[1] Fatin Shidqia was announced as the winner with debut single "Aku Memilih Setia", and Rossa emerged as the winning mentor.

The show was hosted by ex-VJ Robby Purba, while the judging panel consists of Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Anggun and Bebi Romeo.

Many people were rumored to be in the running to join the judging panel, including Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ, Ahmad Dhani, Rossa, Titi Sjuman, Maia Estianty, Vina Panduwinata, Tompi, Anggun, Anang Hermansyah, Sherina Munaf, Agnes Monica, Ruth Sahanaya, Iwan Fals, Jaclyn Victor, Giring Ganesha and Bebi Romeo.

Pop sensational singer Mulan Jameela filled in for Anggun as guest judge at the auditions.

More producers' auditions were held on October 3 at the Sasana Budaya Ganesha in Bandung, West Java, October 23 at the Balai Prajurit in Surabaya, East Java, November 6 at the Jogja Expo Center in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta and concluded on November 13–14 at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region.

The first day of bootcamp saw judges split the 119 acts into their four categories: Boys, Girls, Over-24s and Groups.

The 48 remaining acts were then given the task of learning one song, making it their own and performing it in front of judges.

At the end of the day, judges suggested that the Over 24s category be changed to 26 and Over, as the quality of older singers was high.

There was no elimination as a part of Kartini's day celebrations and the votes cast would still be counted for the following week.

The Top 5 did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Shena Malsiana, were automatically eliminated.

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Mikha Angelo, were automatically eliminated.

The viewers were allowed to choose two songs to be sung by the finalists via the official Facebook page from Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6.

Notes The winner announcement was held in Hall D2 JIExpo, Kemayoran, South Jakarta.

As a result, a lot of social media reactions begin to appear including several motions to boycott the show.

[8] However, the Boikot group had little to no effect on the immense success of the first season and the hype (and ratings) continued to build cementing X Factor as a phenomenon in Indonesian TV history.