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

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 2003Guest judge: -

Student	Song
Nija	"Engkau Bagaikan Permata"
Sahri	"Selingkar Kasih"
Khai	"Perpisahan"
Azza	"Memori"
Liza	"Sampai Bertemu"
Vince	"Pergilah Kasih"
Azizi	"Gadis Ayu"
Atie	"Hi Hi Bye Bye"
Nana	"Kini Kau Tiada"
Adi	"Kau Ilhamku"
Rosma	"Sekadar Di Pinggiran"
Burn	"Livin La Vida Loca"

Bottom two: Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail & Suriati binti Abu Bakar Eliminated: No elimination.

Week 2

Original airdate: 21 June 2003Guest judge: -

Student	Song
Atie	"Ku Intai Cinta Dalam Rahsia"
Burn	"Kasih Berubah"
Azza	"Siapalah Aku"
Khai	"Syair Si Pari Pari"
Nija	"Menaruh Harapan"
Sahri	"When You Say Nothing At All"
Liza	"Sha Na Na"
Vince	"Flying Without Wings"
Rosma	"Bukan Cinta Biasa"
Adi	"Dan"
Nana	"Rindu Padanya"
Azizi	"Terasing"

Bottom two: Azariah binti Suaymi & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail Eliminated: Azariah binti Suaymi

Week 3

Original airdate: 28 June 2003Guest judges: Ellie Suriati & Johan Nawawi

Student	Song
Adi	"Biru"
Nija	"Dendam Dalam Diam"
Sahri	"Salsabila"
Liza	"Kesetiaan"
Burn	"Permata"
Atie	"Save The Best For Last"
Nana	"Ku Bahagia"
Khai	"Jesnita"
Vince	"Belaian Jiwa"
Rosma	"Bunga Tanjung"

Bottom two: Adi Fashla bin bin Jurami & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail Eliminated: Adi Fashla bin Jurami

Week 4

Original airdate: 5 July 2003Guest judge: Pak Ngah & Azhar Sulaiman

Student	Song
Vince	"Manis"
Nija	"Setelah Aku Kau Miliki"
Khai	"Azura"
Liza	"Dia"
Burn	"Sabar Menanti"
Nana	"I Will Survive"
Azizi	"Mungkinkah Terjadi"
Rosma	"Tinting"
Atie	"Jendela Hati"
Sahri	"Tekad"
All	Bonus song: "Sandarkan Pada Kenangan"

Bottom two: Suriati binti Abu Bakar & Nurlizawaty binti Mohd Ismail Eliminated: Suriati binti Abu Bakar

Week 5

Original airdate: 12 July 2003Guest judges: Siti Nurhaliza & Azwan Ali

Student	Song
Girls	Bonus song: "Di Akhir Garisan"
Khai	"Terima Kasih"
Liza	"Oops!... I Did It Again"
Burn	"Sephia"
Rosma	"Tragedi Buah Epal"
Sahri	"Keabadian Cinta"
Azizi	"She Bangs"
Nija	"Layar Impian"
Vince	"Bunyi Gitar"
Nana	"Halaman Cinta"
Boys	Bonus song: "Tiada Lagi Cinta"

Bottom two: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar Eliminated: Rueben Thevandran a/l Ramananth

Week 6

Original airdate: 19 July 2003Guest judge: Hanizam Abdullah

Student	Song
Liza	"Bagaikan Puteri"
Khai	"6, 8, 12"
Nana	"Hapuslah Air Matamu"
Sahri	"Raikan Cinta"
Nija	"Fatalistik"
Vince	"Sonata Musim Salju"
Rosma	"Sinaran"
Azizi	"Seribu Impian"
All	Bonus song: "Jika" + "One Sweet Day"

Bottom two: Rosmayati binti Sidik & Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan Eliminated: Rosmayati binti Sidik

Week 7

Original airdate: 26 July 2003Guest judges: Hattan & Ahmad Izham Omar

Student	Song
All	Bonus song: "Bole Chudiyan"
Nana	"Desa Tercinta"
Azizi	"Samba Apa Saja"
Liza	"Bunga Bunga Cinta"
Vince	"Samrah Mentari"
Nija	"Jelingan Mata"
Sahri	"Sekuntum Mawar Merah"
Khai	"Aladin"
All	Bonus song: "Hanya Memuji" + "Asereje"

Bottom two: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan & Siti Harnizah binti Tahar Eliminated: Nurul Hana binti Che Mahazan

Week 8 (Semifinal)

Original airdate: 2 August 2003Guest judges: Tan Sri SM Salim & Anita Sarawak

Student	Song
Azizi	"Gerimis Mengundang"
Nija	"How Do I Live"
Sahri	"Anugerah Dari Kegagalan"
Liza	"Cinta Gila"
Khai	"Vida"
Vince	"Rindu Bayangan"
All	Bonus song: "Keliru" + "Khayalan"

Bottom two: Sahri bin Mihd Sarip & Vincent Chong Ying-Cern Eliminated: Sahri bin Mohd Sarip

Week 9 (Finale)

Original airdate: 8 August 2003 Guest judges: Ramli M.S & Erra Fazira
1st Round Performance

Student	Song
Liza	"Pintaku Yang Terakhir"
Azizi	"Habis Sudah Umpanku" Composed: Marlin / Lyric: Loloq
Khai	"Dambaan Pilu" Composed: Adnan Abu Hassan / Lirik: Mohariz Yaakub
Vince	"Pernah"
Nija	"Kenangan Pahit" Composed: Ananth / Lyric: Fanna

2nd Round Performance

Student	Song
Liza	"Jangan Pura Pura" Composed: Hadi Hassan / Lyric: J. Looi
Azizi	"Piramid Cinta"
Khai	"Seberapa Pantas"
Vince	"Tak Ingin Kehilanganmu" Composed: Hadi Hassan / Lyric: J. Looi
Nija	"Selagi Ada Cinta"

Fifth place: Nurlizawaty binti Ismail Fourth place: Siti Harnizah binti Tahar Third place: Ahmad Azizi bin Mohamed Runner-up: Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Wahi Winner: Vincent Ching Ying-Cern

Elimination chart

Voting Result in Rank Order

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