Mike Mohede in Indonesian Idol 2

After success with 1st Indonesian Idol, Fremantle Media and 19 made the 2nd show and this show was very very success. There's a differences between 1st and 2nd Indonesian series which is in the 2nd Indonesian Idols, all the contestants have their own personality and their own unique.

12 contestant was chosen and there are: 1. Carolus Danar (Danar) 2. Mike Mohede (Mike) 3. Judika Sihotang (Judika). www.judikasihotang.com 4. Glenn Johanes Waas (Glenn) 5. Monita (Monita) 6. Silvia Damayanti (Maya) 7. Vira (Vira) 8. Yudi Manupasa (Yudi) 9. Harry Mantong (Harry) 10. Firman Siagian (Firman) 11. Ronald Silitonga (Ronald) 12. Wisnu Prabowo (Wisnu)

The Judges surprised when these people has votted by all Indonesian people because they thought that this 12 people always shown the best from the 1st auditions until the spectakular show. When the workshop began, there're 5 contestant who always being mentioned by judges: Mike, Judika, Danar, Ronald and Firman. These guys has a perfect voices. 1st spectakular, people was shock after DANAR and RONALD being votted off in the 1st and 2nd spectakular show. After that, all people predict, Mike and Judika will be the Winner. And they did. Mike Mohede in the 1st place, Judika was the Runner Up.

After being the Idols, Mike and friends had their own reality show called IDOLHOLIC that was aired 13 episodes at RCTI (Indonesian 1st watched TV stations). Mike is very bussy preparing his 1st upcoming album titled "It's all because of Love" and launch this October 2005 under Sony BMG Indonesia.

Mike Mohede performances in Indonesian Idol

• Top 24: Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx
• Top 12: Pupus by Dewa 19
• Top 11: Kamulah Satu-Satunya by Dewa 19
• Top 10: Bahasa Kalbu byTiti DJ
• Top 9: Sinaran by Sheila Majid
• Top 8: Mengejar Matahari by Ari Lasso
• Top 7: Nada Kasih by Fariz RM
• Top 6: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
• Top 5: Jadikanlah Aku Pacarmu by Sheila on 7
• Top 5: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
• Top 4: Enggak Ngerti by Kahitna
• Top 4: Roman Picisan by Dewa 19
• Top 3: Bunda by Melly Goeslaw
• Top 3: Because of You by Keith Martin
• Grand Final: Semua Untuk Cinta by Hendy Irvan
• Grand Final: Bahasa Kalbu by Titi DJ
• Grand Final: Ketika Kau Menyapa by Marcell Siahaan

Guy Sebastian Performs with Mike Mohede on Asian Idol

The first Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian, who happens to be Malaysian in blood sang his biggest hit “Angels Brought Me Here” together with Indonesian Idol Mike Mohede.

Guy Sebastian placed seventh in World Idol last 2003 despite rave reviews from the judges. Kurt Nielsen from Netherlands won in the one-off competition while Kelly Clarkson, also favored by the judges, placed second.

Reactions on Asian Idol Results

Hady Mirza's win came as a surprise, as at least three of the judges predicted that the winner would either be Marcelo, Mohede, or Victor.

There were claims that Hady may have gotten the crucial second vote outside of his home country, wherein it is claimed that votes for strong candidates were paired with weak ones like Hady and Sawant who were trailing in Asian Idol's online survey. This voting tactic was said to avoid viewers' home Idols be beaten by their closest rivals.

In Singapore, the victory stirred hopes of a revival of the country's golden age of music during the 1960's and 70's. Taufik Batisah, first season winner of Singapore Idol, said that the win is something their country should be proud of and hopefully this would "open the eyes and ears" of listeners. However, there were viewers in Singapore who still doubt Hady's singing ability, claiming that his performance in Asian Idol was not as strong as other competitors and it was a matter of "luck over talent". Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim reiterated that "looks and voice" had won the title for Hady.

Meanwhile, Hady shrugged off speculations that he won because he was a "non-threat", but considered himself an underdog and that he did "pretty well" in terms of sincerity and connecting with the audience.

Filipino TV and movie critic Nestor U. Torre mentioned that he was not surprised about Hady's win, even lauding him for his "impressively cool yet dynamic" performances. He also appreciated Victor and Phuong Vy's performances. While Torre was also equally impressed by Marcelo and Mohede's voices, he also said that their girth worked to their disadvantage. On Sawant, Torre noted that his "balladeer" projection was "less dynamic" with his country's large voting population failing him. Despite the surprises and disappointments in the competition, Torre regarded Asian Idol a success as it produced relatively new talents in the Asian and international music scene.

Mike Mohede

Michael Prabawa Mohede or Mike who was born on November 7, 1983, is the winner of Indonesian Idol season 2. Along with the title, Mike is entitled to a recording contract with Sony BMG and on November 5, 2005, he launched his album Mike with the hit single Semua Untuk Cinta which was nominated for the Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2006.

One of the highlights of his singing career is his participation with the local jazz event called Java Jazz for 3 consecutive years. In 2005 he performed with the music school Farabi, in 2006 with Dave Koz and finally with Indra Lesmana.

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Mau Marcelo and Mike Mohede - Asian Idol Extra

The “heavyweights” of Asian Idol 2007, Mau Marcelo of the Philippines and Mike Mohede of Indonesia sang “If I Ain’t Got You” for Asian Idol Extra.

Watch the video of the said duet and a clip of Mau’s journey from Philippine Idol to Asian Idol after the jump…

Mau Marcelo and Mike Mohede - If I Ain’t Got You.

Tonight’s the night guys! Watch Asian Idol LIVE via sattelite from Indonesia on ABC 5 at 8:00 p.m. Results Show tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m.

Asian Idol Participation

The first season was hosted by Amelia "Ata" Natasha and Daniel Mananta, both from Indonesian Idol, and Malaysian Idol's Soo Kui Jien.

Each participating country had its own system of determining its representative.

As a kickoff to Asian Idol, all six contestants were introduced through a special presentation called Road to Asian Idol on December 8, 2007. Meanwhile, fans of each contestant will be able to choose the song they want their Idol to perform before the Asian Idol performance show. The Idols performed two songs each—one in English and another in their native language.

In addition to the coverage of Asian Idol, RCTI ran a series of features called Asian Idol Extra between late November to mid-December 2007.

Every competing country sent a judge to serve as the contestants' critics, but comments from only three judges on each performer were shown due to time constraints.

Special guests in the Results Show included American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian, Indian Idol judge Alisha Chinai, and Vietnam Idol judge Siu Black. It also featured performances by Rivermaya, Peterpan, and Agnes Monica.

The production of Asian Idol was put up with the help of the production crew from Australian Idol.

Participation details

The table below lists the contenders in Asian Idol and the songs that each performed. It also lists the representative judges and the TV networks that participated in the show. Kazakhstan's franchise is also listed below because it was originally in the line-up of countries for the show. Gold background indicates the winner of the competition and the songs performed.

Asian Idol Franchise - Representative Idol - English song:

Indian Idol - Abhijeet Sawant - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Indonesian Idol - Mike Mohede - I Believe I Can Fly
Malaysian Idol - Jaclyn Victor - For Once in My Life
Philippine Idol - Mau Marcelo - Reach
Singapore Idol - Hady Mirza - Beautiful Day
Vietnam Idol - Phuong Vy - River Deep - Mountain High