The sixth season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 22 March 2008 and concluded on 24 May 2008 on the Astro Ria television channel. Fauziah Ahmad Daud returned as a judge and was joined by new judge Ning Baizura, who replaced Hattan and Fauziah Latif. The season introduced AC Mizal as host, replacing Aznil Nawawi. The promotional catchphrase of this season is "Bring Out The Superstar Talent In You".
A few major changes were made this season. The show is eligible for Malaysian citizens aged from 18–45 years old, unlike the previous five seasons which were eligible for those who aged from 18–27 years old. The number of contestants was also decreased to 14, from 16 since Season 5.
The winner was 18-year-old Stracie Angie Anam, from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, who became the youngest contestant ever to win the competition, beating Mohammad Idris Mohd. Zaizizi. She won prizes worth MYR733,734 which comprised a four-room bungalow at A'Famosa Villa D'Lagos, Melaka, a Peugeot 307XS car, cash worth MYR25,000, holiday package of 7 days and 5 nights at South Africa, holiday package to Italy, Sony PlayStation Portable and a trophy.
This season drew an overall 3.8 million votes which displayed a significant decrease from the previous season.
Auditions
For Season 6, the auditions were held in the following cities: ASTRO, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur - 12 January & 13 January Crowne Plaza Riverside, Kuching, Sarawak - 17 January & 18 January Kompleks Asia City, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - 17 January & 18 January Kompleks Mawar, Johor Bahru, Johor - 26 January & 27 January Gurney Hotel, Pulau Pinang - 26 January & 27 January ASTRO, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur - 2 February & 3 February
List of songs during auditions
Songs for female Persis Mutiara – Mila AF5 Rindu Merindu – Fauziah Idris Jika Kau Kekasih – Linda Nanuwil Ya atau Tidak – Erra Fazira Salam Untuk Kekasih – Nadia Setiaku Korban – Fauziah Latiff Unfaithful – Rihanna Menaruh Harapan – Zaiton Sameon Akhirnya Kini Pasti – Anita Sarawak Pastikan – Siti Nurhaliza
Songs for male Langit Biru – Mawi Fantasia Bulan Madu – Amy Search Kasihnya Laila – Jinbara Joget Angan Tak Sudah– Jay Jay It’s Gonna Be Me – 'N Sync Izinku Pergi – Kaer Azami La Camisa Negra – Juanes Kisah Kau dan Aku – Alleycats Ku Juga Mencintai Dirimu – Saiful Azura – Jamal Abdillah
Concert summaries
Week 1 Original Airdate: 22 March 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Sayang Sayang" (Aliff Aziz) Safe Faisal "Satu Kiblat Yang Sama" (Rabbani) Safe Ika "Kesetiaan" (Siti Sarah) Bottom 3 Lufya "Ingkar" (Bunga Citra Lestari) Bottom 3 Nadia "Rindu" (Hetty Koes Endang) Safe Naim "Memburu Rindu" (Hattan) Safe Nubhan "Ruang Rindu" (Letto) Safe Rina "(Simply) The Best" (Tina Turner) Safe Riz "Ketulusan Hati" (Anuar Zain) Safe Saida "Terlalu Cinta" (Rossa) Safe Stacy "No One" (Alicia Keys) Safe Stanly "You Raise Me Up" (Josh Groban) Safe Toi "Pagi Yang Gelap" (Hujan) Safe Yana "Diriku Tapak Sulaiman" (Elyana) Eliminated
Guest judge: Ajai
Week 2 Original Airdate: 29 March 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Angan dan Sedar" (Mawi) Safe Faisal "Ranggi Metropolis" (Awie) Safe Ika "Malu Tapi Mahu" (Dina) Eliminated Lufya "Cintaku 100%" (Mas Idayu) Bottom 3 Nadia "Umbrella" (Rihanna) Safe Naim "Aspalela" (Saiful Apek) Bottom 3 Nubhan "Tak Bisa Memilihmu" (6ixth Sense) Safe Rina "Ku Seru" (Misha Omar) Safe Riz "Separuh Masa" (The Lima) Safe Saida "Dokter Cinta" (Dewa Dewi) Safe Stacy "Rela" (Tila) Safe Stanly "Sudah Tu Sudah" (Imran Ajmain) Safe Toi "Sang Pencinta" (M. Nasir) Safe
Guest judge: Aidit Alfian
