# X Factor Indonesia season 3

The third season of X Factor Indonesia aired on 13 December 2021 and is produced by RCTI in-house production and Fremantle Indonesia. Robby Purba resumes his role as the host of the show alongside returning judges Rossa, while Afgan, Ahmad Dhani and Bebi Romeo is replaced by Anang Hermansyah, Bunga Citra Lestari, Ariel "Noah", and Judika. The winner of this season received 1 billion rupiahs, an all-new car and motorcycle units, and a recording contract with Hits Records.
The competition was won by 24-year-old Alvin Jonathan, with Bunga Citra Lestari emerging as the winning mentor, ending Rossa's winning streak in the previous two seasons. It's Bunga's first win as a mentor and the first win for a contestant from the 'Boys' category.

## Judges and hosts

Robby Purba was the first cast member confirmed to return for the third season in July 2021 based on his Instagram post. Later, it was officially announced in X Factor Indonesia's official social media as same as 35th Robby's birthday date at July 25, 2021.
At October 19, 2021 a spoiler video showed at social media that Rossa return for her third season, with another new judges such as Anang Hermansyah, Ariel "Noah", Bunga Citra Lestari, and Judika. Later, it was officially announced in X Factor Indonesia's official social media at November 5, 2021.

## Selection process
### Auditions

The online auditions divided into three phases. First phase began on July 14 – August 15, 2021, second phase began on September 6–19, 2021 and third phase began on October 11–31, 2021 at RCTI+, Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger platform. The online auditions also held at TikTok platform. This season only held online auditions and no held direct auditions in any city because of COVID-19 pandemic.
The contestants who passed online audition were later invited to the last set of auditions in Jakarta. These auditions individually occur simultaneously before the judges; and with no audience in studio to keep COVID-19 safety protocols. The auditions were broadcast on December 13–14 and 20–21 episodes.

### Bootcamp

The 30 successful acts were:
* Boys: Jeremia Frans, Alvin Jonathan, Iyan Joshua, Edo Pratama, Tyok Satrio, Danar Widianto
* Girls: Sonya Bara, Jessica Emmanuella, Nada Fidarensa, Maysha Jhuan, Putu Maydea, Marcella Nursalim
* Males: Abdurrachman, Roby Gultom, Andi Gunawan, Hendra Nurrahman, Daniel Pattinama, Akshin Zaidi
* Females: Intan Ayu, Ruth Nelly, Mary Rumintjap, Elfa Tahmila, Nadhira Ulya, Saly Yuniar
* Groups: 2nd Chance, For-X, GeryGany, The Gon's, Twister, Whiz

### Judges' home visits

Summary of judges' home visits :
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant(s) | Contestants eliminated |
| Anang | Females | Maia Estianty's House | Maia Estianty | Mary Rumintjap, Elfa Tahmila, Saly Yuniar |
| Ariel Noah | Groups | | Ahmad Dhani | For-X, The Gon's, Twister |
| BCL | Boys | BCL's House | Nino Kayam | Jeremia Frans, Iyan Joshua, Tyok Satrio |
| Judika | Males | Playfield Kid's Academy | Armand Maulana | Andi Gunawan, Daniel Pattinama, Akshin Zaidi |
| Rossa | Girls | Rossa's House | Afgan | Sonya Bara, Jessica Emmanuella, Nada Fidarensa |

## Contestants

The top 15 contestants were confirmed as follows;
Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts |
| Boys (BCL) | Alvin Jonathan | Danar Widianto | Edo Pratama |
| Girls (Rossa) | Maysha Jhuan | Putu Maydea | Marcella Nursalim |
| Groups (Ariel Noah) | 2nd Chance | GeryGany | Whiz |
| Males (Judika) | Roby Gultom | Hendra Nurrahman | Abdurrachman |
| Females (Anang) | Ruth Nelly | Nadhira Ulya | Intan Ayu |

## Gala live shows

The Gala live shows began on January 17, 2022.

