# Akademi Fantasia season 5

The fifth season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 17 March 2007 and ran until 19 May 2007. The season was joined by new judges, Fauziah Latiff, Hattan and Fauziah Ahmad Daud, who replaced Adlin Aman Ramlie, while Aznil Nawawi returned as host for his fifth season. On 19 May 2007, Norsyarmilla Jirin from Penang was crowned the winner of the fifth season of Akademi Fantasia, making her the first female winner, defeating runner-up Ebi Kornelis @ Firdaus Yaimal. This season also featured Aizat Amdan, who would subsequently become the overall winner of 2009 and 2012 Anugerah Juara Lagu.
For this season, Akademi Fantasia was held from March to May, unlike the previous four seasons which were held between May and August because the producer did not want the show to clash with Malaysia's 50th Anniversary of Independence Day.
Throughout this season, as much as 6.6 million votes were cast, with 1.9 million votes received in the finale.

## Concert summaries
### Week 1

Original Airdate: 17 March 2007
| Student | Song |
| Afiq no.1 | "Janjiku" by Sofaz |
| Aizat no.2 | "Pangeran Cinta" by Dewa 19 |
| Candy no.3 | "Ka-Ching!" by Shania Twain |
| Dafi no.4 | "Uptown Girl" by Westlife |
| Dekna no.5 | "Tanpamu" by Farawahida |
| Diya no.6 | "Aku Masih Setia" by Dia Fadila |
| Ebi no.7 | "Milik Siapakah Gadis Ini" by Sudirman Arshad |
| Farha no.8 | "Balada Pemuzik Jalanan" by Search |
| Fatin no.9 | "Angkat Kaki" by Sheeda |
| Heliza no.10 | "Kau Pergi Jua" by Adam Ahmad |
| Mila no.11 | "Bersamamu" by Siti Sarah |
| Noni no.12 | "Tak Ada Logika" by Agnes Monica |
| Rizal no.13 | "Menanti Sebuah Jawapan" by Padi |
| Shawal no.14 | "Harapan" by Fazli Zainal |
| Zana no.15 | "Akhirnya Kini Pasti" by Anita Sarawak |
* Bottom two: Adyana Khalid & Ebi Kornelis
* Eliminated: Adyana Khalid
* Quit: Wan Nurul Zhana Wan Mohd Hanizan

### Week 2

Original Airdate: 24 March 2007
| Student | Song |
| Afiq no.1 | "Biso Bonar" by Hattan |
| Aizat no.2 | "Basket Case" by Green Day |
| Aswad no.3 | "Nak Kahwin Tak Ada Duit" by Sweet Charity |
| Candy no.4 | "Semua Jadi Satu" by 3 Diva |
| Dafi no.5 | "Pencinta Wanita" by Irwansyah |
| Dekna no.6 | "Cinta" by Amy Mastura |
| Ebi no.7 | "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias |
| Farha no.8 | "Biarkan Aku Menangis" by Tommy J. Pissa |
| Fatin no.9 | "Bila Rindu Kusebut Namamu" by Siti Fairuz |
| Heliza no.10 | "Aku Bukan Untukmu" by Rossa |
| Mila no.11 | "Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba |
| Noni no.13 | "Miraei" by Kiroro |
| Rizal no.12 | "Kembali Merindu" by Slam |
| Shawal no.14 | "Kenangan Mengusik Jiwa" by A. Ramlie |
* Bottom two: Mohd Syafiq Mohd Ramadzan & Norsyarmilla Jirin
* Eliminated: Mohd Syafiq Mohd Ramadzan
* Special guest: Mr. Yamada @ Abdul Rahsid Abdullah

### Week 3

Original Airdate: 1 April 2007
| Student | Song |
| Aizat | "Warisan" by Sudirman |
| Aswad | "Hijau Bumi Tuhan" by XPDC |
| Candy | "Terlalu Istimewa" by Adibah Noor |
| Dafi | "Aku Tanpa Cintamu" by Mirwana |
| Dekna | "Kembara Di Tanah Gersang" by Al Jawaher |
| Ebi | "Al Jannah" by Mawi |
| Farha | "Insan" by Yantzen |
| Fatin | "Erti Hidup" by Dayang Nurfaizah |
| Heliza | "Melodi Ahlan" by Waheeda |
| Mila | "Melukut Di Tepi Gantang" by Aishah |
| Noni | "Ode to My Family" by The Cranberries |
| Rizal | "Permaidani" by Aris Ariwatan |
| Shawal | "Ku Berlari" by Firdaus |
* Bottom two: Aryanna Najwa Ahmad & Norsyarmilla Jirin
* Eliminated: None

