Asian Idol

It says that Asian Idol will be held somewhere in the month of November this year. Indonesia's largest TV station, RCTI will be the main TV station. The competition will also be broadcasted live in the competing countries.

There will be 7 countries competing - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines, Vietnam, India dan Kazakhstan. Each countries will be represented by the winner from the choice season.

Every competing countries will send a judge only to comment on the contestants' performances. Viewers in the competing countries will cast their votes via SMS to determine who stays & who goes.

Indonesian Idol Project Director, Daniel Hartanto said that Indonesian Idol representative is not yet decided as the 4th season is still in its process. He also said that Malaysia, India & The Philippines are the countries to beat.

Fotini Paraskakis, Production Director of Freemantle Media said that they would love to have Simon Cowell as one of the judges. But, it might not be possible as Simon Cowell is a super busy guy.

And on This summer the winner is Hady mirza from Singapore... Where is Indonesian people??? Mike are still harmful?

Hady started singing at the age of 8 and instantly fell in love with it because of the passion in each individual genre. It is a way for him to convey his emotions and express himself freely. On the show Hady was known for his diverse versatility singing not only R&B, but Pop, Rock and Soul.

His occupation was a pub performer but he wished to be a professional soccer player growing up. The song that would describe him best is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen because of the flow of feelings and brilliant arrangement.

Three words Hady has used to describe himself are: simple, strong-willed and stubborn. He says he is good at ball games, entertaining guests and making scrambled eggs.

His favourite singers include John Legend, Robbie Williams, Babyface, Boyz II Men, Peter Cetera and Jamie Cullum. He has a very tight knit family and friends and is very grateful to all those who believe in him, especially his mum.

Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singapore on 13 November 2006[1] and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of release. The album will be repacked with additional materials.

In June 2007, Hady was awarded with two major awards in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, a yearly malay music award show awarding the best musicians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hady was voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" and his self-penned malay single "Merpati" was voted "Most Popular Song (Singapore)"

Hady Mirza was also chosen to sing an exclusive song "You and I" for Police Week 2007 held in conjunction with Police Day Parade 2007. In October 2007, to coincide with the grand opening of the KPE Tunnel, a special compilation album Sounds of the Underground was recorded, and Hady Mirza was featured on the track Jangan Memandu di Pinggir Jalan (Don't Drive on the Side of the Road).

One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady Mirza goes another step further in winning the world's first-ever Asian Idol, featuring Idol winners from six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady Mirza will now represent Asia to promote the diversified Asian music to the word (Source: Wikipedia)