### Result summary
#### Colour key

Act in team BCL
Act in team Ariel
Act in team Anang
Act in team Rossa
Act in team Judika
Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the Save Me Song
Contestant received the fewest public votes but safe from elimination (no Save Me Song)
Contestant received the most public votes
Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Save Me Song)
Contestant came 1st place
Contestant came 2nd place
The most multi 1st place on public vote
Weekly results per contestant :
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Road To Grand Final | Grand Final | Final Countdown & Result Show |
| Alvin Jonathan | 7th 7.2% | 3rd 9.2% | 2nd 11.2% | 4th 10.5% | 2nd 14.2% | 5th 10.7% | 2nd 17.2% | 3rd 19.8% | 2nd 18.7% | 3rd 19.8% | 2nd 25.3% | Winner 33.9% |
| 2nd Chance | 5th 7.9% | 4th 8.1% | 4th 9.6% | 5th 10.2% | 3rd 11.4% | 4th 11.1% | 3rd 12.1% | 1st 22.9% | 3rd 15.4% | 2nd 21.5% | 3rd 23.5% | Runner-up 33.3% |
| Danar Widianto | 1st 13.2% | 2nd 11.9% | 1st 14.3% | 1st 15.6% | 1st 19.3% | 1st 21.6% | 1st 23.5% | 2nd 20.3% | 1st 27.1% | 1st 30.1% | 1st 31.8% | 3rd 32.8% |
| Maysha Jhuan | 6th 7.8% | 5th 7.4% | 8th 6.9% | 6th 8.1% | 7th 7.7% | 8th 7.2% | 4th 11.4% | 7th 8.3% | 4th 13.9% | 4th 15.4% | '4th 19.4% | Eliminated (Week 11) |
| Roby Gultom | 8th 5.7% | 6th 7.2% | 7th 7.1% | 8th 6.8% | 6th 7.9% | 6th 8.3% | 5th 9.6% | 4th 10.7% | 6th 12.2% | 5th 13.2% | Eliminated (Week 10) | Eliminated (Week 10) |
| GeryGany | 3rd 9.1% | 7th 7.1% | 5th 8.7% | 3rd 11.2% | 5th 8.8% | 3rd 11.4% | 8th 8.6% | 5th 9.2% | '5th 12.7% | Eliminated (Week 9) | Eliminated (Week 9) | Eliminated (Week 9) |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 9th 5.6% | 9th 6.2% | 6th 7.3% | 11th 4.8% | 10th 6.7% | 7th 7.4% | 6th 8.9% | 6th 8.8% | Eliminated (Week 8) | Eliminated (Week 8) | Eliminated (Week 8) | Eliminated (Week 8) |
| Putu Maydea | 2nd 10.2% | 1st 13.7% | 3rd 10.1% | 2nd 11.7% | 4th 9.5% | 2nd 15.4% | 7th 8.7% | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| Ruth Nelly | 10th 5.2% | 8th 7.4% | 9th 6.5% | 7th 7.3% | 8th 7.4% | 9th 6.9% | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| Nadhira Ulya | 13th 3.6% | 10th 6.1% | 12th 5.8% | 9th 6.4% | 9th 7.1% | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Abdurrachman | 12th 4.1% | 13th 4.8% | 10th 6.4% | 10th 5.3% | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Edo Pratama | 4th 9.0% | 11th 5.5% | 11th 6.1% | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| Whiz | 11th 4.3% | 12th 5.4% | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Intan Ayu | 14th 3.9% | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Marcella Nursalim | 15th 3.2% | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | |
| Save Me Song | Intan Ayu, Marcella Nursalim, Nadhira Ulya | Abdurrachman, Whiz | Edo Pratama, Nadhira Ulya | Abdurrachman, Hendra Nurrahman | Hendra Nurrahman, Nadhira Ulya | Maysha Juan, Ruth Nelly | GeryGany, Putu Maydea | Hendra Nurrahman, Maysha Jhuan | GeryGany, Roby Gultom | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| Anang's vote to save | Nadhira Ulya | Abdurrachman | Nadhira Ulya | Hendra Nurrahman | Nadhira Ulya | Ruth Nelly | — | — | — | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| BCL's vote to save | Nadhira Ulya | Abdurrachman | Edo Pratama | Abdurrachman | Hendra Nurrahman | Maysha Juan | GeryGany | Maysha Jhuan | Roby Gultom | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| Ariel Noah's vote to save | — | Whiz | Nadhira Ulya | Hendra Nurrahman | Nadhira Ulya | Maysha Juan | GeryGany | Maysha Jhuan | GeryGany | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| Rossa's vote to save | Marcella Nursalim | Whiz | Nadhira Ulya | Hendra Nurrahman | Hendra Nurrahman | Maysha Juan | Putu Maydea | Maysha Jhuan | Roby Gultom | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| Judika's vote to save | Nadhira Ulya | Abdurrachman | — | — | Hendra Nurrahman | Ruth Nelly | GeryGany | Hendra Nurrahman | Roby Gultom | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. | There is no reappearance in the Save Me Song round or judges selection. The results are determined only based on public votes. |
| Eliminated | Intan Ayu 0 of 4 votes Minority Marcella Nursalim 1 of 4 votes Minority | Whiz 2 of 5 votes Minority | Edo Pratama 1 of 4 votes Minority | Abdurrachman 1 of 4 votes Minority | Nadhira Ulya 2 of 5 votes Minority | Ruth Nelly 2 of 5 votes Minority | Putu Maydea 1 of 5 votes Minority | Hendra Nurrahman 1 of 5 votes Minority | GeryGany 1 of 4 votes Minority | Roby Gultom | Maysha Jhuan | Danar Widianto 2nd Chance Runner-up |
* ^1 Maia Estianty cast Anang Hermansyah's vote in her absence.
* ^2 Ariel Noah was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
* ^3 Maia Estianty cast Anang Hermansyah's vote in her absence.
* ^4 Judika was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
* ^5 Judika was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
* ^6 Armand Maulana cast Judika's vote in his absence.

