The second season of Akademi Fantasia premiered on 7 June 2004 and concluded on 14 August 2004 on the Astro Ria television channel. Aznil Nawawi continued as the show's host, while Kudsia Kahar returned as judges. The second season was won by Ahmad Zahid Baharuddin, who defeated Norlinda Nanuwil. This season also featured Kaer Azami, who would subsequently win the 2008 Malaysian Music Awards for Best Song.
Unlike previous season which was solely opened for people from Peninsular Malaysia, this season was eligible for contestants from East Malaysia. The final 12 contestants were revealed in Tirai Akademi Fantasia which was aired at the end of May and early June.
A new format this season was introduced which enabled a student who was eliminated to be re-entered into the competition through a voting line called AFMASUK. Using this voting line, audience would vote any students who were eliminated throughout the season and the one student who received the highest votes would be re-entered into the competition. This new format is subsequently used in seasons 4, 7 and 8.
This entire season holds the highest reception of votes in the history of Akademi Fantasia with 15 million votes being cast.
Students (ages stated are at time of contest) StudentAge HometownRank Ahmad Zahid bin Baharuddin 22 Teluk Intan, Perak Winner Norlinda Nanuwil 20 Ranau, Sabah Runner-up Mohammad Aizam bin Mat Saman 21 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 3rd place Farah Diana binti Anuar 19 Kuala Lumpur 4th place Yusrizan bin Usop 23 Limbang, Sarawak 5th place Wan Mohammad Khair bin Wan Azami (Kaer) 19 Kuala Lumpur 6th place Asma binti Ghani 23 Tawau, Sabah7th Nurullah binti Zawawi 22 Kuching, Sarawak8th Zarina binti Zainoordin 20 Johor Bahru, Johor9th Anding Indrawani bin Zaini 21 Kuching, Sarawak10th Mohammad Fitri bin Zainal Abidin 25 Kuala Lumpur11th Edlin binti Abdul Rahim 21 Kuala Lumpur12th
Concerts summaries Week 1 Original airdate: 12 June 2004 Guest judges: Awie & Rashid Sibir StudentSong (original artist) Farah "Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta" (Dayang Nurfaizah) Zahid "Percayakan Siti" (Exists) Zarina "Mencintaimu" (Krisdayanti) Bob "Wajah Kesayangan Hamba" (Hail Amir) Edlin "Bintang Hati" (Amy Mastura) Fitri "Jerat" (Harvey Malaiholo) Nurul "Sejakku Bertemu Padamu" (Sanisah Huri) Anding "Jika Kau Bercinta Lagi" (Alleycats) Mas "Permata Biru" (Ella) Adam "Jangan Lafazkan" (KRU) Linda "Tak Tahan Lagi" (Melly Goeslaw) Kaer "Januari" (Glenn Fredly) Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim (Edlin) & Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin (Fitri) Eliminated: No elimination
Week 2 Original airdate: 19 June 2004 Guest judges: Dato' Yusof Haslam & Farihin Abdul Fatah StudentSong (original artist) Anding "Melompat Lebih Tinggi" (Sheila On 7) Nurul "Ke Hujung Dunia" (Siti Sarah) Bob "Jangan Bersedih Lagi" (Anuar Zain) Edlin "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) Adam "Kerana Dia" (Yasin) Fitri "Kasih Latifah" (Spider) Mas "Kaulah Segalanya" (Ruth Sahanaya) Farah "Tua Mengejar Kita" (Fauziah Latiff) Zahid "Istana Menanti" (Rahim Maarof) Zarina "Awallah Dondang" (Noraniza Idris) Kaer "Ikhlas Tapi Jauh" (Zainal Abidin) Linda "Semoga Abadi" (Misha Omar) Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim (Edlin) & Yusrizan bin Usop (Bob) Eliminated: No elimination
