Akademi Fantasia, Season 4

infobox television
show_name = Akademi Fantasia


caption = "Akademi Fantasia" logo
format = Reality television
runtime = approximately 3 hours
creator = Francel Diaz Lenero
Daniel Ortiz
country = flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia
network = Astro Ria
first_aired = June 3, 2006
last_aired = August 5, 2006
website = http://www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia

Akademi Fantasia, Season 4 is the fourth season of "Akademi Fantasia" to be aired in Astro Ria. Auditions were held in major cities throughout Malaysia and as much as 20 contestants were selected to move on to the next round.

Tirai Akademi Fantasia, which was aired in 20 May 2006, showcased how the contestants were informed as the final 20 contestants. However, the contestants had to undergo another round for the last time before the ultimate result was announced on 28 May 2006. This season was different from the previous seasons where the prelude concert showcased that only ten contestants were selected by the judges as the ultimate students in the academy while the other two contestants were voted by the viewers.

Weekly concerts were held in MBPJ Civic Hall while the finale concert was held in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil. This season also eliminated student in the first concert, in which was never done in the previous three seasons.

The winner was 22 year-old Mohammad Faizal Ramly from Marang, Terengganu who maintains the winning streak of male winners.

Concert Summaries

Week 1

""'Original Airdate: June 3, 2006

*Bottom two: Nor Salima Habibi & Richael L. Gimbang
*Eliminated: Richael L. Gimbang
*Special judges: Deja Moss & M. Rajoli

Week 4

""'Original Airdate: June 24, 2006

*Bottom two: Amirul Azwan Mohd. Ghazali & Syamsul Hirdy Muhid
*Eliminated: Syamsul Hirdy Muhid
*Special judges: Adnan Abu Hassan & Raja Azura

Week 7

""'Original Airdate: July 15, 2006

*Bottom two: Hazwan Haziq Rosebi & Velvet Laurence Aduk
*Eliminated: None
*Student who was recruited: Lotter P.Edwin Edin
*Special judges: Liza Hanim & Sharifah Shahirah

Week 10

""'Original Airdate: August 5, 2006
*Fifth: Velvet Lawrence Aduk
*Fourth: Hazwan Haziq Rosebi
*Third: Nur Farhan binti Azizan
*Runner-Up: Lotter P.Edwin Edin
*Winner: Mohammad Faizal Ramly
*Special judges: Mamat Khalid & Siti Hajar Ismail

tudents

In order of elimination

("ages stated are at time of contest")
*Nordawati "Nora" binti Daud, 21, from Sandakan, Sabah
*Karen Tan Lee Suan, 22, from Kota Bharu, Kelantan
*Richael L. Gimbang, 25, from Penampang, Sabah
*Nur Azilah binti Seeron, 19, from Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
*Nor Salima binti Habibi, 19, from Ipoh, Perak
*Syamsul Hirdy "Diddy" bin Muhid, 22, from Kuala Lumpur
*Amirul Azwan bin Mohd. Ghazali, 19, from Kuching, Sarawak
*Velvet Lawrence Aduk, 20, from Penampang, Sabah (fifth place)
*Hazwan Haziq bin Rosebi, 19, from Kluang, Johor (fourth place)
*Nur Farhan binti Azizan, 22, from Kuala Lumpur (third place)
*Lotter P.Edwin Edin, 25, from Membakut, Sabah (runner-up)
*Mohammad Faizal bin Ramly, 23, from Marang, Terengganu (winner)

Post Akademi Fantasia Careers

*Richael L. Gimbang signed with EAD Entertainment and became the main vocalist of music band Estranged. In 2006, his band won the award Favourite Band at ERA Award. His group also won Best Rock and Best Video at Motorola Malaysian English Top 10.
*Nur Azilah Seeron has released her first album in 2006, "Realiti".
*Syamsul Hirdy Muhid has his duet single released with Yanie entitled "Saling Terpesona".
*Hazwan Haziq Rosebi appeared in several concerts organized by Istana Budaya and Ministry of Culture, Art & Heritage in Kuala Lumpur, and Jakarta.
*Nur Farhan Azizan was nominated in several prestigious award in Malaysia such as in 2007 ERA Award for Favorite Female Vocal; 2007 Planet Music Award for Best New Female Artist; and also 2007 Anugerah Industri Muzik for Best New Artist and Best Vocal in Album. She has also recorded a theme song for "Malam Sehati Berdansa" in Astro Ria, and also a theme song for a serial drama "Cinta & Keadilan" entitled "Kau Cinta".
*Mohammad Faizal Ramly was chosen as the Ambassador for Mamee slurp in 2006. He has released his first album "Datanglah" in 2007.

ummaries

Voting Result

:colorbox|limegreen The student won the competition:colorbox|cyan The student was the runner-up:colorbox|yellow The student was the first runner-up:colorbox|orange The students were finalists:colorbox|violet The student was eliminated:colorbox|pink The student was reconscripted into the competition again

* In Week 9, there was no elimination. However, all the students who were eliminated were given a chance to compete in the concert in order to be recruited into the competition again, in which Lotter scored the highest votes.

Professional Trainers

*Ramli Sarip - Academy Principal
*Ajai - Vocal Presentation
*Fauziah Nawi - Drama Presentation
*Corrie Lee & Linda Jasmine - Choreographer
*Shamril Saleh - Music Director
*Dr. Fazley Yaacob - Motivation Consultor
*Kevin Zahri - Health Consultor
*Shafizawati Sharif - Technical Vocal
*Aznil Hj Nawawi - Host

Judge

*Adlin Aman Ramlie

eason Statistics

*Total number of students: 12
*Oldest students: Lotter P.Edwin Edin & Richael G. Limbang, both 25 years old
*Youngest students: Amirul Azwan Mohd. Ghazali, Hazwan Haziq Rosebi, Nor Salima Habibi, & Nur Azilah Seeron, all 19 years old
*Tallest student: Syamsul Hirdy Muhid, 6'0" (183 cm)
*Shortest student: Karen Tan Lee Suan
*Heaviest student: Velvet Lawrence Aduk 147.7 lb (67 kg)
*Top 3's vote mean (excluding finale): Mohammad Faizal Ramly - 2.0, Lotter P.Edwin Edin - 3.74, Nur Farhan Azizan - 1.78
*Top 3's vote median (excluding finale): Mohammad Faizal Ramly - 2, Lotter P.Edwin Edin - 4, Nur Farhan Azizan - 1
*Student with the most consecutive highest votes: Nur Farhan Azizan, 6 times
*Student with the most collective highest votes: Nur Farhan Azizan, 6 times
*Students with the most consecutive bottom two appearances: Hazwan Haziq Rosebi & Nor Salima Habibi, both 3 times
*Students with the most collective bottom two appearances: Hazwan Haziq Rosebi & Nor Salima Habibi, both 3 times
*Students with no bottom two appearances: Mohammad Faizal Ramly & Nur Farhan Azizan

External links

* [http://www.astro.com.my/akademi_fantasia Official Site]
* [http://konsertaf.blogspot.com Weekly Concert of Akademi Fantasia]