### Gala live show details
#### Week 1 (January 17)

* Theme: Contestant's Choice
Contestants' performances on the first gala live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Ruth Nelly | 1 | "Million Reasons" | Safe |
| GeryGany | 2 | "Januari" | Safe |
| Roby Gultom | 3 | "Fix You" | Safe |
| Edo Pratama | 4 | "Almost Is Never Enough" | Safe |
| Marcella Nursalim | 5 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Bottom three |
| Intan Ayu | 6 | "Lebih dari Egoku" | Bottom three |
| Whiz | 7 | "Dancing Queen" | Safe |
| Nadhira Ulya | 8 | "Waiting in Vain" | Bottom three |
| Maysha Jhuan | 9 | "Pesan Terakhir" | Safe |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 10 | "Move" | Safe |
| Abdurrachman | 11 | "Back at One" | Safe |
| Alvin Jonathan | 12 | "Pegang Tanganku" | Safe |
| Putu Maydea | 13 | "Drivers License" | Safe |
| Danar Widianto | 14 | "Yang Terdalam" | Safe |
| 2nd Chance | 15 | "Earth Song" | Safe |
| Save Me Song results ||||
| Marcella Nursalim | 1 | "Pergilah Kasih" | Eliminated |
| Intan Ayu | 2 | "Overjoyed" | Eliminated |
| Nadhira Ulya | 3 | "Yellow" | Safe |
Anang Hermansyah was absent for the first gala live show due to being in quarantine. Therefore, Maia Estianty filled in as her replacement.

##### Judges' decisions to save

* Rossa: Marcella Nursalim – Backed her own act
* Estianty: Nadhira Elya – Backed one of Anang's acts and based it on the Save Me Song performance
* Judika: Nadhira Elya – Gave no reason
* BCL: Nadhira Elya – Gave no reason
* Ariel Noah was not required to vote as there was already a majority.

#### Week 2 (January 24)

* Theme: Top Hits songs
Contestants' performances on the second gala live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| GeryGany | 1 | "Kangen" | Safe |
| Maysha Jhuan | 2 | "As the World Caves In" | Safe |
| Nadhira Ulya | 3 | "Tak Bisa Hidup Tanpamu" | Safe |
| Edo Pratama | 4 | "Berakhir Sama" | Safe |
| Ruth Nelly | 5 | "Don't Let Me Down" | Safe |
| Whiz | 6 | "Paralyzed" | Bottom two |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 7 | "Usaha Jeung Doa" (Original song) | Safe |
| Abdurrachman | 8 | "Now I Know" | Bottom two |
| Alvin Jonathan | 9 | "To the Bone" | Safe |
| 2nd Chance | 10 | "Tears" | Safe |
| Putu Maydea | 11 | "River" | Safe |
| Roby Gultom | 12 | "Always Remember Us This Way" | Safe |
| Danar Widianto | 13 | "Mesin Waktu" | Safe |
| Save Me Song results ||||
| Abdurrachman | 1 | "So Sick" | Safe |
| Whiz | 2 | "Separuh Aku" | Eliminated |
Anang Hermansyah was absent for the second gala live show due to being in quarantine. Therefore, Maia Estianty filled in as her replacement.

