The third season of Indonesia Mencari Bakat, a reality television series, will premiered on September 14, 2012.
[1] Producers' auditions were held in Yogyakarta, Makassar, Surabaya, Denpasar, Medan, Bandung, and Jakarta.
[2][3] Live theater auditions took place in the Trans TV's studio : The show's executive produce announced on the press conference in June 2012 that there will be new graphics, lighting, theme music, show intro and a larger live audience.
Rianti Cartwright was replaced with pop singer, Syahrini.
In the middle of production, Sarah Sechan resigned from this show, and will be replaced by a guest judge every week.