# Akademi Fantasia season 3

The third season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on the Astro Ria television channel on 4 June 2005. Kudsia Kahar continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Aznil Nawawi as host. Asmawi Ani, a native of FELDA Taib Andak, Kulai, Johor, was announced the winner of the competition on 7 August 2005, defeating runner-up Felix Agus.
As much as 20 contestants were selected before the final 12 contestants were chosen in the prelude concert. However, in this season's first concert, those eight contestants who were eliminated in the prelude concert were given a chance to compete in the first concert in order to be recruited into the competition againas the thirteenth and the fourteenth contestants. This season also continued the format of not eliminating any contestant in the first concert.
As much as 10.7 million votes were cast throughout this entire season.

## Semi-final

A prelude concert was held on 21 May 2005 to determine the 12 finalists who would move on into the main competition. Each semi-finalist was given the liberty to choose their own song.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
| Akma | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Amy | "Saving All My Love for You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Amylea | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Advanced |
| Diana | "Aku Sayang Padamu" (Atiek CB) | Eliminated |
| Ekin | "Dialah Di Hati" (Siti Nurhaliza) | Advanced |
| Elliza | "Mengapa" (Nicky Astria) | Advanced |
| Idayu | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| Marsha | "Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams) | Disqualified |
| Rina | "Mama Ku Ingin Pulang" (Nike Ardilla) | Eliminated |
| Shiha | "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated |
| Contestant | Song | Result |
| Aidil | "Kau Lupa Janji" (Jamal Abdillah) | Advanced |
| Azlif | "Isabella" (Search) | Eliminated |
| Felix | "Cinta Seorang Teman" (Bob AF2) | Advanced |
| Fuad | "She's a Lady" (Tom Jones) | Advanced |
| Haider | "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) | Eliminated |
| Isa | "Aku Cinta Padamu" (Hazami) | Eliminated |
| Kefli | "Dir" (Rahim Maarof) | Advanced |
| Mawi | "Intifada" (Rabbani) | Eliminated |
| Reza | "Ku Harap Cinta" (Nowseeheart) | Advanced |
| Yazer | "Rela Ku Pujuk" (Spider) | Advanced |
During the Prelude concert, Marsha failed to perform as she was diagnosed with sore throat. Panel of jury was in consensus that her failure to participate in the concert engendered her to be automatically disqualified. Nevertheless, she was called forward on stage and was given a chance to sing the first verse of her song with no music. Below is the list of semi-finalists who did not make it to the Top 12.
* Asmawi Ani, 23, Kulai, Johor
* Azlif Suhaizad Abdullah, 23, Johor Bahru, Johor
* Haider Arif, 20, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
* Hazrina binti Illias, 21, Sri Manjung, Perak
* Isa Kumar Jali Sulaiman, 19, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
* Marsha Milan Londoh, 20, Tamparuli, Sabah
* Nor Diana Akmar Tajul Ariffin, 22, Kuala Lumpur
* Nurshiha Mohd Zikir, 18, Gombak, Selangor

## Concert summaries
### Week 1

Original Airdate: 4 June 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil | "Semua Orang Tahu" (Rem) | Saved |
| Akma | "Nazam Berkasih" (Syura) | Bottom 3 |
| Amy | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| Amylea | "Inikah Cinta" (Sheila Majid) | Safe |
| Ekin | "Erti Cinta" (Maya Karin) | Safe |
| Elliza | "Elegi Sepi" (Azharina) | Bottom 3 |
| Felix | "Tiada Lagi Kidungmu" (Lefthanded) | Safe |
| Fuad | "Pop Ye Ye" (V.E.) | Safe |
| Idayu | "Percayalah" (Siti Nurhaliza) | Safe |
| Kefli | "Nur Kasih" (Slam) | Safe |
| Reza | "Roman Picisan" (Dewa) | Safe |
| Yazer | "Ready for Love" (Bad Company) | Safe |
Note: There was no elimination in this concert. All the semi-finalists were given another chance to perform in order to be re-entered into the competition. At the end of the concert, Marsha and Mawi were re-entered into the competition through 'AFSERAP' (Faculty's choice).
* Guest judges: Abdul Razak Mohaideen & Aishah

