3–4 February 2015Sasana Budaya Ganesha
Jakarta10–12 February 2015Balai Samudera

The contestants who passed producers' audition were later invited to the last set of auditions in Jakarta. 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. The auditions were broadcast on April 3, 10, 17, and 24 episodes.

Bootcamp

119 acts reached the bootcamp in Jakarta, which includes three sets of challenge. On day one, each act has to perform an a cappella song for 30 second in front of the judges. Afterwards 43 acts were eliminated and the remaining 76 acts were grouped into pairs that will participate in a sing-off duel on the second day, similar to The Voice's battle round. The number of contestants were further reduced after the judges chose only 12 acts for each category, with the exception of only 7 acts for Groups category, to put through to the final challenge. In addition, the judges also gave a second chance for several contestants who were rejected as soloists to continue the competition as groups and formed 3 new groups, thus increasing the number of acts from Groups category into 10. It was also revealed that Dhani would mentor the Overages, Rossa would mentor the Groups, Afgan would mentor the Girls, and Bebi would mentor the Boys. The first two challenges of bootcamp were broadcast on May 1 episode.
The final round of bootcamp follows the new format of six-chair challenge featured on the American and the British version of the show. Judges make decisions on whom to put through to judges' houses straight after each act has performed, with those getting a yes taking a seat in the final six chairs on stage. It is up to the mentor to decide, which act they want to take to judges' houses, but once all six spots are full, if the mentor wants to send another act through to the next stage it means they have to replace one of those who were previously given a yes. After the six-chair challenge, the number of remaining acts were narrowed down to 24. The six-chair challenge were broadcast on May 8 and 15 episodes.
Key:
EpisodeCategory ActOrderSongMentor's decisionSwitched with
Episode 6
Overages Mita Yusuf1"Ain't It Fun"Put in chair 1
Episode 6
Overages Rahmadani Nasution2"Simply The Best"Put in chair 2
Episode 6
Overages M. Habib Salim3"Englishman in New York"Put in chair 3
Episode 6
Overages Ika Roesmaya4"Lips Are Movin"Eliminated
Episode 6
Overages Sulle Wijaya5"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"Put in chair 4
Episode 6
Overages Milvarra Pohan6":id:Diskografi Dewa 19|Cukup Siti Nurbaya"Eliminated
Episode 6
Overages Desy Natalia7"California King Bed"Put in chair 5
Episode 6
Overages Rani Klees8"Like A Stone"Put in chair 6
Episode 6
Overages Angela July9"Love of My Life"Put in chair 1Mita Yusuf
Episode 6
Overages Rizky Kurniady10"Crazy"Eliminated
Episode 6
Overages Yosua Pichaba Sitompul11"Jealous Guy"Eliminated
Episode 6
Overages Ditta Kristy12"The Edge of Glory"Put in chair 3M. Habib Salim
Episode 6
Boys Ario Setiawan1"Save the Last Dance for Me"Put in chair 1
Episode 6
Boys Siera Latupeirissa2":id:Seperti yang Kau Minta|Seperti yang Kau Minta"Put in chair 2
Episode 6
Boys Daniel Ferro3"Now and Forever"Eliminated
Episode 6
Boys Yefta Richael4"Wish You Were Here"Put in chair 3
Episode 6
Boys Muhammad Rajasa5"Human"Eliminated
Episode 6
Boys Irwan Saputra6"The One That Got Away"Eliminated
Episode 6
Boys Mikael Ronodipuro7"I'll Be"Put in chair 4
Episode 6
Boys Aditya Wijaya8"Moon Blue"Put in chair 5
Episode 6
Boys Ramli Nurhappi9"U Got It Bad"Put in chair 6
Episode 6
Boys I Gusti Bagus Ananta10"Talking to the Moon"Put in chair 4Mikael Ronodipuro
Episode 6
Boys Reymond Dominggus11"Locked Out of Heaven"Eliminated
Episode 6
Boys Aldy Saputra12"Let It Go"Put in chair 4I Gusti Bagus Ananta
Episode 7
Girls Anugrah Kusuma1"Rather Be"Eliminated
Episode 7
Girls Lili Aulya Rizki2"Not Like the Movies"Put in chair 1
Episode 7
Girls Julia Martinez3"Ragga Medley"Put in chair 2
Episode 7
Girls Riska Wulandari4"Casualty of Love"Put in chair 3
Episode 7
Girls Nadira Arisanty5"As Long as You're There"Put in chair 4
Episode 7
Girls Yesa Asadela6"The Phoenix"Eliminated
Episode 7
Girls Ismi Riza7"Melt My Heart to Stone"Put in chair 5
Episode 7
Girls Janita Pangaribuan8"A Year Without Rain"Put in chair 6
Episode 7
Girls Yani Citra9":id:Slank|Sympathy Blues"Eliminated
Episode 7
Girls Yohana Sarah10"Cry"Put in chair 1Lili Aulya Rizki
Episode 7
Girls Clarisa Dewi11"I Can't Let Go"Put in chair 6Janita Pangaribuan
Episode 7
Girls Ajeng Astiani12"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"Put in chair 4Nadira Arisanty
Episode 7
Groups Pimp1":id:Rumpies|Nurlela"Put in chair 1
Episode 7
Groups Mini Me2"Hollaback Girl"Put in chair 2
Episode 7
Groups Vice Versa3"Take Me Home"Put in chair 3
Episode 7
Groups Xpecta4"That Should Be Me"Eliminated
Episode 7
Groups Chiara Duo5"Radioactive"Put in chair 4
Episode 7
Groups Jebe & Petty6"Kanye"Put in chair 5
Episode 7
Groups VocaGroove7"Roman Picisan"Put in chair 6
Episode 7
Groups Classy8"Heart Attack"Put in chair 1Pimp
Episode 7
Groups 2RF9"Story of My Life"Eliminated
Episode 7
Groups Jad n Sugy10"Try"Put in chair 3Vice Versa

