Akademi Fantasia season 10

Akademi Fantasia
Season 10
Hosted byZizan Razak
Hefny Sahad
Hanis Zalikha
JudgesEdry Abdul Halim
Sharifah Amani
Roslan Aziz
WinnerMohd Faizul Sany
Runner-upAzhael (Hal Husaini Razmi & Mohd Azhar Osman)
Finals venueStadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Release
Original networkAstro Ria
Original release14 September (2013-09-14) –
17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
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The tenth season of Akademi Fantasia, also branded as AF2013, premiered on 14 September 2013 and concluded on 17 November 2013 on the Astro Ria television channel. The season introduced Zizan Razak as host along with the new judging panel, Edry Abdul Halim, Sharifah Amani and Roslan Aziz.

This season is used a new format and different from previous seasons of Akademi Fantasia, this season is searching a new singing talent, both solo and duo, in Malaysia. Apart from that, this season are open to Singaporean. Unlike previous season which used Principle as head trainers, this season have "Inspirer", which include Faizal Tahir (Week 1–3), Melly Goeslaw (Week 4–6) and Siti Nurhaliza (Week 7–10).

On 17 November 2013, Mohd Faizul Sany from Tawau, Sabah was announced as the season's winner and male duo, Azhael was the runner-up.

Auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:

-Candidates are free to sing any genre of song.
-Participants also can submit their entries online by submit the link of their video (which has been uploaded into YouTube) via AF2013's Official Website.
-Contestants were required to be between the ages of 18 and 35, and are Malaysian and Singaporean citizens.

Students

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Student Age Hometown Rank
Mohd Faizul Sani (Faizul) 28 Tawau, Sabah Champion
Hal Husaini Bin Razmi & Mohd Azhar Bin Osman (Azhael) 25 Kuala Lumpur Runner Up
Nadia Amira Othman (Amira) 20 Johor Third
Siti Ruhailah Hussein (Indah) 23 Johor 4th
Nur Nabila Razali (Nabila) 21 Kuala Lumpur 5th
Aisyah Aziz (Aisyah) 19 Singapore 6th
Abdul Suhadah Unding (Suhada) 21 Sabah 7th
Irsa Sahabuddin & Irmiza Sahabuddin (Irmisa) 26 & 23 Sabah 8th
Rasmawatie Mohd Thamrin (Nona) 18 Sabah 9th
Muhammad Ikhtiman Che Ismail (Iman) 23 Kedah 10th
Chin Teik Meng (Darren) 21 Penang 11th
Kamsani Jumahat (Sani) 23 Singapore 12th

Concert Summaries

Week 1

Theme: 15 Malaysian Icon
Original Airdate: 14 September 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Coba" (Faizal Tahir) Safe
Amira "Ratuku" (Awie) Safe
Azhael "Bukan Cinta Biasa" (Siti Nurhaliza) Safe
Darren "Sedetik Lebih" (Anuar Zain) Safe
Faizul "Dan Sebenarnya" (Yuna) Safe
Iman "Kejoraku Bersatu" (Search) Safe
Indah "Ku Akui" (Hafiz) Safe
Irmisa "Cinta Di Akhir Garisan" (Ziana Zain, Ning Baizura, Nora & Dessy) Safe
Nabila "Gemilang" (Ella) Safe
Nona "Tiada Kepastian" (Ziana Zain) Safe
Sani "Gemilang" (Jaclyn Victor) Eliminated
Suhada "Apa Saja" (KRU) Safe
  • Eliminated: Sani

Week 2

Theme: 15 Malaysian Icon
Original Airdate: 21 September 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Iris" (Awie) Safe
Amira "Pastikan" (Siti Nurhaliza) Safe
Azhael "Sepi Sekuntum Mawar Merah" (Ella) Safe
Darren "Mentera Semerah Padi" (M. Nasir) Eliminated
Faizul "Pasti" (Ning Baizura) Safe
Iman "Terukir Di Bintang" (Yuna) Safe
Indah "Sinaran" (Sheila Majid) Safe
Irmisa "Kekasih Awal dan Akhir" (Jamal Abdillah) Safe
Nabila "Setia Ku Disini" (Ziana Zain) Safe
Nona "Selamat Malam" (Faizal Tahir) Safe
Suhada "Bahagiamu Deritaku" (Hafiz) Safe
  • Eliminated: Darren

Week 3

Original Airdate: 29 September 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Tunggu Sekejap" (P. Ramlee) Safe
Amira "Getaran Jiwa" (P. Ramlee) Safe
Azhael "Khayalan" (Ruffedge) Safe
Faizul "Gerimis Mengundang" (Slam) Safe
Iman "Noktah Cinta" (Hafiz) Eliminated
Indah "Pelitaku" (Zur Edha) Safe
Irmisa "Sebelah Jiwaku" (Jaclyn Victor) Safe
Nabila "Berlari " (Tomok) Safe
Nona "Srikandi Cintaku" (Bloodshed) Safe
Suhada "Belaian Jiwa" (Innuendo) Safe
  • Eliminated: Iman

Week 4

Original Airdate: 6 October 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Hanya Aku" (Hyper Act) Safe
Amira "Ya Maulai" (Siti Nurhaliza) Safe
Azhael "Relakan Jiwa" (Hazama) Safe
Faizul "I Love You" (Najwa Latif) Safe
Indah "Putih-Putih Melati" (ST12) Safe
Irmisa "Angin Syurga" (Misha Omar) Safe
Nabila "Aku Yang Tersakiti" (Judika) Safe
Nona "Treasure" (Bruno Mars) Eliminated
Suhada "Hatiku Hampa" (Ungu) Safe
  • Eliminated: Nona

