# Akademi Fantasia season 1

The first season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 9 June 2003 and continued until 9 August 2003, on the Astro Ria television channel. It was won by Vincent Chong Ying-Chern, who defeated Mohammad Khairul Nizam Mohammad Wahi.
This season managed to cast as much as 4.5 million votes from the audience.

## Students

(ages stated are at time of contest)
| Student | Age | Hometown | Rank |
| Vincent Chong Ying-Cern | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | Winner |
| Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Wahi | 23 | Tampoi, Johor | Runner-up |
| Ahmad Azizi bin Mohamed | 27 | Kuantan, Pahang | 3rd place |
| Siti Harnizah binti Tahar | 20 | Johor Bahru, Johor | 4th place |
| Nurlizawaty binti Ismail | 23 | Taiping, Perak | 5th place |
| Sahri bin Mohammad Sarip | 24 | Melaka | 6th |
| Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan | 20 | Muar, Johor | 7th |
| Rosmayati binti Sidik | 18 | Kuantan, Pahang | 8th |
| Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | 9th |
| Suriati binti Abu Bakar | 21 | Bentong, Pahang | 10th |
| Adi Fashla bin Jurami | 21 | Tanjung Karang, Selangor | 11th |
| Azariah binti Suaymi | 21 | Kuala Lumpur | 12th |

## Concerts summaries
### Week 1

* Original airdate: 14 June 2003
* Guest judge: -
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Nija | "Engkau Bagaikan Permata" (Siti Nurhaliza) |
| Sahri | "Selingkar Kasih" (Rem) |
| Khai | "Perpisahan" (The Revolvers) |
| Azza | "Memori" (Sheila Majid) |
| Liza | "Sampai Bertemu" (Erra Fazira) |
| Vince | "Pergilah Kasih" (Ella & Korie) |
| Azizi | "Gadis Ayu" (Black Dog Bone) |
| Atie | "Hi Hi Bye Bye" (Ezlynn) |
| Nana | "Kini Kau Tiada" (Sarimah Ibrahim) |
| Adi | "Kau Ilhamku" (Man Bai) |
| Rosma | "Sekadar Di Pinggiran" (Francissca Peter) |
| Burn | "Livin La Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin) |
* Bottom two: Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza) & Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie)
* Eliminated: No elimination.

### Week 2

* Original airdate: 21 June 2003
* Guest judge: -
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Atie | "Ku Intai Cinta Dalam Rahsia" (Jeslina Hashim) |
| Burn | "Kasih Berubah" (Ferhad) |
| Azza | "Siapalah Aku" (Amy Mastura) |
| Khai | "Syair Si Pari Pari" (Zamani) |
| Nija | "Menaruh Harapan" (Zaiton Sameon) |
| Sahri | "When You Say Nothing At All" (Ronan Keating) |
| Liza | "Sha Na Na" (Amy Mastura) |
| Vince | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) |
| Rosma | "Bukan Cinta Biasa" (Siti Nurhaliza) |
| Adi | "Dan" (Sheila on 7) |
| Nana | "Rindu Padanya" (Camelia) |
| Azizi | "Terasing" (Sudirman) |
* Bottom two: Azariah binti Suaymi (Azza) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza)
* Eliminated: Azariah binti Suaymi (Azza)

### Week 3

* Original airdate: 28 June 2003
* Guest judges: Ellie Suriati & Johan Nawawi
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Adi | "Biru" (Jai) |
| Nija | "Dendam Dalam Diam" (Nora) |
| Sahri | "Salsabila" (Yasin) |
| Liza | "Kesetiaan" (Siti Sarah) |
| Burn | "Permata" (Anuar Zain) |
| Atie | "Save The Best For Last" (Vanessa Williams) |
| Nana | "Ku Bahagia" (Melly Goeslaw) |
| Khai | "Jesnita" (Exists) |
| Vince | "Belaian Jiwa" (Innuendo) |
| Rosma | "Bunga Tanjung" (Dato' Sharifah Aini) |
* Bottom two: Adi Fashla bin bin Jurami (Adi) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza)
* Eliminated: Adi Fashla bin Jurami (Adi)