Week 3 Original airdate: 26 June 2004 Guest judges: Jenny Chin & Radhi OAG StudentSong (original artist) Fitri "Ku Petik Bintang Bintang" (Kenny, Remy & Martin) Nurul "Seri Dewi Malam" (Dato' Sharifah Aini) Zahid "Bila Resah" (Anuar Zain) Farah "Janji Manismu" (Aishah) Bob "Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud" (M. Nasir) Edlin "Kau Dan Aku" (Ning Baizura) Anding "Slumber" (OAG) Zarina "My Immortal" (Evanescence) Kaer "Kenanganku" (Jeffrydin) Linda "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (Chantal Kreviazuk) Adam "Mengapa Perpisahan Yang Kau Pinta" (Flybaits) Mas "Seksis" (Anita Sarawak) Bottom two: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim (Edlin) & Nurullah binti Zawawi (Nurul) Eliminated: Edlin binti Abdul Rahim (Edlin)
Week 4 Original airdate: 3 July 2004 Guest judges: Kak Cham & Mamat Khalid StudentSong (original artist) Bob "Pantun Budi" (Tan Sri SM Salim) Nurul "Bawalah Daku Pergi" (Anita Sarawak) Fitri "Bayangan Tarimu" (Carefree) Linda "Madah Berhelah" (Ziana Zain) Anding "Ayu" (VE) Farah "Dancing Queen" (ABBA) Zahid "Teratai" (Sweet Charity) Zarina "Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa" (Siti Nurhaliza) Kaer "If You're Not The One" (Daniel Bedingfield) Mas "Tegar" (Rossa) Adam "Gerhana" (Hattan) Bottom two: Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin (Fitri) & Yusrizan bin Usop (Bob) Eliminated: Mohd Fitri bin Zainal Abidin (Fitri)
Week 5 Original airdate: 10 July 2004 Guest judges: Andy Flop Poppy & Shuhaimi Baba StudentSong (original artist) Kaer "Habis Sudah Umpanku" (Azizi) Farah "Tenda Biru" (Dessy Ratnasari) Anding "Merisik Khabar" (Sudirman) Mas "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie Minogue) Bob "Akar Dan Bumi" (Amuk) Linda "Bunga Melur" (P. Ramlee) Adam "Tipah Tertipu" (Ruffedge) Nurul "Bersamamu" (Ezlynn) Zahid "Warna Kehidupan" (Yusry) Zarina "Pulangkan" (Misha Omar) All Bonus song: "Jangan Pisahkan" (Deddy Dores & Mayangsari) Bottom two: Anding Indrawani bin Zaini (Anding) & Yusrizan Usop (Bob) Eliminated: Anding Indrawani bin Zaini (Anding)
Week 6 Original airdate: 17 July 2004 Guest judges: Hetty Koes Endang & Hani Mohsin StudentSong (original artist) Mas "Semakin Hari Semakin Sayang" (Uji Rashid) Kaer "Epilog Cinta Dari Bromley" (Sohaimi Mior Hassan) Farah "Ya Maulai" (Siti Nurhaliza) Bob "I Can See Clearly Now" (Jimmy Cliff) Adam "Keroncong Untuk Ana" (M. Nasir) Zarina "Penantian" (Bienda) Nurul "Ku Mohon" (Sheila Majid) Zahid "Where is the Love?" (Black Eyed Peas) Linda "Panti Asuhan" (Hetty Koes Endang) All Bonus song: "Memory" (Cats) Bottom two: Zarina binti Zainoordin (Zarina) & Asma binti Ghani (Mas) Eliminated: Zarina binti Zainoordin (Zarina)
Week 7 Original airdate: 24 July 2004 Guest judges: Saiful Apek & Zainal Abidin StudentSong (original artist) Nurul "Lucky" (Britney Spears) Bob "Salam Terakhir" (Sudirman) Linda "Akan Ku Tunggu" (Candy) Kaer "Bunga Pujaan" (Jamal Abdillah) Farah "Jangan Kau Mimpi" (Siti Sarah) Zahid "Cinta Sakti" (Def Gab C) Mas "Tamparan Wanita" (Elite) Adam "Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson) All Bonus song: "Kita Insan Biasa" (Dayangku Intan & Jay Jay + "Dua Insan" (M. Nasir & Yunizar Hussein) Bottom two: Nurullah binti Zawawi (Nurul) & Norlinda Nanuwil (Linda) Eliminated: Nurullah binti Zawawi (Nurul)
Week 8 Original airdate: 31 July 2004 Guest judges: Anuar Zain & Erma Fatima StudentSong (original artist) Mas "Yayadan" (Dato' Sharifah Aini) Zahid "Semusim" (Marcell) Farah "Bebas Berlari" (Nora) Adam "Kasih" (Broery Marantika) Linda "Syurga Idaman" (Azizah Mohammad) Bob "Alhamdullilah" (Too Phat & Yasin) Kaer "Mentera Semerah Padi" (M. Nasir & Spider) All Bonus song: "Party Like This" (VE) Medley Song: "Joget Mak Enon" (Carefree) + "Joget Kenangan Manis" (Sudirman) + "Joget Sindir Pesan" (Black Dog Bone) Bottom two: Norlinda Nanuwil (Linda) & Asma binti Ghani (Mas) Eliminated: Norlinda Nanuwil (Linda)