The 24 successful acts were:
The judges' home visit was the last stage of the selection process. The final selection process was aided by an assistant per category. Vina Panduwinata joined Dhani at his private villa in Puncak, Judika joined Rossa at her private house in Jakarta, Maia Estianty joined Bebi at Sheraton Hotel in Tangerang, and Cakra Khan joined Afgan at Kemang in 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. The judges' home visits were broadcast on May 22 and 29 episodes.
Key
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistantContestants eliminatedWildcards
AfganGirlsKemang, Jakarta:id:Cakra Khan|Cakra KhanJulia Martinez, Yohana SarahAjeng Astiani
DhaniOveragesPuncak, BogorVina PanduwinataRani Klees, Ditta KristyRahmadani Nasution
RossaGroupsRossa's HouseJudikaMini Me, VocaGrooveChiara Duo
BebiBoysTangerangMaia EstiantyYefta Richael, Aditya WijayaArio Setiawan

Key:
EpisodeCategory ActOrderSongMentor's decisionCalling
Episode 8
Boys Ario Setiawan1"Wake Me Up"Eliminated7
Episode 8
Boys Aditya Wijaya5"Sudah"Eliminated2
Episode 8
Boys Ramli Nurhappi6"Night Changes"Advanced3
Episode 8
Boys Siera Latupeirissa7"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"Advanced12
Episode 8
Boys Yefta Richael8"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Eliminated11
Episode 8
Boys Aldy Saputra11"Uptown Funk"Advanced8
Episode 8
Overages Ditta Kristy2"Heart-Shaped Box"Eliminated6
Episode 8
Overages Rani Klees3"Don't Stop Me Now"Eliminated10
Episode 8
Overages Rahmadani Nasution4"Save Me"Eliminated5
Episode 8
Overages Desy Natalia9"The Man Who Sold the World"Advanced9
Episode 8
Overages Sulle Wijaya10"Tie Your Mother Down"Advanced4
Episode 8
Overages Angela July12"You Take My Breath AwayAdvanced1
Episode 9
Girls Riska Wulandari1"Love"Advanced12
Episode 9
Girls Ajeng Astiani3"Honesty"Eliminated11
Episode 9
Girls Julia Martinez4" Give It Up to Me"Eliminated10
Episode 9
Girls Yohana Sarah9"Pyramid"Eliminated5
Episode 9
Girls Ismi Riza10"Turn Your Lights Down Low"Advanced6
Episode 9
Girls Clarisa Dewi12"The Trouble with Love Is"Advanced4
Episode 9
Groups Chiara Duo2"Officially Missing You"Eliminated3
Episode 9
Groups Mini Me5"Blank Space"Eliminated2
Episode 9
Groups Jebe & Petty6"Gladiator"Advanced9
Episode 9
Groups VocaGroove7"Animals"Eliminated8
Episode 9
Groups Classy8"Little Me"Advanced7
Episode 9
Groups Jad n Sugy11"Heartbeat Song"Advanced1