### Week 2

Original Airdate: 11 June 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil no.1 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Bottom 3 |
| Akma no.2 | "Cahaya" (Krisdayanti) | Safe |
| Amy no.3 | "Sesalanku" (Ezlynn) | Safe |
| Amylea no.4 | "Asmara" (Anneke Grönloh) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Joget Sayang Disayang" (Anita Sarawak) | Safe |
| Elliza no.6 | "Aku Dia Dan Kamu" (D-Va) | Eliminated |
| Felix no.7 | "Berjuta Batu" (Alleycats) | Safe |
| Fuad no.8 | "Puteri" (Zainal Abidin) | Bottom 3 |
| Idayu no.9 | "Superstar" (Jamelia) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "Mungkin" (Anuar Zain) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Ingin Bersamamu" (Syafinaz) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Dari Kekasih Kepada Kekasih" (Hattan) | Safe |
| Reza no.13 | "Terhangat Di Pasaran" (KRU & Adam) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "Sejati" (Wings) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Adlin Aman Ramlie & Hattan

### Week 3

Original Airdate: 18 June 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil no.1 | "Nak Dara Rindu" (P. Ramlee) | Safe |
| Akma no.2 | "Lagu Rindu" (Siti Nurhaliza) | Safe |
| Amy no.3 | "Asmaradana" (Tiara Jacquelina) | Bottom 3 |
| Amylea no.4 | "Anggapan Mu" (Ziana Zain) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Mimpi Sedih" (Emillia Contessa) | Safe |
| Felix no.7 | "Memori Bahagia" (Sahri AF1) | Safe |
| Fuad no.8 | "Gerimis Di Lautan" (Sudirman) | Eliminated |
| Idayu no.9 | "Curiga" (Ning Baizura) | Bottom 3 |
| Kefli no.10 | "Keindahan Pantai" (Zurah 11) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Lelaki Idaman" (Melly Goeslaw) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Gadis Melayu" (Othman Hamzah) | Safe |
| Reza no.13 | "Mungkin Nanti" (Peterpan) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "Suatu Masa" (M. Nasir) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Afdlin Shauki & Shahruddin (Dean)

### Week 4

Original Airdate: 25 June 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil no.1 | "Suratan Atau Kebetulan" (Kenny, Remy, Martin) | Bottom 3 |
| Akma no.2 | "L-O-V-E" (Nat King Cole) | Safe |
| Amy no.3 | "Bilang Saja" (Agnes Monica) | Safe |
| Amylea no.4 | "Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Antara Dua" (Farah AF2) | Safe |
| Felix no.7 | "Aku Semut Merah" (The Meggyz) | Safe |
| Idayu no.9 | "Tiada Lagi Tangisan" (Aishah) | Eliminated |
| Kefli no.10 | "Seksa" (Ukays) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Tunggu Sekejap" (Jaclyn Victor) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Nour El Ain" (Amr Diab) | Safe |
| Reza no.13 | "Senandung Semalam" (Jamal Abdillah) | Bottom 3 |
| Yazer no.14 | "Nyanyian Serambi" (Ramli Sarip) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Fauzi Marzuki & Syafinaz Selamat

### Week 5

Original Airdate: 2 July 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil no.1 | "Senyuman Ragamu" (Gerhana Skacinta feat. Radhi OAG) | Bottom 3 |
| Akma no.2 | "Camar Yang Pulang" (Aishah) | Safe |
| Amy no.3 | "Antara Anyir dan Jakarta" (Sheila Majid) | Eliminated |
| Amylea no.4 | "Hak Milik Kekal" (Diana Rafar & Linda Rafar) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Let's Get Loud" (Jennifer Lopez) | Safe |
| Felix no.7 | "Hari Ini dan Semalam" (J. Mizan) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "Berhenti Berharap" (Sheila on 7) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Bossanova" (Saloma) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" (Los Lobos) | Safe |
| Reza no.13 | "Ala Emak Kahwinkan Aku" (Zainodin Mat Dom) | Eliminated |
| Yazer no.14 | "Takdir Penentu Segala" (Jamal Abdillah) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Mamat Khalid & Ning Baizura

### Week 6

Original Airdate: 9 July 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Aidil no.1 | "Matahari" (Amuk) | Eliminated |
| Akma no.2 | "Hati Keliru" (Misha Omar) | Bottom 3 |
| Amylea no.4 | "Hati Ini Telah Dilukai" (Krisdayanti) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Warna" (Sheila Majid) | Bottom 3 |
| Felix no.7 | "Smooth" (Santana) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "Kenang Daku Dalam Doamu" (Tan Sri S.M. Salim) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Destiny" (Jim Brickman) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Memori Cinta Luka" (Nassier Wahab) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "Cinta Kilat" (Broery Marantika) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Iman Wan & Sharifah Aini

