X Factor Around the World

X Factor Around the World is the 24th anniversary television special of RCTI, joining four continents' biggest versions of The X Factor reality singing competition—X Factor Indonesia (Asia), The X Factor USA (America), The X Factor UK (Europe) and The X Factor Australia (Australia). The show was originally aired on 24 August 2013 in Indonesia and featured performances by six winners and runners-up: Melanie Amaro, Samantha Jade, The Collective, Jahmene Douglas, Fatin Shidqia, Novita Dewi.[1]

X Factor Around the World
Created by	Simon Cowell
Directed by	Agung Cahyono
Presented by	Robby Purba
Judges	Paula Abdul Anggun Daniel Bedingfield Ahmad Dhani Louis Walsh
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original languages	English, Indonesian
Production
Executive producers	Fabian Dharmawan Glenn Sims
Running time	240 minutes
Production companies	RCTI FremantleMedia Asia
Release
Original network	RCTI
Original release	24 August 2013

The judging panel consisted of Paula Abdul, Anggun, Daniel Bedingfield, Ahmad Dhani and Louis Walsh. The TV special was produced by Fabian Dharmawan for RCTI and Glenn Sims for Fremantle Media, who were also the executive producers of X Factor Indonesia. The show was purely a music showcase and no winner was announced. The special episode was a smash hit completely destroying the competition from rival broadcaster SCTV who were also playing their own birthday celebrations on the same evening. For a programme broadcast 95% in English language this was quite a major achievement and paved the way for the pan-regional Asia's Got Talent, produced exclusively by Fremantle Media.[2][3][4][5]

Performances

Segment 1: Victory Song

• Samantha Jade (X Factor Australia) – "What You've Done to Me"
• Novita Dewi (X Factor Indonesia) – "Sampai Habis Air Mataku"
• Fatin Shidqia (X Factor Indonesia) – "Aku Memilih Setia"
• The Collective (X Factor Australia) – "Surrender"
• Jahméne Douglas (X Factor UK) – "Titanium"
• Melanie Amaro (X Factor USA) – "Long Distance"

Judge Performance

• Daniel Bedingfield (Judge of X Factor New Zealand) – "Every Little Thing" / "If You're Not the One"
• Anggun (Judge of X Factor Indonesia) – "Mimpi" / "In Your Mind"
• Anggun featuring Kotak (Indonesian rock band) – "Pelan Pelan Saja" / "We Will Rock You"

Segment 2: Duet

• Novita Dewi and Fatin Shidqia – "Set Fire to the Rain" / "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
• Novita Dewi and Jahméne Douglas – "Halo"
• Fatin Shidqia and The Collective – "Payphone"
• Novita Dewi and Samantha Jade – "Breakeven"
• Fatin Shidqia and Melanie Amaro – "The World's Greatest"

Closing Performance

• X Factor Indonesia finalists – Mega Hits of Ahmad Dhani medley

Ratings

Official Indonesian television ratings[6]

Air date	Rating	Share	Daily rank
24 August 2013 (live broadcast)	5.0	25.4	1
25 August 2013 (repeat)	2.1	17.5	12

References

1. "X Factor: Around the World Competition Features Melanie Amaro". mjsbigblog. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
2. "X Factor Around The World Promo". X Factor Indonesia Official YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
3. "Fatin dan Novita Akan Diadu Dengan Jawara X Factor Seluruh Dunia dengan Juri Paula Abdul". Tribun News (in Indonesian). 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
4. "Louis Walsh, Paula Abdul For 'X Factor Around The World'". MTV. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
5. Bulbeck, Pip (2013-08-21). "Paula Abdul, Louis Walsh Set for 'X Factor Around The World' Special in Indonesia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
6. Rayendra, Panditio (2013-08-26). "Ini Performa HUT RCTI dan SCTV yang Tayang Head To Head (Plus Tayang Ulangnya)". Bintang Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2013-08-26.