##### Judges' decisions to save

* Judika: Abdurrachman
* Rossa: Whiz
* Ariel Noah: Whiz
* BCL: Abdurrachman
* Estianty: Abdurrachman

#### Week 3 (January 31)

* Theme: Viewers Challenge
Contestants' performances on the third gala live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Roby Gultom | 1 | "Believe" | Safe |
| Maysha Jhuan | 2 | "Every Summertime" | Safe |
| Edo Pratama | 3 | "The Scientist" | Bottom two |
| Ruth Nelly | 4 | "Sisa Rasa" | Safe |
| Abdurrachman | 5 | "Treat You Better" | Safe |
| GeryGany | 6 | "September" | Safe |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 7 | "Bintangku" | Safe |
| Nadhira Ulya | 8 | "Drag Me Down" | Bottom two |
| Danar Widianto | 9 | "Sepatu" | Safe |
| Putu Maydea | 10 | "Team" | Safe |
| 2nd Chance | 11 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Safe |
| Alvin Jonathan | 12 | "Pray for Me" | Safe |
| Save Me Song results ||||
| Edo Pratama | 1 | "Love You Goodbye" | Eliminated |
| Nadhira Ulya | 2 | "Ordinary People" | Safe |

##### Judges' decisions to save

* Anang: Nadhira Ulya
* BCL: Edo Pratama
* Ariel Noah: Nadhira Ulya
* Rossa: Nadhira Ulya
* Judika was not required to vote as there was already a majority.

#### Week 4 (February 7)

* Theme: Love songs
Contestants' performances on the fourth gala live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Putu Maydea | 1 | "Mimpi" | Safe |
| GeryGany | 2 | "Cantik" | Safe |
| Nadhira Ulya | 3 | "Risalah Hati" | Safe |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 4 | "Memble Tapi Kece" | Bottom two |
| Danar Widianto | 5 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Safe |
| Ruth Nelly | 6 | "What About Us" | Safe |
| Maysha Jhuan | 7 | "Cuek" | Safe |
| Abdurrachman | 8 | "Have Fun, Go Mad" | Bottom two |
| Alvin Jonathan | 9 | "Takkan Berpaling Darimu" | Safe |
| Roby Gultom | 10 | "Waktu dan Perhatian" | Safe |
| 2nd Chance | 11 | "Mirrors" | Safe |
| Save Me Song results ||||
| Abdurrachman | 1 | "Sedih Tak Berujung" | Eliminated |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 2 | "Life of the Party" | Safe |

##### Judges' decisions to save

* Anang: Hendra Nurrahman
* Ariel Noah: Hendra Nurrahman
* BCL: Abdurrachman
* Rossa: Hendra Nurrahman
* Judika was not required to vote as there was already a majority.

#### Week 5 (February 14)

* Theme:
Contestants' performances on the fifth gala live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| 2nd Chance | 1 | "Dekat Di Hati" | Safe |
| Roby Gultom | 2 | "Halo" | Safe |
| Putu Maydea | 3 | "Chandelier" | Safe |
| Danar Widianto | 4 | "Monolog" | Safe |
| Ruth Nelly | 5 | "Cinta Sejati" | Safe |
| GeryGany | 6 | "Watermelon Sugar" | Safe |
| Maysha Jhuan | 7 | "Happier" | Safe |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 8 | "Cewe Mah Gitu" (Original song) | Bottom two |
| Nadhira Ulya | 9 | "Begitu Salah Begitu Benar" | Bottom two |
| Alvin Jonathan | 10 | "Falling" | Safe |
| Duets ||||
| Ruth Nelly & Nadhira Ulya | 1 | "Stand Up for Love" | "Stand Up for Love" |
| Roby Gultom & Hendra Nurrahman | 2 | "Bang Bang" | "Bang Bang" |
| Putu Maydea & Maysha Jhuan | 3 | "Uptown Funk"/"Lips Are Movin" | "Uptown Funk"/"Lips Are Movin" |
| Danar Widianto & Alvin Jonathan | 4 | "Sahabat Kecil" | "Sahabat Kecil" |
| 2nd Chance & GeryGany | 5 | "Rumah Kita" | "Rumah Kita" |
| Save Me Song results ||||
| Nadhira Ulya | 1 | "Hello" | Eliminated |
| Hendra Nurrahman | 2 | "Pulang" | Safe |
Judika was absent for the fifth gala live show. Therefore, Armand Maulana filled in as his replacement.

##### Judges' decisions to save

* Anang: Nadhira Ulya
* Maulana: Hendra Nurrahman
* Ariel Noah: Nadhira Ulya
* BCL: Hendra Nurrahman
* Rossa: Hendra Nurrahman