William to presenting this show. And this is the first season that Maia Estianty will be the guest judge; meanwhile Ari Lasso take an hiatus, after been the judge for three seasons. Bunga Citra Lestari will be back, after her husband's death, which means this is the third season for her, and David Bayu, Naif vocalist, for the first time, joining the panel. And also six other names in the Indonesian music market will be join the panel. On January 16 and 17, will be hold the Showcases, before this round concluded on January 23 and 24, and the Top 15 begin on January 30. Spectaculars itself starts February 6. Indonesian Idol Extra A supplementary program that features news and updates about the Indonesian Idol contestants, highlights from the show, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of Indonesian Idol. The show first aired in 2004. Controversies Joy (The winner of the first season) ceased all ties with Fremantle Media and the Indonesian Idol franchise within weeks of her victory due to contractual disagreements between Joy and the show's management Indomugi Pratama. This included a six-year contract with Sony BMG and several appearance commitments including singing at local malls. Joy found this offensive to the Idol title. All traces of her Idol journey were removed from the official site. During the Workshop Round of Season 4 and Season 5, many contestants said "Saya sudah berusaha.." ("At least I've tried...") or "Apabila saya diberi kesempatan untuk minggu depan, saya akan ..." ("If people give me the chance to stay here for another week, I will...") or "Apabila Indonesia memilih saya untuk minggu depan, saya...."("If Indonesia chose me for an aheading week, I...."'') when they received negative feedbacks from the panels. This stirred up some rumors among fans that it might have been scripted. Awards and nominations References External links Official website 2004 Indonesian television series debuts 2014 Indonesian television series endings Indonesian reality television series Television series by Fremantle (company) Indonesian-language television shows RCTI original programming Indonesian television series based on British television series