### Week 4

Original Airdate: 7 April 2007
| Student | Song |
| Aizat | "La Camisa Negra" by Juanes |
| Aswad | "Hakikat Sebuah Cinta" by Iklim |
| Candy | "Setia Kukorbankan" by Fauziah Latiff |
| Dafi | "Zikir Kasih" by Amir Ukays |
| Dekna | "Salam Untuk Kekasih" by Nadia |
| Ebi | "Kasihnya Laila" by Jinbara |
| Farha | "As Long As You Love Me" by Backstreet Boys |
| Fatin | "Joget Gila Bayang" by Anita Sarawak |
| Heliza | "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia |
| Mila | "Benci Tapi Rindu" by Diana Nasution |
| Noni | "Pastikan" by Siti Nurhaliza |
| Rizal | "Di Ambang Sore" by Ahmad Jais |
| Shawal | "Izinkanku Pergi" by Kaer Azami |
* Bottom three: Mohd. Farha Jasmen, Nonny Nadirah Zainuddin & Nurul Fatin Yahya
* Eliminated: Mohd. Farha Jasmen, Nonny Nadirah Zainuddin & Nurul Fatin Yahya
* Special judge: Prof. Madya Khairil Johari Johar

### Week 5

Original Airdate: 15 April 2007
| Student | Song |
| All | "Aankhein Khuli" by OST - Mohabbatein |
| Aizat | "Itu Kamu" by Estranged |
| Aswad | "60's TV" by OAG |
| Candy | "Berdua Lebih Baik" by Acha Septriasa |
| Dafi | "Bibir Mesra Jiwa Parah" by Zam Zam |
| Dekna | "Unfaithful" by Rihanna |
| Ebi | "Layu Sebelum Berkembang" by Broery Marantika |
| Heliza | "Diam Diam Jatuh Cinta" by Ramlah Ram |
| Mila | "Puncak Kasih" by Ziana Zain |
| Rizal | "Pada Syurga Di Wajahmu" by Nash |
| Shawal | "Cinta Tak Karuan" by Amigos |
* Bottom two: Aryanna Najwa Ahmad & Hasfarizal Ayub
* Eliminated: Aryanna Najwa Ahmad
* Special judge: Syafinaz

### Week 6

Original Airdate: 21 April 2007
| Student | Song |
| All Boys | "Awas" by KRU |
| All Girls | "Tamparan Wanita" by Elite |
| Aizat | "Perpisahan" by Anuar Zain |
| Aswad | "Yang Sedang-Sedang Saja" by Iwan |
| Candy | "Gadis Dan Bunga" by Rahimah Rahim |
| Dafi | "Qing Fei De Yi" by Harlem Yu |
| Ebi | "Jujur" by Radja |
| Heliza | "Nafas Cahaya" by Misha Omar |
| Mila | "Drama" by Ning Baizura, Nikkie & Yanie |
| Rizal | "That Thing You Do" by The Wonders |
| Shawal | "Peronda Jaket Biru" by Awie (Wings) |
* Bottom two: Hasfarizal Ayub & Mohd Shawal Ruslan
* Eliminated: Hasfarizal Ayub
* Special judge: Kudsia Kahar

### Week 7

Original Airdate: 28 April 2007
| Student | Song |
| All | "Joget Pahang" by Siti Nurhaliza "Joget Si Pinang Muda" by Noraniza Idris |
| Aizat | "Ada" by M. Nasir |
| Aswad | "Penyu Menangis" by Sudirman |
| Candy | "Tari Silat Melayu" by Aishah |
| Dafi | "Joget Angan Tak Sudah" by Jay Jay |
| Ebi | "Berdendang Dalam Tangisan" by Jamal Abdillah |
| Heliza | "Rindu Merindu" by Fauziah Idris |
| Mila | "Dondang Dendang" by Noraniza Idris |
| Shawal | "Joget Kaki Lima" by Dahlan Zainuddin |
* Bottom two: Mohd Shawal Ruslan & Muhammad Aizat Amdan
* Eliminated: Muhammad Aizat Amdan
* Special judge: Salih Yaacob

