Asian Idol Announcement
Hady Mirza is the first Asian Idol winner!
Official Result Asian Idol
Mike To Asian Idol Integrity Convention Center was crowded with many supporters of Delon, Mike, Rini, and Ihsan. Each of them busy with attributes to let their Idols know how much they are loved. When asked, why Mike should win, Polly, his aunt and leader of the supporters answered, Mike has unique voice and ready to compete internationally. We used to be busy with SMS to vote for him, but this time were just going to let the people decide. Im sure audience know well enough who deserves to win. Christine, a Deloners, said that Delon should win. Hes handsome and has a nice voice, kind, and always consider his fans as friends. Same thing goes with Rini and Ihsans supporters.
While the fans yell for their Idols outside, behind the stage, the four of them is stressed out and nervous beyond means since the morning they arrived at the venue. Yesterday I was not nervous at all. But today is different. Im more nervous. Probably because its more challenging, Rini explained. Delon, on the other side, said I dont feel nervous. I will perform like in any other show.
Ihsan said, I havent been judged for a long time. I hope I can do good, while Mike decided to leave his fate to God. I have trained, and trying, so now I will leave the rest to God.
Fifteen minutes before the show started, backstage is getting busier. Ucie Nurul started to pray with the four winners of Indonesian Idol, to ask God so they can perform best.
After Daniel and Ata open the show, the four Idols sang Di Penghujung Muda (Samsons), Breakthrough (Nidji), Zamrud Khatulistiwa (Chrisye) as the opening medley. First appearance was Delon with the song Broken Vow by Josh Groban. Indra Lesmana said that tonight he looked more mature and much better than he used to be. Second act was Mike with the song Sempurna from Andra & the Backbone. Jamie said, Like the title, you are perfect. Ihsan then sang Angel from Robbie Williams. Anang commented that, You sang a song that matched your character. Last act for the first round was Rini who that night sang Andai Aku Bisa. Indra Lesmana said, You are the youngest but your voice is the most powerful.
On second round, Mike got the most praise from judges when he sang I Believe I Can Fly. Indra Lesmana said that Mike is the one that deserves to represent Indonesia in Asian Idol. Delon chose Mistikus Cinta from Dewa and didnt perform the song very well. Anang gave an advice for him not to be overly confident.
Ihsans overall performance was graded stable by all three judges, but that alone was not enough to go through to Asian Idol. Rini looked charming and energetic with the song Crazy In Love by Beyonce.
At press conference after the show ended, Indra Lesmana highlighted, Ive watched all Asian Idol finalists sang, except Vietnam. Ive seen Mike sang on Jazz festival, and even Chaka Khan and Dave Koz wanted to know, who was performing. This shows that Mike was able to represent Indonesia in Asian Idol.
Above all, that was just predictions. To decide who deserves to go to Asian Idol, watch Pilihan Indonesia Result Show that will be aired live on RCTI from Integrity Convention Center, Mega Glodok Kemayoran. The show started on 9PM on December 1, 2007.
If you wish to have your favorite idol as the winner of Asian Idol competition, please prepare to vote from now. You now can choose 2 of your most favorite idols in one vote, but avoid choosing the same country twice, because that vote would not be valid. Why? Because we have to normalize votes due to population count differences in participating countries. You can vote any two countries soon after the voting lines are opened during the Asian Idol performance show. So stay on your local channel and keep visiting this website for more info because every vote is precious for your idol.
Do remember not to vote before the phone lines are officially declared open, and there will be no voting during the Result show.
To vote for your favourite Asian Idol contestants, all you have to do is tune in to the main Performance show and follow the voting instructions given by the Host.
Remember to make an official Asian Idol vote, you need to choose your two favourite Idols and vote for them both.
Vote for your favourite Asian Idol contestants via phone and / or sms. Each call /sms costs local prevailing premium rates. For those under 18, please seek parental consent before participating.
Do not start voting until the phone lines are officially declared open. Tune in to the show and wait for the Host"s cue to call, normally indicated by them saying "the lines are open now".
Please see schedule for your local telecast times.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q : Has this show been done before?
A : No this is the first ever Asian Idol. There was a World Idol back in 2003 but it has not been repeated.