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. Bebi chose Ario Setiawan, Afgan chose Ajeng Astiani, Rossa chose Chiara Duo and Dhani chose Rahmadani Nasution. Ajeng was revealed as the thirteenth act in the end of show.
ActOrderSong
Aldy Saputra1"Don't"
Riska Wulandari2"Who You Are"
Jad n Sugy3"Unconditionally"
Sulle Wijaya4"Why Can't This Be Love"
Ramli Nurhappi5"Chains"
Ismi Riza6"Love Me Harder"
Classy7"Sing"
Desy Natalia8"Any Other Fool"
Siera Latupeirissa9"Light My Fire"
Clarisa Dewi10"Run"
Jebe & Petty11"Fancy"
Angela July12"Only Hope"

Finalists

The 13 finalists were confirmed as follows;
Key:

Gala live shows

The Gala live shows began on June 12, 2015. The shows are filmed at the Studio 8 RCTI, Jakarta.

Result summary

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Week 1 (June 12)

;Judges' decisions to eliminate
;Judges' decisions to eliminate
;Judges' decisions to eliminate
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Classy was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 4 (July 3)

;Judges' decisions to eliminate
;Judges' decisions to eliminate
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Sulle Wijaya was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 6 (July 24)

The sixth Gala Live Show was planned to air on July 17. But, because of public Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr which took place on July 18, the sixth week of Gala Live Show was postponed for a week to respect the Muslim viewers of the show which will celebrate it.
;Judges' decisions to eliminate
;Judges' decisions to eliminate
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Angela July was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 8 (August 7)

;Judges' decisions to eliminate
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Ajeng Astiani was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 9 (August 14)

! scope="row" | Desy Natalia
! scope="row" | Clarisa Dewi
! scope="row" | Jebe & Petty
! scope="row" | Ramli Nurhappi
! scope="row" | Aldy Saputra
!colspan="6"|No final showdown

Week 10: Semi-final (August 21)

For the first time of the show, the semi-final featured five acts. Owing to the privilege of the guest judge's save in the ninth week, two acts were eliminated from the season's semi-final. The two acts with the fewest votes were automatically eliminated.

Final's Week: Round 1 (August 28)

ActOrderFirst songMovieOrderSecond song
Desy Natalia1"Bohemian Rhapsody"Wayne's World4"Moves Like Jagger"
Jebe & Petty2"Flashlight"Pitch Perfect 25"Sayap Pelindungmu"
Clarisa Dewi3"Run to You"The Bodyguard6"Domino"

Due to the grand final being in two parts, the public votes will be accumulated with the second finale week's votes and the grand total votes at the end of the final will decide which of the contenders will win. The fewest public votes on the middle of second finale week's performances will eliminate its contender immediately.

Final's Week: Round 2 (September 4)

ActOrderFirst songDivaOrderSecond song OrderWinning songResult
Jebe & Petty1"Paparazzi" / "Poker Face"Lady Gaga4"Jangan Kau Bohong" 8"Over You"Safe
Desy Natalia2"Single Ladies "Beyoncé6"Karena Aku Pacarmu" N/AN/AEliminated
Clarisa Dewi3"Fighter"Christina Aguilera5"Aku Yang Tersakiti" 7"Hilang"Safe

Result Show (September 11)

ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
Jebe & Petty1"Hey Mama"3"Scream and Shout" Winner
Clarisa Dewi2"All By Myself"4"Sadis" Runner-up

Contestants who appeared on other talent shows