The third season of Indonesian Idol aired on April 21, 2006 and concluded on August 19, 2006.
Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ and Dimas Djayadiningrat all returned as judges, and Indy Barends replaced Meuthia Kasim as the fourth judge.
[1] Indy was a former host of talk show Ceriwis.
VJ MTV Daniel Mananta was introduced as the new host on Indonesian Idol replacing Irgi Fahrezi.
[2] Ihsan Tarore won the competition with Dirly Sompie as the first runner-up and Ghea Oktarin finishing third.