Week 3 Original Airdate: 5 April 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Kamelia" (Sweet Charity) Safe Faisal "Sentuhan Kecundang" (Ekamatra) Safe Lufya "Tika dan Saat Ini" (Medicine) Eliminated Nadia "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) Safe Naim "Opera Hidup" (Wings) Eliminated Nubhan "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams) Safe Rina "Enter Sandman" (Metallica) Safe Riz "Dari Sinar Mata" (Bumiputera Rockers) Safe Saida "Sepi Sekuntum Mawar Merah" (Ella) Safe Stacy "Pelesit Kota" (Search) Safe Stanly "Patahnya Sayap Malam" (Masa) Safe Toi "C.I.N.T.A." (X.P.D.C.) Bottom 3
Guest judge: Adlin Aman Ramlie
Week 4 Original Airdate: 12 April 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Menghapus Jejakmu" (Peterpan) Safe Faisal "Joget Bunga Melati" (Halil Chik) Eliminated Nadia "Mengapa Dirindu" (Saloma) Safe Nubhan "Cinta Hampa" (D'lloyd) Safe Rina "Terbang Helang" (Sharifah Aini) Bottom 3 Riz "Marabahaya" (Pop Shuvit) Safe Saida "Hati Kama" (Siti Nurhaliza & Noraniza Idris) Safe Stacy "Cinta Khayalan" (Bob AF2) Safe Stanly "Kasih Tercipta" (Faizal Tahir) Safe Toi "Laukku Cukup Masin" (Spider) Bottom 3
Guest judge: Adlin Aman Ramlie
Week 5 Original Airdate: 19 April 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Hai" (Adam) Safe Nadia "Kalis Rindu" (Elyana) Safe Nubhan "Kembali Senyum" (Izwan Pilus) Safe Rina "Sorga dan Neraka" (Hetty Koes Endang) Bottom 3 Riz "Time Is Running Out" (Muse) Safe Saida "Bila Bunga Berguguran" (Fauziah Ahmad Daud) Eliminated Stacy "Makhluk Tuhan Paling Seksi" (Mulan Jameela) Safe Stanly "Umi" (Dato' Shake) Safe Toi "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston) Bottom 3
Guest judge: Hetty Koes Endang
Week 6 Original Airdate: 26 April 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Ketahuan" (Matta) Bottom 3 Nadia "Rama-Rama" (Ella) Bottom 3 Nubhan "Generasiku" (OAG) Safe Rina "Ular" (Anita Sarawak) Eliminated Riz "Seribu Tahun" (Imran Ajmain) Safe Stacy "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) Safe Stanly "Kata" (Hazami) Safe Toi "Tak Bisakah" (Peterpan) Safe
Guest judges: Adlin Aman Ramlie & Adnan Abu Hassan
Week 7 Original Airdate: 3 May 2008
StudentSongResult Alif "Rozana" (Search) Eliminated Nadia "One Night Only" (Dreamgirls) Safe Nubhan "Dealova" (Once) Bottom 3 Riz "Memburu Impian" (Kaza) Safe Stacy "Hati" (Siti Nurhaliza) Safe Stanly "Footloose" (Kenny Loggins) Safe Toi "Syakilla" (Rahim Maarof) Bottom 3
Guest judges: Adlin Aman Ramlie & Tiara Jacquelina
Week 8 Original Airdate: 10 May 2008
StudentSongResult Nadia "Karma" (Cokelat) Saved Nubhan "Hanya Kau Yang Tahu" (Aizat AF5) Safe Riz "Laskar Cinta" (Dewa) Safe Stacy "Gembira Hidup Ini" (Farah AF2) Safe Stanly "Naluri Lelaki" (Samsons) Bottom 3 Toi "Kasih Berduka" (M. Osman) Bottom 3
Guest judge: Ida Nerina
Week 9 Original Airdate: 17 May 2008
StudentSongResult Nadia "Lelaki Buaya Darat" (Ratu) "Endless Love" (Luther Vandross & Diana Ross) Duet with Riz Bottom 3 Nubhan "Tapi Bukan Aku" (Kerispatih) "Ada Cinta" (Acha Septriasa & Irwansyah) Duet with Stacy Safe Riz "Rock Around The Clock" (Bill Haley) "Endless Love" (Luther Vandross & Diana Ross) Duet with Nadia Bottom 3 Stacy "Beat It" (Michael Jackson) "Ada Cinta" (Acha Septriasa & Irwansyah) Duet with Nubhan Safe Stanly "Kerana" (Alleycats) "Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta" (Mawi & M. Nasir) Duet with Toi Eliminated Toi "Kau Yang Bernama Seri" (Handy Black) "Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta" (Mawi & M. Nasir) Duet with Stanly Safe
Guest judge: Afdlin Shauki
Week 10 Original Airdate: 24 May 2008
StudentSongResult Nadia "Aku Lebih Tahu" (Mila) "Kalut Lagi Mengarut" (Nadia) Fifth Nubhan "Bukan Di Sini" (Sofaz) "Ada Untukmu" (Nubhan) Third Riz "11 Januari" (Gigi) "Hanya Sandiwara" (Riz) Runner-up Stacy "Atas Nama Cinta" (Rossa) "Aku Stacy" (Stacy) Winner Toi "Cinta Zulaikha" (Mawi) "Paling Terindah" (Toi) Fourth
Guest judge: Adlin Aman Ramlie
