Rising Star Indonesia (season 3)
The third season of Rising Star Indonesia is the continuation of Indonesian reality singing competition, Rising Star Indonesia aired on RCTI from 17 December 2018. Judika, Nazril Irham, and Rossa returned as the experts from previous season. :id:Yovie Widianto|Yovie Widianto, Indonesian composer and songwriter, appointed as the new expert replacing :id:Anang Hermansyah|Anang Hermansyah. The main audition was held in 4 big cities in Indonesia, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, and Jakarta.
Regional Auditions
On 11 September 2018, it was announced that Rising Star Indonesia 2018 would begin the auditions in four big cities in Indonesia: Bandung, Medan, Surabaya, and Jakarta. Four cities also added as a special hunt auditions, those cities are Yogyakarta, Kupang, Makassar, and Ambon. Those who passed their first audition would go in front of the experts in Room Auditions.The open call auditions were held in the following locations:
| Date | Audition venue | Location |
| September 22, 2018 | Sabuga Center | Bandung |
| September 29, 2016 | Medan International Convention Center | Medan |
| October 11, 2016 | Balai Prajurit | Surabaya |
| October 26–28, 2016 | MNC Tower | Jakarta |
Room Auditions
The room auditions aired over five episodes from 17 December 2018 until 24 January 2019. The contestants who passed the first auditions then asked to sing their chosen song, and then at the end the experts would comment and also decided whether the contestant could go to the next round with a yes or a no. The contestant that received at least three yeses advanced to the Live Auditions. 70 soloist, duos, and group bands later selected to go through to the Live Auditions.Live Auditions
Each performance begins with the contestant singing behind a screen. Once the contestant reaches 70% of "Yes" votes, the wall was raised and the contestant goes to the next round of the competition. Alongside the viewers' vote, four of the experts have 5% of the vote each, which will be added should they vote "Yes". New twist was added this season, each experts had a golden arrow vote to immediately save a contestant who failed to reach the minimun bar to open the wall.Color key
| Expert gave a yes vote | |
| Expert gave a no vote | |
| Expert gave the golden arrow vote | |
| Contestant advanced to the next round | |
| Contestant advanced to the next round after received the golden arrow vote | |
| Contestant was eliminated |
Live Auditions 1 (Jan. 7)
Live Auditions 2 (Jan. 8)
Live Auditions 3 (Jan. 14)
Live Auditions 4 (Jan. 15)
Live Auditions 5 (Jan. 21)
Live Auditions 6 (Jan. 22)
Live Duels
Contestants who make it through the auditions are paired by the judges to face off in a duel. The first contestant to sing, chosen by a coin toss before the show, sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant. The second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated; if the second contestant fails to raise the wall, the second contestant is eliminated and the first contestant was through. A new twist also introduced this season, each experts could pick two contestants who lost their duels, so there will be 8 wild card contestants who could participate in the next round, The Final Duels.Color key
| Expert gave a yes vote | |
| Expert gave a no vote | |
| Contestant won their duels and advanced to the next round | |
| Contestant lost their duels but received the wild card | |
| Contestant lost their duels and was eliminated |
Live Duels 1 (Jan. 28)
Live Duels 2 (Jan. 29)
Live Duels 3 (Feb. 3)
Live Duels 4 (Feb. 4)
Wild Card Round (Feb. 11)
Final Duels
Similar as The Live Duels in previous round which the first contestant sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant, and the second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated, and applies to the opposite. The winner of this round will advanced to the next round, The Playoffs. And from this round on, the show only aired once a week.Color key
| Expert gave a yes vote | |
| Expert gave a no vote | |
| Contestant won their duels and advanced to the next round | |
| Contestant lost their duels and was eliminated |