### Week 4

* Original airdate: 5 July 2003
* Guest judge: Pak Ngah & Azhar Sulaiman
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Vince | "Manis" (Zainal Abidin) |
| Nija | "Setelah Aku Kau Miliki" (Shima) |
| Khai | "Azura" (Jamal Abdillah) |
| Liza | "Dia" (Sheila Majid) |
| Burn | "Sabar Menanti" (Broery Marantika) |
| Nana | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) |
| Azizi | "Mungkinkah Terjadi" (Spider) |
| Rosma | "Tinting" (Noraniza Idris) |
| Atie | "Jendela Hati" (Erra Fazira) |
| Sahri | "Tekad" (Hazami) |
| All | Bonus song: "Sandarkan Pada Kenangan" (Jamal Abdillah & Siti Sarah) |
* Bottom two: Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie) & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail (Liza)
* Eliminated: Suriati binti Abu Bakar (Atie)

### Week 5

* Original airdate: 12 July 2003
* Guest judges: Siti Nurhaliza & Azwan Ali
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Girls | Bonus song: "Di Akhir Garisan" (Ziana Zain, Nora, Ning Baizura & Dessy Fitri) |
| Khai | "Terima Kasih" (Awie) |
| Liza | "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) |
| Burn | "Sephia" (Sheila On 7) |
| Rosma | "Tragedi Buah Epal" (Anita Sarawak) |
| Sahri | "Keabadian Cinta" (Anuar Zain) |
| Azizi | "She Bangs" (Ricky Martin) |
| Nija | "Layar Impian" (Ella) |
| Vince | "Bunyi Gitar" (P. Ramlee) |
| Nana | "Halaman Cinta" (Misha Omar) |
| Boys | Bonus song: "Tiada Lagi Cinta" (Ruffedge) |
* Bottom two: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth (Burn) & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija)
* Eliminated: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth (Burn)

### Week 6

* Original airdate: 19 July 2003
* Guest judge: Hanizam Abdullah (Berita Harian's Editor)
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Liza | "Bagaikan Puteri" (Farra) |
| Khai | "6, 8, 12" (Brian McKnight) |
| Nana | "Hapuslah Air Matamu" (Dato' Sharifah Aini) |
| Sahri | "Raikan Cinta" (M. Nasir) |
| Nija | "Fatalistik" (Ziana Zain) |
| Vince | "Sonata Musim Salju" (Hazami) |
| Rosma | "Sinaran" (Sheila Majid) |
| Azizi | "Seribu Impian" (Casey) |
| All | Bonus song: "Jika" (Melly Goeslaw & Ari Lasso) + "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) |
* Bottom two: Rosmayati binti Sidik (Rosma) & Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana)
* Eliminated: Rosmayati binti Sidik (Rosma)

### Week 7

* Original airdate: 26 July 2003
* Guest judges: Hattan & Ahmad Izham Omar
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| All | Bonus song: "Bole Chudiyan" (Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan & Kavita Khrisnamurthy) |
| Nana | "Desa Tercinta" (Nora) |
| Azizi | "Samba Apa Saja" (Hattan) |
| Liza | "Bunga Bunga Cinta" (Misha Omar) |
| Vince | "Samrah Mentari" (Jamal Abdillah) |
| Nija | "Jelingan Mata" (Saloma) |
| Sahri | "Sekuntum Mawar Merah" (Alleycats) |
| Khai | "Aladin" (Spider) |
| All | Bonus song: "Hanya Memuji" (Shanty & Marcell) + "Asereje" (The Last Ketchup) |
* Bottom two: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana) & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija)
* Eliminated: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan (Nana)

