The second season started on 25 March 2005. Auditions were held from 15 February-17 March at five cities: Makassar, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Jakarta. The audition in Medan was canceled due to the tsunami on 2004 that destroyed most part of Aceh and North Sumatra. Then, as a replacement, the adution was also held in Makassar. There were 38,000 people who auditioned for the second season.
There were some changes on the second season, named there was no Wildcard round, and the number of the finalists on the spectacular show became 12. There were 9 male contestants who made it to the top 12 and only 3 female contestants. Because the age limit was decreased from 18 to 16, there were some teenagers who made it to the Top 12, named Monita and Vira.
Indonesian Idol Season 2 Compilation Album was released 3 weeks after the Spectacular Show began. The title of the album was Seri Cinta or Love Songs. The album single hits was Cintaku, sang by the Season 2's Top 12.
Two finalists that who in the Finale were Mike and Judika. The Grand Final was held at the Pleanary Hall of Jakarta Convention Center. The winner for season 2 is Mike. In the Result Show, some stars became guest starss, one of them was Christian Bautista a famous male singer from the Philippines. Ruth Sahanaya, Indonesia's Pop Diva made a surprise appearance for Mike and Judika when they sang her song, Tak Kuduga. Season 1 finalists came to the Result Show and sang together with season 2's finalists. Mike won a car from RCTI and FremantleMedia and signed a contract with SonyBMG for his album.
The votes margin between Judika and Mike on the finale was only 0.6%. Before the Final Result Show, Judika led the vote. But, finally Mike passed him and won. Not long after the finale, he released his self-titled album with his new single, Semua Untuk Cinta (All For Love). Mike's album made a huge success at the market. Many great Indonesian Composers made some songs for Mike's first album, including, Cinta Tak Bertuan composed by Indonesia's Most Favorite Male Singer, Glenn Fredly. Runner up Judika has also released his solo album. His album was released on August 2006. The top 12 contestants had a tour to Surabaya. The tour was originally planned to also go to Bandung, Yogyakarta], and Makassar. However, Fremantle canceled it without any published reason. Wisnu is working for RCTI as an anchor.
Indonesian Idol Season 2
Indonesian Idol Finalists (with dates of elimination).
Mike - Winner
Judika - August 13
Firman - July 29
Monita - July 23
Harry - July 16
Maya - July 9
Glenn - July 2
Yudi - June 24
Vira - June 18
Wisnu - June 11
Ronald - June 4
Danar - May 28
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