Week 9 (Semifinal) Original airdate: 7 August 2004 Guest judges: Jalaluddin Hassan & Misha Omar StudentSong (original artist) Zahid "Cik Mek Molek" (Dato' M. Daud Kilau) Farah "Mengapa" (Nicky Astria) Kaer "Fantasia" (Hazami) Bob "Laguku Untukmu" (Hasnol) Adam "Bila Larut Malam" (Saloma) Mas "Aku Cinta Padamu" (Sheila Majid) All Bonus song: "Greatest Love Of All" (George Benson) Bottom two: Asma binti Ghani (Mas) & Yusrizan bin Usop (Bob) Eliminated: Asma binti Ghani (Mas) AF MASUK: Norlinda Nanuwil (Linda)
Week 10 (Finale) Original airdate: 14 August 2004 Guest judges: Farihin Abdul Fatah & Mamat Khalid 1st Round Performance StudentSong (original artist) Adam "Oh La! La!" (KRU) Zahid "Biarlah Bulan Bicara" (Broery Marantika) Linda "Aku Cinta Kamu" (Linda) Composed: Ajai / Lyric: Nurul Bob "Gadis Sarawak" (Hasnol) Farah "Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan" (Farah) Composed & Lyric: Adnan Abu Hassan Kaer "Sway" (Michael Buble) 2nd Round Performance StudentSong (original artist) Adam "Haruskah" (Adam) Composed: Ajai / Lyric: Nurul Zahid "Milikku" (Zahid) Composed: Cat Farish / Lyric: Azad Addin Linda "Only You" (Enrique Iglesias) Bob "Cinta Seorang Teman" (Bob) Composed: Adnan Abu Hassan / Lyric: Fareez Farah "Skater Boi" (Avril Lavigne) Kaer "Kembali Bersama" (Kaer) Composed: Johan Farid Khairuddin / Lyric: Fareez Sixth place: Wan Mohammad Khair bin Wan Azami (Kaer) Fifth place: Yusrizan bin Usop (Bob) Fourth place: Farah Diana binti Anuar (Farah) Third place: Mohammad Aizam bin Mat Saman (Adam) Runner-up: Norlinda Nanuwil (Linda) Winner: Ahmad Zahid bin Baharuddin (Zahid)
Elimination chart Voting Result in Rank Order Order Weekly Concerts 1 (12/6) 2 (19/6) 3 (26/6) 4 (03/7) 5 (10/7) 6 (17/7) 7 (24/7) 8 (31/7) 9 (07/8) Finale (14/8) 1Linda Mas Mas Nurul Zahid Linda Zahid Farah Adam Zahid2Kaer Linda Linda Mas Kaer Zahid Bob Adam Farah Linda3Mas Adam Kaer Farah Mas Bob Kaer Kaer Zahid Adam4Adam Kaer Farah Linda Farah Farah Mas Zahid Kaer Farah5Farah Zarina Adam Kaer Nurul Nurul Adam Bob Bob Bob6Zarina Zahid Fitri Zahid Adam Kaer Farah Mas Mas Kaer 7Bob Farah Zahid Adam Linda Adam Linda Linda Linda 8Zahid Nurul Bob Anding Zarina Mas Nurul 9Nurul Fitri Anding Zarina Bob Zarina10Anding Anding Zarina Bob Anding 11Fitri Bob Nurul Fitri 12Edlin Edlin Edlin Winner Runner-up Third place Finalist AF MASUK Saved Eliminated
Trivia Week 1 and Week 2 featured non-elimination concerts. The accumulated votes were forwarded to the following week. In week 9, Linda was re-entered into the competition after scoring the highest votes through AFMASUK.
Cast members
Hosts Aznil Nawawi - Host of concert, Imbasan Akademi Fantasia and Diari Akademi Fantasia.
Professional trainers Ramlie M.S. - Principal & Music Director Adnan Abu Hassan - Vocal Technical Corrie Lee - Choreographer Linda Jasmine - Choreographer Dr. Abdullah Sher Kawi Jaafar - Motivator Consultant Fatimah Abu Bakar - Student Consultant Fauziah Nawi - Stage Presentation Siti Hajar Ismail - Voice Tone Mahani Awang - Image Consultant Roslina Hassan - Resident Manager
Judge Kudsia Kahar
Season statistics Total number of students: 12 Oldest student: Mohd Fitri Zainal Abidin, 25 years old Youngest student: Farah Diana Anuar & Wan Mohammad Khair Wan Azami, both 19 years old Tallest student: Wan Mohammad Khair "Kaer" bin Wan Azami, 5'10.5" (179 cm) Shortest student: Nurullah Hamid, 4'11" (150 cm) Heaviest student: Yusrizan Usop, 205 lb (93 kg) Lightest student: Nurullah Abdul Hamid, 82 lb (37 kg)
References
External links Akademi Fantasia Season 2 Weekly Concert of Akademi Fantasia