Asian Idol

Initial Telecast

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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The Contestants

Abhijeet Sawant

From India - (October 7, 1981), He was the winner of India's first Indian Idol, a show similar to Pop Idol from Britain. Abhijeet Sawant was born in a Maharashtrian Buddhist family. He is originally from Mumbai, Maharashtra. more on Abhijeet Sawant

Michael Prabawa Mohede

From Indonesia - (November 7, 1983), better known as Mike, is an Indonesian singer and the winner of the second season of Indonesian Idol. He will represent Indonesia in Asian Idol.

Jaclyn Victor

From Malaysia - (December 4, 1978) is a singer who won the first season of Malaysian Idol. Victor, popularly known as Jac, was the first to gain the title of Malaysian Idol. As a result, she won a recording contract under Sony BMG Entertainment. She is under the management of The 8 Unit.

Mau Marcelo

From the Philippines -Maureen "Mau" Flores Marcelo (born May 13, 1980)[2] is a Filipina singer who rose to prominence as the winner of Philippine Idol in 2006. She was dubbed the "Soul Idol" and "The Black Belter" at the competition for her R&B-style vocals. She was also called "The Diamond Diva" after her much-applauded performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey during the Movie and Musical Theme Week.

Hady Mirza

From Singapore - (January 28, 1980) is the winner of the second season of Singapore Idol. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers.

Phoung Vy

From Vietnam - (born August 27, 1987) auditioned for Vietnam Idol in Ho Chi Minh City. She proceeded into the top 10 and was never voted into the bottom three. Phương Vy advanced into the finale and won the title over Ngọc Ánh on October 3rd 2007 with 53.44% of the votes. Upon winning the competition, she was awarded $US10,000 and signed a recording contract with the Music Faces Company. She will represent Vietnam in the upcoming Asian Idol competition.

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