### Week 7

Original Airdate: 16 July 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Bonus | "Aneka Ragam" (Black Dog Bone) | N/A |
| Akma no. 2 | "Bertakhta Di Hati" (Farahdhiya) | Bottom 3 |
| Amylea no.4 | "Penawar Rindu" (Datin Orkid Abdullah) | Safe |
| Ekin no.5 | "Maafkan Kepergianku" (Ruth Sahanaya) | Eliminated |
| Felix no.7 | "Fantasia Bulan Madu" (Search) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing) | Safe |
| Marsha no.11 | "Jambatan Tamparuli" (Justin Lusah) | Safe |
| Mawi no.12 | "Oh Fatimah" (A. Ramlie) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "Nazraku" (Spider) | Bottom 3 |
* Guest judges: S. Atan & Zainal Alam Kadir

### Week 8

Original Airdate: 23 July 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Bonus | "Ladki Badhi Anjani Hai" (OST - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) "Seri Langkat" (Jamal Abdillah & Amelina) | N/A |
| Akma no.2 | "Selamat Jalan Romeo" (Ramlah Ram) | Eliminated |
| Amylea no.4 | "Dua Insan Bercinta" (Ella) | Safe |
| Felix no.7 | "Hukum Karma" (Wings) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "Hati Emas" (M. Nasir) | Bottom 3 |
| Marsha no.11 | "Cobalah Untuk Setia" (Krisdayanti) | Bottom 3 |
| Mawi no.12 | "Pupus" (Dewa) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "Mengapa Harus Cinta" (Vince Chong) | Safe |
* Guest judges: Syafinaz Selamat & Yasmin Ahmad

### Week 9

Original Airdate: 30 July 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Amylea no.4 | "Gemilang" (Jaclyn Victor) | Safe |
| Felix no.7 | "Anak" (Freddie Aguilar) | Safe |
| Kefli no.10 | "Tak Tahu" (Tak Tahu) | Eliminated |
| Marsha no.11 | "Ku Pendam Sebuah Duka" (Khatijah Ibrahim) | Bottom 3 |
| Mawi no.12 | "Pergi Tak Kembali" (Rabbani) | Safe |
| Yazer no.14 | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Eliminated |
* Guest judges: Suraya Al Attas & Vince Chong

### Week 10

Original Airdate: 6 August 2005
| Student | Song | Result |
| Amylea no.4 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) "Ku Berserah" (Amylea) | Third |
| Felix no.7 | "Kudaku Lari Gagah Berani" (Sharifah Aini) "Warkah Berlagu Pilu" (Felix) | Runner-Up |
| Marsha no.11 | "Manusia" (Sheila Majid) "Untuk Terakhir Kali" (Marsha) | Fourth |
| Mawi no.12 | "Seroja" (Jamal Abdillah) "Aduh Saliha" (Mawi) | Winner |
* Guest judges: Adlin Aman Ramlie & Syafinaz Selamat

## Students

(ages stated are at time of contest)
| Student | Age | Hometown | Out |
| Elliza Abdul Razak | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | no.6 |
| Fuad Razlan Abdul Azri | 20 | Kuala Lumpur | no.8 |
| Nor Farah Idayu Yaakob | 20 | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | no.9 |
| Syaiful Reza Mohamed | 27 | Sibu, Sarawak | no.13 |
| Amylia "Amy" Mohd Azlan | 21 | Kuching, Sarawak | no.3 |
| Nik Mohd Aidil Nik Zamri | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | no.1 |
| Norashikin "Ekin" Abdul Rahman | 21 | Labuan | no.5 |
| Asiah Tunakma Abdullah | 20 | Kuala Lumpur | no.2 |
| Mohd Zulkefli Mohd Idir | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | no.14 |
| Mohd Yazer Yusof | 23 | Tawau, Sabah | no.10 |
| Marsha Milan Londoh | 20 | Tamparuli, Sabah | no.11 |
| Amylea Azizan | 19 | Langkawi, Kedah | no.4 |
| Felix Agus | 23 | Kota Belud, Sabah | no.7 |
| Asmawi Ani | 23 | Kulai, Johor | no.12 |