### Week 8

Original Airdate: 5 May 2007
| Student | Song |
| All | "Boria AF5" |
| All Girls | "Joget Lambak" by Adam |
| All Boys | "Wajah Rahsia Hati" by Fauziah Ahmad Daud |
| Aswad | "Korban Cinta" by Aris Ariwatan |
| Candy | "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" by Lila Downs |
| Dafi | "It's Gonna Be Me" by 'N Sync |
| Ebi | "Kisah Kau Dan Aku" by Alleycats |
| Heliza | "Kesal" by Ella |
| Mila | "Aku Takkan Bersuara" by Nike Ardilla |
| Shawal | "Kaulah Segalanya" by Hazrul Nizam |
* Bottom two: Gadaffi Ismail Sabri & Mohd Shawal Ruslan
* Eliminated: Gadaffi Ismail Sabri
* Special judge: Loloq

### Week 9

Original Airdate: 12 May 2007
| Student | Song |
| All | "Let's Dance Together" by Melly Goeslaw "Lagu Gembira" by Ning Baizura & Jamal Abdillah |
| Aswad | "Mungkin Langitmu Lebih Biru" by Mawi "Joget Cinta Sakti" by Haziq & Rosma (Duet with Heliza) |
| Candy | "Cahaya Cinta" by Siti Nurhaliza "Menari Denganku" by Zahid & Siti Sarah Raisuddin (Duet with Shawal) |
| Ebi | "Bukan Diriku" by Samsons "My Heart" by Acha Septriasa & Irwansyah (Duet with Mila) |
| Heliza | "Ya Atau Tidak" by Erra Fazira "Joget Cinta Sakti" by Haziq & Rosma (Duet with Aswad) |
| Mila | "Pudar" by Rossa "My Heart" by Acha Septriasa & Irwansyah (Duet with Ebi) |
| Shawal | "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow "Menari Denganku" by Zahid & Siti Sarah Raisuddin (Duet with Candy) |
* Bottom two: Mohd Shawal Ruslan & Nur Heliza Helmi
* Eliminated: Mohd Shawal Ruslan
* Special judges: Loloq & Siti Nurhaliza

### Week 10

Original Airdate: 19 May 2007
| Student | Song |
| Aswad | "Mata, Hati, Jiwa" by Awie "Bila Mati Cinta Terhenti" - Composed by Razman Riza, Lyrics by Loloq |
| Candy | "Dedebu Cinta" by Misha Omar "Demam" - Composer & Lyrics by Edry Abdul Halim |
| Ebi | "Farhana (Puteri Bumi Kenyalang)" by Jinbara "Sinar Cinta" - Composer by M. Nasir, Lyrics by Loloq |
| Heliza | "Cinta Boneka" by D-Va "Cinta Di Lautan Lalang" - Composed by Aidit Alfian, Lyrics by Loloq |
| Mila | "Cinta Pura Pura" by Ezlynn "Persis Mutiara" - Composed by Ajai, Lyrics by Loloq |
* Fifth: Candra Clement
* Fourth: Nur Heliza Helmi
* Third: Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar
* Runner-Up: Ebi Kornelis @ Firdaus Yaimal
* Winner: Norsyarmilla Jirin
* Special judge: Mamat Khalid

## Students

(ages stated are at time of contest)
| Student | Age | Hometown | Rank |
| Wan Nurul Zhana Wan Mohd Hanizan | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | 16th (quit) |
| Adyana "Diya" Khalid | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | 15th |
| Mohd Shafiq Mohd Ramadzan | 21 | Putrajaya | 14th |
| Nurul Fatin Yahya | 20 | Johor Bahru, Johor | 13th |
| Mohd. Farha Jasmen | 22 | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 12th |
| Nonny Nadirah "Noni" Zainuddin | 18 | Kota Marudu, Sabah | 11th |
| Aryanna Najwa "Dekna" Ahmad | 19 | Penang | 10th |
| Hasfarizal Ayub | 19 | Kuching, Sarawak | 9th |
| Muhammad Aizat Amdan | 18 | Kuala Lumpur | 8th |
| Gadaffi "Dafi" Ismail Sabri | 19 | Petaling Jaya, Selangor | 7th |
| Mohd Shawal Ruslan | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | 6th |
| Candra "Candy" Clement | 18 | Tambunan, Sabah | 5th |
| Nur Heliza Helmi | 21 | Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | 4th |
| Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar | 27 | Penang | 3rd |
| Ebi Kornelis @ Firdaus Yaimal | 23 | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Runner-up |
| Norsyarmilla "Mila" Jirin | 19 | Penang | Winner |