Q : Why do it?
A : This would be the first large scale, multi-country talent type show for Asia. Internationally, whilst Europe has its Eurovision Song Contest which enables 25 countries to vote on their favourite song and performers from across Europe, Asia has not yet run a large scale, multi country talent type show. Asian Idol is a contest that raises the profile of the Idols involved and the countries that support them. To compete on behalf of your country to become Asian Idol increases the national interest on the outcome. Viewers and contestants in every Idol country have always asked how to take the Idol format to the next stage.
Q : Is Asian Idol the same format as regular Idol?
A : The creative format of the show is similar, with 5 participants contesting against each other on December 15 in Indonesia to determine the winner, on the basis of votes received. However, some elements had to be adjusted given that Asian Idols is a regional vote-based show, and vote bases are different according to the population of participating countries. Hence, a special 'two choices' algorithm has been devised to enable combination voting to produce the ultimate winner in a fair and equal manner using a system based on tried and tested vote system called proportional representation or PR.
Q : So how is it fair when all the countries have vastly different population sizes?
A : A: Population size is removed as a determining factor by making the total vote generated a percentage -- and not a figure that just adds up individual votes. Any one country can only deliver a vote count valued at 100% -- whether it has 4 million people or 1 billion people.
Q : Why do voters have to vote for 2 contestants?
A : This algorithm has been put in place to take into account any potential national bias, emanating from viewers who only wish to vote for their home Idol. Hence, to be fair to all contestants, 2 choices must be made.
Q : What happens if people only vote for one Idol?
A : This would not be a valid vote. To make it absolutely fair, viewers must always vote for two Idols. The end result then factors the National and International votes to derive the ultimate winner overall.
Q : Why aren't the votes given different weighting or preferences instead?
A : The Equal and Even Cumulative voting method has been found to work on numerous levels of fairness, whilst being the easiest ballot format for mass voting.
Q : So will there be two winners?
A : Each Idol that has made it to this contest is a winner! However, there can only be one Asian Idol. The final result will poll the two best choices and divide the votes by country in an even manner. A draw is a statistical possibly but highly unlikely.
Q : Why do vote prices differ per country?
A : Vote prices are determined by past local Idols vote charges and by prevailing market rates, which differ from country to country.
You have to vote for 2 Idols in each SMS, but it can't be for the same Idol twice in the same vote.
Note that in Philippines, voters need to type "VOTE" in SMS.
Send the SMS Votes to :
Voting Start Time
The voting lines will be opened in all countries, except Vietnam and India, from the beginning of the Performance Show on December 15, 2007 and close near the end of the Result Show on December 16 (see Schedule part for more details), so that the total voting period is 25.5 hours per country.
Vietnam, who plans to air the Performance Show on December 14, at 8.30 PM, will stop the voting temporarily 24 hours later on December 15 (all Vietnam time). Voting will continue at the beginning of the airing of Result Show on December 16, 9 PM.
In India, the voting lines wil open at the start of the Performance Show on December 15 at 7 PM, and stop 25.5 hours later on December 16, 8.30 PM local time, because there will be no live voting during the airing of Asian Idol Result Show in India.
Total voting period per country is approximately 25.5 hours
SMS Costs
Helplines
Initial telecast is set on December 15 to 16, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's largest TV station, RCTI (which also hosts Indonesian Idol), will be the main TV station with the competition being broadcast live in the participating countries.
It will be hosted by Amelia Natasha and Daniel Mananta, both from Indonesian Idol.
The Performance Night of Asian Idol was taped last December 12 in Arena Pekan Raya Jakarta. This is to settle time zone differences as well as telecast dates. For instance, viewers in Vietnam will get to watch the show a day ahead.
The Idols are up against each others, now they are competing not for themselves but for their country and fans back home. Pressure is high as some idols sung in their own language, risking the thought that not everyone can understand or ever heard their song.
Two idols are said to be suffering from colds, Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor and Philippine Idol Mau Marcelo. Their was suppose to be a seventh idol from Kazakhstan, unfortunately they failed to send their representative. So they are down to six idols, Although one may wonder why there are only six idols, are there no idols for China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the other countries in Asia? Hopefully we'll see them on the next Asian Idol.
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