Week 5

Original Airdate: 13 October 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta" (Melly Goeslow) Safe
Amira "Skyfall" (Adele) Safe
Azhael "Pencinta Wanita" (Irwansyah) Safe
Faizul "Ajari Aku" (Anuar Zain) Safe
Indah "Pergi" (Aizat) Safe
Irmisa "My Heart" (Irwansyah & Acha Septriasa) Safe
Nabila "Wajah Rahsia Hati" (Fauziah Ahmad Daud) Safe
Suhada "Aku Mahu Dia" (Hazama) Safe
  • No Elimination

Week 6

Original Airdate: 20 October 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Ikut Rentakku" (Jaclyn Victor) Safe
Amira "Terima Kasih" (IAmNeeta) Safe
Azhael "Kita" (Forteen) Safe
Faizul "Cinta Ini Membunuhku" (D'Masiv) Safe
Indah "Ku Menunggu" (Rossa) Safe
Irmisa "Teman Tapi Mesra" (Ratu) Eliminated
Nabila "Lovefool" (The Cardigans) Safe
Suhada "Madu 3" (Ahmad Dhani) Safe
  • Eliminated: Irmisa

Week 7

Theme: Duet
Original Airdate: 27 October 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah & Hafiz "Sembunyi" (Misha Omar & Andy Flop Poppy) Safe
Amira & Hazama "Mendung Tak Bererti Hujan" (Ella & Deddy Dores) Safe
Azhael & Stacy "Menggegar Dunia" (Adam & Stacy) Safe
Faizul & Adira "Penghujung Cintaku" (Pasha Ungu & Adelia) Safe
Indah & Aril "Terlanjur Cinta" (Pasha Ungu & Rossa) Safe
Nabila & Alif Satar "Keliru" (Ajai & Nurul) Safe
Suhada & Mila "Hanya Memuji" (Shanty & Marcell) Eliminated
  • Eliminated: Suhada

Week 8

Original Airdate: 2 November 2013

First Round

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Price Tag" (Jessie J) Safe
Amira "Awan Yang Terpilu" (Ning Baizura) Safe
Azhael "Harus Terpisah" (Chakra Khan) Safe
Faizul "Sandiwara Cinta" (Republik) Safe
Indah "Jangan Kau Mimpi" (Siti Sarah) Safe
Nabila "Gelombang" (Salamiah Hassan) Safe

Second Round

Battle Round

Student Song
Aisyah vs Amira "Elegi Sepi" (Azharina)
Nabila vs Indah "Sangkar Cinta" (Ziana Zain)
Azhael vs Faizul "Nakal" (Gigi)
  • No elimination

Week 9

Theme: Solo & Rock
Original Airdate: 10 November 2013

Student Song Result
Aisyah "Matahariku" (Agnes Monica) & "Suci Dalam Debu" (Iklim) Safe
Amira "Tak Mungkin Kerna Sayang" (Alyah) & "Opera Hidup" (Wings) Safe
Azhael "Lelaki Ini" (Anuar Zain) & "Kembali Merindu" (Slam) Eliminated
Faizul "Hilang Naluri" (Once) & "Bayangan Gurauan" (Mega) Safe
Indah "Firework" (Katy Perry) & "Segalanya Ku Terima" (Ilusi) Bottom 2
Nabila "Tentang Rasa" (Astrid) & "Permata Biru" (Ella) Safe
  • Eliminated: Azhael

Week 10 (Final)

Original Airdate: 17 November 2013

Student Song New Song Result
Aisyah "Lebih Indah" (Siti Nurhaliza) "Mimpi" (composed & lyrics by Faizal Tahir) Sixth
Amira "Terlalu Istimewa" (Adibah Noor) "Sesaat Untukku" (composed by Keroz Nazri & lyrics by Erda EE) Third
Azhael "Penglipur Lara" (Hazama) "Hentian Terakhir" (composed by Damien VE & lyrics by Altimet) Runner-up
Faizul "Hanyut" (Faizal Tahir) "Sepasang Sayap" (composed & lyrics by Amir Jahari) Winner
Indah "Jagalah Diri" (Jaclyn Victor) "Percayalah" (composed by Aiman & lyrics by Mohd Atlas) Fourth
Nabila "Seandai Masih Ada Cinta" (Dayang Nurfaizah) "Katakan Saja" (composed by Zul Mahat & lyrics by Habsah Kamis) Fifth
  • Azhael was re-entered into the competition after scoring the highest votes through AFMASUK.

Elimination chart

Rank Weekly Concerts
Student 1 (14/9) 2 (21/9) 3 (29/9) 4 (16/10) 5 (13/10) 6 (20/10) 7 (27/10) 8 (2/11) 9 (10/11) Final (17/11)

Cast members

Hosts

  • Zizan Razak – Host of concert of Akademi Fantasia
  • Hefny Sahad – Diari Akademi Fantasia
  • Hanis Zalikha – TGI AF & AF Buzz

Professional trainers

Judges

Season statistics

  • Total number of students: 12 (14)
  • Oldest student: Faizul Sany, 28 years old
  • Youngest students: Rasmawatie Mohd Thamrin, 18 years old

References