## Summaries
### Voting Result

Voting Result in Rank Order :
| Order | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert | Weekly Concert |
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | Dafi | Dafi | Ebi | Ebi | Ebi | Ebi | Ebi | Aswad | Mila | Mila |
| 2 | Heliza | Heliza | Dafi | Dafi | Aswad | Mila | Aswad | Mila | Aswad | Ebi |
| 3 | Aizat | Aswad | Aizat | Heliza | Shawal | Candy | Mila | Ebi | Ebi | Aswad |
| 4 | Fatin | Aizat | Heliza | Aizat | Heliza | Aswad | Candy | Heliza | Candy | Heliza |
| 5 | Aswad | Ebi | Aswad | Aswad | Dafi | Aizat | Dafi | Candy | Heliza | Candy |
| 6 | Farha | Fatin | Candy | Candy | Mila | Heliza | Heliza | Shawal | Shawal | |
| 7 | Rizal | Candy | Farha | Shawal | Aizat | Dafi | Shawal | Dafi | | |
| 8 | Candy | Dekna | Shawal | Dekna | Candy | Shawal | Aizat | | | |
| 9 | Shawal | Shawal | Rizal | Rizal | Rizal | Rizal | | | | |
| 10 | Afiq | Rizal | Fatin | Mila | Dekna | | | | | |
| 11 | Dekna | Noni | Noni | Noni | | | | | | |
| 12 | Noni | Farha | Dekna | Farha | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mila | Mila | Mila | Fatin | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ebi | Afiq | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Diya | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Zana | | | | | | | | | |
    The student won the competition
    The student was the runner-up
    The student was the first runner-up
    The students were finalists
    The student(s) won the best performance
    The student won the best performance but was eliminated
    The students did not participate in the concert
    The student was the original eliminee but was saved
    The student was eliminated
    The student quit the competition
* In week 1, Zana quit the competition a day prior to the first concert.
* In week 3, there was no elimination. The accumulated votes were forwarded to the following week.
* Week 4 featured a multiple elimination, the first and only in the history of Akademi Fantasia.
* In week 6, the 'button system' was introduced in the concert to deem which student(s) did the best performance, an Akademi Fantasia first. Multiple students won best performance:
** In week 6, Aizat, Candy and Mila won
** In week 7, Aizat and Candy both won, but despite this, Aizat was eliminated after receiving the lowest votes at the end of the concert.
** In week 8, Aswad, Candy, Heliza and Mila all won.
** In week 9, Ebi, Heliza and Mila all won.
** In the finale, Mila was deemed the best performer in both of her performances.

## Cast members
### Hosts

* Aznil Nawawi - Weekly Concert & Diaries
* Linda Onn - Special Debate

### Professional trainers

* Roslan Aziz - Principal & Music Director
* Shafizawati Sharif - Vocal Technical
* Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Presentation
* Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
* Dr. Azahari Othman - Motivator
* Fatimah Abu Bakar - Stage Presentation
* Khairul Najmi - English Language
* Jasmi Rejab - Fashion Stylist

### Judges

* Fauziah Latiff
* Hattan
* Fauziah Ahmad Daud

## Season statistics

* Total number of students: 16
* Oldest student: Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar, 27 years old
* Youngest student: Candra Clement, Muhammad Aizat Amdan & Nonny Nadirah Zainuddin, all 18 years old
* Tallest student: Mohd Farha Jasmen, 6'0.4" (184 cm)
* Shortest student: Norsyarmilla Jirin, 4'8.6" (148 cm)
* Heaviest student: Muhammad Aizat Amdan 216 lb (98 kg)
* Lightest student: Norsyarmilla Jirin & Nurul Fatin Yahya, both 89 lb (40 kg)
* Student with the most consecutive best performance: Candra Clement, 3 times
* Students with the most collective best performance: Norsyarmilla Jirin, 4 times
* Top 3's vote mean (excluding finale): Norsyarmilla Jirin - 7.0, Ebi Kornelis - 3.33, Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar - 3.22
* Top 3's vote median (excluding finale): Norsyarmilla Jirin - 6, Ebi Kornelis - 1, Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar - 3
* Student with the most consecutive highest votes: Ebi Kornelis, 5 times
* Student with the most collective highest votes: Ebi Kornelis, 5 times
* Student with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Mohd Shawal Ruslan, 4 times
* Student with the most collective bottom two appearances: Mohd Shawal Ruslan, 4 times
* Students with no bottom two appearances: Candra Clement & Muhammad Nur Aswad Jafar