### Week 8 (Semifinal)

* Original airdate: 2 August 2003
* Guest judges: Tan Sri SM Salim & Anita Sarawak
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Azizi | "Gerimis Mengundang" (Slam) |
| Nija | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) |
| Sahri | "Anugerah Dari Kegagalan" (Dato' Shake) |
| Liza | "Cinta Gila" (Juliana Banos) |
| Khai | "Vida" (Phyne Ballerz) |
| Vince | "Rindu Bayangan" (Carefree) |
| All | Bonus song: "Keliru" (Ajai & Nurul) + "Khayalan" (Black Dog Bone) |
* Bottom two: Sahri bin Mihd Sarip (Sahri) & Vincent Chong Ying-Cern (Vince)
* Eliminated: Sahri bin Mohd Sarip (Sahri)

### Week 9 (Finale)

* Original airdate: 8 August 2003
* Guest judges: Ramli M.S & Erra Fazira
1st Round Performance
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Liza | "Pintaku Yang Terakhir" (Dayang Nurfaizah) |
| Azizi | "Habis Sudah Umpanku" (Azizi) Composed: Marlin / Lyric: Loloq |
| Khai | "Dambaan Pilu" (Khai) Composed: Adnan Abu Hassan / Lirik: Mohariz Yaakub |
| Vince | "Pernah" (Ferhad) |
| Nija | "Kenangan Pahit" (Nija) Composed: Ananth / Lyric: Fanna |
2nd Round Performance
| Student | Song (original artist) |
| Liza | "Jangan Pura Pura" (Liza) Composed: Hadi Hassan / Lyric: J. Looi |
| Azizi | "Piramid Cinta" (Jai) |
| Khai | "Seberapa Pantas" (Sheila on 7) |
| Vince | "Tak Ingin Kehilanganmu" (Vince) Composed: Hadi Hassan / Lyric: J. Looi |
| Nija | "Selagi Ada Cinta" (Ning Baizura) |
* Fifth place: Nurlizawaty binti Ismail (Liza)
* Fourth place: Siti Harnizah binti Tahar (Nija)
* Third place: Ahmad Azizi bin Mohamed (Azizi)
* Runner-up: Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Wahi (Khai)
* Winner: Vincent Ching Ying-Cern (Vince)

## Elimination chart

Voting Result in Rank Order
| Order | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week Finale |
| 1 | Rosma | Sahri | Vince | Vince | Rosma | Sahri | Liza | Azizi | Vince |
| 2 | Sahri | Vince | Sahri | Nana | Khai | Liza | Azizi | Nija | Khai |
| 3 | Vince | Rosma | Azizi | Rosma | Sahri | Vince | Vince | Liza | Azizi |
| 4 | Nija | Azizi | Atie | Khai | Vince | Nija | Khai | Khai | Nija |
| 5 | Khai | Nana | Rosma | Sahri | Nana | Khai | Sahri | Vince | Liza |
| 6 | Nana | Khai | Burn | Azizi | Liza | Azizi | Nija | Sahri | |
| 7 | Azizi | Atie | Nana | Burn | Azizi | Nana | Nana | | |
| 8 | Adi | Burn | Khai | Nija | Nija | Rosma | | | |
| 9 | Burn | Nija | Nija | Liza | Burn | | | | |
| 10 | Azza | Adi | Liza | Atie | | | | | |
| 11 | Atie | Liza | Adi | | | | | | |
| 12 | Liza | Azza | | | | | | | |
* The student who is a winner.
* The student who is runner-up.
* The student who became third place.
* The student who is finalists.
* The student is originally eliminated but saved.
* The student who is eliminated.

## Cast members
### Hosts

* Aznil Nawawi - Host of concert of Akademi Fantasia and Diari Akademi Fantasia
* Seelan Paul – Host of Imbasan Akademi Fantasia

### Professional trainers

* Freddie Fernandez - Principal
* Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical
* Corrie Lee - Choreographer
* Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
* Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant
* Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone
* Mahani Awang - Image Consultant
* Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager

### Judge

* Kudsia Kahar