Students (ages stated are at time of contest) Student Age Hometown RankMarliyana Binti Omar Walid24Kuala Kangsar, Perak14thIka Nabila Binti Abdul Rahim19Pulau Pinang13thLutfyah Binti Sheikh Omar23Johor Bahru, Johor12thMuhammad Shauqi Naaim Bin Salmi 18Gerik, Perak11thMuhammad Faisal Bin Abdullah 21Kuala Lumpur10thSiti Norsaida Binti Tarudin32Kuala Lipis, Pahang9thHairina Binti Abd Halim 44Selangor8thMohamad Aliff Bin Mohd Razali22Pulau Pinang7thStanley Maringai David Impi 25Kuching, Sarawak6thNadia Haswani Binti Hasnan18Kuala Lumpur5thKhairul Nizam Bin Baharom31Johor Bahru, Johor4thAhmad Nubhan Bin Ahmad22Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan3rdMohammed Idris Bin Mohd. Zaizizi22Gerik, PerakRunner-upStacy Angie Anam18Kota Kinabalu, SabahWinner
Summaries
Elimination chart
+Voting Result in Rank OrderOrderWeekly Concerts123456789101Stanly Stacy Stacy Alif Alif Stacy Stacy Nubhan Toi Stacy2Stacy Stanly Alif Stacy Stacy Riz Stanly Riz Stacy Riz3Nadia Nadia Stanly Stanly Riz Nubhan Nadia Stacy Nubhan Nubhan4Saida Alif Rina Riz Nubhan Toi Riz Stanly Riz Toi5Riz Nubhan Nadia Saida Stanly Stanly Nubhan Toi Nadia Nadia6Faisal Riz Riz Nadia Nadia Nadia Toi Nadia Stanly 7Naim Saida Nubhan Nubhan Toi Alif Alif 8Rina Faisal Saida Toi RinaRina9Alif Rina Faisal Rina Saida 10Toi Toi Toi Faisal 11Nubhan Naim Naim12Ika Lufya Lufya 13Lufya Ika14Yana
The student won the competition The student was the first runner-up The student was the second runner-up The students were finalists The student was the original eliminee but was saved The student was eliminated
In week 3, the theme of the concert was rock ballad. Additionally, there was a double elimination. In week 4, the Principal gave a new song to Stacy which was composed especially for her for due to her significant improvement in the past three concerts. However, it was later found out that the song was a cover song by Bob AF2 which is entitled "Cinta Terhalang". In week 7, the concert was held at Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya. The theme of the concert was original motion picture soundtrack. Week 8 featured a non-elimination concert. The accumulated votes were forwarded to the following week.
Cast members
Hosts AC Mizal - Host of AF Concert Sarimah Ibrahim - Host of AF Diary Zainal Alam Kadir - Host of AF Diary EXT
Professional Trainers Ramli M.S. - Principal & Music Director Shafizawati Sharif - Vocal Technical Siti Hajar Ismail - Vocal Presentation Genervie Kam - Music & Vocal Linda Jasmine - Choreographer Fatimah Abu Bakar - English Language & Motivator Fauziah Nawi - Drama & Presentation Anita Sarawak - Stage Presentation Jasmi Rejab - Fashion Stylist
Judges Fauziah Dato' Ahmad Daud Ning Baizura
Season statistics Total number of students: 14 Oldest student: Hairina Abdul Halim, 44 years old Youngest students: Nadia Haswani Hasnan & Stracie Angie Anam, both 18 years old Tallest student: Muhammad Shauqi Naaim Salmi, 6'0" (183 cm) Shortest student: Nadia Haswani Hasnan, 4'9" (152 cm) Heaviest student: Mohammad Idris Zaizizi, 172 lbs (78 kg) Lightest students: Ika Nabila Abdul Rahim & Siti Norsaida Tarudin, both 106 lb (46 kg) Students with the most collective highest votes: Stracie Angie Anam, 5 times Students with the most consecutive highest votes: Mohammad Alif Mohd Razali & Stracie Angie Anam, both 2 times Top 3's vote mean (excluding finale): Stracie Angie Anam - 1.67, Mohammad Idris Zaizizi - 4.0, Ahmad Nubhan Ahmad - 4.90 Top 3's vote median (excluding finale): Stracie Angie Anam - 2, Mohammad Idris Zaizizi - 4, Ahmad Nubhan Ahmad - 5 Student with the most collective bottom two appearances: Lutfyah Sheikh Omar & Hairina Abdul Halim, both 3 times Student with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Lutfyah Sheikh Omar & Hairina Abdul Halim, both 3 times Students with no bottom two appearances: Ahmad Nubhan Ahmad, Mohammad Idris Zaizizi & Stracie Angie Anam
References
External links Murai's AF Coverage