## Post Akademi Fantasia Careers

* Elliza Abdul Razak is currently active in acting in serial drama.
* Syaiful Reza Mohamed was chosen as a host of interactive show Durian Runtuh in Astro Ria. He is also one of the deejays in ERA fm. In 2006, he appeared in the filming entertainment as "Azam" in a film entitled Malaikat Maut directed by Bade Hj Azmi. In 2008, he was chosen to be the host for a new TV show in Astro Ria called Kelab POP.
* Asiah Tunakma Abdullah has released her first single entitled Percaya Pada Cinta in 2007.
* Mohd Yazer Yusof has signed with a recording label, Luncai Emas and is currently recording his first album.
* Marsha Milan Londoh is currently the ambassador for Power Root. She is also active in acting and has appeared in several telemovies and dramas such as Begitulah Raya, Misi:1511, Kirana and recently in Kerana Karina as the main cast.
* Felix Agus is also one of the ambassadors for Power Root. He has also appeared in acting entertainment with fellow Marsha Milan Londoh in Begitulah Raya. His compilation album The Best of Felix Susah Susah Aje!! achieved platinum status while his video compilation of the same title went gold.
* Asmawi Ani was chosen as the Chosen Artist of DiGi in ERA Award 2005. In the same year as well, he won the Most Popular Artist in Anugerah Bintang Popular, and garnered other several awards such as Best New Male Artist, and Best New Male Singer, all in the same year in the prestigious award. In 2006, he won the Most Popular Song in Planet Music Award, Favourite Malaysian Artist of MTV Asia Award and won the ethnic creative song in Anugerah Juara Lagu 2006. He is also chosen to be ambassador for many products such as Power Root, Mamee Slurp, M.Mobile, Canon, Silky For Men, and Herba.

## Summaries
### Elimination Chart

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 | Weekly Concert |
| Order | Prelude | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | Elliza | Felix | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi | Mawi |
| 2 | Ekin | Idayu | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix | Felix |
| 3 | Amylea | Reza | Reza | Yazer | Yazer | Yazer | Amylea | Amylea | Amylea | Amylea | Amylea |
| 4 | Felix | Amylea | Marsha | Amylea | Amylea | Kefli | Marsha | Marsha | Yazer | Marsha | Marsha |
| 5 | Idayu | Yazer | Amylea | Reza | Marsha | Amylea | Yazer | Kefli | Kefli | Yazer | |
| 6 | Amy | Kefli | Ekin | Ekin | Kefli | Marsha | Kefli | Yazer | Marsha | Kefli | |
| 7 | Aidil | Ekin | Amy | Kefli | Ekin | Ekin | Ekin | Akma | Akma | | |
| 8 | Fuad | Amy | Idayu | Marsha | Amy | Akma | Akma | Ekin | | | |
| 9 | Kefli | Fuad | Yazer | Aidil | Akma | Aidil | Aidil | | | | |
| 10 | Yazer | Akma | Kefli | Akma | Reza | Amy | | | | | |
| 11 | Reza | Elliza | Akma | Idayu | Aidil | Reza | | | | | |
| 12 | Akma | Aidil | Aidil | Amy | Idayu | | | | | | |
| 13 | Azlif | Mawi | Fuad | Fuad | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Diana | Marsha | Elliza | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Haider | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Isa | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Marsha | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Mawi | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Rina | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Shiha | | | | | | | | | | |
    The student won the competition
    The student was the runner-up
    The student was the first runner-up
    The student was finalist
    The student was the original eliminee but was saved
    The students were re-entered into the competition through Principal's choice or 'AFSERAP'
    The student did not participate in the concert and was disqualified
    The student was eliminated
* In Prelude, the group of 20 contestants were reduced to 12 that would move on to the main competition as the new AF students. This first call-out does not reflect their performance in this week.
* In Week 1, there was no elimination. Subsequently, Mawi and Marsha were chosen by the Principal to be re-entered into the competition through 'AFSERAP', after their failures to be chosen in Prelude Concert.
* In Week 5, there was a double elimination. The concert was held in Dataran Putrajaya.
* In Week 9, there was another double elimination.

## Cast members
### Hosts

* Aznil Nawawi - Weekly Concert & Diaries

### Professional trainers

* M. Nasir - Principal
* Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical
* Mohd Fathee Abdullah - Choreographer
* Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
* Dr. Azahari Othman - Motivator Consultant
* Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant & English Consultant
* Marlia Musa - Stage Presentation
* Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone
* Mahani Awang - Image Consultant
* Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager

### Judge

* Kudsia Kahar

## Season statistics

* Total number of students: 14
* Oldest student: Syaiful Reza Mohamed, 27 years old
* Youngest student: Amylea Azizan, 19 years old
* Tallest student: Felix Agus, 5'9" (180 cm)
* Shortest student: Amylea Azizan & Norashikin Abdul Rahman, both 4'8" (149 cm)
* Heaviest student: Fuad Razlan Abdul Azri, 154 lb (70 kg)
* Lightest student: Amylea Azizan & Norashikin Abdul Rahman, both 92 lb (42 kg)